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Commitments and contingencies (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 20, 2022 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 CAD ($) claim plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) claim plaintiff
Lac-Megantic Rail Accident \| Claimed damages as a result of derailment
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount to be distributed		$ 440
Lac-Megantic Rail Accident \| Quebec Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Value of damages sought		95
Lac-Megantic Rail Accident \| Attorney General of Quebec
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Value of damages sought		315
Value of damages previously sought		409
Lac-Megantic Rail Accident \| Initial Subrogated Insurers \| Subrogated insurance claim
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Value of damages sought		15
Value of damages previously sought		$ 16
Number of subrogated insurer claims \| claim		8	8
Lac-Megantic Rail Accident \| Additional Subrogated Insurers \| Subrogated insurance claim
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Value of damages sought		$ 3
Number of subrogated insurer claims \| claim		2	2
Lac-Megantic Rail Accident \| Class Action Plaintiffs
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Value of damages sought		$ 5
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff		48	48
Lac-Megantic Rail Accident \| MMAR Estate Representative \| Damages for loss in business value
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Value of damages sought			$ 30
Lac-Megantic Rail Accident \| WD Trustee \| Damaged railcars and lost crude recovery
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Value of damages sought			6
Lac-Megantic Rail Accident \| WD Trustee \| Reimbursement for settlement paid by consignor
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Value of damages sought			110
Lac-Megantic Rail Accident \| WD Trustee \| Reimbursement for settlement paid by consignee
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Value of damages sought			$ 60
Remington Development Corporation legal claim \| Remington Development Corporation \| Breach of contract
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value	$ 164
Loss Contingency, Total Estimated Damages, Value	$ 200
Capital Expenditures
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Future committed expenditures		$ 389
Operating Expenditures
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Future committed expenditures		$ 1,400