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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

No definition available.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

No definition available.

Name:	aem_IfrsStockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased during the period and has not been retired and is not held in treasury. Some state laws may mandate the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

No definition available.

Name:	aem_IfrsStockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

The number of shares held in trust by the entity.

No definition available.

Name:	aem_NumberOfSharesHeldInTrust
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Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

The percentage of shares authorized to number of shares outstanding to be purchased under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

No definition available.

Name:	aem_ShareRepurchaseProgramPercentageOfSharesAuthorizedToOutstandingCommonStock
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Amount of book value of shares repurchased and cancelled.

No definition available.

Name:	aem_SharesRepurchasedAndCancelledBookValue
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Data Type:	xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type:	na
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Average per share price of shares repurchased and cancelled.

No definition available.

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Data Type:	dtr-types:perShareItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

The number of shares issued by the entity.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2024-01-01
-Paragraph 106
-Subparagraph d
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-URIDate 2024-03-27

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The nominal value per share.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2024-01-01
-Paragraph 79
-Subparagraph a
-Clause iii
-URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2024-en-r&anchor=para_79_a_iii&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2024-03-27