RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Total Derivative Instruments (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	$ (2,582)	$ (3,210)
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(2,582)	(3,210)
Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	(1,782)	(2,894)
Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	(787)	(301)
Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	(13)	(15)
Accounts receivable and other
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	235	498
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset	(75)	(153)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments	160	345
Accounts receivable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	233	474
Accounts receivable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	2	24
Accounts receivable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	0	0
Deferred amounts and other assets
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	139	119
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset	(48)	(60)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments	91	59
Deferred amounts and other assets | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	123	72
Deferred amounts and other assets | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	16	47
Deferred amounts and other assets | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	0	0
Accounts payable and other
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(894)	(1,234)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset	75	153
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(819)	(1,081)
Accounts payable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(630)	(1,065)
Accounts payable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(264)	(169)
Accounts payable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Other long-term liabilities
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(2,062)	(2,593)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset	48	60
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(2,014)	(2,533)
Other long-term liabilities | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(1,508)	(2,375)
Other long-term liabilities | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(541)	(203)
Other long-term liabilities | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(13)	(15)
Foreign exchange contracts
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	(1,696)	(2,718)
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(1,696)	(2,718)
Foreign exchange contracts | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	(1,692)	(2,720)
Foreign exchange contracts | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	9	17
Foreign exchange contracts | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	(13)	(15)
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts receivable and other
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	37	47
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset	(21)	(37)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments	16	10
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	37	47
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	0	0
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	0	0
Foreign exchange contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	113	62
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset	(40)	(39)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments	73	23
Foreign exchange contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	99	39
Foreign exchange contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	14	23
Foreign exchange contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	0	0
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and other
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(452)	(615)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset	21	37
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(431)	(578)
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(447)	(610)
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(5)	(5)
Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Foreign exchange contracts | Other long-term liabilities
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(1,394)	(2,212)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset	40	39
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(1,354)	(2,173)
Foreign exchange contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(1,381)	(2,196)
Foreign exchange contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	0	(1)
Foreign exchange contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(13)	(15)
Interest rate contracts
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	(796)	(515)
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(796)	(515)
Interest rate contracts | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	0	(178)
Interest rate contracts | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	(796)	(337)
Interest rate contracts | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	0	0
Interest rate contracts | Accounts receivable and other
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	2	22
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset	0	(2)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments	2	20
Interest rate contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	0	0
Interest rate contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	2	22
Interest rate contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	0	0
Interest rate contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets		5
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset		0
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments		5
Interest rate contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets		0
Interest rate contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets		5
Interest rate contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets		0
Interest rate contracts | Accounts payable and other
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(258)	(341)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset	0	2
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(258)	(339)
Interest rate contracts | Accounts payable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	0	(178)
Interest rate contracts | Accounts payable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(258)	(163)
Interest rate contracts | Accounts payable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Interest rate contracts | Other long-term liabilities
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(540)	(201)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset	0	0
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(540)	(201)
Interest rate contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Interest rate contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(540)	(201)
Interest rate contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Commodity contracts
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	(90)	30
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(90)	30
Commodity contracts | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	(90)	9
Commodity contracts | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	0	21
Commodity contracts | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	0	0
Commodity contracts | Accounts receivable and other
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	196	429
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset	(54)	(114)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments	142	315
Commodity contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	196	427
Commodity contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	0	2
Commodity contracts | Accounts receivable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	0	0
Commodity contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	24	52
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset	(7)	(21)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments	17	31
Commodity contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	23	33
Commodity contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	1	19
Commodity contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	0	0
Commodity contracts | Accounts payable and other
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(184)	(273)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset	54	114
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(130)	(159)
Commodity contracts | Accounts payable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(183)	(273)
Commodity contracts | Accounts payable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(1)	0
Commodity contracts | Accounts payable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Commodity contracts | Other long-term liabilities
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(126)	(178)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset	7	21
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(119)	(157)
Commodity contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(126)	(178)
Commodity contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Commodity contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Other contracts
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	0	(7)
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	0	(7)
Other contracts | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	0	(5)
Other contracts | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	0	(2)
Other contracts | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Total net derivative asset/(liability)	0	0
Other contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	2
Derivative assets, Amounts Available for Offset	(1)
Derivative assets, Total Net Derivative Instruments	1
Other contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	1
Other contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	1
Other contracts | Deferred amounts and other assets | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative assets	0
Other contracts | Accounts payable and other
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities		(5)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset		0
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments		(5)
Other contracts | Accounts payable and other | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities		(4)
Other contracts | Accounts payable and other | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities		(1)
Other contracts | Accounts payable and other | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities		0
Other contracts | Other long-term liabilities
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(2)	(2)
Derivative liabilities, Amounts Available for Offset	1	0
Derivative liabilities, Total Net Derivative Instruments	(1)	(2)
Other contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Non-Qualifying Derivative Instruments
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(1)	(1)
Other contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Cash Flow Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	(1)	(1)
Other contracts | Other long-term liabilities | Net Investment Hedges | Designated as hedging instrument
TOTAL DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivative liabilities	$ 0	$ 0