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other long-term assets - Costs incurred to obtain and fulfill contracts with customers (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of assets recognised from costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ 358 | $ 371 |  |
Additions |  | 265 | 292 |  |
Amortization |  | (289) | (305) |  |
Balance, end of period |  | 334 | 358 |  |
Current | [1] |  |  | $ 231 | $ 249
Non-current |  |  |  | 103 | 109
Total |  | 334 | 358 | 334 | 358
Costs incurred to obtain contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of assets recognised from costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 344 | 356 |  |
Additions |  | 261 | 288 |  |
Amortization |  | (282) | (300) |  |
Balance, end of period |  | 323 | 344 |  |
Current | [1] |  |  | 225 | 243
Non-current |  |  |  | 98 | 101
Total |  | 323 | 344 | 323 | 344
Costs incurred to fulfill contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of assets recognised from costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 14 | 15 |  |
Additions |  | 4 | 4 |  |
Amortization |  | (7) | (5) |  |
Balance, end of period |  | 11 | 14 |  |
Current | [1] |  |  | 6 | 6
Non-current |  |  |  | 5 | 8
Total |  | $ 11 | $ 14 | $ 11 | $ 14
[1] | Presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position in prepaid expenses.

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- Definition The amount of assets recognised from the costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers. The costs to obtain a contract with a customer are the incremental costs of obtaining the contract that the entity would not have incurred if the contract had not been obtained. The costs to fulfil a contract with a customer are the costs that relate directly to a contract or to an anticipated contract that the entity can specifically identify. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 15 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 128 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=15&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_128_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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- Definition The amount of current assets recognised from the costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers. The costs to obtain a contract with a customer are the incremental costs of obtaining the contract that the entity would not have incurred if the contract had not been obtained. The costs to fulfil a contract with a customer are the costs that relate directly to a contract or to an anticipated contract that the entity can specifically identify. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount of non-current assets recognised from the costs to obtain or fulfill contracts with customers. The costs to obtain a contract with a customer are the incremental costs of obtaining the contract that the entity would not have incurred if the contract had not been obtained. The costs to fulfil a contract with a customer are the costs that relate directly to a contract or to an anticipated contract that the entity can specifically identify. + References No definition available. + Details
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