employee benefits expense (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Jun. 30, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
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| Employee benefits expense - gross | ||||
| Wages and salaries | $ 762 | $ 694 | $ 1,465 | $ 1,377 |
| Share-based compensation | 30 | 41 | 64 | 68 |
| Pensions - defined benefit | 19 | 24 | 39 | 49 |
| Pensions - defined contribution | 20 | 20 | 43 | 44 |
| Restructuring costs | 19 | 23 | 34 | 51 |
| Other | 47 | 39 | 89 | 79 |
| Total | 897 | 841 | 1,734 | 1,668 |
| Capitalized internal labour costs, net | ||||
| Capitalized contract acquisition costs | (12) | (9) | (24) | (23) |
| Amortized contract acquisition costs | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 |
| Capitalized contract fulfilment costs | (1) | (1) | (2) | |
| Amortized contract fulfilment costs | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | (90) | (87) | (175) | (171) |
| Intangible assets subject to amortization | (48) | (45) | (94) | (86) |
| Total | (139) | (130) | (270) | (257) |
| Net | $ 758 | $ 711 | $ 1,464 | $ 1,411 |
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- Definition The expense of all forms of consideration given by an entity in exchange for a service rendered by employees or for the termination of employment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The amount of expense from share-based payment transactions with employees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined benefit plans. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined contribution plans. Defined contribution plans are post-employment benefit plans under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity (a fund) and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employee benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition A class of employee benefits expense that represents wages and salaries. [Refer: Employee benefits expense] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The amount of contract acquisition costs amortized during the period. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of contract fulfilment costs amortized during the period. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of contract acquisition coasts capitalized during the period. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of contract fulfilment costs capitalized during the period. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of capitalized costs incurred for intangible asset labour costs subject to amortization. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets subject to amortization incurred in capitalized internal labour activities. No definition available.
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- Definition Information pertaining to capitalized internal labour costs. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of capitalized internal labour costs incurred for property, plant and equipment. No definition available.
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- Definition Information pertaining to employee benefits expense. No definition available.
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- Definition Total expense of all wages, share-based compensation, pension, restructuring costs and other costs in other employee benefits expense. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of expense relating to restructuring included in employee benefits expense. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of other provisions or expenses in employee benefits expense. No definition available.
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