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Acquisition of Businesses - Schedule of Purchase Price Allocated to Intangible Assets (Parenthetical) (Details) | Jan. 04, 2016
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Maligne Tours Ltd | Parks Canada |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Operating licenses amortized period | 29 years

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