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Post-employee benefit plans - Funded Status of Post-Employment Benefit Plans Cost (Details) $ in Millions | Jan. 15, 2016 plan | Dec. 31, 2018 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 CAD ($) | Jan. 01, 2017 CAD ($)
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Employee Benefits [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of defined benefit plans retained during sale of subsidiaries | plan | 2 |  |  |
Plan deficit |  |  |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |  |  |
Present value of post-employment benefit obligations |  | $ (24,873) | $ (26,057) | $ (22,537)
Fair value of plan assets |  | 23,358 | 24,244 | 20,843
Plan surplus (deficit) |  | (1,515) | (1,813) | (1,694)
Plan deficit | FUNDED |  |  |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |  |  |
Present value of post-employment benefit obligations |  | (22,765) | (23,746) | (20,249)
Fair value of plan assets |  | 23,018 | 23,894 | 20,520
Plan surplus (deficit) |  | 253 | 148 | 271
Plan deficit | PARTIALLY FUNDED |  |  |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |  |  |
Present value of post-employment benefit obligations |  | (1,816) | (1,976) | (1,995)
Fair value of plan assets |  | 340 | 350 | 323
Plan surplus (deficit) |  | (1,476) | (1,626) | (1,672)
Plan deficit | UNFUNDED |  |  |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |  |  |
Present value of post-employment benefit obligations |  | (292) | (335) | (293)
Fair value of plan assets |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Plan surplus (deficit) |  | $ (292) | $ (335) | $ (293)

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- Definition The present value, without deducting any plan assets, of expected future payments required to settle the obligation resulting from employee service in the current and prior periods. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 57 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_57_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The fair value of defined benefit plan assets. Plan assets comprise assets held by a long-term employee benefit fund and qualifying insurance policies. [Refer: At fair value [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 57 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_57_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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