CHANGES IN OPERATING WORKING CAPITAL (Details) - CAD CAD in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
CHANGES IN OPERATING WORKING CAPITAL
Increase in Accounts receivable	CAD (487)	CAD (19)	CAD (205)
Increase in Inventories	(87)	(3)	(27)
Increase in Assets held for sale	(13)	0	0
Decrease/(increase) in Other current assets	328	(273)	(386)
Increase/(decrease) in Accounts payable and other	432	(103)	393
Increase in Accrued interest	62	91	36
Increase in Liabilities related to assets held for sale	16	0	0
Decrease/(increase) in Operating Working Capital	CAD 251	CAD (307)	CAD (189)

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Increase (Decrease ) In Liabilities Related To Assets Held For Sale

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Amount of increase (decrease) in obligations incurred but not paid, and operating obligations classified as other.

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in amount due within one year (or one business cycle) from customers for the credit sale of goods and services.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3602-108585

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The increase (decrease) during the period in book value of long-lived assets that the reporting entity plans to sell within one year (or one business cycle).

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the aggregate value of all inventory held by the reporting entity, associated with underlying transactions that are classified as operating activities.

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