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Other assets - Deferred lease inducements asset (Details) - CAD CAD in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred Lease Inducements Asset [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, beginning of year | CAD 1,212 | CAD 0
Additions | 0 | 1,307
Amortization of deferred lease inducements | (142) | (95)
Balance, end of year | CAD 1,070 | CAD 1,212

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- Definition Amortization on Lease Incentive Receivable + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Deferred Lease Inducements Asset [Roll Forward] + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Lease Incentive Receivable, Additions + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition This item represents a receivable for an incentive or inducement contractually stipulated between parties to a lease whereby the lessor has committed to provide the entity (lessee) with a cash payment as inducement to enter the lease. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 25 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7501430&loc=d3e39927-112707 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 20 -Section 25 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7501307&loc=d3e89293-111693 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 20 -Section 25 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7501307&loc=d3e89298-111693 + Details
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