RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - LIQUIDITY AND CREDIT RISK (Details) - CAD CAD in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
LIQUIDITY RISK AND CREDIT RISK
Rolling time period over which the Company forecasts cash requirements	12 months
Period of anticipated requirements for which the Company maintains sufficient liquidity through committed credit facilities	1 year
Period after which receivables are classified as past due	30 days
Derivative instruments
LIQUIDITY RISK AND CREDIT RISK
Maximum credit exposure with respect to derivative instruments	CAD 487	CAD 809
Letters of credit provided in lieu of providing cash collateral to counterparties	160
Cash collateral on asset exposure	0	17
Derivative instruments \| Canadian financial institutions
LIQUIDITY RISK AND CREDIT RISK
Maximum credit exposure with respect to derivative instruments	39	47
Derivative instruments \| United States financial institutions
LIQUIDITY RISK AND CREDIT RISK
Maximum credit exposure with respect to derivative instruments	179	450
Derivative instruments \| European financial institutions
LIQUIDITY RISK AND CREDIT RISK
Maximum credit exposure with respect to derivative instruments	106	95
Derivative instruments \| Asian financial institutions
LIQUIDITY RISK AND CREDIT RISK
Maximum credit exposure with respect to derivative instruments	1	4
Derivative instruments \| Other
LIQUIDITY RISK AND CREDIT RISK
Maximum credit exposure with respect to derivative instruments	CAD 162	CAD 213

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Represents the period of the entity's anticipated requirements which the entity can fund through committed credit facilities without having to access the capital markets.

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Represents the rolling time period over which the entity forecasts cash requirements to determine whether sufficient funds will be available.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of cash collateral held for borrowed securities, for which the cash is restricted as to withdrawal or usage.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the entity would incur if parties to the financial instruments that make up the concentration failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the entity.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 21
-Subparagraph (b)
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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