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Prior Year Segmented and Operating Information (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Sales | $ 13,431 | $ 3,812 | $ 34,064 | $ 10,022 | $ 13,591 | $ 21,353 | $ 21,389
Less: Royalties | 733 | 153 | 1,639 | 228 | 371 | 1,173 | 546
Revenue | 12,698 | 3,659 | 32,425 | 9,794 | 13,220 | 20,180 | 20,843
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Product | 6,731 | 1,408 | 16,078 | 4,207 | 5,358 | 8,427 | 8,744
Transportation and Blending | 1,923 | 1,033 | 5,504 | 3,591 | 4,728 | 5,184 | 5,942
Operating | 1,150 | 481 | 3,428 | 1,470 | 1,955 | 2,088 | 2,184
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 157 | 3 | 951 | 233 |  |  |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 1,153 | 1,092 | 3,234 | 2,615 | 3,464 | 2,249 | 2,131
Exploration Expense | 5 | 25 | 15 | 32 | 91 | 82 | 2,123
Segment Income (Loss) | 1,592 | (383) | 3,255 | (2,354) | (2,684) | 1,994 | (586)
General and Administrative | 158 | 51 | 491 | 124 | 292 | 331 | 1,020
Finance Costs | 360 | 145 | 836 | 391 | 536 | 511 | 627
Interest Income | (4) | (2) | (11) | (4) | (9) | (12) | (19)
Integration Costs | 45 | 0 | 302 | 0 | 29 |  |
Foreign Exchange (Gain) Loss, Net | 196 | (159) | (93) | 168 | (181) | (404) | 854
Re-measurement of Contingent Payment | (135) | 31 | (571) | 97 | (80) | 164 | 50
(Gain) Loss on Divestiture of Assets | (25) | (1) | (97) | 0 | (81) | (2) | 795
Other (Income) Loss, Net | (107) | (14) | (208) | (52) | 40 | 9 | 13
Total Non-operating (Income) Expense | 758 | (11) | 1,791 | 530 | 546 | 597 | 3,340
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax | 834 | (372) | 1,464 | (2,884) | (3,230) | 1,397 | (3,926)
Income Tax Expense (Recovery) | 283 | (178) | 469 | (658) | (851) | (797) | (1,010)
Net Earnings (Loss) | 551 | (194) | 995 | (2,226) | (2,379) | 2,194 | (2,916)
Realized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 184 | 138 | 725 | 226 | 252 | 7 | 1,554
Unrealized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | (27) | (135) | 226 | 7 | 56 | 149 | (1,249)
Oil Sands | Upstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Sales | 6,114 | 2,436 | 15,904 | 6,117 | 8,481 | 12,739 | 11,975
Less: Royalties | 669 | 129 | 1,462 | 200 | 331 | 1,143 | 473
Revenue | 5,445 | 2,307 | 14,442 | 5,917 | 8,150 | 11,596 | 11,502
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Product | 822 | 235 | 2,114 | 806 | 939 | 1,869 | 1,933
Transportation and Blending | 1,918 | 1,015 | 5,476 | 3,552 | 4,683 | 5,152 | 5,879
Operating | 616 | 286 | 1,793 | 839 | 1,156 | 1,067 | 1,056
Operating Margin | 1,923 | 634 |  |  | 1,104 | 3,485 | 1,083
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 743 | 470 | 1,982 | 1,276 | 1,687 | 1,543 | 1,439
Exploration Expense | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 6
Segment Income (Loss) | 1,217 | 299 | 2,289 | (799) | (649) | 1,832 | (193)
Oil Sands | Upstream | Realized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 166 | 137 |  |  | 268 | 23 | 1,551
Oil Sands | Upstream | Unrealized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | (39) | (135) |  |  | 57 | 92 | (169)
Conventional | Upstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Sales | 833 | 232 | 2,235 | 636 | 904 | 935 | 1,071
Less: Royalties | 40 | 24 | 103 | 28 | 40 | 30 | 73
Revenue | 793 | 208 | 2,132 | 608 | 864 | 905 | 998
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Product | 445 | 76 | 1,113 | 184 | 268 | 240 | 168
Transportation and Blending | 20 | 21 | 57 | 63 | 81 | 82 | 90
Operating | 135 | 81 | 417 | 248 | 320 | 339 | 404
Operating Margin | 191 | 30 |  |  | 195 | 244 | 310
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 99 | 75 | 309 | 563 | 880 | 319 | 412
Exploration Expense | 0 | 25 | (3) | 25 | 82 | 64 | 2,117
Segment Income (Loss) | 83 | (70) | 227 | (475) | (767) | (139) | (2,219)
Conventional | Upstream | Realized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 2 | 0 |  |  | 0 | 0 | 26
Conventional | Upstream | Unrealized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 9 | 0 |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Offshore | Upstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Sales | 404 | 0 | 1,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Less: Royalties | 24 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue | 380 | 0 | 1,188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Product | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transportation and Blending | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating | 49 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Margin | 328 | 0 |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 127 | 0 | 369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Exploration Expense | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Segment Income (Loss) | 210 | 0 | 676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Offshore | Upstream | Realized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 0 | 0 |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Offshore | Upstream | Unrealized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 0 | 0 |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Canadian Manufacturing | Upstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Margin |  |  | 4,475 | 492 |  |  |
Canadian Manufacturing | Upstream | Realized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management |  |  | 584 | 228 |  |  |
Canadian Manufacturing | Upstream | Unrealized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management |  |  | 194 | 8 |  |  |
Canadian Manufacturing | Downstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Sales | 1,215 | 15 | 3,109 | 58 | 82 | 77 | 36
Less: Royalties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue | 1,215 | 15 | 3,109 | 58 | 82 | 77 | 36
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Product | 986 | 0 | 2,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transportation and Blending | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating | 99 | 8 | 284 | 29 | 37 | 41 | 37
Operating Margin | 130 | 7 | 401 | 29 | 45 | 36 | (1)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 41 | 2 | 127 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7
Exploration Expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Segment Income (Loss) | 89 | 5 | 274 | 23 | 37 | 29 | (8)
Canadian Manufacturing | Downstream | Realized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Canadian Manufacturing | Downstream | Unrealized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
U.S. Manufacturing | Upstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Margin |  |  | 543 | 113 |  |  |
U.S. Manufacturing | Upstream | Realized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management |  |  | 2 | 0 |  |  |
U.S. Manufacturing | Upstream | Unrealized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management |  |  | 10 | 0 |  |  |
U.S. Manufacturing | Downstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Sales | 5,723 | 1,237 | 13,889 | 3,633 | 4,733 | 8,291 | 9,031
Less: Royalties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue | 5,723 | 1,237 | 13,889 | 3,633 | 4,733 | 8,291 | 9,031
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Product | 5,171 | 1,133 | 12,320 | 3,413 | 4,429 | 6,735 | 7,160
Transportation and Blending | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating | 413 | 179 | 1,212 | 564 | 748 | 877 | 870
Operating Margin | 122 | (77) | 309 | (338) | (423) | 695 | 1,002
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 103 | 518 | 320 | 666 | 728 | 273 | 215
Exploration Expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Segment Income (Loss) | 14 | (592) | (49) | (1,003) | (1,150) | 421 | 792
U.S. Manufacturing | Downstream | Realized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 17 | 2 | 48 | (6) | (21) | (16) | (1)
U.S. Manufacturing | Downstream | Unrealized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 5 | (3) | 38 | (1) | (1) | 1 | (5)
Retail | Upstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Margin |  |  | 1,012 | 0 |  |  |
Retail | Upstream | Realized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Retail | Upstream | Unrealized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Retail | Downstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Sales | 592 | 0 | 1,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Less: Royalties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue | 592 | 0 | 1,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Product | 551 | 0 | 1,434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transportation and Blending | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating | 25 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Margin | 16 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 11 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Exploration Expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Segment Income (Loss) | 5 | 0 | (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Retail | Downstream | Realized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Retail | Downstream | Unrealized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate and Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross Sales | (1,450) | (108) | (3,875) | (422) | (609) | (689) | (724)
Less: Royalties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Revenue | (1,450) | (108) | (3,875) | (422) | (609) | (689) | (724)
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased Product | (1,244) | (36) | (3,327) | (196) | (278) | (417) | (517)
Transportation and Blending | (18) | (3) | (39) | (24) | (36) | (50) | (27)
Operating | (187) | (73) | (517) | (210) | (306) | (236) | (183)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization | 29 | 27 | 91 | 104 | 161 | 107 | 58
Exploration Expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Segment Income (Loss) | (26) | (25) | (159) | (100) | (155) | (149) | 1,042
General and Administrative | 158 | 51 | 491 | 124 | 292 | 331 | 1,020
Finance Costs | 360 | 145 | 836 | 391 | 536 | 511 | 627
Interest Income | (4) | (2) | (11) | (4) | (9) | (12) | (19)
Integration Costs | 45 | 0 | 302 | 0 | 29 |  |
Foreign Exchange (Gain) Loss, Net | 196 | (159) | (93) | 168 | (181) | (404) | 854
Re-measurement of Contingent Payment | (135) | 31 | (571) | 97 | (80) | 164 | 50
(Gain) Loss on Divestiture of Assets | (25) | (1) | (97) | 0 | (81) | (2) | 795
Other (Income) Loss, Net | (107) | (14) | (208) | (52) | 40 | 9 | 13
Total Non-operating (Income) Expense | 758 | (11) | 1,791 | 530 | 546 | 597 | 3,340
Corporate and Eliminations | Realized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | (1) | (1) | 91 | 4 | 5 | 0 | (22)
Corporate and Eliminations | Unrealized (Gain) Loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Risk Management | $ (2) | $ 3 | $ (16) | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 56 | $ (1,075)

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