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Financial and capital management - Maturity Analysis for Recognized Financial Liabilities (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Duration of maturity of financial liabilities | 5 years |
Gross carrying amount |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Long-term debt | $ 24,970 | $ 23,300
Gross carrying amount | Notes payable |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 392 | 1,994
Gross carrying amount | Lease liabilities |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Long-term debt | 4,356 | 4,599
Gross carrying amount | Loans secured by trade receivables |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 1,050 | $ 1,050
Liquidity risk |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Interest payable on long-term debt, notes payable and loan secured by trade receivables | 11,381 |
Net (receipts) payments on cross currency basis swaps | 62 |
MLSE financial liability | 149 |
Total | 38,954 |
Liquidity risk | 2021 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Interest payable on long-term debt, notes payable and loan secured by trade receivables | 844 |
Net (receipts) payments on cross currency basis swaps | (1) |
MLSE financial liability | 149 |
Total | 3,576 |
Liquidity risk | 2020 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Interest payable on long-term debt, notes payable and loan secured by trade receivables | 824 |
Net (receipts) payments on cross currency basis swaps | (1) |
MLSE financial liability | 0 |
Total | 3,440 |
Liquidity risk | 2021 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Interest payable on long-term debt, notes payable and loan secured by trade receivables | 756 |
Net (receipts) payments on cross currency basis swaps | 0 |
MLSE financial liability | 0 |
Total | 3,032 |
Liquidity risk | 2022 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Interest payable on long-term debt, notes payable and loan secured by trade receivables | 693 |
Net (receipts) payments on cross currency basis swaps | 0 |
MLSE financial liability | 0 |
Total | 2,430 |
Liquidity risk | 2023 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Interest payable on long-term debt, notes payable and loan secured by trade receivables | 641 |
Net (receipts) payments on cross currency basis swaps | 0 |
MLSE financial liability | 0 |
Total | 3,172 |
Liquidity risk | THERE- AFTER |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Interest payable on long-term debt, notes payable and loan secured by trade receivables | 7,623 |
Net (receipts) payments on cross currency basis swaps | 64 |
MLSE financial liability | 0 |
Total | 23,304 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Long-term debt |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Long-term debt | 20,614 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Long-term debt | 2021 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Long-term debt | 221 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Long-term debt | 2020 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Long-term debt | 1,785 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Long-term debt | 2021 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Long-term debt | 1,665 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Long-term debt | 2022 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Long-term debt | 1,278 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Long-term debt | 2023 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Long-term debt | 2,125 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Long-term debt | THERE- AFTER |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Long-term debt | 13,540 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Notes payable |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 392 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Notes payable | 2021 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 392 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Notes payable | 2020 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 0 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Notes payable | 2021 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 0 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Notes payable | 2022 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 0 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Notes payable | 2023 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 0 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Notes payable | THERE- AFTER |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 0 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Lease liabilities |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 5,306 |
Interest expense on debt instruments issued | 950 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Lease liabilities | 2021 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 921 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Lease liabilities | 2020 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 832 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Lease liabilities | 2021 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 611 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Lease liabilities | 2022 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 459 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Lease liabilities | 2023 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 406 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Lease liabilities | THERE- AFTER |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 2,077 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Loans secured by trade receivables |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 1,050 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Loans secured by trade receivables | 2021 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 1,050 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Loans secured by trade receivables | 2020 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 0 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Loans secured by trade receivables | 2021 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 0 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Loans secured by trade receivables | 2022 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 0 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Loans secured by trade receivables | 2023 |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | 0 |
Liquidity risk | Gross carrying amount | Loans secured by trade receivables | THERE- AFTER |  |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Current borrowings | $ 0 |

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