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Supplemental Financial Information (Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) - CAD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Operating activities    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 1,637 $ 1,525
Investing activities    
Additions to property, plant and equipment (2,623) (2,495)
Net purchase of investments subject to significant influence, inclusive of acquisition costs   (3)
Proceeds on disposal of assets significant influence and held-for-trading common shares 1,401 875
Other investing activities (2) 3
Other investing activities   6
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (1,224) (1,617)
Financing activities    
Change in short-term debt, net 96 413
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs 428 1,066
Retirement of long-term debt (513) (1,103)
Net repayments under committed credit facilities (203) (118)
Issuance of common and preferred stock 285 203
Dividends paid (454) (423)
Other financing activities (11) (24)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (372) 14
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale (61) (20)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale (20) (98)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and assets held for sale, beginning of year 274 372
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale, end of the year 254 274
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year 274 372
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of year   274
Eliminations    
Operating activities    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (527) (20)
Investing activities    
Additions to property, plant and equipment 0 0
Net purchase of investments subject to significant influence, inclusive of acquisition costs   0
Proceeds on disposal of assets significant influence and held-for-trading common shares 0 0
Other investing activities (795)  
Other investing activities   (960)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (795) (960)
Financing activities    
Change in short-term debt, net 0 0
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs (174) 520
Retirement of long-term debt 279 17
Net repayments under committed credit facilities 28 (28)
Issuance of common and preferred stock 191 562
Dividends paid 525 157
Other financing activities 473 (248)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 1,322 980
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale 0 0
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale 0 0
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and assets held for sale, beginning of year 0  
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale, end of the year 0 0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year 0 0
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of year   0
Emera Inc. | Reportable Legal Entities    
Operating activities    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 365 133
Investing activities    
Additions to property, plant and equipment (1) (2)
Net purchase of investments subject to significant influence, inclusive of acquisition costs   0
Proceeds on disposal of assets significant influence and held-for-trading common shares 0 0
Other investing activities (118)  
Other investing activities   (402)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (119) (404)
Financing activities    
Change in short-term debt, net (6) 399
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs 0 0
Retirement of long-term debt 0 (225)
Net repayments under committed credit facilities (82) 146
Issuance of common and preferred stock 285 203
Dividends paid (454) (423)
Other financing activities (18) (1)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (275) 99
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale 18 147
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale (11) (25)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and assets held for sale, beginning of year 1  
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale, end of the year (10) 1
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year (5) 20
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of year   (5)
Subsidiary Issuer | Reportable Legal Entities    
Operating activities    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 36 33
Investing activities    
Additions to property, plant and equipment 0 0
Net purchase of investments subject to significant influence, inclusive of acquisition costs   0
Proceeds on disposal of assets significant influence and held-for-trading common shares 0 0
Other investing activities 265  
Other investing activities   595
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 265 595
Financing activities    
Change in short-term debt, net 0 0
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs 0 0
Retirement of long-term debt 0 (664)
Net repayments under committed credit facilities 0 0
Issuance of common and preferred stock (241) 0
Dividends paid (66) 0
Other financing activities (4) 0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (311) (664)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale (8) (3)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale (18) (39)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and assets held for sale, beginning of year 19  
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale, end of the year 1 19
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year 19 58
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of year   19
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities    
Operating activities    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 1,277 1,100
Investing activities    
Additions to property, plant and equipment (2,150) (1,973)
Net purchase of investments subject to significant influence, inclusive of acquisition costs   (3)
Proceeds on disposal of assets significant influence and held-for-trading common shares 1,401 818
Other investing activities 546  
Other investing activities   774
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (203) (384)
Financing activities    
Change in short-term debt, net 107 (9)
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs 173 (6)
Retirement of long-term debt (705) (65)
Net repayments under committed credit facilities 8 (11)
Issuance of common and preferred stock (3) (620)
Dividends paid (80) (19)
Other financing activities (494) 138
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (994) (592)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale (70) (141)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale 10 (17)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and assets held for sale, beginning of year 87  
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale, end of the year 97 87
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year 87 104
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of year   87
Non-guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities    
Operating activities    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 486 279
Investing activities    
Additions to property, plant and equipment (472) (520)
Net purchase of investments subject to significant influence, inclusive of acquisition costs   0
Proceeds on disposal of assets significant influence and held-for-trading common shares 0 57
Other investing activities 100  
Other investing activities   (1)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (372) (464)
Financing activities    
Change in short-term debt, net (5) 23
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs 429 552
Retirement of long-term debt (87) (166)
Net repayments under committed credit facilities (157) (225)
Issuance of common and preferred stock 53 58
Dividends paid (379) (138)
Other financing activities 32 87
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (114) 191
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale (1) (23)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale (1) (17)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and assets held for sale, beginning of year 167  
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and assets held for sale, end of the year 166 167
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year $ 173 190
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of year   $ 173