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FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS -Interest Rate Derivatives (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Feb. 28, 2022 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 CAD ($) | Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 17, 2021 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 22, 2020 USD ($)
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (payments) proceeds on settlement of debt derivatives and forward contracts |  | $ (8,000,000) | $ 80,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2081 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | $ 750,000,000 | 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2081 | Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | 750,000,000 | 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |
Senior Notes Due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  | 1,450,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2022 | Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  | 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2022 | Floating interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  | $ 750,000,000
Cash flow hedges | Debt derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  | 11,200,000,000 |  | $ 9,200,000,000 |
Interest rate risk | Bond Forwards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative financial liabilities held for hedging |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount terminated |  | 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk | Interest rate swap contract [member] | Entering into significant commitments or contingent liabilities [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (payments) proceeds on settlement of debt derivatives and forward contracts | $ 33,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk | Floating interest rate | Interest rate swap contract [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount terminated |  |  |  | $ 950,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk | Senior Notes Due 2081 | Bond Forwards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (payments) proceeds on settlement of debt derivatives and forward contracts |  | 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk | Borrowings, US$2 Billion | Fixed interest rate | Debt derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk | Cash flow hedges | Bond Forward Contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  | 1,250,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate risk | Cash flow hedges | Borrowings, US$3.25 Billion | Debt derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  | $ 3,250,000,000 |  |  |

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