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Temporary Equity, Maximum Settlement Rate

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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The cash inflow from the issuance of a long-term debt instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder.

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Per share amount of par value or stated value of stock classified as temporary equity. Temporary equity is a security with redemption features that are outside the control of the issuer, is not classified as an asset or liability in conformity with GAAP, and is not mandatorily redeemable.

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Long-term debt - Narrative (Detail)		1 Months Ended
Long-term debt - Narrative (Detail)	Feb. 15, 2021 CAD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) tradingDay $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2021 CAD ($) shares	Apr. 09, 2021 CAD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term debt		$ 371,117,000
Green Equity Units issued (in shares) \| shares		23,000,000	23,000,000
Green Equity Units, stated value (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 50
Green Equity Units, beneficial ownership interest in remarketable senior note (percent)		5.00%	5.00%
Green Equity Units, annual distributions (percent)		7.75%
Green Equity Units, share purchase contract, interest rate (percent)		6.57%
Contract adjustment payments		$ 222,378,000
Contract adjustment payments, accretion period		3 years
Number of trading days included in average price of common shares \| tradingDay		20
Debt instrument, convertible debt, conversion ration to common shares		2.7778
Green Equity Unit, threshold appreciation price per share (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 18
Green Equity Units, maximum settlement rate under the purchase contracts		3.3333
Green Equity Units, price per share included in maximum settlement rate calculation (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 15
Debt instrument, issued below par, amount				$ 999.92
Senior Unsecured Debt \| U.S. Dollar Senior Unsecured Notes (Green Equity Units)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Green Equity Units		$ 1,150,000,000
Weighted average coupon		1.18%	1.18%
Par value		$ 1,150,000,000
Senior Unsecured Debt \| Canadian Dollar Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average coupon		3.81%	3.81%
Debt repaid upon maturity	$ 150,000,000
Par value		$ 400,000,000	$ 1,400,669,000
Senior Unsecured Debt \| Canadian Dollar Senior Unsecured Debentures
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Par value				$ 400,000,000
Interest rate (percent)				2.85%