Lease Liabilities - Summary of Lease Liabilities (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Disclosure of quantitative information about right-of-use assets [line items]
Beginning balance, lease liabilities			$ 2,658
Additions			104
Interest Expense (Note 4)	$ 40	$ 41	119	$ 121
Lease Payments			(338)
Exchange Rate Movements and Other			97
Ending Balance, lease liabilities	2,640		2,640
Less: Current Portion	291		291		$ 299
Long-Term Portion	$ 2,349		$ 2,349		$ 2,359

Increase (decrease) of lease liabilities through foreign currency translation and other.

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Lease addition.

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The cash outflow for leases.

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The amount of current lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The amount of interest expense on lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]

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The amount of liabilities related to the entity's leases. Lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

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The amount of non-current lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]

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