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Lease Liabilities - Summary of Lease Liabilities (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Lease liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance, lease liabilities | $ 1,757 | $ 1,916 |
Acquisition | 1,441 | 0 |
Additions | 110 | 49 |
Interest Expense | 171 | 87 | $ 82
Lease Payments | (471) | (284) |
Terminations | 1 | 1 |
Modifications | 22 | (2) |
Re-measurements | (4) | (2) |
Exchange Rate Movements and Other | (10) | (6) |
Lease liability transfers | (58) | 0 |
Ending Balance, lease liabilities | 2,957 | 1,757 | $ 1,916
Less: Current Portion | 272 | 184 |
Long-Term Portion | $ 2,685 | $ 1,573 |

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- Definition Increase (decrease) of lease liabilities through foreign currency translation and other. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Lease modifications. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Lease terminations. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The cash outflow for leases. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph g -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_53_g&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of current lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 47 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_47_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of interest expense on lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_53_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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