NEW IFRS STANDARDS - Reconciliation (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
NEW IFRS STANDARDS
Operating leases		$ 2,457
Exemption for short-term leases		(42)
Discounting		(623)
Additional lease liabilities recognized due to adoption of IFRS as at January 1, 2019	$ 2,931	$ 1,792

The amount of the lease commitments for short-term leases accounted for applying paragraph 6 of IFRS 16. Short-term lease is a lease that, at the commencement date, has a lease term of 12 months or less. A lease that contains a purchase option is not a short-term lease.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-IssueDate 2019-01-01
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-URIDate 2019-03-27

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-IssueDate 2019-01-01
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