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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of employee benefits [text block] [Abstract] |
Schedule of expenses included on consolidated statements of income and consolidated statements of comprehensive income |
For the year ended December 31, 2021 |  | Pension Plans |  | Other Post-employment Benefit Plans
Canadian |  | US |  | Total |  | Canadian |  | US |  | Total
Consolidated statements of income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  | $ | 7,893 |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 7,967 |  |  | $ | 166 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 166
Interest expense |  | $ | 743 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 796 |  |  | $ | 552 |  | $ | 92 |  |  | $ | 644
Consolidated statements of comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial (gains) losses on employee benefit plans |  | $ | (55,582 | ) |  | $ | (798 | ) |  | $ | (56,380 | ) |  | $ | 987 |  | $ | (29 | ) |  | $ | 958
|  | Canadian Pension Plans |  | Other Post-employment Benefit Plans
For the year ended December 31, 2020 |  | Canadian |  | US |  | Total
Consolidated statements of income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  | $ | 7,188 |  | $ | 145 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 145
Interest expense |  | $ | 423 |  | $ | 618 |  | $ | 128 |  | $ | 746
Consolidated statements of comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial losses on employee benefit plans |  | $ | 11,390 |  | $ | 1,686 |  | $ | 617 |  | $ | 2,303
|  | Canadian Pension Plans |  | Other Post-employment Benefit Plans
For the year ended December 31, 2019 |  | Canadian |  | US |  | Total
Consolidated statements of income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  | $ | 6,198 |  |  | $ | 116 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 116
Interest expense |  | $ | 524 |  |  | $ | 665 |  | $ | 150 |  | $ | 815
Consolidated statements of comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial (gains) losses on employee benefit plans |  | $ | (3,325 | ) |  | $ | 1,533 |  | $ | 658 |  | $ | 2,191
Schedule of balance sheet obligations, distributed between pension and other post-employment benefits |
As at December 31, |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Included in other long-term liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension benefits |  | $ | 17,927 |  | $ | 22,070
Other post-employment benefits |  |  | 27,294 |  |  | 25,914
Accrued benefit liabilities (Note 23) |  | $ | 45,221 |  | $ | 47,984
Included in other long-term assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Pension benefits (Note 15) |  | $ | 30,105 |  | $ | —
Schedule of funded statuses of the benefit plans and accrued benefit liabilities balance |
|  | Pension Plans |  | Other Post-employment Benefit Plans
As at December 31, 2021 |  | Canadian |  | US |  | Total |  | Canadian |  | US |  | Total
Present value of funded obligations |  | $ | 348,526 |  |  | $ | 72,906 |  | $ | 421,432 |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | —
Fair value of plan assets |  |  | (379,740) |  |  |  | (54,979) |  |  | (434,719) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | —
|  |  | (31,214 | ) |  |  | 17,927 |  |  | (13,287 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | —
Present value of unfunded obligations |  |  | 1,109 |  |  |  | — |  |  | 1,109 |  |  |  | 22,429 |  |  | 4,865 |  |  | 27,294
(Pension benefits) accrued benefit liabilities |  | $ | (30,105 | ) |  | $ | 17,927 |  | $ | (12,178 | ) |  | $ | 22,429 |  | $ | 4,865 |  | $ | 27,294
|  | Pension Plans |  | Other Post-employment Benefit Plans
As at December 31, 2020 |  | Canadian |  | US |  | Total |  | Canadian |  | US |  | Total
Present value of funded obligations |  | $ | 375,222 |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | 375,222 |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | —
Fair value of plan assets |  |  | (354,385 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | (354,385 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | —
|  |  | 20,837 |  |  |  | — |  |  | 20,837 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | —
Present value of unfunded obligations |  |  | 1,233 |  |  |  | — |  |  | 1,233 |  |  |  | 21,403 |  |  | 4,511 |  |  | 25,914
Accrued benefit liabilities |  | $ | 22,070 |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | 22,070 |  |  | $ | 21,403 |  | $ | 4,511 |  | $ | 25,914
Schedule of changes in benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets |
|  | Pension Plans |  | Other Post-employment Benefit Plans
As at December 31, 2021 |  | Canadian |  | US |  | Total |  | Canadian |  | US |  | Total
Change in benefits obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation, January 1, 2021 |  | $ | 376,455 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 376,455 |  |  | $ | 21,403 |  |  | $ | 4,511 |  |  | $ | 25,914 |
Initial balance from transaction |  |  | — |  |  |  | 74,113 |  |  |  | 74,113 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 646 |  |  |  | 646 |
Current service cost |  |  | 7,462 |  |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 7,536 |  |  |  | 166 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 166 |
Interest expense |  |  | 9,872 |  |  |  | 235 |  |  |  | 10,107 |  |  |  | 552 |  |  |  | 92 |  |  |  | 644 |
Remeasurements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial gains arising from plan experience |  |  | (556 | ) |  |  | (70 | ) |  |  | (626 | ) |  |  | 4,895 |  |  |  | 246 |  |  |  | 5,141 |
Actuarial gains from change in demographic assumptions |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | )
Actuarial gains from changes in financial assumptions |  |  | (33,099 | ) |  |  | (942 | ) |  |  | (34,041 | ) |  |  | (3,908 | ) |  |  | (274 | ) |  |  | (4,182 | )
Benefits paid |  |  | (11,067 | ) |  |  | (488 | ) |  |  | (11,555 | ) |  |  | (590 | ) |  |  | (388 | ) |  |  | (978 | )
Contributions by plan participants |  |  | 1,001 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1,002 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange & other |  |  | (433 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (450 | ) |  |  | (89 | ) |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | (56 | )
Benefit obligation, December 31, 2021 |  |  | 349,635 |  |  |  | 72,906 |  |  |  | 422,541 |  |  |  | 22,429 |  |  |  | 4,865 |  |  |  | 27,294 |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, January 1, 2021 |  |  | (354,385 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (354,385 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Initial balance from Transaction |  |  | — |  |  |  | (55,511 | ) |  |  | (55,511 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Contributions by plan participants |  |  | (1,001 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1,002 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Contributions by employer |  |  | (4,796 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,796 | ) |  |  | 590 |  |  |  | 388 |  |  |  | 978 |
Interest income |  |  | (9,129 | ) |  |  | (182 | ) |  |  | (9,311 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Benefits paid |  |  | 11,067 |  |  |  | 488 |  |  |  | 11,555 |  |  |  | (590 | ) |  |  | (388 | ) |  |  | (978 | )
Remeasurements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Return on plan assets, excluding interest income |  |  | (21,927 | ) |  |  | 214 |  |  |  | (21,713 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Administrative costs |  |  | 431 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 431 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange & other |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Fair value of plan assets, December 31, 2021 |  |  | (379,740 | ) |  |  | (54,979 | ) |  |  | (434,719 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
(Pension benefits) accrued benefit liabilities, December 31, 2021 |  | $ | (30,105 | ) |  | $ | 17,927 |  |  | $ | (12,178 | ) |  | $ | 22,429 |  |  | $ | 4,865 |  |  | $ | 27,294 |
As at December 31, 2020 |  | Canadian Pension Plans |  | Other Post-employment Benefit Plans
Canadian |  | US |  | Total
Change in benefits obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation, January 1, 2020 |  | $ | 332,823 |  |  | $ | 19,399 |  |  | $ | 4,109 |  |  | $ | 23,508 |
Current service cost |  |  | 6,695 |  |  |  | 145 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 145 |
Interest expense |  |  | 10,723 |  |  |  | 618 |  |  |  | 128 |  |  |  | 746 |
Remeasurements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial gains arising from plan experience |  |  | 2,212 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 184 |  |  |  | 184 |
Actuarial gains from change in demographic assumptions |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 11 |
Actuarial gains from changes in financial assumptions |  |  | 33,278 |  |  |  | 1,735 |  |  |  | 373 |  |  |  | 2,108 |
Benefits paid |  |  | (10,294 | ) |  |  | (494 | ) |  |  | (232 | ) |  |  | (726 | )
Contributions by plan participants |  |  | 1,018 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (62 | ) |  |  | (62 | )
Benefit obligation, December 31, 2020 |  |  | 376,455 |  |  |  | 21,403 |  |  |  | 4,511 |  |  |  | 25,914 |
Change in fair value of plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, January 1, 2020 |  |  | (324,257 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Contributions by plan participants |  |  | (1,018 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Contributions by employer |  |  | (5,497 | ) |  |  | (494 | ) |  |  | (232 | ) |  |  | (726 | )
Interest income |  |  | (10,300 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Benefits paid |  |  | 10,294 |  |  |  | 494 |  |  |  | 232 |  |  |  | 726 |
Remeasurements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Return on plan assets, excluding interest income |  |  | (24,100 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Administrative costs |  |  | 493 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Fair value of plan assets, December 31, 2020 |  |  | (354,385 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Accrued benefit liabilities, December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 22,070 |  |  | $ | 21,403 |  |  | $ | 4,511 |  |  | $ | 25,914 |
Schedule of estimated future benefit payments for defined benefit pension plans and other post-employment benefit plans |
|  | Pension Plans |  | Other Post-employment Benefit Plans
2022 |  | $ | 15,169 |  | $ | 1,056
2023 |  | $ | 15,361 |  | $ | 1,072
2024 |  | $ | 16,416 |  | $ | 1,222
2025 |  | $ | 17,244 |  | $ | 1,263
2026 |  | $ | 18,232 |  | $ | 1,298
2027 to 2031 |  | $ | 101,879 |  | $ | 7,121
Schedule of significant assumptions adopted in measuring pension and other benefit obligations |
As at December 31, |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Equity securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  | 22.8 | % |  | 22.9 | %
United States |  | 19.3 | % |  | 19.7 | %
International (other than United States) |  | 13.5 | % |  | 14.3 | %
Fixed income instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  | 42.3 | % |  | 41.0 | %
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 2.1 | % |  | 2.1 | %
As at December 31, |  | 2021
Equity securities |  |  |
United States |  | 33.4 | %
International |  | 22.8 | %
Fixed income instruments |  |  |
United States |  | 29.9 | %
Canada |  | 0.4 | %
International |  | 4.8 | %
Other investments |  |  |
United States |  | 4.4 | %
International |  | 4.3 | %
Schedule of impact on defined benefit obligation from one percent increase or decrease change in assumptions used |
|  | Canadian |  | US |  | Canadian
As at December 31, |  | 2021 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Actuarial benefit obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 3.20% |  | 2.85% |  | 2.60 | %
Benefit costs for the year ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 2.80% |  | 2.75% |  | 3.20 | %
Future salary growth |  | 2.50% |  | N/A |  | 2.50 | %
Schedule of other post-employment benefit plans |
|  | Canadian |  | US
As at December 31, |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Benefit costs for the year ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 3.20% |  | 3.20% |  | 2.50% to 2.85% |  | 2.95 | %
Health care cost trend rate |  | 3.49% to 5.49% |  | 3.49% to 5.49% |  | N/A |  | N/A |
Other medical trend rates |  | 4.00% to 4.56% |  | 4.00% to 4.56% |  | N/A |  | N/A |
Schedule of impact on defined benefit obligation from one percent increase or decrease change in assumptions |
|  | Canadian |  | US
As at December 31, 2021 |  | 1% increase |  | 1% decrease |  | 1% increase |  | 1% decrease
Discount rate |  | $ | (45,732 | ) |  | $ | 58,488 |  |  | $ | (8,418 | ) |  | $ | 10,317
Future salary growth |  | $ | 8,606 |  |  | $ | (6,839 | ) |  |  | N/A |  |  |  | N/A
|  | Canadian
As at December 31, 2020 |  | 1% increase |  | 1% decrease
Discount rate |  | $ | (53,058 | ) |  | $ | 67,549 |
Future salary growth |  | $ | 10,423 |  |  | $ | (9,165 | )
|  | Canadian |  | US
As at December 31, 2021 |  | 1% increase |  | 1% decrease |  | 1% increase |  | 1% decrease
Discount rate |  | $ | (2,961 | ) |  | $ | 3,734 |  |  | $ | (408 | ) |  | $ | 474
Medical and dental trend rates |  | $ | 2,216 |  |  | $ | (1,826 | ) |  |  | N/A |  |  |  | N/A
|  | Canadian |  | US
As at December 31, 2020 |  | 1% increase |  | 1% decrease |  | 1% increase |  | 1% decrease
Discount rate |  | $ | (3,067 | ) |  | $ | 3,860 |  |  | $ | (419 | ) |  | $ | 491
Medical and dental trend rates |  | $ | 2,222 |  |  | $ | (1,839 | ) |  |  | N/A |  |  |  | N/A

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