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intangible assets and goodwill - Business acquisitions (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 16, 2020 | Aug. 19, 2020 | Jul. 01, 2020 | Jan. 31, 2020
Customer contracts and related customer relationships | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets | 8 years |  |  |  |
Customer contracts and related customer relationships | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets | 15 years |  |  |  |
Software | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets | 3 years |  |  |  |
Software | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets | 10 years |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets | 2 years |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Useful life of intangible assets | 8 years |  |  |  |
Combined acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash | $ 151 |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable | 161 |  |  |  |
Other | 17 |  |  |  |
Total current assets | 329 |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization | 2,364 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives | 9 |  |  |  |
Other | 6 |  |  |  |
Total non-current assets | 2,497 |  |  |  |
Total identifiable assets acquired | 2,826 |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 128 |  |  |  |
Income and other taxes payable | 108 |  |  |  |
Advance billings and customer deposits | 43 |  |  |  |
Current maturities of long-term debt | 36 |  |  |  |
Total current liabilities | 315 |  |  |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | 359 |  |  |  |
Other long-term liabilities | 6 |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | 607 |  |  |  |
Total non-current liabilities | 972 |  |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed | 1,287 |  |  |  |
Net identifiable assets acquired | 1,539 |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 1,887 |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired | 3,426 |  |  |  |
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration | 3,239 |  |  |  |
Provisions | 176 |  |  |  |
Issuance of TELUS Corporation Common Shares | 8 |  |  |  |
Pre-existing relationship effectively settled | 3 |  |  |  |
Total consideration transferred | 3,426 |  |  |  |
Combined acquisitions | Owned assets |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 38 |  |  |  |
Combined acquisitions | Right-of-use lease assets |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | $ 80 |  |  |  |
Individually immaterial transactions |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in businesses acquired (as a percentage) | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash | $ 18 |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable | 20 |  |  |  |
Other | 9 |  |  |  |
Total current assets | 47 |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization | 197 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives | 9 |  |  |  |
Other | 4 |  |  |  |
Total non-current assets | 225 |  |  |  |
Total identifiable assets acquired | 272 |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 23 |  |  |  |
Income and other taxes payable | 2 |  |  |  |
Advance billings and customer deposits | 22 |  |  |  |
Current maturities of long-term debt | 9 |  |  |  |
Total current liabilities | 56 |  |  |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | 8 |  |  |  |
Other long-term liabilities | 2 |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | 39 |  |  |  |
Total non-current liabilities | 49 |  |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed | 105 |  |  |  |
Net identifiable assets acquired | 167 |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 169 |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired | 336 |  |  |  |
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration | 304 |  |  |  |
Provisions | 24 |  |  |  |
Issuance of TELUS Corporation Common Shares | 8 |  |  |  |
Total consideration transferred | 336 |  |  |  |
Individually immaterial transactions | Owned assets |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 5 |  |  |  |
Individually immaterial transactions | Right-of-use lease assets |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | $ 10 |  |  |  |
Competence Call Center |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in businesses acquired (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 100.00%
Goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes |  |  |  |  | $ 0
Current assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |  | 90
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  | 64
Other |  |  |  |  | 2
Total current assets |  |  |  |  | 156
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  |  |  | 754
Other |  |  |  |  | 2
Total non-current assets |  |  |  |  | 820
Total identifiable assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 976
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  |  |  | 42
Income and other taxes payable |  |  |  |  | 63
Current maturities of long-term debt |  |  |  |  | 11
Total current liabilities |  |  |  |  | 116
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  | 216
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  |  | 215
Total non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  | 431
Total liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  | 547
Net identifiable assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 429
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 726
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 1,155
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  |  |  |  | 1,155
Total consideration transferred |  |  |  |  | 1,155
Competence Call Center | Owned assets |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  | 21
Competence Call Center | Right-of-use lease assets |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  | $ 43
Mobile Klinik |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in businesses acquired (as a percentage) |  |  |  | 100.00% |
Contingent consideration |  |  |  | $ 34 |
Goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes |  |  |  | 0 |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  | 2 |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  | 4 |
Other |  |  |  | 4 |
Total current assets |  |  |  | 10 |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  |  | 61 |
Total non-current assets |  |  |  | 89 |
Total identifiable assets acquired |  |  |  | 99 |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  |  | 4 |
Current maturities of long-term debt |  |  |  | 8 |
Total current liabilities |  |  |  | 12 |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | 13 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  | 11 |
Total non-current liabilities |  |  |  | 24 |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  |  | 36 |
Net identifiable assets acquired |  |  |  | 63 |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 106 |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  | 169 |
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  |  |  | 129 |
Provisions |  |  |  | 37 |
Pre-existing relationship effectively settled |  |  |  | 3 |
Total consideration transferred |  |  |  | 169 |
Mobile Klinik | Owned assets |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  | 11 |
Mobile Klinik | Right-of-use lease assets |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  | $ 17 |
AFS Technologies Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in businesses acquired (as a percentage) |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  | 35 |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 19 |  |
Other |  |  | 2 |  |
Total current assets |  |  | 56 |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  | 369 |  |
Total non-current assets |  |  | 377 |  |
Total identifiable assets acquired |  |  | 433 |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  | 22 |  |
Income and other taxes payable |  |  | 1 |  |
Advance billings and customer deposits |  |  | 20 |  |
Current maturities of long-term debt |  |  | 7 |  |
Total current liabilities |  |  | 50 |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | 120 |  |
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | 3 |  |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 101 |  |
Total non-current liabilities |  |  | 224 |  |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  | 274 |  |
Net identifiable assets acquired |  |  | 159 |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 156 |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  | 315 |  |
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  |  | 315 |  |
Total consideration transferred |  |  | 315 |  |
AFS Technologies Inc. | Owned assets |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 1 |  |
AFS Technologies Inc. | Right-of-use lease assets |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | $ 7 |  |
EQ Care |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in businesses acquired (as a percentage) |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  | $ 3 |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 2 |  |  |
Total current assets |  | 5 |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | 164 |  |  |
Total non-current assets |  | 164 |  |  |
Total identifiable assets acquired |  | 169 |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | 9 |  |  |
Income and other taxes payable |  | 35 |  |  |
Total current liabilities |  | 44 |  |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes |  | 4 |  |  |
Total non-current liabilities |  | 4 |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed |  | 48 |  |  |
Net identifiable assets acquired |  | 121 |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 134 |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  | 255 |  |  |
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  | 140 |  |  |
Provisions |  | 115 |  |  |
Total consideration transferred |  | $ 255 |  |  |
Lionbridge AI |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest in businesses acquired (as a percentage) | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash | 3 |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable | 52 |  |  |  |
Total current assets | 55 |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization | 819 |  |  |  |
Total non-current assets | 822 |  |  |  |
Total identifiable assets acquired | 877 |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 28 |  |  |  |
Income and other taxes payable | 7 |  |  |  |
Advance billings and customer deposits | 1 |  |  |  |
Current maturities of long-term debt | 1 |  |  |  |
Total current liabilities | 37 |  |  |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | 2 |  |  |  |
Other long-term liabilities | 1 |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | 237 |  |  |  |
Total non-current liabilities | 240 |  |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed | 277 |  |  |  |
Net identifiable assets acquired | 600 |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 596 |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired | 1,196 |  |  |  |
Acquisition effected by way of: |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration | 1,196 |  |  |  |
Total consideration transferred | 1,196 |  |  |  |
Lionbridge AI | Right-of-use lease assets |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | $ 3 |  |  |  |

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