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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Assets Under Construction (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Property plant and equipment temporarily idle | $ 2,750 | $ 2,279
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Properties |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Property plant and equipment temporarily idle | 2,507 | 2,142
Refining equipment |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |
Property plant and equipment temporarily idle | $ 243 | $ 137

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- Definition The amount of expenditures recognised in the carrying amount of an item of property, plant and equipment in the course of its construction. [Refer: Carrying amount [member]; Property, plant and equipment] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2023-01-01 -Paragraph 74 -Subparagraph b -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_74_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2023-03-23 + Details
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