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Debt due within one year - Summary of Total Bank Credit Facilities (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2023 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 CAD ($) facility | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
DRAWN | $ 3,247,000,000 | $ 1,680,000,000 |
Number of senior unsecured non-revolving credit facilities | facility |  | 2 |
Unsecured revolving credit facility and expansion facility |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
TOTAL AVAILABLE | 3,500,000,000 |  |
DRAWN | 0 |  |
LETTERS OF CREDIT | 0 |  |
COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING | 197,000,000 |  | $ 149
NET AVAILABLE | 3,303,000,000 |  |
Unsecured non-revolving credit facility |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
TOTAL AVAILABLE | 641,000,000 |  |
DRAWN | 0 |  |
LETTERS OF CREDIT | 0 |  |
COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING | 0 |  |
NET AVAILABLE | 641,000,000 |  |
Borrowings maturity, term |  | 30 years |
Borrowing facilities, maximum borrowing capacity | 641,000,000 | $ 647,000,000 |
Other |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
TOTAL AVAILABLE | 106,000,000 |  |
DRAWN | 0 |  |
LETTERS OF CREDIT | 81,000,000 |  |
COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING | 0 |  |
NET AVAILABLE | 25,000,000 |  |
Total committed credit facilities |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
TOTAL AVAILABLE | 4,247,000,000 |  |
DRAWN | 0 |  |
LETTERS OF CREDIT | 81,000,000 |  |
COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING | 197,000,000 |  |
NET AVAILABLE | 3,969,000,000 |  |
Total non-committed credit facilities |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
TOTAL AVAILABLE | 2,953,000,000 |  |
DRAWN | 476,000,000 |  |
LETTERS OF CREDIT | 862,000,000 |  |
COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING | 0 |  |
NET AVAILABLE | 1,615,000,000 |  |
Total non-committed credit facilities | Bell Canada |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
TOTAL AVAILABLE | 2,159,000,000 |  |
DRAWN | 0 |  |
LETTERS OF CREDIT | 862,000,000 |  |
COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING | 0 |  |
NET AVAILABLE | 1,297,000,000 |  |
Total non-committed credit facilities | Bell Mobility Inc. |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
TOTAL AVAILABLE | 794,000,000 |  |
DRAWN | 476,000,000 |  |
LETTERS OF CREDIT | 0 |  |
COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING | 0 |  |
NET AVAILABLE | $ 318,000,000 |  |
Borrowings maturity, term | 24 months |  |
Total committed and non-committed credit facilities |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
TOTAL AVAILABLE | $ 7,200,000,000 |  |
DRAWN | 476,000,000 |  |
LETTERS OF CREDIT | 943,000,000 |  |
COMMERCIAL PAPER OUTSTANDING | 197,000,000 |  |
NET AVAILABLE | 5,584,000,000 |  |
Unsecured revolving credit facility |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
TOTAL AVAILABLE | 2,500,000,000 |  |
Unsecured expansion facility |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |
TOTAL AVAILABLE | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |

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