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Description of the business	12 Months Ended
Description of the business	Dec. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of the business	Description of the business The terms "CPKC", “the Company”, “our”, or “us” in these Consolidated Financial Statements refer to Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited and its subsidiaries unless the context suggests otherwise. CPKC owns and operates a transcontinental freight railway spanning Canada, the United States ("U.S."), and Mexico. CPKC provides rail and intermodal transportation services over a network of approximately 20,000 miles, serving principal business centres across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. The Company transports bulk commodities, merchandise and intermodal freight. CPKC's Common Shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CP”. Acquisition of Kansas City Southern On April 14, 2023, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (“CPRL") assumed control of Kansas City Southern ("KCS") through an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, and filed articles of amendment to change CPRL's name to Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ("CPKC"). These Consolidated Financial Statements include KCS as a consolidated subsidiary from April 14, 2023. For the period beginning on December 14, 2021 and ending on April 13, 2023 the Company's 100% interest in KCS was accounted for and reported as an equity-method investment (see Notes 11 and 12).