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Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Jan. 01, 2019
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Right-of-use assets |  | $ 146 | $ 0 |  |
Property, plant and equipment expenditures |  | 417 | 277 | $ 338 |
Gains (losses) on disposals of property, plant and equipment |  | 17 |  |  |
Other cash and cash equivalents |  | 15 |  |  |
Interest costs capitalised |  | $ 6 | $ 2 | $ 9 |
Capitalisation rate of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation |  | 5.90% | 4.50% |  |
US Wind Projects |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment expenditures |  | $ 169 |  |  |
Pioneer Pipeline |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment expenditures |  | 100 |  |  |
Genesee Unit 3 |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  | 5 |  |  |
Keephills 3 |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment | $ 308 | 308 |  |  |
IFRS 16 |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets under finance leases |  |  |  |  | $ (29)
Right-of-use assets |  | 146 | $ 52 |  | $ 85
Mining property and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets under finance leases |  | 0 | 65 |  |
Gains (losses) on disposals of property, plant and equipment |  | 18 |  |  |
Coal generation | Keephills 3 |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  | 300 |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment subject to operating leases | IFRS 16 |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Right-of-use assets |  | 33 |  |  |
Gross carrying amount |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  | 522 | 284 |  |
Gross carrying amount | Mining property and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Gross carrying amount | Coal generation |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  | 0 | 0 |  |
Gross carrying amount | Assets under construction |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  | $ 407 | 275 |  |
Gross carrying amount | Assets under construction | US Wind Projects - Big Level |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Additions other than through business combinations, property, plant and equipment |  |  | $ 7 |  |

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