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Finance Costs - Schedule of Finance Costs (Detail) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Finance Costs [Abstract] |  |  |
Interest Expense – Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt | $ 392 | $ 407 | $ 516
Net (Discount) Premium on Redemption of Long-Term Debt (Note 24) | (25) | (63) | 17
Interest Expense – Lease Liabilities (Note 25) | 87 | 82 |
Unwinding of Discount on Decommissioning Liabilities (Note 27) | 57 | 58 | 62
Other | 25 | 27 | 32
Total | $ 536 | $ 511 | $ 627

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