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Contract costs (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue From Contract With Customer1 [Abstract] |  |
Opening balance | $ 783 | $ 707
Incremental costs of obtaining a contract and contract fulfillment costs | 535 | 602
Amortization included in operating costs | (552) | (523)
Impairment charges included in operating costs | 0 | (3)
Discontinued operations | (2) | 0
Ending balance | $ 764 | $ 783
Bottom of range |  |
Disclosure of disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers [line items] |  |
Contract costs, amortization period | 12 months |
Top of range |  |
Disclosure of disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers [line items] |  |
Contract costs, amortization period | 84 months |

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- Definition The amount of amortisation for assets recognised from the costs incurred to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers. [Refer: Assets recognised from costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers; Amortisation expense] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 15 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 128 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=15&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_128_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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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 impairment loss for assets recognised from the costs incurred to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers. [Refer: Assets recognised from costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers; Impairment loss] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 15 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 128 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=15&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_128_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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