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1 00090 - Document - Document and Entity Information Network

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5 Entity Central Index Key Concept (CIK Number) For Period dei:EntityCentralIndexKey
6 Document Type Concept (Submission Type) For Period dei:DocumentType
7 Document Period End Date Concept (Date) For Period dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate
8 Amendment Flag Concept (Yes/No) For Period dei:AmendmentFlag
9 Current Fiscal Year End Date Concept (Month/Day) For Period dei:CurrentFiscalYearEndDate
10 Entity Current Reporting Status Concept (Yes/No) For Period dei:EntityCurrentReportingStatus
11 Entity Emerging Growth Company Concept (Yes/No) For Period dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany
12 Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Concept (Shares) As Of dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
13 Document Fiscal Year Focus Concept (Year) For Period dei:DocumentFiscalYearFocus
14 Document Fiscal Period Focus Concept (Fiscal Period) For Period dei:DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus
15 00100 - Statement - Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income Network

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http://www.telus.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfIncomeAndOtherComprehensiveIncome
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18 OPERATING REVENUES Abstract tu:OperatingRevenueAbstract
19 Service Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromRenderingOfTelecommunicationServices
20 Equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromSaleOfGoods
21 Revenues arising from contracts with customers Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromContractsWithCustomers
22 Other operating income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherRevenue
23 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:Revenue
24 OPERATING EXPENSES Abstract ifrs-full:ExpenseByNatureAbstract
25 Goods and services purchased Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:GoodsAndServicesPurchased
26 Employee benefits expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:EmployeeBenefitsExpense
27 Depreciation Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
28 Amortization of intangible assets Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
29 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OperatingExpense
30 OPERATING INCOME Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities
31 Financing costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:FinanceCosts
32 INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
33 Income taxes Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
34 NET INCOME Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
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37 Change in unrealized fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxCashFlowHedges
38 Foreign currency translation adjustment arising from translating financial statements of foreign operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxExchangeDifferencesOnTranslation
39 Total items that may be reclassified to income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax
40 Items never subsequently reclassified to income Abstract ifrs-full:ComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTaxAbstract
41 Change in measurement of investment financial assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxGainsLossesFromInvestmentsInEquityInstruments
42 Employee defined benefit plan re-measurements Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxGainsLossesOnRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlans
43 Items never subsequently reclassified to income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax
44 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
45 COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
46 NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO: Abstract ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToAbstract
47 Common Shares Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
48 Non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
49 NET INCOME Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
50 COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO: Abstract ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToAbstract
51 Common Shares Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToOwnersOfParent
52 Non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
53 COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
54 NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE Abstract ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
55 Basic Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:BasicEarningsLossPerShare
56 Diluted Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare
57 TOTAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING Abstract ifrs-full:WeightedAverageSharesAndAdjustedWeightedAverageSharesAbstract
58 Basic Concept (Shares) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
59 Diluted Concept (Shares) For Period ifrs-full:AdjustedWeightedAverageShares
60 00200 - Statement - Consolidated statements of financial position Network

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http://www.telus.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfFinancialPosition
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62 Consolidated statements of financial position Abstract ifrs-full:StatementOfFinancialPositionAbstract
63 ASSETS Abstract ifrs-full:AssetsAbstract
64 Current assets Abstract ifrs-full:CurrentAssetsAbstract
65 Cash and temporary investments, net Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
66 Accounts receivable Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentReceivables
67 Income and other taxes receivable Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTaxAssetsCurrent
68 Inventories Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Merchandise
69 Contract assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentContractAssets
70 Prepaid expenses Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentPrepayments
71 Current derivative assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets
72 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentAssets
73 Non-current assets Abstract ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssetsAbstract
74 Property, plant and equipment, net Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
75 Intangible assets, net Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
76 Goodwill, net Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Goodwill
77 Contract assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentContractAssets
78 Other long-term assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentAssets
79 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssets
80 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Assets
81 LIABILITIES AND OWNERS' EQUITY Abstract ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilitiesAbstract
82 Current liabilities Abstract ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilitiesAbstract
83 Short-term borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ShorttermBorrowings
84 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables
85 Income and other taxes payable Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
86 Dividends payable Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentDividendPayables
87 Advance billings and customer deposits Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:AdvanceBillingsAndCustomerDeposits
88 Provisions Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentProvisions
89 Current maturities of long-term debt Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentPortionOfLongtermBorrowings
90 Current derivative liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities
91 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities
92 Non-current liabilities Abstract ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilitiesAbstract
93 Provisions Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentProvisions
94 Long-term debt Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LongtermBorrowings
95 Other long-term liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentLiabilities
96 Deferred income taxes Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilities
97 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities
98 Liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Liabilities
99 Owners' equity Abstract ifrs-full:EquityAbstract
100 Common equity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
101 Non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterests
102 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
103 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilities
104 Contingent Liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities
105 00300 - Statement - Consolidated statements of changes in owners' equity Network

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http://www.telus.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfChangesInOwnersEquity
106 Statement of changes in equity [table] Table

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108 Equity [member] Member ifrs-full:EquityMember
109 Equity contributed, Common shares Member ifrs-full:IssuedCapitalMember
110 Contributed surplus Member ifrs-full:AdditionalPaidinCapitalMember
111 Retained earnings Member ifrs-full:RetainedEarningsMember
112 Accumulated other comprehensive income Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
113 Common equity Member ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParentMember
114 Non-controlling interests Member ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterestsMember
115 Retrospective application and retrospective restatement [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RetrospectiveApplicationAndRetrospectiveRestatementAxis
116 Currently stated [member] Member ifrs-full:RestatedMember
117 As previously reported Member ifrs-full:PreviouslyStatedMember
118 IFRS 9 effects Member tu:IncreaseDecreaseDueToApplicationOfIfrs9Member
119 IFRS 15 effects Member ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseDueToApplicationOfIFRS15Member
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121 Balance (in shares) Concept (Shares) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesOutstanding
122 Balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
123 Net income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
124 Other comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
125 Dividends Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DividendsDeclared
126 Dividends reinvested and optional cash payments (in shares) Concept (Shares) For Period tu:IncreaseDecreaseDividendsReinvestedAndOptionalCashPaymentsShares
127 Dividends reinvested and optional cash payments Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:IncreaseDecreaseDividendsReinvestedAndOptionalCashPaymentsValue
128 Treasury shares acquired (in shares) Concept (Shares) For Period tu:TreasuryStockAcquiredShares
129 Treasury shares acquired Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:PurchaseOfTreasuryShares
130 Shares settled from Treasury (in shares) Concept (Shares) For Period tu:TreasuryStockRetiredShares
131 Shares settled from Treasury Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:CancellationOfTreasuryShares
132 Share option award net-equity settlement feature (in shares) Concept (Shares) For Period tu:IncreaseDecreaseThroughExerciseOfOptionsNetEquitySettlementFeatureShares
133 Share option award net-equity settlement feature Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:IncreaseDecreaseThroughExerciseOfOptionsNetEquitySettlementFeatureValue
134 Issue of shares in business combination (in shares) Concept (Shares) For Period tu:IssueOfEquityInBusinessCombinationShares
135 Issue of shares in business combination Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:IssueOfEquityInBusinessCombinationValue
136 Change in ownership interests of subsidiary Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInOwnershipInterestsInSubsidiariesThatDoNotResultInLossOfControl
137 Other (in shares) Concept (Shares) For Period tu:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesEquityShares
138 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersAndOtherChangesEquity
139 Balance (in shares) Concept (Shares) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesOutstanding
140 Balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
141 00400 - Statement - Consolidated statements of cash flows Network

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143 Consolidated statements of cash flows Abstract ifrs-full:StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract
144 OPERATING ACTIVITIES Abstract ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract
145 Net income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
146 Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: Abstract ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForReconcileProfitLossAbstract
147 Depreciation and amortization Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDepreciationAndAmortisationExpense
148 Deferred income taxes Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDeferredTaxExpense
149 Share-based compensation expense, net Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForSharebasedPayments
150 Net employee defined benefit plans expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:PensionAndOtherDefinedBenefitsExpense
151 Employer contributions to employee defined benefit plans Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PaymentsToSuppliersForGoodsAndServicesAndToAndOnBehalfOfEmployees
152 Non-current contract assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInNonCurrentContractAssets
153 Income from equity accounted investments Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForUndistributedProfitsOfInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
154 Shares settled from Treasury Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:TreasurySharesSettled
155 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherAdjustmentsToReconcileProfitLoss
156 Net change in non-cash operating working capital Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInWorkingCapital
157 Cash provided by operating activities Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivities
158 INVESTING ACTIVITIES Abstract ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract
159 Cash payments for capital assets, excluding spectrum licences Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodWillInvestmentPropertyAndOtherNonCurrentAssetsExcludingSpectrumLicences
160 Cash payments for spectrum licences Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:PaymentsForSpectrumLicences
161 Cash payments for acquisitions, net Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:CashPaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNet
162 Real estate joint ventures advances Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:RealEstateJointVenturesAdvancesAndContributions
163 Real estate joint venture receipts Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:RealEstateJointVentureReceipts
164 Proceeds on dispositions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromDisposalsOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwillInvestmentPropertyAndOtherNoncurrentAssets
165 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherInflowsOutflowsOfCashClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
166 Cash used by investing activities Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities
167 FINANCING ACTIVITIES Abstract ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract
168 Dividends paid to holders of Common Shares Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DividendsPaidClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
169 Treasury shares acquired Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PaymentsToAcquireOrRedeemEntitysShares
170 Issue (repayment) of short-term borrowings, net Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfBorrowingsNetClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
171 Long-term debt issued Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromNoncurrentBorrowings
172 Redemptions and repayment of long-term debt Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RepaymentsOfNoncurrentBorrowings
173 Issue of shares by subsidiary to non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromChangesInOwnershipInterestsInSubsidiaries
174 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherInflowsOutflowsOfCashClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
175 Cash used by financing activities Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities
176 CASH POSITION Abstract tu:CashPositionAbstract
177 Increase (decrease) in cash and temporary investments, net Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalents
178 Cash and temporary investments, net, beginning of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
179 Cash and temporary investments, net, end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
180 SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF OPERATING CASH FLOWS Abstract tu:SupplementalCashFlowInformationOperatingCashFlowsAbstract
181 Interest paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:InterestPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
182 Interest received Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:InterestReceivedClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
183 Income taxes paid, net Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxesPaidRefund
184 10001 - Disclosure - notes to condensed interim consolidated financial statements Network

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187 notes to consolidated financial statements Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNotesAndOtherExplanatoryInformationExplanatory
188 10101 - Disclosure - summary of significant accounting policies Network

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192 10201 - Disclosure - accounting policy developments Network

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196 10301 - Disclosure - capital structure financial policies Network

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200 10401 - Disclosure - financial instruments Network

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204 10501 - Disclosure - segment information Network

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207 segment information Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfEntitysReportableSegmentsExplanatory
208 10601 - Disclosure - revenue from contracts with customers Network

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212 10701 - Disclosure - other operating income Network

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220 10901 - Disclosure - financing costs Network

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224 11001 - Disclosure - income taxes Network

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228 11101 - Disclosure - other comprehensive income Network

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232 11201 - Disclosure - per share amounts Network

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236 11301 - Disclosure - dividends per share Network

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240 11401 - Disclosure - share-based compensation Network

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244 11501 - Disclosure - employee future benefits Network

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248 11601 - Disclosure - restructuring and other costs Network

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252 11701 - Disclosure - property, plant and equipment Network

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256 11801 - Disclosure - intangible assets and goodwill Network

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260 11901 - Disclosure - leases Network

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264 12001 - Disclosure - other long-term assets Network

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268 12101 - Disclosure - real estate joint ventures Network

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284 12501 - Disclosure - provisions Network

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288 12601 - Disclosure - long-term debt Network

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296 12801 - Disclosure - Common Share capital Network

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318 Hedge accounting Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForHedgingExplanatory
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321 Translation of foreign currencies Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForForeignCurrencyTranslationExplanatory
322 Income and other taxes Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForIncomeTaxExplanatory
323 Share-based compensation Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSharebasedPaymentTransactionsExplanatory
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328 Leases Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForLeasesExplanatory
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352 Schedule of maximum exposure (excluding income tax effects) to credit risk Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfCreditRiskExposureExplanatory
353 Analysis of the age of customer accounts receivable Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period tu:AnalysisOfAgingCustomerAccountsReceivableTextBlock
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355 Summary of contract assets and related impairment allowance activity Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period tu:SummaryOfContractAssetsAndItsImpairmentAllowanceActivityTableTextBlock
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358 Sensitivity analysis of exposure to market risks Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:SensitivityAnalysisForEachTypeOfMarketRisk
359 Schedule of derivative financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory
360 Schedule of long-term debt amortized cost and fair value Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialLiabilitiesExplanatory
361 Schedule of gains and losses, excluding income tax effects, on derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedging items Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInformationAboutAmountsThatAffectedStatementOfComprehensiveIncomeAsResultOfHedgeAccountingExplanatory
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372 Schedule of contract assets Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:ExplanationOfSignificantChangesInContractAssetsAndContractLiabilitiesExplanatory
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390 Temporary differences Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDeferredTaxesExplanatory
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413 Disclosure of restricted stocks units Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNumberAndWeightedAverageExercisePricesOfOtherEquityInstrumentsExplanatory
414 Disclosure of stock options Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNumberAndWeightedAverageExercisePricesOfShareOptionsExplanatory
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439 Schedule of carrying values of intangible assets with indefinite lives and goodwill Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period tu:DisclosureOfCarryingValueIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillTextBlock
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454 Schedule of construction credit facility Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period tu:DisclosureOfConstructionCreditFacilityTextBlock
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504 40102 - Disclosure - summary of significant accounting policies - Useful lives property, plant and equipment (Details) Network

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633 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
634 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilities
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647 Equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromSaleOfGoods
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674 Diluted Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare
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677 Retrospective application and retrospective restatement [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RetrospectiveApplicationAndRetrospectiveRestatementAxis
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697 Change arising from designation of financial assets as being accounted for at fair value through net income Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ReclassificationOfFinancialAssetsOutOfMeasuredAtAmortisedCostIntoMeasuredAtFairValue
698 Change arising from designation of financial assets as being accounted for at fair value through other comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ReclassificationOfFinancialAssetsOutOfMeasuredAtAmortisedCostIntoMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncome
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706 Net debt Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NetDebt
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726 Restructuring and other costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:RestructuringAndOtherCosts
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730 Earnings Coverage Ratio Concept (Pure) For Period tu:EarningsCoverageRatio
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735 Increase (decrease) in EBITDA - excluding restructuring and other costs interest coverage ratio due to an (increase) decrease in net interest costs Concept (Pure) For Period tu:IncreaseDecreaseEbitdaExcludingRestructuringAndOtherCostsInterestCoverageRatioDueToChangeInNetInterestCosts
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771 Cost/Gross amount Member ifrs-full:GrossCarryingAmountMember
772 Allowance for doubtful accounts Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedImpairmentMember
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781 Accounts written off, net of recoveries Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DecreaseThroughWriteoffFinancialAssets
782 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughForeignExchangeAndOtherMovementsFinancialAssets
783 Balance, end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssets
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799 Additions (impairment expense) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseThroughOriginationOrPurchaseFinancialAssets
800 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughForeignExchangeAndOtherMovementsFinancialAssets
801 Balance, end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssets
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810 Construction credit facilities commitment Member tu:ConstructionCreditFacilitiesCommitmentMember
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812 Finance leases Member tu:FinanceLeasesMember
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837 40405 - Disclosure - financial instruments - Currency risk (Details) Network

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848 40406 - Disclosure - financial instruments - Market risks (Details) Network

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871 40407 - Disclosure - financial instruments - Fair Values Derivatives (Details) Network

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922 40408 - Disclosure - financial instruments - Fair values Non-derivative (Details) Network

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930 40409 - Disclosure - financial instruments - Derivative gains and losses (Details) Network

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997 40503 - Disclosure - segment information - Geographical information (Details) Network

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1004 40601 - Disclosure - revenue from contracts with customers - Revenues (Details) Network

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1016 40602 - Disclosure - revenue from contracts with customers - Accounts receivable (Details) Network

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1029 40603 - Disclosure - revenue from contracts with customers - Contract assets (Details) Network

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1171 41101 - Disclosure - other comprehensive income (Details) Network

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1219 41201 - Disclosure - per share amounts (Details) Network

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http://www.telus.com/role/DisclosurePerShareAmountsDetails
1220 Earnings per share [table] Table

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1229 41301 - Disclosure - dividends per share (Details) Network

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1230 IFRS Dividends Per Share [Table] Table

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1239 41401 - Disclosure - share-based compensation - Expense (Details) Network

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1240 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Table] Table

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1252 41402 - Disclosure - share-based compensation - Restricted stock units (Details) Network

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1253 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Table] Table

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1274 41403 - Disclosure - share-based compensation - TELUS Corp restricted stock units activity (Details) Network

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1275 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Table] Table

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1304 41404 - Disclosure - share-based compensation - TELUS Corp restricted stock units vesting year (Details) Network

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1305 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Table] Table

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1319 41405 - Disclosure - share-based compensation - TELUS International (Cda) Inc. restricted stock units (Details) Network

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http://www.telus.com/role/DisclosureShareBasedCompensationTelusInternationalCdaIncRestrictedStockUnitsDetails
1320 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Table] Table

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1354 41406 - Disclosure - share-based compensation - Employee share purchase plan (Details) Network

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1355 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Table] Table

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1356 Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
1357 Share-based payment arrangements [member] Member ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
1358 Employee share purchase plan Member tu:EmployeeSharePurchasePlanMember
1359 share-based compensation LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementLineItems
1360 Dividend reinvestment in Common Shares Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DividendReinvestmentInCommonShares
1361 Purchase plan discount Concept (Percent) For Period tu:IfrsShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDiscountFromMarketPricePurchaseDate
1362 41407 - Disclosure - share-based compensation - General options (Details) Network

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1363 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Table] Table

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ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementTable
1364 Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
1365 Share-based payment arrangements [member] Member ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
1366 Share option awards Member tu:IfrsEmployeeStockOptionMember
1367 Range [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RangeAxis
1368 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
1369 Minimum Member ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
1370 share-based compensation LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementLineItems
1371 Vesting period Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period tu:VestingLifeOfShareBasedAwards
1372 41408 - Disclosure - share-based compensation - TELUS Corporation share options (Details) Network

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http://www.telus.com/role/DisclosureShareBasedCompensationTelusCorporationShareOptionsDetails
1373 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Table] Table

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1374 Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
1375 Share-based payment arrangements [member] Member ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
1376 TELUS Corporation share options Member tu:TelusShareOptionsMember
1377 Range [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RangeAxis
1378 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
1379 Maximum Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
1380 Minimum Member ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
1381 share-based compensation LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementLineItems
1382 Exercise period Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period tu:ContractualLifeOfShareBasedAwards
1383 Share options granted Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1384 Number of share options outstanding, beginning of period Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOutstandingShareOptions
1385 Number of share options exercised Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsExercisedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1386 Number of share options forfeited Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1387 Number of share options expired Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsExpiredInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1388 Number of share options outstanding, end of period Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOutstandingShareOptions
1389 Weighted average share price of options outstanding, beginning of period Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1390 Weighted average share price of options exercised Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsExercisedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1391 Weighted average share price of options forfeited Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1392 Weighted average share price of options expired Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsExpiredInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1393 Weighted average share price of options outstanding, end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1394 Total intrinsic value of share option awards exercised Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:IntrinsicValueOfShareOptionsExercisedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1395 Weighted average share price at the dates of exercise Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsInSharebasedPaymentArrangementExercisedDuringPeriodAtDateOfExercise
1396 Option price Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:ExercisePriceOfOutstandingShareOptions
1397 Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageRemainingContractualLifeOfOutstandingShareOptions
1398 41409 - Disclosure - share-based compensation - TELUS International (Cda) Inc. share options (Details) Network

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1399 Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Table] Table

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ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementTable
1400 Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
1401 Share-based payment arrangements [member] Member ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
1402 TELUS International (Cda) Inc. share options Member tu:TelusInternationalCdaIncShareOptionsMember
1403 Telus International (Cda) Inc. share options, U.S. $ denominated Member tu:TelusInternationalCdaIncShareOptionsUnitedStatesDollarDenominatedMember
1404 TELUS International (Cda) Inc. share options, Canadian $ denominated Member tu:TelusInternationalCdaShareOptionsCanadianDollarDenominatedMember
1405 Range [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RangeAxis
1406 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
1407 Minimum Member ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
1408 Maximum Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
1409 share-based compensation LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementLineItems
1410 Exercise period Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period tu:ContractualLifeOfShareBasedAwards
1411 Variable payout (as a percent) Concept (Percent) As Of tu:VariablePayoutOfAwardsInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1412 Number of share options outstanding, beginning of period Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOutstandingShareOptions
1413 Weighted average share price of options outstanding, beginning of period Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1414 Granted (in shares) Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1415 Granted (in dollars per share) Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1416 Forfeited (in shares) Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1417 Forfeited (in dollars per share) Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1418 Number of share options outstanding, end of period Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfOutstandingShareOptions
1419 Weighted average share price of options outstanding, end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfShareOptionsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
1420 Option price Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:ExercisePriceOfOutstandingShareOptions
1421 Weighted average remaining contractual life (years) Concept (Decimal) As Of ifrs-full:WeightedAverageRemainingContractualLifeOfOutstandingShareOptions
1422 41501 - Disclosure - employee future benefits - Pension plans (Details) Network

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1423 Disclosure of defined benefit plans [table] Table

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ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDefinedBenefitPlansTable
1424 Defined benefit plans [axis] Axis ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansAxis
1425 Defined benefit plans [member] Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansMember
1426 Pension plans Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansOtherThanMultiemployerPlansStatePlansAndPlansThatShareRisksBetweenEntitiesUnderCommonControlMember
1427 TELUS Corporation Pension Plan Member tu:TelusCorporationPensionPlanMember
1428 Pension Plan for Management and Professional Employees of TELUS Corporation Member tu:PensionPlanForManagementAndProfessionalEmployeesOfTelusCorporationMember
1429 TELUS Quebec Defined Benefit Pension Plan Member tu:TelusQuebecDefinedBenefitPensionPlanMember
1430 TELUS Edmonton Pension Plan Member tu:TelusEdmontonPensionPlanMember
1431 Non-registered, non-contributory supplementary defined benefit pension plans Member tu:NonRegisteredNonContributorySupplementaryDefinedBenefitPensionPlansMember
1432 Non-indexed defined benefit pension plans arising from a pre-merger acquisition Member tu:PreMergerAcquisitionDefinedBenefitPensionPlansMember
1433 Range [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RangeAxis
1434 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
1435 Minimum Member ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
1436 Maximum Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
1437 employee future benefits LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDefinedBenefitPlansLineItems
1438 Percentage to total defined benefit obligation Concept (Percent) As Of tu:PercentageToTotalDefinedBenefitPlanObligation
1439 Indexation of annual increase in a specified cost-of-living index (as a per cent) Concept (Percent) As Of tu:PercentageOfIndexationOfAnnualIncreaseInCostLivingIndex
1440 Annual maximum increase in pension benefits (as a per cent) Concept (Percent) As Of tu:MaximumPercentageOfAnnualIncreaseOfPensionBenefits
1441 Pensionable remuneration period of best years Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period tu:PensionableRemunerationPeriodBasis
1442 Pensionable remuneration reference period Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period tu:PensionableRemunerationReferencePeriodBasis
1443 Number of defined benefit pension plans Concept (Decimal) As Of tu:NumberOfDefinedBenefitPensionPlans
1444 41502 - Disclosure - employee future benefits - Defined contribution pension plans (Details) Network

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1445 IFRS Defined Contribution Plan [Table] Table

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tu:IfrsDefinedContributionPlanTable
1446 Range [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RangeAxis
1447 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
1448 Minimum Member ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
1449 Maximum Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
1450 Defined contribution pension plans LineItems tu:IfrsDefinedContributionPlanLineItems
1451 Number of defined contribution plans Concept (Decimal) As Of tu:NumberDefinedContributionPensionPlans
1452 Employees contribution to the plan (as a per cent) Concept (Percent) For Period tu:DefinedContributionPlanAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent
1453 Matching contribution to employees' 5% contribution Concept (Percent) As Of tu:DefinedContributionEmployerMatchingContributionToEmployeesFivePercentContribution
1454 Employees' contribution 100% matched (as a per cent) Concept (Percent) For Period tu:DefinedContributionPercentageOfEmployeesContributionMatchFullyByEmployer
1455 Employer matching contribution over 5% of employee's contribution Concept (Percent) As Of tu:DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatchOverFivePercent
1456 41503 - Disclosure - employee future benefits - Pensions funded status (Details) Network

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1457 Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [table] Table

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ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetTable
1458 Defined benefit plans [axis] Axis ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansAxis
1459 Defined benefit plans [member] Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansMember
1460 Pension plans Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansOtherThanMultiemployerPlansStatePlansAndPlansThatShareRisksBetweenEntitiesUnderCommonControlMember
1461 Net defined benefit liability (asset) [axis] Axis ifrs-full:NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis
1462 Net defined benefit liability (asset) [member] Member ifrs-full:NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetMember
1463 Present value of the defined benefit obligations Member ifrs-full:PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember
1464 Plan assets Member ifrs-full:PlanAssetsMember
1465 Plan assets net of Effect of asset ceiling limit Member tu:PlanAssetsMemberNetOfEffectOfAssetCeilingMember
1466 Effect of asset ceiling limit Member ifrs-full:EffectOfAssetCeilingMember
1467 Defined benefit pension plans - funded status overview LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetLineItems
1468 Funded Status - Planned surplus (deficit) Abstract tu:ChangesInNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAbstract
1469 Balance at beginning of year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans
1470 Current service cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:CurrentServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1471 Past service cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PastServiceCostNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1472 Interest expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1473 Actuarial (gain) loss arising from changes in demographic assumptions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInDemographicAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1474 Actuarial (gain) loss arising from changes in financial assumptions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1475 Return on plan assets - Actual return on plan assets (less) greater than discount rate Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:ReturnOnPlanAssetsInterestIncomeInExcessOfNotionalInterestIncomeNetDeferredBenefitLiabilityAsset
1476 Settlements Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:PaymentsInRespectOfSettlementsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1477 Contributions - Employer contributions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ContributionsToPlanByEmployerNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1478 Contributions - Employees' contributions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ContributionsToPlanByPlanParticipantsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1479 Benefits paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:PaymentsFromPlanNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1480 Administrative fees Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:AdministrativeExpenseEffectOnNetBenefitLiabilityAsset
1481 Change Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:GainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetDefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling
1482 Balance at end of year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans
1483 41504 - Disclosure - employee future benefits - Defined benefit pension plans expense (Details) Network

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1484 Disclosure of defined benefit plans [table] Table

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ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDefinedBenefitPlansTable
1485 Defined benefit plans [axis] Axis ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansAxis
1486 Defined benefit plans [member] Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansMember
1487 Pension plans Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansOtherThanMultiemployerPlansStatePlansAndPlansThatShareRisksBetweenEntitiesUnderCommonControlMember
1488 Characteristics of defined benefit plans [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CharacteristicsOfDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
1489 Characteristics of defined benefit plans [member] Member ifrs-full:CharacteristicsOfDefinedBenefitPlansMember
1490 Pension plan Member ifrs-full:PensionDefinedBenefitPlansMember
1491 IFRS Income Statement Location [Axis] Axis tu:IfrsIncomeStatementLocationAxis
1492 IFRS Income Statement Location [Member] Member tu:IfrsIncomeStatementLocationMember
1493 Employee benefits expense Member tu:EmployeeBenefitsExpenseMember
1494 Financing costs Member tu:FinancingCostsMember
1495 Other comprehensive income Member tu:IfrsOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
1496 Defined benefit pension plan expense (recovery) LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDefinedBenefitPlansLineItems
1497 Current service cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansCurrentServiceCost
1498 Past service costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansPastServiceCost
1499 Interest expense arising from defined benefit obligations accrued Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:InterestExpenseFromDefinedBenefitObligationsAccrued
1500 Return, including interest income, on plan assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansReturnOnPlanAssets
1501 Interest effect on asset ceiling limit Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansInterestEffectOnAssetCeilingLimit
1502 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:NetInterestAndReturnOnPlanAssets
1503 Administrative fees Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansAdministrativeExpense
1504 Re-measurements arising from demographic assumptions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInDemographicAssumptionsServiceCost
1505 Re-measurements arising financial assumptions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsServiceCost
1506 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansActuarialGainsLosses
1507 Changes in the effect of limiting net defined benefit assets to the asset ceiling Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:ExpenseIncomeFromGainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetdefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeiling
1508 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:PostemploymentBenefitCostsDefinedBenefitPlans
1509 Current service cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansCurrentServiceCostInEmployeeBenefitsExpense
1510 Past service cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansPastServiceCostInEmployeeBenefitsExpense
1511 Administrative fees Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansAdministrativeExpenseInEmployeeBenefitsExpense
1512 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:PostemploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedBenefitPlans
1513 Interest expense arising from defined benefit obligations accrued Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:InterestExpenseFromDefinedBenefitObligationsAccruedInFinancingCost
1514 Return, including interest income, on plan assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansReturnOnPlanAssetsInFinancingCost
1515 Interest effect on asset ceiling limit Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansInterestEffectOnAssetCeilingLimitInFinancingCost
1516 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:NetInterestAndReturnOnPlanAssetsInFinancingCost
1517 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:PostemploymentBenefitCostsDefinedBenefitPlansInFinancingCost
1518 Return, including interest income, on plan assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansReturnOnPlanAssetsInOtherComprehensiveIncome
1519 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:NetInterestAndReturnOnPlanAssetsInOtherComprehensiveIncome
1520 Re-measurements arising from demographic assumptions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInDemographicAssumptionsServiceCostInOtherComprehensiveIncome
1521 Re-measurements arising Financial assumptions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsServiceCostInOtherComprehensiveIncome
1522 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DefinedBenefitPlansActuarialGainsLossesInOtherComprehensiveIncome
1523 Changes in the effect of limiting net defined benefit assets to the asset ceiling Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:ExpenseIncomeFromGainLossOnChangesInEffectOfLimitingNetdefinedBenefitAssetToAssetCeilingInOtherComprehensiveIncome
1524 Defined benefit pension plan expense (recovery) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:PostemploymentBenefitCostsDefinedBenefitPlansInOtherComprehensiveIncome
1525 41505 - Disclosure - employee future benefits - Disaggregation of defined benefit pension (Details) Network

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1526 Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [table] Table

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1527 Funding arrangements of defined benefit plans [axis] Axis ifrs-full:FundingArrangementsOfDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
1528 Funding arrangements of defined benefit plans [member] Member ifrs-full:FundingArrangementsOfDefinedBenefitPlansMember
1529 Pension plans that have plan assets in excess of defined benefit obligations accrued Member tu:DefinedBenefitPlansWithAssetsInExcessOfObligationsMember
1530 Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets Member tu:DefinedBenefitPlansWithObligationsInExcessOfAssetsMember
1531 Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets - Funded Member tu:FundedDefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansMember
1532 Pension plans that have defined benefit obligations accrued in excess of plan assets - Unfunded Member tu:UnfundedDefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansMember
1533 Defined benefit plans [axis] Axis ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansAxis
1534 Defined benefit plans [member] Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansMember
1535 Pension plans Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansOtherThanMultiemployerPlansStatePlansAndPlansThatShareRisksBetweenEntitiesUnderCommonControlMember
1536 Defined Benefit Plan Participants Status [Axis] Axis tu:DefinedBenefitPlanParticipantsStatusAxis
1537 Defined Benefit Plan Participants Status [Member] Member tu:DefinedBenefitPlanParticipantsStatusMember
1538 Active members Member tu:DefinedBenefitPlanActiveMembersMember
1539 Deferred members Member tu:DefinedBenefitPlanDeferredMembersMember
1540 Pensioners Member tu:DefinedBenefitPlanPensionersMember
1541 Net defined benefit liability (asset) [axis] Axis ifrs-full:NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAxis
1542 Net defined benefit liability (asset) [member] Member ifrs-full:NetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetMember
1543 Present value of the defined benefit obligations Member ifrs-full:PresentValueOfDefinedBenefitObligationMember
1544 Plan assets net of Effect of asset ceiling limit Member tu:PlanAssetsMemberNetOfEffectOfAssetCeilingMember
1545 Range [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RangeAxis
1546 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
1547 Minimum Member ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
1548 Maximum Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
1549 Defined benefit pension plans - funded status overview LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetLineItems
1550 Net defined liability/(assets) Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans
1551 PBSR interim estimate of solvency position Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:PensionBenefitsStandardsRegulations1985InterimSolvencyPosition
1552 PBSR prior year update of annual estimate of solvency position Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:PensionBenefitsStandardsRegulations1985AnnualSolvencyPosition
1553 PBSR prior year interim estimate of solvency position Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:PensionBenefitsStandardsRegulations1985CurrentYearInterimSolvencyPosition
1554 PBSR interim solvency ratio Concept (Percent) As Of tu:PensionBenefitsStandardsRegulations1985InterimEstimatedSolvencyRatios
1555 PBSR annual solvency ratio Concept (Percent) As Of tu:PensionBenefitsStandardsRegulations1985AnnualSolvencyRatios
1556 PBSR interim three-year solvency ratio Concept (Percent) As Of tu:PensionBenefitsStandardsRegulations1985InterimEstimatedThreeYearSolvencyRatios
1557 PBSR annual three-year solvency ratio Concept (Percent) As Of tu:PensionBenefitsStandardsRegulations1985AnnualThreeYearSolvencyRatios
1558 PBSR composite weighted average discount rate Concept (Percent) For Period tu:PensionBenefitsStandardsRegulations1985CompositeWeightedAverageDiscountRate
1559 Hypothetical basis points decrease in PBSR composite weighted average discount rate (as a per cent) Concept (Percent) As Of tu:PensionBenefitsStandardsRegulations1985HypotheticalDecreaseOfBasisPointsInCompositeWeightedAverageDiscountRate
1560 Decrease in the PBSR solvency position with hypothetical decrease of 25 basis points in the composite weighted average discount rate Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:PensionBenefitsStandardsRegulations1985DecreaseInSolvencyPositionDueToHypotheticalDecreaseOfBasisPointsInCompositeWeightedAverageDiscountRate
1561 41506 - Disclosure - employee future benefits - Fair value measurements (Details) Network

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1562 Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [table] Table

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ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFairValueOfPlanAssetsTable
1563 Defined benefit plans [axis] Axis ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansAxis
1564 Defined benefit plans [member] Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansMember
1565 Pension plans Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansOtherThanMultiemployerPlansStatePlansAndPlansThatShareRisksBetweenEntitiesUnderCommonControlMember
1566 Classes of financial instruments [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis
1567 Financial instruments, class [member] Member ifrs-full:ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsMember
1568 Government securities Member tu:GovernmentalSecuritiesMember
1569 Corporate debt securities Member ifrs-full:CorporateLoansMember
1570 Commercial mortgages Member ifrs-full:MortgagesMember
1571 Geographical areas [axis] Axis ifrs-full:GeographicalAreasAxis
1572 Geographical areas [member] Member ifrs-full:GeographicalAreasMember
1573 Canadian Member ifrs-full:CountryOfDomicileMember
1574 Foreign Member ifrs-full:ForeignCountriesMember
1575 Levels of fair value hierarchy [axis] Axis ifrs-full:LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis
1576 All levels of fair value hierarchy [member] Member ifrs-full:AllLevelsOfFairValueHierarchyMember
1577 Quoted prices in active markets for identical items Member ifrs-full:Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember
1578 Other Member ifrs-full:Level2And3OfFairValueHierarchyMember
1579 Fair value measurements LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFairValueOfPlanAssetsLineItems
1580 Equity securities Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:EquityInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets
1581 Debt securities Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:DebtInstrumentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets
1582 Asset-backed securities Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:AssetbackedSecuritiesAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets
1583 Cash, cash equivalents and other Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets
1584 Real estate Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyAmountContributedToFairValueOfPlanAssets
1585 Fair value Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PlanAssetsAtFairValue
1586 Effect of asset ceiling limit Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:PlanAssetsEffectOfAssetCeiling
1587 Fair value after asset ceiling Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:FairValueOfPlanAssetsAfterEffectOfAssetCeiling
1588 Fair value of administered pension benefit trusts Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:PensionBenefitTrustsAdministeredWithNoProhibitedInvestmentsFairValue
1589 41507 - Disclosure - employee future benefits - Future benefit payments (Details) Network

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1590 Disclosure of defined benefit plans [table] Table

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ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDefinedBenefitPlansTable
1591 Defined benefit plans [axis] Axis ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansAxis
1592 Defined benefit plans [member] Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansMember
1593 Pension plans Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansOtherThanMultiemployerPlansStatePlansAndPlansThatShareRisksBetweenEntitiesUnderCommonControlMember
1594 Maturity [axis] Axis ifrs-full:MaturityAxis
1595 Aggregated time bands [member] Member ifrs-full:AggregatedTimeBandsMember
1596 First year Member ifrs-full:NotLaterThanOneYearMember
1597 2 years hence Member ifrs-full:LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember
1598 3 years hence Member ifrs-full:LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember
1599 4 years hence Member ifrs-full:LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember
1600 5 years hence Member ifrs-full:LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanFiveYearsMember
1601 5 years hence and 10 years before Member ifrs-full:LaterThanFiveYearsAndNotLaterThanTenYearsMember
1602 employee future benefits LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDefinedBenefitPlansLineItems
1603 Estimated future benefit payments Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans
1604 41508 - Disclosure - employee future benefits - Plan investment strategies and policies (Details) Network

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1605 Disclosure of defined benefit plans [table] Table

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1608 Pension plans Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansOtherThanMultiemployerPlansStatePlansAndPlansThatShareRisksBetweenEntitiesUnderCommonControlMember
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1611 Financial instruments, class [member] Member ifrs-full:ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsMember
1612 Equity Member ifrs-full:EquityInvestmentsMember
1613 Debt securities Member ifrs-full:DebtSecuritiesMember
1614 Real estate Member ifrs-full:InvestmentPropertyMember
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1616 Geographical areas [axis] Axis ifrs-full:GeographicalAreasAxis
1617 Geographical areas [member] Member ifrs-full:GeographicalAreasMember
1618 Foreign Member ifrs-full:ForeignCountriesMember
1619 Range [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RangeAxis
1620 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
1621 Minimum Member ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
1622 Maximum Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
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1624 Present value-weighted average timing of estimate cash flows for obligations (in years) Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageDurationOfDefinedBenefitObligation
1625 Target future allocation Concept (Percent) For Period tu:IfrsDefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocation
1626 Percentage of plan assets at end of year Concept (Percent) As Of tu:IfrsDefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
1627 41509 - Disclosure - employee future benefits - Employer contributions (Details) Network

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1628 Disclosure of defined benefit plans [table] Table

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1631 Pension plans Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansOtherThanMultiemployerPlansStatePlansAndPlansThatShareRisksBetweenEntitiesUnderCommonControlMember
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1634 Estimated contributions to defined benefit plans in 2019 Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:EstimateOfContributionsExpectedToBePaidToPlan
1635 41510 - Disclosure - employee future benefits - Assumptions (Details) Network

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1636 Disclosure of defined benefit plans [table] Table

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1639 Pension plans Member ifrs-full:DefinedBenefitPlansOtherThanMultiemployerPlansStatePlansAndPlansThatShareRisksBetweenEntitiesUnderCommonControlMember
1640 Actuarial assumptions [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionsAxis
1641 Actuarial assumptions [member] Member ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionsMember
1642 Life expectancy Member tu:ActuarialAssumptionOfLifeExpectancyMember
1643 Discount rate Member ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesMember
1644 Rate of future increases in compensation Member ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreasesMember
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1647 Discount rate used to determine defined benefit obligations Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRates
1648 Discount rate used to determine current service cost in subsequent fiscal year Concept (Percent) As Of tu:ActuarialAssumptionOfDiscountRatesCurrentServiceCostInSubsequentYear
1649 Rate of future increases in compensation used to determine net benefit costs Concept (Percent) As Of tu:ActuarialAssumptionOfRateOfFutureIncreaseNetBenefitCosts
1650 Rate of future increases in compensation used to defined benefit obligations Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases
1651 Increase in life expectancy in actuarial assumption Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period tu:PeriodOfReasonablyPossibleIncreaseInLifeExpectancy
1652 Decrease in actuarial assumption (as a per cent) Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption
1653 Effect of change in actuarial assumption in obligation Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption
1654 Effect of change in actuarial assumption in expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitPlanExpenseDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption
1655 41511 - Disclosure - employee future benefits - Defined contribution pension plans expense (Details) Network

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1656 Disclosure Of Defined Contribution Plans Expense [Table] Table

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1657 Scenario [Axis] Axis tu:ScenarioAxis
1658 Scenario [Member] Member tu:ScenarioMember
1659 Forecast Member tu:ForecastScenarioMember
1660 Disclosure of defined contribution plans expense LineItems tu:DisclosureOfDefinedContributionPlansExpenseLineItems
1661 Union pension plan and public service pension plan contributions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:PostemploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlansUnionPensionAndPublicServicePlans
1662 Other defined contribution pension plans Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:PostemploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlansOther
1663 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:PostemploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedContributionPlans
1664 41512 - Disclosure - employee future benefits - Other defined benefit plans (Details) Network

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1665 Disclosure of defined benefit plans [table] Table

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ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDefinedBenefitPlansTable
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1668 Other defined benefit plans Member tu:OtherBenefitPlansMember
1669 Maturity [axis] Axis ifrs-full:MaturityAxis
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1672 2 years hence Member ifrs-full:LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember
1673 3 years hence Member ifrs-full:LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember
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1676 5 years hence and 10 years before Member ifrs-full:LaterThanFiveYearsAndNotLaterThanTenYearsMember
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1678 Other defined benefits Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:OtherDefinedBenefits
1679 Financing cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:PostemploymentBenefitCostsDefinedBenefitPlansInFinancingCost
1680 Other re-measurements recorded in other comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:PostemploymentBenefitCostsDefinedBenefitPlansInOtherComprehensiveIncome
1681 Estimated future benefit payments Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:EstimatedFutureBenefitPaymentsFromDefinedBenefitPensionPlans
1682 41601 - Disclosure - restructuring and other costs (Details) Network

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1683 Restructuring And Other Costs [Table] Table

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1687 Other Member tu:OtherCostsMember
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1689 Goods and services purchased Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:RestructuringCostsGoodsAndServicesPurchased
1690 Employee benefits expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:RestructuringCostsEmployeeBenefitsExpense
1691 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:RestructuringAndOtherCosts
1692 Value of Common Shares donated Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:ValueOfCommonSharesDonated
1693 Donations committed Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:RestructuringCostsCommittedDonations
1694 41701 - Disclosure - property, plant and equipment (Details) Network

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1695 property, plant and equipment [table] Table

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1703 Buildings and leasehold improvements Member ifrs-full:BuildingsMember
1704 Other Member ifrs-full:OtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
1705 Land Member ifrs-full:LandMember
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1708 property, plant and equipment Abstract ifrs-full:ReconciliationOfChangesInPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstract
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1710 Additions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1711 Additions arising from business acquisitions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1712 Depreciation Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1713 Dispositions, retirements and other Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:DisposalsRetirementsAndOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1714 Assets under construction put into service Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:AssetsUnderConstructionPutIntoService
1715 Property, plant and equipment at end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
1716 Additions in respect of asset retirement obligations Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:AdditionsInRespectOfAssetRetirementObligations
1717 Additions in respect of assets under finance lease Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:AdditionsInRespectOfAssetsUnderFinanceLease
1718 Contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ContractualCommitmentsForAcquisitionOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1719 41801 - Disclosure - intangible assets and goodwill (Details) Network

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1720 Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [table] Table

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1725 Customer contracts, related customer relationships and leasehold interests Member tu:CustomerContractsRelatedCustomerRelationshipsAndLeaseholdInterestsMember
1726 Software Member ifrs-full:ComputerSoftwareMember
1727 Access to rights-of-way and other Member ifrs-full:CopyrightsPatentsAndOtherIndustrialPropertyRightsServiceAndOperatingRightsMember
1728 Assets under construction Member ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsUnderDevelopmentMember
1729 Goodwill Member ifrs-full:GoodwillMember
1730 Intangible assets with indefinite useful life [axis] Axis ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsWithIndefiniteUsefulLifeAxis
1731 Intangible assets with indefinite lives Member ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsWithIndefiniteUsefulLifeMember
1732 Spectrum licences Member ifrs-full:GSMLicencesMember
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1737 Allowance for doubtful accounts Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedImpairmentMember
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1740 Additions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
1741 Additions arising from business acquisitions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
1742 Amortization Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
1743 Dispositions, retirements and other Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:DisposalsRetirementsAndOtherIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
1744 Assets under construction put into service Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:IncreaseDecreaseThroughAssetsUnderConstructionPutIntoService
1745 Net foreign exchange differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
1746 Balance at end of the period Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
1747 Goodwill Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Goodwill
1748 Contractual commitments for the acquisition of intangible assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ContractualCommitmentsForAcquisitionOfIntangibleAssets
1749 Renewal of spectrum license ( in years) Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period tu:RenewalOfSpectrumLicenses
1750 41802 - Disclosure - intangible assets and goodwill - Business acquisitions (Details) Network

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1751 Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [table] Table

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1757 Combined acquisitions Member ifrs-full:BusinessCombinationsMember
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1759 AlarmForce Industries Inc. Member tu:AlarmForceIndustriesIncMember
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1761 Xavient Information Systems Member tu:XavientInformationSystemsMember
1762 Health Related Member tu:HealthRelatedMember
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1765 Individually immaterial transactions Member ifrs-full:AggregatedIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessCombinationsMember
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1799 Total identifiable assets acquired Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:IdentifiableAssetsAcquired
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1809 Other long-term liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:BorrowingsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
1810 Deferred income taxes Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilitiesRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
1811 Total non-current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilitiesRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
1812 Total liabilities assumed Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:IdentifiableLiabilitiesAssumedAsOfAcquisitionDate
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1819 Provisions Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:ProvisionsTransferred
1820 Issuance of TELUS Corporation Common Shares Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityInterestsOfAcquirer
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1825 Change in contingent consideration receivable Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:OtherIncomeChangeInBusinessCombinationRelatedAccruedReceivable
1826 41803 - Disclosure - intangible assets and goodwill - Business acquisition pro forma information (Details) Network

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1827 Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [table] Table

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1832 Xavient Information Systems Member tu:XavientInformationSystemsMember
1833 Medisys Health Group Inc. Member tu:MedisysHealthGroupIncMember
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1836 Reported Operating revenues Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:Revenue
1837 Reported Net income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
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1839 Pro forma Net income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossOfCombinedEntity
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1844 Pro forma Diluted Concept (Share) For Period tu:IfrsBusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted
1845 Reported Operating revenues of acquiree Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueOfAcquiree
1846 Reported Net income of acquiree Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossOfAcquiree
1847 41804 - Disclosure - intangible assets and goodwill - Business acquisitions - Prior period and subsequent to reporting period (Details) Network

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1848 Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [table] Table

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1850 Entity's total for business combinations [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForBusinessCombinationsMember
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1867 Issuance of TELUS Corporation Common Shares Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityInterestsOfAcquirer
1868 Initial provision for the net identifiable assets acquired Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumed
1869 41805 - Disclosure - intangible assets and goodwill - Intangible assets with indefinite lives and goodwill - spectrum licences and impairment testing (Details) Network

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1870 Disclosure of information for cash-generating units [table] Table

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1873 Spectrum licences Member ifrs-full:GSMLicencesMember
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1880 Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) Member ifrs-full:Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember
1881 Disclosure of information for cash-generating units LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInformationForIndividualAssetOrCashgeneratingUnitWithSignificantAmountOfGoodwillOrIntangibleAssetsWithIndefiniteUsefulLivesLineItems
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1883 Renewal of spectrum license ( in years) Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period tu:RenewalOfSpectrumLicenses
1884 Intangible assets with indefinite lives Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsWithIndefiniteUsefulLife
1885 Goodwill Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Goodwill
1886 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:IntangibleAssetsWithIndefiniteUsefulLifeAndGoodwill
1887 Period over which management has projected cash flows Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period tu:PeriodOverWhichManagementHasProjectedCashFlows
1888 Discount rates applied to cash flow projections Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections
1889 Growth rates applied to cash flow projections Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:DescriptionOfGrowthRateUsedToExtrapolateCashFlowProjections
1890 Ownership interest in businesses acquired (as a percentage) Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:PercentageOfVotingEquityInterestsAcquired
1891 41901 - Disclosure - leases (Details) Network

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1892 Disclosure of operating leases by lessee Table

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1894 Assets [member] Member ifrs-full:ClassesOfAssetsMember
1895 Real estate and vehicle Member tu:RealEstateAndVehicleMember
1896 Leased real estate Member tu:LeasedRealEstateMember
1897 Office premises Member tu:OfficePremisesMember
1898 Wireless site leases Member tu:WirelessSiteMember
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1900 Type of Lease Arrangement [Domain] Member tu:TypeOfLeaseArrangementDomain
1901 Arms-length lessors Member tu:ArmsLengthLessorsMember
1902 Related party lessors Member tu:RelatedPartyLessorsMember
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1904 Partners' economic interest in real estate joint ventures with related parties Member tu:PartnersInterestInRealEstateJointVenturesMember
1905 Maturity [axis] Axis ifrs-full:MaturityAxis
1906 Aggregated time bands [member] Member ifrs-full:AggregatedTimeBandsMember
1907 1 year hence Member ifrs-full:LaterThanOneYearMember
1908 2 years hence Member ifrs-full:LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanTwoYearsMember
1909 3 years hence Member ifrs-full:LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember
1910 4 years hence Member ifrs-full:LaterThanThreeYearsAndNotLaterThanFourYearsMember
1911 5 years hence Member ifrs-full:LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanFiveYearsMember
1912 Thereafter Member ifrs-full:LaterThanFiveYearsMember
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1914 Operating lease expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:LeaseAndSubleasePaymentsRecognisedAsExpense
1915 Occupancy costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:LeasedRealEstateOccupancyCosts
1916 Operating leases, future minimum payments due, fiscal year maturity Abstract tu:IfrsOperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueAbstract
1917 Future minimum lease payments under operating leases Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:MinimumLeasePaymentsPayableUnderNoncancellableOperatingLease
1918 Commitments under operating leases for occupancy costs Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:CommitmentsUnderOperatingLeasesForOccupancyCosts
1919 Future minimum lease payments due under operating leases expressed as a percentage of the total leases Concept (Percent) For Period tu:PercentageOfMinimumLeasePaymentsDue
1920 Future minimum lease payments due for certain leases expressed as a percentage of total leases Concept (Percent) For Period tu:PercentageRelatedToCertainLeases
1921 The number of the largest leases in total leases Concept (Pure) For Period tu:NumberOfLargestLeases
1922 Weighted average term of leases Concept (xbrli:durationItemType) For Period tu:WeightedAverageTermOfLeases
1923 42001 - Disclosure - other long-term assets - Summary (Details) Network

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1924 Implied Table Table

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1925 other long-term assets Abstract tu:OtherNoncurrentAssetsAbstract
1926 Pension assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentRecognisedAssetsDefinedBenefitPlan
1927 Costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:NoncurrentAssetsRecognisedFromCostsToObtainOrFulfilContractsWithCustomers
1928 Portfolio investments Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinancialAssets
1929 Prepaid maintenance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:PrepaidExpenseMaintenanceNonCurrent
1930 Real estate joint venture advances Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:RealEstateJointVentureAdvancesOtherNonCurrent
1931 Real estate joint ventures Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:RealEstateJointVentureOtherNonCurrentAssets
1932 Derivative assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:DerivativeFinancialAssets
1933 Other Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:OtherNonCurrentAssetsOther
1934 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentAssets
1935 42002 - Disclosure - other long-term assets - Costs incurred to obtain and fulfill contracts with customers (Details) Network

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1936 Disclosure of assets recognised from costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers [table] Table

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1937 Categories of assets recognised from costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CategoriesOfAssetsRecognisedFromCostsToObtainOrFulfilContractsWithCustomersAxis
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1939 Costs incurred to obtain contracts with customers Member ifrs-full:CostsToObtainContractsWithCustomersMember
1940 Costs incurred to fulfill contracts with customers Member tu:CostsToFulfillContractsWithCustomersMember
1941 Retrospective application and retrospective restatement [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RetrospectiveApplicationAndRetrospectiveRestatementAxis
1942 Currently stated [member] Member ifrs-full:RestatedMember
1943 As previously reported Member ifrs-full:PreviouslyStatedMember
1944 Transitional amount Member ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseDueToChangesInAccountingPolicyRequiredByIFRSsMember
1945 Disclosure of assets recognised from costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfAssetsRecognisedFromCostsToObtainOrFulfilContractsWithCustomersLineItems
1946 Balance, beginning of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:AssetsRecognisedFromCostsToObtainOrFulfilContractsWithCustomers
1947 Additions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:AdditionsAssetsRecognisedFromCostsIncurredToObtainOrFulfilContractsWithCustomers
1948 Amortization Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AmortisationAssetsRecognisedFromCostsIncurredToObtainOrFulfilContractsWithCustomers
1949 Balance, end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:AssetsRecognisedFromCostsToObtainOrFulfilContractsWithCustomers
1950 Current Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:CurrentAssetsRecognisedFromCostsToObtainOrFulfilContractsWithCustomers
1951 Non-current Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:NoncurrentAssetsRecognisedFromCostsToObtainOrFulfilContractsWithCustomers
1952 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:AssetsRecognisedFromCostsToObtainOrFulfilContractsWithCustomers
1953 42101 - Disclosure - real estate joint ventures - Summarized financial information (Details) Network

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1954 Disclosure of joint ventures [table] Table

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1956 Entity's total for unconsolidated structured entities [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForUnconsolidatedStructuredEntitiesMember
1957 Real estate joint ventures Member ifrs-full:UnconsolidatedStructuredEntitiesMember
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1959 Borrowings by name [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameAxis
1960 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
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1962 3.4% senior secured bonds Member tu:SeniorSecured3.4PercentBondsDueJuly2025Member
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1964 Value of Common Shares donated Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:ValueOfCommonSharesDonated
1965 Number of other partners in the transaction Concept (Integer) For Period tu:NumbersOfPartiesInTransaction
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1967 Current assets Abstract ifrs-full:CurrentAssetsAbstract
1968 Cash and temporary investments, net Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
1969 Escrowed deposits for tenant inducements and liens Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:EscrowedDeposit
1970 Other Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentAssets
1971 Current assets before classified as held for sale Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:CurrentAssetsBeforeClassifiedAsHeldForSale
1972 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentAssets
1973 Non-current assets Abstract ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssetsAbstract
1974 Property under development - investment property Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentPropertyUnderConstructionOrDevelopment
1975 Investment property Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentProperty
1976 Other Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentAssets
1977 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssets
1978 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Assets
1979 LIABILITIES AND OWNERS' EQUITY Abstract ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilitiesAbstract
1980 Current liabilities Abstract ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilitiesAbstract
1981 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables
1982 Current portion of 3.7% mortgage and senior secured 3.4% bonds Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBorrowings
1983 Construction holdback liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:ConstructionHoldbackLiabilities
1984 Current liabilities before classified as held for sale Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale
1985 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities
1986 Non-current liabilities Abstract ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilitiesAbstract
1987 Construction credit facilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherBorrowings
1988 3.7% mortgage due September 2024 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentPortionOfNoncurrentSecuredBankLoansReceived
1989 Senior secured 3.4% bonds due July 2025 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBondsIssued
1990 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities
1991 Liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Liabilities
1992 Owners' equity Abstract ifrs-full:EquityAbstract
1993 Common equity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
1994 Other partners Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterests
1995 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
1996 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilities
1997 Interest rate on borrowings Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:BorrowingsInterestRate
1998 42102 - Disclosure - real estate joint ventures - Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) (Details) Network

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1999 Disclosure of joint ventures [table] Table

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2000 Unconsolidated structured entities [axis] Axis ifrs-full:UnconsolidatedStructuredEntitiesAxis
2001 Entity's total for unconsolidated structured entities [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForUnconsolidatedStructuredEntitiesMember
2002 Real estate joint ventures Member ifrs-full:UnconsolidatedStructuredEntitiesMember
2003 real estate joint ventures LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfJointVenturesLineItems
2004 Revenue from investment property Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RentalIncome
2005 Revenue from sale of residential condominiums Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:RevenueFromSaleOfResidentialCondominiums
2006 Other operating income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherRevenue
2007 Depreciation and amortization Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense
2008 Interest expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:InterestExpense
2009 Net income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
2010 Comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
2011 Capitalized financing costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:FinanceCostsCapitalized
2012 Provision for income taxes of the partners recognized in net income and comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:ProvisionForIncomeTaxesOfPartnersIncludedInNetIncomeAndComprehensiveIncome
2013 42103 - Disclosure - real estate joint ventures - Investment activity (Details) Network

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2014 Disclosure of joint ventures [table] Table

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2015 Unconsolidated structured entities [axis] Axis ifrs-full:UnconsolidatedStructuredEntitiesAxis
2016 Entity's total for unconsolidated structured entities [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForUnconsolidatedStructuredEntitiesMember
2017 Real estate joint ventures Member ifrs-full:UnconsolidatedStructuredEntitiesMember
2018 TELUS Garden real estate joint venture Member tu:TELUSGardenRealEstateJointVentureMember
2019 Categories of financial assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAxis
2020 Financial assets, category [member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsCategoryMember
2021 Loans and receivables Member ifrs-full:LoansAndReceivablesCategoryMember
2022 Classes of financial assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfFinancialAssetsAxis
2023 Financial assets, class [member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsMember
2024 Equity Member ifrs-full:EquityInvestmentsMember
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2026 Related to real estate joint ventures' statements of income and other comprehensive income Abstract ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToAbstract
2027 Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to us Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToOwnersOfParent
2028 Related to real estate joint ventures' statements of financial position Abstract tu:RealEstateJointVenturesStatementsOfFinancialPositionAbstract
2029 Items not affecting currently reported cash flows Abstract ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForReconcileProfitLossAbstract
2030 Recognition of gain initially deferred on our real estate initially contributed Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:JointVentureRecognitionOfDeferredGainOnRealEstateContributed
2031 Construction credit facilities financing costs charged by us and other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:JointVentureConstructionCreditFinancingCostsCharged
2032 Cash flows in the current reporting period Abstract ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract
2033 Construction credit facilities amounts advanced Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:JointVentureCreditFacilitiesAdvances
2034 Financing costs paid to us Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:JointVentureReceiptsFromFinanceCost
2035 Funds repaid to us and earnings distributed Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:JointVentureFundsRepaidAndEarningsDistributed
2036 Net increase (decrease) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:JointVentureIncreaseDecrease
2037 Real estate joint ventures carrying amounts Abstract tu:RealEstateJointVentureCarryingAmountsAbstract
2038 Balance, beginning of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInJointVentures
2039 Balance, end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInJointVentures
2040 Related party revenue from TELUS Garden office tenancy Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:LeasesAsLesseeRelatedPartyTransactions
2041 42104 - Disclosure - real estate joint ventures - Commitments and contingent liabilities (Details) Network

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2042 Disclosure of joint ventures [table] Table

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2045 Real estate joint ventures Member ifrs-full:UnconsolidatedStructuredEntitiesMember
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2048 Counterparties [member] Member ifrs-full:CounterpartiesMember
2049 Three Canadian financial institutions Member tu:ThreeCanadianFinancialInstitutionsMember
2050 Borrowings by name [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameAxis
2051 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
2052 TELUS Corporation Construction Credit Facility Member tu:TelusCorporationConstructionCreditFacilityMember
2053 Construction Credit Facility - Other Member tu:ConstructionCreditFacilityOtherMember
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2055 Real estate joint venture approximate total capital spending Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:RealEstateJointVentureExpectedSpending
2056 Contractual capital commitments Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ContractualCapitalCommitments
2057 Number of Canadian financial institution lenders Concept (Decimal) For Period tu:NumberOfFinancialInstitutionsLenders
2058 Percentage of financing provided Concept (Percent) For Period tu:PercentageOfConstructionFinancingProvided
2059 Construction financing amount Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:AmountOfConstructionFinancing
2060 Undrawn Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:JointVentureUndrawnCreditFacilitiesProvidedByEntity
2061 Advances Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:LongTermBorrowingsCurrentAndNonCurrent
2062 42201 - Disclosure - short-term borrowings (Details) Network

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2063 Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [table] Table

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2065 Entity's total for subsidiaries [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSubsidiariesMember
2066 TELUS Communications Inc. Member tu:TelusCommunicationIncMember
2067 Borrowings by name [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameAxis
2068 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
2069 Revolving period securitization agreement Member tu:RevolvingPeriodSecuritizationAgreementMember
2070 Range [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RangeAxis
2071 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
2072 Maximum Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
2073 Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBorrowingsLineItems
2074 Trade receivables that can be sold under the securitization agreement Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:TradeReceivableSecuritizationAgreementMaximumCapacity
2075 Cash proceeds from monthly sales Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:CashProceedsMinimumSalesRequirement
2076 Trade receivables sold Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:TradeReceivablesHeldForSale
2077 Long-term debt Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:LongTermBorrowingsCurrentAndNonCurrent
2078 Short-term borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ShorttermBorrowings
2079 42301 - Disclosure - accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Details) Network

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2080 Implied Table Table

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2081 accounts payable and accrued liabilities Abstract ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherPayablesAbstract
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2083 Payroll and other employee related liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ShorttermEmployeeBenefitsAccruals
2084 Restricted stock units liability Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:RestrictedStockUnitsLiability
2085 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:AccruedAndEmployeeRelatedAndRestrictedStockUnitsLiabilities
2086 Trade accounts payable Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers
2087 Interest payable Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:InterestPayable
2088 Other Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherLiabilities
2089 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables
2090 42401 - Disclosure - advance billings and customer deposits (Details) Network

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2091 Implied Table Table

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2093 Advance billings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:AdvanceBilling
2094 Deferred customer activation and connection fees Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:DeferredCustomerActivationAndConnectionFeesCurrentLiabilities
2095 Customer deposits Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DepositsFromCustomers
2096 Regulatory deferral accounts Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:RegulatoryDeferralAccountCreditBalances
2097 Contract liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentContractLiabilities
2098 Other Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentLiabilities
2099 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:AdvanceBillingsAndCustomerDeposits
2100 42402 - Disclosure - advance billings and customer deposits - Contract liabilities (Details) Network

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2101 Implied Table Table

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2102 advance billings and customer deposits Abstract tu:AdvanceBillingsAndCustomerDepositsAbstract
2103 Contract liabilities at beginning of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ContractLiabilities
2104 Revenue deferred in previous period and recognized in current period Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueThatWasIncludedInContractLiabilityBalanceAtBeginningOfPeriod
2105 Net additions arising from operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:IncreaseThroughOperationsContractLiabilities
2106 Regulatory deferral account drawdown Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit tu:DecreaseThroughRegulatoryDeferralAccountDrawdown
2107 Additions arising from business combinations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseThroughBusinessCombinationsContractLiabilities
2108 Contract liabilities at end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ContractLiabilities
2109 Current Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:CurrentContractLiabilitiesBeforeReclassificationIntoOutOfContractAssets
2110 Non-current Abstract tu:NonCurrentAbstract
2111 Deferred revenues Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:RentDeferredIncomeClassifiedAsNoncurrent
2112 Deferred customer activation and connection fees Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:DeferredCustomerActivationAndConnectionFeesClassifiedAsNonCurrent
2113 42403 - Disclosure - advance billings and customer deposits - Reconciliation of contract liabilities (Details) Network

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2114 Implied Table Table

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2115 advance billings and customer deposits Abstract tu:AdvanceBillingsAndCustomerDepositsAbstract
2116 Gross contract liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:CurrentContractLiabilitiesBeforeReclassificationIntoOutOfContractAssets
2117 Reclassification to contract assets for contracts with contract liabilities less than contract assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit tu:ReclassificationToContractAssetsForContractsWithContractLiabilitiesLessThanContractAssets
2118 Reclassification from contract assets for contracts with contract assets less than contract liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:ReclassificationFromContractAssetsForContractsWithContractAssetsLessThanContractLiabilities
2119 Current contract liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentContractLiabilities
2120 42501 - Disclosure - provisions (Details) Network

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2121 Disclosure of other provisions [table] Table

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2122 Classes of other provisions [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfProvisionsAxis
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2124 Asset retirement obligation Member tu:AssetRetirementObligationMember
2125 Employee related Member tu:EmployeeRelatedMember
2126 Written put options Member tu:WrittenPutOptionProvisionMember
2127 Other Member ifrs-full:MiscellaneousOtherProvisionsMember
2128 provisions LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOtherProvisionsLineItems
2129 provisions reconciliation Abstract ifrs-full:ReconciliationOfChangesInOtherProvisionsAbstract
2130 Balance at beginning of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherProvisions
2131 Additions Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:NewProvisionsOtherProvisions
2132 Reversal Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:UnusedProvisionReversedOtherProvisions
2133 Use Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProvisionUsedOtherProvisions
2134 Interest effect Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInInterest
2135 Effects of foreign exchange, net Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesOtherProvisions
2136 Balance at end of period Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherProvisions
2137 Current Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:OtherProvisionsCurrent
2138 Non-current Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:OtherProvisionsNonCurrent
2139 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherProvisions
2140 Differences of interest effect due to change in discount rates as compared to interest accretion on provisions Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:InterestEffectDifferenceDueToDiscountRateOtherProvisions
2141 42601 - Disclosure - long-term debt (Details) Network

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2142 Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [table] Table

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2143 Borrowings by name [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameAxis
2144 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
2145 TELUS Corporation notes Member tu:TelusCorporationNotesMember
2146 TELUS Corporation commercial paper Member tu:TelusCorporationCommercialPaperMember
2147 TELUS Communications Inc. debentures Member tu:TelusCommunicationsInc.DebenturesMember
2148 TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility Member tu:TelusInternationalCdaInc.CreditFacilityMember
2149 long-term debt LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBorrowingsLineItems
2150 Details of long-term debt Abstract tu:DetailsOfLongTermDebtAbstract
2151 Finance leases Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:FinanceLeaseLiabilities
2152 Long-term debt Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit tu:LongTermBorrowingsCurrentAndNonCurrent
2153 Current Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentPortionOfLongtermBorrowings
2154 Non-current Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LongtermBorrowings
2155 42602 - Disclosure - long-term debt - TELUS Corporation notes (Details) Network

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2156 Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [table] Table

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2157 Borrowings by name [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameAxis
2158 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
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2160 5.05% Notes, Series CG Member tu:SeriesCg5.05PercentNotesMember
2161 5.05% Notes, Series CH Member tu:SeriesCh5.05PercentNotesMember
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2203 42603 - Disclosure - long-term debt - TELUS Corporation commercial paper (Details) Network

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2215 42604 - Disclosure - long-term debt - TELUS Corporation credit facility (Details) Network

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2235 42605 - Disclosure - long-term debt - TELUS Communications Inc. debentures (Details) Network

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2258 42606 - Disclosure - long-term debt - TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility (Details) Network

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2283 42607 - Disclosure - long-term debt - Long-term debt maturities (Details) Network

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2321 42701 - Disclosure - other long-term liabilities (Details) Network

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2322 Implied Table Table

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2335 42801 - Disclosure - Common Share capital (Details) Network

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2355 42901 - Disclosure - contingent liabilities (Details) Network

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2372 43001 - Disclosure - related party transactions (Details) Network

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2403 43101 - Disclosure - additional statement of cash flow information (Details) Network

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2439 43102 - Disclosure - additional statement of cash flow information - Financing activities (Details) Network

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2447 Long-term debt Member ifrs-full:LongtermBorrowingsMember
2448 Long-term debt including derivatives used to manage currency risks arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt Member tu:LongtermBorrowingsIncludingEffectOfDerivativesToManageForeignCurrencyRisksMember
2449 Borrowings by name [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameAxis
2450 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
2451 TELUS Corporation notes Member tu:TelusCorporationNotesMember
2452 TELUS Corporation commercial paper Member tu:TelusCorporationCommercialPaperMember
2453 TELUS Communications Inc. debentures Member tu:TelusCommunicationsInc.DebenturesMember
2454 TELUS International (Cda) Inc. credit facility Member tu:TelusInternationalCdaInc.CreditFacilityMember
2455 Finance leases Member tu:FinanceLeaseMember
2456 Derivatives used to manage currency risks arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt - liability (asset) Member tu:DerivativesUsedToManageCurrencyRisksArisingFromUSDollarDenominatedLongTermDebtMember
2457 To eliminate effect of gross settlement of derivatives used to manage currency risks arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term debt Member tu:ToEliminateEffectOfGrossSettlementOfDerivativesUsedToManageCurrencyRisksArisingFromLongTermDebtMember
2458 Disclosure of reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesLineItems
2459 Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities Abstract ifrs-full:ChangesInLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAbstract
2460 Beginning Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
2461 Issued or received Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:IncreaseDecreaseIssuingOrReceivingLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
2462 Redemptions, repayments or payments Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit tu:IncreaseDecreaseThroughFinancingRedemptionsRepaymentsOrPaymentsLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
2463 Foreign exchange movement (Note 4(i)) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
2464 Other Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughOtherChangesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
2465 Ending Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities

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