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Provisions - Summary of Changes to Decommissioning Liability (Detail) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of Provisions [line items] |  |
Balance, beginning of year | $ 100 | $ 129
Net liabilities added (disposed) | 0 | (6)
Increase (decrease) due to changes in estimates | (42) | (10)
Liabilities settled | (9) | (14)
Transfers from (to) liabilities for assets held for sale | 7 | 7
Accretion charges | 4 | 8
Balance, end of year | 60 | 100
Current portion | 8 | 13
Long-term portion | $ 52 | $ 87

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- Definition The decrease in other provisions resulting from the transfer of those provisions to liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale. [Refer: Other provisions; Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 37 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 84 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=37&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_84&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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- Definition The amount of non-current provision for decommissioning, restoration and rehabilitation costs. [Refer: Provision for decommissioning, restoration and rehabilitation costs] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IAS -Number 37 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Section D Examples: disclosures -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=37&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&doctype=Illustrative%20Examples&dita_xref=IAS37_IE_D_TI -URIDate 2020-01-01 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IAS -Number 37 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 87 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=37&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_87&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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- Definition The amount of provision for costs related to decommissioning, restoration and rehabilitation. [Refer: Other provisions] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IAS -Number 37 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Section D Examples: disclosures -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=37&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&doctype=Illustrative%20Examples&dita_xref=IAS37_IE_D_TI -URIDate 2020-01-01 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IAS -Number 37 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 87 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=37&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_87&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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- Definition The amount of current provision for decommissioning, restoration and rehabilitation costs. [Refer: Provision for decommissioning, restoration and rehabilitation costs] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IAS -Number 37 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Section D Examples: disclosures -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=37&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&doctype=Illustrative%20Examples&dita_xref=IAS37_IE_D_TI -URIDate 2020-01-01 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IAS -Number 37 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 87 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=37&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_87&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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- Definition Disclosure of provisions line items. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Increase (decrease) in decommissioning liability due to changes in estimates. + References No definition available. + Details
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