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Related-Party Disclosures - Summary of Joint Operations (Detail) - Joint operations [member] - United States [member] | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Stantec/SG Joint Venture [member] |
Disclosure of joint operations [line items] |
Ownership Interests | 65.00%
Jurisdiction | United States
Starr ll, a Joint Venture [member] |
Disclosure of joint operations [line items] |
Ownership Interests | 48.00%
Jurisdiction | United States

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- Definition The principal place of business of a joint operation. [Refer: Joint operations [member]; Principal place of business] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 12 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 21 -Subparagraph a -Clause iii -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=12&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_21_a_iii&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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