Pension Plans and Retiree Benefits - Schedule of Collective Investment Mixes for Plan Assets (Details) - CAD ($) | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 |
Canada | Fixed income | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Target asset mix (as a percent) | 100% | | |
Defined Benefit | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Fair value of Plan Assets | $ 1,372,000,000 | $ 1,731,000,000 | $ 1,683,000,000 |
Plan assets, total | 1,279,000,000 | | |
Defined Benefit | Canada | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Fair value of Plan Assets | 13,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 |
Plan assets, total | 13,000,000 | | |
Defined Benefit | Canada | Fair value | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 13,000,000 | $ 16,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 100% | 100% | |
Defined Benefit | Canada | Fair value | Cash and short-term equivalents | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 2,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 15% | 13% | |
Defined Benefit | Canada | Fair value | Fixed income | Canadian bonds | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 11,000,000 | $ 14,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 85% | 87% | |
Defined Benefit | Canada | Level 1 | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 13,000,000 | $ 16,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Canada | Level 1 | Cash and short-term equivalents | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Canada | Level 1 | Fixed income | Canadian bonds | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 11,000,000 | 14,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Canada | Level 2 | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 0 | 0 | |
Defined Benefit | Canada | Level 2 | Cash and short-term equivalents | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 0 | 0 | |
Defined Benefit | Canada | Level 2 | Fixed income | Canadian bonds | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 0 | 0 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 1,354,000,000 | 1,710,000,000 | |
Less: investments reclassified to assets held for sale | (93,000,000) | | |
Fair value of Plan Assets | $ 1,359,000,000 | $ 1,715,000,000 | 1,667,000,000 |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 100% | 100% | |
Percentage of Plan Asset before net receivable | 107% | 100% | |
Percentage of Plan Assets before reclassified asset held for sale | 107% | | |
Percentage of Plan Assets, investments reclassified to assets held for sale | (7.00%) | | |
Plan assets, total | $ 1,266,000,000 | | |
Target asset mix (as a percent) | 500% | 0% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Income producing property | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Target asset mix (as a percent) | 16% | 900% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Private equity/limited partnership | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | | $ 46,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Asset before net receivable | | 3% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Pooled separate accounts | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 43,000,000 | $ 38,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Asset before net receivable | 3% | 2% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Pooled separate accounts | Income producing property | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Target asset mix (as a percent) | 100% | 100% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Collective trust fund | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 279,000,000 | $ 467,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Asset before net receivable | 22% | 27% | |
Target asset mix (as a percent) | 79% | 91% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Net receivable | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Net receivable | $ 5,000,000 | $ 5,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets Net receivable | 0% | 0% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Fair value | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 1,032,000,000 | $ 1,159,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 82% | 68% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Fair value | Cash and short-term equivalents | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 2,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 0% | 0% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Fair value | Equities | Canada | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 2,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 0% | 0% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Fair value | Equities | Foreign | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 247,000,000 | $ 290,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 20% | 17% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Fair value | Fixed income | Government debt | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 413,000,000 | $ 346,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 33% | 20% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Fair value | Fixed income | Corporate debt | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 355,000,000 | $ 502,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 28% | 30% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Fair value | Derivatives | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 2,000,000 | $ 6,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 0% | 0% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Fair value | Other | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 11,000,000 | $ 11,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 1% | 1% | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 361,000,000 | $ 412,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | Cash and short-term equivalents | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | Equities | Canada | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | Equities | Foreign | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 247,000,000 | 290,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | Fixed income | Government debt | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 80,000,000 | 39,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | Fixed income | Corporate debt | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 30,000,000 | 79,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | Derivatives | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 0 | 0 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | Other | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 0 | 0 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 671,000,000 | 747,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | Cash and short-term equivalents | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 0 | 0 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | Equities | Canada | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 0 | 0 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | Equities | Foreign | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 0 | 0 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | Fixed income | Government debt | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 333,000,000 | 307,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | Fixed income | Corporate debt | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 325,000,000 | 423,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | Derivatives | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 2,000,000 | 6,000,000 | |
Defined Benefit | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | Other | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 11,000,000 | 11,000,000 | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Fair value of Plan Assets | 845,000,000 | 1,058,000,000 | 1,016,000,000 |
Plan assets, total | 842,000,000 | | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Canada | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Fair value of Plan Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plan assets, total | 0 | | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | | 1,058,000,000 | |
Less: investments reclassified to assets held for sale | (3,000,000) | | |
Fair value of Plan Assets | $ 845,000,000 | $ 1,058,000,000 | $ 1,016,000,000 |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 100% | 100% | |
Percentage of Plan Assets before reclassified asset held for sale | 101% | | |
Percentage of Plan Assets, investments reclassified to assets held for sale | (1.00%) | | |
Plan assets, total | $ 842,000,000 | | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Fixed income | WGL Holdings | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Target asset mix (as a percent) | 23% | 21% | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Commingled funds | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 596,000,000 | $ 760,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 71% | 71% | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Commingled funds | WGL Holdings | Common stock large cap | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Target asset mix (as a percent) | 49% | 51% | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Corporate bonds | WGL Holdings | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Target asset mix (as a percent) | 28% | 28% | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Fair value | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 249,000,000 | $ 298,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 30% | 29% | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Fair value | Cash and short-term equivalents | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 8,000,000 | $ 6,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 1% | 1% | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Fair value | Equities | Foreign | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 50,000,000 | $ 60,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 6% | 6% | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Fair value | Fixed income | Government debt | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 101,000,000 | $ 104,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 12% | 10% | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Fair value | Fixed income | Corporate debt | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 85,000,000 | $ 122,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 10% | 11% | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Fair value | Other | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 5,000,000 | $ 6,000,000 | |
Percentage of Plan Assets | 1% | 1% | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 87,000,000 | $ 96,000,000 | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | Cash and short-term equivalents | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 8,000,000 | 6,000,000 | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | Equities | Foreign | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 50,000,000 | 60,000,000 | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | Fixed income | Government debt | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 21,000,000 | 10,000,000 | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | Fixed income | Corporate debt | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 8,000,000 | 20,000,000 | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Level 1 | Other | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 0 | 0 | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 162,000,000 | 202,000,000 | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | Cash and short-term equivalents | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 0 | 0 | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | Equities | Foreign | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 0 | 0 | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | Fixed income | Government debt | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 80,000,000 | 94,000,000 | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | Fixed income | Corporate debt | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | 77,000,000 | 102,000,000 | |
Post-Retirement Benefits | Foreign Plan | Level 2 | Other | | | |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure | | | |
Total fair value of plan investment | $ 5,000,000 | $ 6,000,000 | |