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Segmented information - Segmented Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2025 CAD ($) | Sep. 30, 2024 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2025 CAD ($) measure | Dec. 31, 2024 CAD ($) measure segment | Dec. 31, 2023 CAD ($)
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | $ 24,468 | $ 24,409 |
Operating costs |  |  |  | (13,810) | (13,820) |
Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  | 10,658 | 10,589 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  |  |  | (517) | (454) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | (5,238) | (5,041) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  | (1,775) | (1,713) |
Net return on post-employment benefit plans |  |  |  | 102 | 66 |
Impairment of assets |  |  |  | (1,027) | (2,190) |
Net gains on investments |  |  |  | 5,217 | 57 |
Other income (expense) | [1] |  |  | 287 | (362) |
Income taxes |  |  |  | (1,193) | (577) |
Net earnings |  |  |  | 6,514 | 375 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  | 33,541 | 30,001 | $ 30,352
Finite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 7,821 | 7,044 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 9,413 | 9,742 |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 13,231 | 10,261 | 10,942
Capital expenditures |  |  |  | $ 3,700 | $ 3,897 |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Number of measures of profit to make decisions | measure |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |
External service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | $ 24,468 | $ 24,409 |
Inter-segment service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Operating Service |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 21,207 | 21,073 |
Operating Service | External service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 21,207 | 21,073 |
Operating Service | Inter-segment service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Total products |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 3,261 | 3,336 |
Bell CTS |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 8,266 | 8,099
Bell CTS | Canadian |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 8,286 | 8,266 |
Bell CTS | U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 3,003 | 0 |
Bell Media |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of assets |  | $ (976) | $ (958) |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 1,942 | 1,995 | $ 2,843
Operating segments | Bell CTS |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 21,681 | 21,619 |
Operating costs |  |  |  | (11,805) | (11,788) |
Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  | 9,876 | 9,831 |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  | 32,516 | 28,880 |
Finite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 6,869 | 6,157 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 8,835 | 8,611 |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 11,289 | 8,266 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  | 3,541 | 3,746 |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Canadian |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 21,289 |  |
Operating costs |  |  |  | (11,584) |  |
Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  | 9,705 |  |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  | 28,402 |  |
Finite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 6,007 |  |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 8,574 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  | 3,153 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 392 |  |
Operating costs |  |  |  | (221) |  |
Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  | 171 |  |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  | 4,114 |  |
Finite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 862 |  |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 261 |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  | 388 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | External service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 21,653 | 21,592 |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | External service revenues | Canadian |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 21,261 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | External service revenues | U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 392 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Inter-segment service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 28 | 27 |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Inter-segment service revenues | Canadian |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 28 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Inter-segment service revenues | U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 18,420 | 18,283 |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Operating Service | Canadian |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 18,028 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Operating Service | U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 392 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Operating Service | External service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 18,392 | 18,256 |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Operating Service | External service revenues | Canadian |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 18,000 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Operating Service | External service revenues | U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 392 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Operating Service | Inter-segment service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 28 | 27 |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Operating Service | Inter-segment service revenues | Canadian |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 28 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Operating Service | Inter-segment service revenues | U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Total products |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 3,261 | 3,336 |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Total products | Canadian |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 3,261 |  |
Operating segments | Bell CTS | Total products | U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating segments | Bell Media |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 3,154 | 3,151 |
Operating costs |  |  |  | (2,372) | (2,393) |
Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  | 782 | 758 |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  | 1,025 | 1,121 |
Finite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 952 | 887 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 578 | 1,131 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 1,995 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  | 159 | 151 |
Operating segments | Bell Media | External service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 2,815 | 2,817 |
Operating segments | Bell Media | Inter-segment service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 339 | 334 |
Operating segments | Bell Media | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 3,154 | 3,151 |
Operating segments | Bell Media | Operating Service | External service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 2,815 | 2,817 |
Operating segments | Bell Media | Operating Service | Inter-segment service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 339 | 334 |
Operating segments | Bell Media | Total products |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Inter- segment eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | (367) | (361) |
Operating costs |  |  |  | 367 | 361 |
Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Finite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Inter- segment eliminations | External service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Inter- segment eliminations | Inter-segment service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | (367) | (361) |
Inter- segment eliminations | Operating Service |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | (367) | (361) |
Inter- segment eliminations | Operating Service | External service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Inter- segment eliminations | Operating Service | Inter-segment service revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | (367) | (361) |
Inter- segment eliminations | Total products |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
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