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Assets held for sale - Narrative (Details) |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 06, 2025 CAD ($) | Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 CAD ($) | Jan. 08, 2024 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI to the consolidated statements of operations related to discontinued operations (note 24(b)) |  |  | $ (94,593,000) |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt repaid upon maturity |  | $ 70,000,000 |  |  |  |
Related Party |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Non controlling interest |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Renewable Energy |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of renewable assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,092,764,000
Non controlling interest |  |  | 700,302,000 | $ 715,333,000 |  |
Noncontrolling interest, other |  |  | 291,677,000 | 277,203,000 |  |
Redeemable non controlling interest |  |  | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 |  |
Pre tax impairments |  |  | (1,357,343,000) | 0 |  |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI to the consolidated statements of operations related to discontinued operations (note 24(b)) |  |  | (94,593,000) |  |  |
Cash flow hedges in interest rate swaps |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |
Loss on cash flow hedge |  |  | $ 16,685,000 |  |  |
Renewable Energy | Subsequent Event | Senior Unsecured Notes | Canadian dollar Senior unsecured notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt repaid upon maturity | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Renewable Energy | Related Party |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Non controlling interest |  |  |  | $ 1,912,000 |  |

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