CAPITAL STOCK - Fair Value Inputs of Stock Options Granted (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018 CAD ($)
Disclosure of share capital, reserves and other equity interest [Abstract]
Expected life (years)	4 years 9 months 18 days
Expected volatility	32.09%
Risk-free interest rate	2.05%
Expected dividends	3.30%
Stock price at grant date (in CDN per share)	$ 21.76
Exercise price of awards (in CDN per share)	$ 21.76
Foreign exchange rate USD to CDN	1.2809

The expected volatility of the share price used to calculate the fair value of the share options granted. Expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which a price is expected to fluctuate during a period. The measure of volatility used in option pricing models is the annualised standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a period of time.

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The implied yield currently available on zero-coupon government issues of the country in whose currency the exercise price for share options granted is expressed, with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option being valued (based on the option's remaining contractual life and taking into account the effects of expected early exercise). [Refer: Government [member]]

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The percentage of an expected dividend used to calculate the fair value of share options granted.

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The weighted average share price used as input to the option pricing model to calculate the fair value of share options granted. [Refer: Option pricing model [member]; Weighted average [member]]

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