Investments in associates based on quoted stock exchange price.

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Option to sell maximum additional equity interest until the end of tenth anniversary.

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Period of option to sell back equity interest after ten years.

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Period of option to sell equity interest until the end of tenth anniversary years.

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Undistributed Retained Earnings in Foreign Associates

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The amount recognised as a reduction of the carrying amount of an asset or cash-generating unit to its recoverable amount. [Refer: Carrying amount [member]]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Investments in Associates - Summary of Significant Investments in Associates (Parenthetical) (Detail) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022
Disclosure of associates [line items]
Undistributed retained earnings	$ 66	$ 67	$ 62
Canadian tires financial services business [member]
Disclosure of associates [line items]
Option to sell maximum additional equity interest until the end of 10th anniversary	29.00%
Period of option to sell back equity interest until the end of 10th anniversary	10 years
Period of option to sell back equity interest after ten years	6 months
Bank of Xian Co Ltd [member]
Disclosure of associates [line items]
Investments in associates based on quoted Stock Exchange price on Shanghai	$ 556	$ 489
Impairment of investments in associates	$ 0