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Segmented information - Segmented Information (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | $ 24,174 | $ 23,449 |
Operating costs |  |  | (13,975) | (13,556) |
Segment profit |  |  | 10,199 | 9,893 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  |  | (94) | (209) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (4,723) | (4,609) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  | (1,146) | (1,082) |
Net return on post-employment benefit plans |  |  | 51 | (20) |
Impairment of assets |  |  | (279) | (197) |
Other (expense) income |  |  | (115) | 160 |
Income taxes |  |  | (967) | (1,044) |
Total net losses |  |  | 2,926 | 2,892 |
Goodwill | $ 10,906 |  | 10,906 | 10,572 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets | 9,826 |  | 9,826 | 9,775 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 5,133 | 4,852 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 10,906 |  | 10,906 |  | $ 10,604
Operating Service |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 20,956 | 20,350 |
Total products |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 3,218 | 3,099 |
BELL WIRELESS |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 9,535 | 8,948 |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 3,046 |  | 3,046 |  |
Indefinite-life intangible assets | 6,192 |  | 6,192 | 6,148 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 1,084 | 1,120 |
BELL WIRELESS | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 3,046 | 3,046
BELL WIRELESS | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 6,821 | 6,355 |
BELL WIRELINE |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 11,735 | 11,820 |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 4,914 |  | 4,914 |  |
Indefinite-life intangible assets | 1,788 |  | 1,788 | 1,692 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 3,887 | 3,612 |
BELL WIRELINE | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 4,580 | 4,612
BELL WIRELINE | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 11,231 | 11,314 |
BELL WIRELINE | Total products |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 504 | 506 |
BELL MEDIA |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 2,904 | 2,681 |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of assets | (147) | $ (163) |  |  |
Goodwill | 2,946 |  | 2,946 |  |
Indefinite-life intangible assets | $ 1,846 |  | 1,846 | 1,935 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 162 | 120 |
BELL MEDIA | Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 2,946 | $ 2,946
BELL MEDIA | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 2,904 | 2,681 |
BELL MEDIA | Total products |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Intersegment eliminations |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | (816) | (764) |
Operating costs |  |  | 816 | 764 |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Intersegment eliminations | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | (806) | (758) |
Intersegment eliminations | Total products |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | (10) | (6) |
Intersegment eliminations | BELL WIRELESS |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 53 | 51 |
Intersegment eliminations | BELL WIRELESS | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 44 | 45 |
Intersegment eliminations | BELL WIRELESS | Total products |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 9 | 6 |
Intersegment eliminations | BELL WIRELINE |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 413 | 358 |
Intersegment eliminations | BELL WIRELINE | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 412 | 358 |
Intersegment eliminations | BELL WIRELINE | Total products |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 1 | 0 |
Intersegment eliminations | BELL MEDIA |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 350 | 355 |
Intersegment eliminations | BELL MEDIA | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 350 | 355 |
Intersegment eliminations | BELL MEDIA | Total products |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Operating segments | BELL WIRELESS |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 9,588 | 8,999 |
Operating costs |  |  | (5,451) | (5,146) |
Segment profit |  |  | 4,137 | 3,853 |
Operating segments | BELL WIRELESS | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 6,865 | 6,400 |
Operating segments | BELL WIRELESS | Total products |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 2,723 | 2,599 |
Operating segments | BELL WIRELINE |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 12,148 | 12,178 |
Operating costs |  |  | (6,831) | (6,863) |
Segment profit |  |  | 5,317 | 5,315 |
Operating segments | BELL WIRELINE | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 11,643 | 11,672 |
Operating segments | BELL WIRELINE | Total products |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 505 | 506 |
Operating segments | BELL MEDIA |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 3,254 | 3,036 |
Operating costs |  |  | (2,509) | (2,311) |
Segment profit |  |  | 745 | 725 |
Operating segments | BELL MEDIA | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | 3,254 | 3,036 |
Operating segments | BELL MEDIA | Total products |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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