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intangible assets and goodwill (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 04, 2019 item | Jun. 30, 2019 CAD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 CAD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 CAD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 CAD ($) | Mar. 14, 2019 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 CAD ($)
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | $ 15,681 |  |  |
Amortization |  | $ (163) | $ (148) | (310) | $ (287) |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 16,853 |  | 16,853 |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 4,888 |  | 4,888 |  |  | $ 4,747
Contractual commitments for the acquisition of intangible assets |  | 28 |  | 28 |  |  | $ 59
Cost/Gross amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 19,957 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 1,230 |  |  |
Additions arising from business acquisitions |  |  |  | 281 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (131) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | (32) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 21,305 |  | 21,305 |  |  |
Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | (4,276) |  |  |
Amortization |  |  |  | 310 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (134) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | (4,452) |  | (4,452) |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Spectrum licences |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 8,694 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 9,629 |  | 9,629 |  |  |
Spectrum licences | Innovation, Science and Economic Development |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of spectrum licenses purchased | item | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  | $ 931 |
Spectrum licences | Cost/Gross amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 8,694 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 931 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 9,629 |  | 9,629 |  |  |
Total intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 10,934 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 11,965 |  | 11,965 |  |  |
Total intangible assets | Cost/Gross amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 14,846 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 1,230 |  |  |
Additions arising from business acquisitions |  |  |  | 111 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (128) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | (6) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 16,053 |  | 16,053 |  |  |
Total intangible assets | Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | (3,912) |  |  |
Amortization |  |  |  | 310 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (134) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | (4,088) |  | (4,088) |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 2,240 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 2,336 |  | 2,336 |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization | Cost/Gross amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 6,152 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 299 |  |  |
Additions arising from business acquisitions |  |  |  | 111 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (132) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | (6) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 6,424 |  | 6,424 |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization | Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | (3,912) |  |  |
Amortization |  |  |  | 310 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (134) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | (4,088) |  | (4,088) |  |  |
Customer contracts, related customer relationships and leasehold interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 390 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 421 |  | 421 |  |  |
Customer contracts, related customer relationships and leasehold interests | Cost/Gross amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 616 |  |  |
Additions arising from business acquisitions |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (5) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | (6) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 667 |  | 667 |  |  |
Customer contracts, related customer relationships and leasehold interests | Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | (226) |  |  |
Amortization |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (8) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | (246) |  | (246) |  |  |
Software |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 1,471 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 1,600 |  | 1,600 |  |  |
Software | Cost/Gross amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 5,092 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |
Additions arising from business acquisitions |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (126) |  |  |
Assets under construction put into service |  |  |  | 334 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 5,376 |  | 5,376 |  |  |
Software | Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | (3,621) |  |  |
Amortization |  |  |  | 280 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (125) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | (3,776) |  | (3,776) |  |  |
Access to rights-of-way and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 42 |  | 42 |  |  |
Access to rights-of-way and other | Cost/Gross amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 103 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 108 |  | 108 |  |  |
Access to rights-of-way and other | Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | (65) |  |  |
Amortization |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | (66) |  | (66) |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 341 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 273 |  | 273 |  |  |
Assets under construction | Cost/Gross amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 341 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 266 |  |  |
Assets under construction put into service |  |  |  | (334) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 273 |  | 273 |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 4,747 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 4,888 |  | 4,888 |  |  |
Goodwill | Cost/Gross amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | 5,111 |  |  |
Additions arising from business acquisitions |  |  |  | 170 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other |  |  |  | (3) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | (26) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | 5,252 |  | 5,252 |  |  |
Goodwill | Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  |  |  | (364) |  |  |
Balance at end of the period |  | $ (364) |  | $ (364) |  |  |

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