Pensions and Other Post-Employment Benefits - Sensitivity of Defined Benefit and OPEB Obligation to Changes in Relevant Actuarial Assumptions (Detail) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018 CAD ($) yr	Dec. 31, 2017 CAD ($) yr
Discount Rate [Member]
Disclosure Of Sensitivity Analysis For Actuarial Assumptions [Line Items]
Increase	$ (25)	$ (28)
Decrease	$ 31	$ 36
Sensitivity Range - One percent change	1.00%	1.00%
Future Salary Growth Rate [Member]
Disclosure Of Sensitivity Analysis For Actuarial Assumptions [Line Items]
Increase	$ 3	$ 3
Decrease	$ (2)	$ (3)
Sensitivity Range - One percent change	1.00%	1.00%
Health Care Cost Trend Rate [Member]
Disclosure Of Sensitivity Analysis For Actuarial Assumptions [Line Items]
Increase	$ 1	$ 1
Decrease	$ (1)	$ (1)
Sensitivity Range - One percent change	1.00%	1.00%
One Year Change in Assumed Life Expectancy [Member]
Disclosure Of Sensitivity Analysis For Actuarial Assumptions [Line Items]
Increase	$ 3	$ 4
Decrease	$ (3)	$ (4)
Sensitivity Range - One year change in expected life \| yr	1	1

Actuarial assumption of life expectancy.

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

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The increase (decrease) in a defined benefit obligation that would have been caused by a decrease in a significant actuarial assumption that was reasonably possible at the end of the reporting period. [Refer: Actuarial assumptions [member]]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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The increase (decrease) in a defined benefit obligation that would have been caused by an increase in a significant actuarial assumption that was reasonably possible at the end of the reporting period. [Refer: Actuarial assumptions [member]]

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The reasonably possible percentage of the increase in the actuarial assumption used to determine the present value of defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Actuarial assumptions [member]]

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