The amount of current lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]

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The amount of liabilities related to the entity's leases. Lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

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The amount of non-current lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]

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Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount1

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Undiscounted Minimum Lease Payments [Abstract]

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Leases - Liability (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Undiscounted minimum lease payments:
Undiscounted minimum lease payments:	$ 1,140	$ 437
Effect of discounting	(468)
Present value of minimum lease payments - total lease liabilities	672	$ 680	$ 338
Less current portion	(160)		(32)
Long-term lease liabilities	512		$ 306
Less than one year
Undiscounted minimum lease payments:
Undiscounted minimum lease payments:	162
Two to three years
Undiscounted minimum lease payments:
Undiscounted minimum lease payments:	193
Four to five years
Undiscounted minimum lease payments:
Undiscounted minimum lease payments:	109
Thereafter
Undiscounted minimum lease payments:
Undiscounted minimum lease payments:	$ 676