The amount of undrawn borrowing facilities that may be available for future operating activities and to settle capital commitments. [Refer: Capital commitments]

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The effective average interest rate on borrowings.

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- Definition

The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

Non-revolving maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

The amount of incremental letters of credit under the line of credit.

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- Definition

Total long-term borrowings, including the current and non-current portion.

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- Definition

Represents the number of financial ratio tests defined in the agreement.

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- Definition

Leverage ratio percentage, calculated by dividing net debt by operating cash flow.

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Ratio of operating cash flow divided by interest expense.

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- Definition

Pertains to the TELUS Corporation unsecured revolving bank credit facility.

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long-term debt - TELUS Corporation credit facilities (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Billions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024 CAD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2023 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 CAD ($)
TELUS Corporation credit facilities
Long-term debt	$ 28,151.0		$ 27,349.0		$ 26,588.0
TELUS Corporation credit facilities
TELUS Corporation credit facilities
Effective average interest rate	1.10%	1.10%
Number of financial ratio tests \| item	2	2
Letters of credit outstanding	$ 61.0		60.0
Incremental letters of credit	$ 338.0
TELUS Corporation credit facilities \| Maximum
TELUS Corporation credit facilities
Leverage ratio	4.25
TELUS Corporation credit facilities \| Minimum
TELUS Corporation credit facilities
Operating cash flow to interest expense ratio	2.00
TELUS Corporation unsecured revolving credit facility
TELUS Corporation credit facilities
Net available	$ 990.0		1,729.0
Long-term debt	1,760.0		1,021.0
Gross available revolving credit facility	2,750.0		2,750.0
TELUS Corporation unsecured non-revolving credit facilities
TELUS Corporation credit facilities
Unsecured non-revolving bank credit facility	$ 1.1
TELUS Corporation commercial paper
TELUS Corporation credit facilities
Effective average interest rate	5.60%	5.60%
Long-term debt	$ 1,800.0	$ 1.3	$ 1,000.0	$ 0.8
TELUS Corporation commercial paper \| Maximum
TELUS Corporation credit facilities
Gross available revolving credit facility	$ 2,100.0	$ 1.5