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Employee Benefit Plans (Assumptions Used in Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Plans) (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
An increase or decrease of one percentage point of the assumed health care cost trend |  |
Service cost and interest cost, Increase | $ 1 |
Service cost and interest cost, Decrease | (1) |
Accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation, December 31, Increase | 16 |
Accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation, December 31, Decrease | (14) |
A 25 basis point change in the discount rate and asset return assumptions |  |
Discount rate assumption, Increase | (9) |
Discount rate assumption, Decrease | 9 |
Asset rate assumption, Increase | (6) |
Asset rate assumption, Decrease | $ 6 |
Defined benefit pension plans |  |
Benefit obligation - December 31: |  |
Discount rate - past service | 3.17% | 4.05%
Discount rate - future service | 3.21% | 4.05%
Rate of compensation increase | 3.32% | 3.30%
Health care trend - initial (next year) | 0.00% | 0.00%
Health care trend - ultimate | 0.00% | 0.00%
Benefit cost for year ended December 31: |  |
Discount rate - past and future service | 4.05% | 3.55%
Expected long-term return on plan assets | 6.50% | 6.38%
Rate of compensation increase | 3.30% | 3.12%
Health care trend - initial (next year) | 0.00% | 0.00%
Health care trend - ultimate | 0.00% | 0.00%
Non-pension Benefit Plans |  |
Benefit obligation - December 31: |  |
Discount rate - past service | 3.27% | 4.30%
Discount rate - future service | 3.28% | 4.30%
Rate of compensation increase | 3.70% | 3.67%
Health care trend - initial (next year) | 6.15% | 6.39%
Health care trend - ultimate | 4.38% | 4.45%
Health care trend - year ultimate reached | 2038 | 2035
Benefit cost for year ended December 31: |  |
Discount rate - past and future service | 4.30% | 3.65%
Expected long-term return on plan assets | 2.81% | 3.73%
Rate of compensation increase | 3.67% | 3.28%
Health care trend - initial (next year) | 6.39% | 6.65%
Health care trend - ultimate | 4.45% | 4.45%
Health care trend - year ultimate reached | 2035 | 2036

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- Definition The increase in plan assets based on a 25 basis points (0.25 percent) change. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The assumed health care cost trend rate related to net periodic benefits costs for the next year used to measure the expected cost of benefits covered by the plan (gross eligible charges). This is based upon the annual rate of change in the cost of health care benefits currently provided by the postretirement benefit plan, due to factors other than changes in the composition of the plan population by age and dependency status. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Weighted average rate increase of compensation, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, pay-related defined benefit plan. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (k)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118255775&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Amount of decrease in accumulated postretirement benefit obligation from one-percentage-point decrease in assumed health care cost trend rate. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (m) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118255775&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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