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advance billings and customer deposits - Contract liabilities (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
advance billings and customer deposits
Contract liabilities at beginning of period	$ 780	$ 732
Revenue deferred in previous period and recognized in current period	689	670
Net additions arising from operations	708	718
Regulatory deferral account drawdown		(7)
Additions arising from business combinations	9	7
Contract liabilities at end of period	808	780
Current	715	691
Non-current
Deferred revenues	78	71
Deferred customer activation and connection fees	$ 15	$ 18

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The amount of an entity’s obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the entity has received consideration (or the amount is due) from the customer.

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The increase in contract liabilities resulting from business combinations. [Refer: Business combinations [member]; Contract liabilities]

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The amount of revenue that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period. [Refer: Contract liabilities; Revenue]

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The amount of current contract liabilities before reclassifications into and out of contract assets.

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The decrease in contract liability resulting from regulatory deferral account drawdown.

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The increase in contract liabilities resulting from operation during the period.

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