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267 1034 - Disclosure - Commitments Network

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271 1035 - Disclosure - Guarantees Network

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275 1036 - Disclosure - Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits Network

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279 1037 - Disclosure - Share-Based Compensation Network

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283 1038 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions Network

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287 1039 - Disclosure - Contingencies and Other Matters Network

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291 1040 - Disclosure - Accounting Policies, Estimates and Judgments Network

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295 1041 - Disclosure - Comparative Figures Network

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299 1042 - Disclosure - Business Combinations (Policies) Network

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303 Operating Segments Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSegmentReportingExplanatory
304 Revenue Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForRecognitionOfRevenue
305 Cost of goods sold Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForCostOfGoodsSoldExplanatory
306 Selling and general and administrative expenses Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesExplanatory
307 Income Taxes Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForIncomeTaxExplanatory
308 Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForNoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleAndDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory
309 Cash Flow Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForCashFlowsExplanatory
310 Financial Instruments and Related Risk Management Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory
311 Trade Receivables Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForTradeAndOtherReceivablesExplanatory
312 Summary of Inventories Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForMeasuringInventories
313 Property, Plant and Equipment Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
314 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillExplanatory
315 Asset Retirement Obligations and Accrued Environmental Costs Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForProvisionsForAssetRetirementObligationsAndAccruedEnvironmentalCostsExplanatory
316 Investments in Equity-Accounted Investees Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForInvestmentInAssociatesAndJointVenturesExplanatory
317 Investments of FVTOCI Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethodExplanatory
318 Long-Term Debt Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForBorrowingsExplanatory
319 Commitments Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForCommitmentsExplanatory
320 Guarantees Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForFinancialGuaranteesExplanatory
321 Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForEmployeeBenefitsExplanatory
322 Share-Based Compensation Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSharebasedPaymentTransactionsExplanatory
323 Related Party Transactions Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForTransactionsWithRelatedPartiesExplanatory
324 Contingencies Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForContingentLiabilitiesAndContingentAssetsExplanatory
325 Principles of Consolidation Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForPrinciplesOfConsolidationExplanatory
326 Long-Lived Asset Impairment Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForImpairmentOfAssetsExplanatory
327 Fair Value Measurements Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForFairValueMeasurementExplanatory
328 Restructuring Charges Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForRestructuringCostsAndSimilarItemsExplanatory
329 Foreign Currency Transactions Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForForeignCurrencyTranslationExplanatory
330 1043 - Disclosure - Business Combinations (Tables) Network

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335 Legal Entity [Axis] Axis dei:LegalEntityAxis
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340 Summary of Gross Sales and Net Earnings from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfGrossSalesAndNetEarningsFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExplanatory
341 1044 - Disclosure - Segment Information (Tables) Network

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345 Summary of Financial Information by Geographical Area Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfGeographicalAreasExplanatory
346 Summary of Disaggregated Revenue from Contracts with Customers by Product Line or Geographic Location for Each Reportable Segment Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDisaggregationOfRevenueFromContractsWithCustomersExplanatory
347 1045 - Disclosure - Nature of Expenses (Tables) Network

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351 1046 - Disclosure - Provincial Mining and Other Taxes (Tables) Network

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355 1047 - Disclosure - Other Expenses (Tables) Network

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359 1048 - Disclosure - Finance Costs (Tables) Network

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363 1049 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Tables) Network

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367 Summary of Total Income Tax Expense Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitsExplanatory
368 Summary of Income Tax Assets (Liabilities) Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfIncomeTaxAssetsLiabilitiesExplanatory
369 Summary of Deferred Income Tax Assets (Liabilities) Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDeferredTaxesExplanatory
370 Summary of Reconciliation of Net Deferred Income Tax Liabilities Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfDeferredTaxLiabilityExplanatory
371 Summary of Amounts and Expiry Dates of Unused Tax Losses and Unused Tax Credits Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsExplanatory
372 1050 - Disclosure - Discontinued Operations (Tables) Network

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376 Summary of Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfAssetsAndLiabilitiesHeldForSaleExplanatory
377 Summary of Net Earnings and Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfAnalysisOfSingleAmountOfDiscontinuedOperationsExplanatory
378 1051 - Disclosure - Net Earnings per Share (Tables) Network

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381 Weighted Average Number of Shares Reconciliation from Common to Diluted common Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfWeightedAverageNumberOfSharesReconciliationFromCommonToDilutedCommonExplanatory
382 Summary of Options Excluded from Calculation of Diluted Net Earnings per Share Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfOptionsExcludedFromCalculationOfDilutedEarningsPerShareTextBlock
383 1052 - Disclosure - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Tables) Network

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387 Summary of Changes in Liabilities Arising From Financing Activities Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesExplanatory
388 1053 - Disclosure - Financial Instruments and Related Risk Management (Tables) Network

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391 Summary of Maximum Exposure to Credit Risk Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfCreditRiskExposureExplanatory
392 Summary of Credit Risk Management Through Policies Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfCreditRiskManagementExplanatory
393 Summary of Available Credit Facilities Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBorrowingsExplanatory
394 Summary of Maturity Analysis of Financial Liabilities and Gross Settled Derivative Contracts Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfSummaryOfMaturityProfileOfFinancialLiabilitiesBasedOnContractualUndiscountedPaymentsExplanatory
395 Summary of Fair Value Hierarchy for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfFairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisExplanatory
396 Summary of Recognized Financial Instruments that are Offset, or Subject to Enforceable Master Netting Arrangements Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfDerivativeFinancialAssetAndLiabilitiesOffsettingArrangementsExplanatory
397 Summary of Natural Gas Derivatives Outstanding Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfDerivativeContractsOutstandingExplanatory
398 1054 - Disclosure - Receivables (Tables) Network

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402 1055 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables) Network

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406 1056 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) Network

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410 Summary of Reconciliation of Changes in Property Plant and Equipment Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
411 Summary of Depreciation of Property Plant and Equipment Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfDepreciationExpenseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
412 1057 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) Network

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415 Summary of Estimated Useful Lives to Finite-lived Intangible Assets Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutIntangibleAssetsExplanatory
416 Summary of Reconciliation of Intangible Assets Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillExplanatory
417 Summary of Goodwill by Groups of Cash Generating Unit Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfGoodwillAllocatedToCGUsExplanatory
418 Summary of Terminal Growth Rate and Curresponding Breakeven Discount Rate Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfTerminalGrowthRateAndBreakevenDiscountRateExplanatory
419 Summary of Key Assumptions, Change In Retail Segment Recoverable Amount Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfSensitivityAnalysisForRetailSegmentRecoverableAmountForGoodwillExplanatory
420 1058 - Disclosure - Other Assets (Tables) Network

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424 1059 - Disclosure - Payables and Accrued Charges (Tables) Network

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428 1060 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations and Accrued Environmental Costs (Tables) Network

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431 Summary of Pre-Tax Risk-Free Discount Rate and Expected Cash Flow Payments for Asset Retirement Obligations and Accrued Environmental Costs Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfPretaxRiskfreeDiscountRateAndExpectedCashFlowPaymentsForAssetRetirementObligationsAndAccruedEnvironmentalCostsExplanatory
432 Summary of Sensitivity of Asset Retirement Obligations and Accrued Environmental Costs to Changes in Discount Rate on Recorded Liability Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfProvisionForAssetRetirementObligationsExplanatory
433 Summary of Reconciliation of Asset Retirement, Environmental Restoration Obligations Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfAssetRetirementEnvironmentalRestorationObligationsExplanatory
434 1061 - Disclosure - Investments (Tables) Network

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438 Financial information of the company's proportionate interest in equity-accounted investees Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethodExplanatory
439 1062 - Disclosure - Short-Term Debt (Tables) Network

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443 1063 - Disclosure - Long-Term Debt (Tables) Network

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447 Summary of Credit Facilitiy Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutCreditFacilitiesExplanatory
448 1064 - Disclosure - Share Capital (Tables) Network

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452 Summary of Share Repurchases Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfRepurchaseAndReverseRepurchaseAgreementsExplanatory
453 1065 - Disclosure - Capital Management (Tables) Network

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456 Schedule of Adjusted Net Debt, Adjusted Shareholders' Equity and Adjusted Capital Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfNetDebtAdjustedShareholdersEquityAndAdjustedCapitalExplanatory
457 Components of Ratios Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutCapitalManagementExplanatory
458 Summary of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Finance Costs Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfEbitdaAdjustedEbitdaAndAdjustedFinanceCostsExplanatory
459 1066 - Disclosure - Commitments (Tables) Network

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462 Summary of Minimum Future Commitments Under Contractual Agreements Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfFutureMinimumCommitmentsExplanatory
463 1067 - Disclosure - Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits (Tables) Network

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467 Summary of Significant Assumptions, Change in Discount Rates has Greatest Potential Impact Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSensitivityAnalysisForActuarialAssumptionsExplanatory
468 Summary of Movements in Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Assets (Liabilities) Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetExplanatory
469 Summary of Fair Value of Plan Assets of the Defined Benefit Pension Plans, by Asset Category Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFairValueOfPlanAssetsExplanatory
470 1068 - Disclosure - Share-Based Compensation (Tables) Network

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474 Summary of Stock Awards Outstanding Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfShareBasedAwardsOutstandingLegacyPlansExplanatory
475 Summary of Weighted Average Assumptions in Stock Options Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIndirectMeasurementOfFairValueOfGoodsOrServicesReceivedShareOptionsGrantedDuringPeriodExplanatory
476 Summary of Stock Option Plans Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNumberAndWeightedAverageExercisePricesOfShareOptionsExplanatory
477 Summary of Stock Options Outstanding Range of Exercise Price Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfRangeOfExercisePricesOfOutstandingShareOptionsExplanatory
478 Summary of Stock Awards Granted Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfShareBasedAwardsGrantedAndOutstandingExplanatory
479 Compensation Expense for all Employee and Director Share-based Compensation Plans Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfShareBasedCompensationExpenseExplanatory
480 1069 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions (Tables) Network

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483 Compensation to Key Management Personnel Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInformationAboutKeyManagementPersonnelExplanatory
484 1070 - Disclosure - Comparative Figures (Tables) Network

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487 Summary of Reclassification of Financial Statements Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ntr:DisclosureOfReclassificationOfFinancialStatementsComparativeFiguresExplanatory
488 1071 - Disclosure - Description of Business - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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536 Number of operations Concept (Integer) For Period ntr:NumberOfBusinessOperations
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538 Number of operations Concept (Integer) For Period ntr:NumberOfOperations
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547 Number of multi-purpose vessels owned Concept (Integer) For Period ntr:NumberOfMultipurposeVesselsOwned
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611 Uncollectible contractual amount Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:BestEstimateAtAcquisitionDateOfContractualCashFlowsNotExpectedToBeCollectedForAcquiredReceivables
612 Deferred income tax assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxAssets
613 Current portion of asset retirement obligations and accrued environmental costs Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ntr:CurrentPortionOfAssetRetirementObligationsAndAccruedEnvironmentalCosts
614 1075 - Disclosure - Business Combinations - Summary of Gross Sales and Net Earnings from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes (Detail) Network

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622 Net earnings from continuing operations before income taxes Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossOfAcquiree
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667 Selling expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:SellingExpense
668 General and administrative expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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670 Impairment of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
671 Other expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherOperatingIncomeExpense
672 Earnings (loss) before finance costs and income taxes Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities
673 Depreciation and amortization Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense
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675 Assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Assets
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686 Impairment of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
687 Assets held for sale Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ntr:CurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale
688 1080 - Disclosure - Segment Information - Summary of Financial Information by Geographical Area (Detail) Network

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732 1082 - Disclosure - Segment Information - Summary of Disaggregated Revenue from Contracts with Customers by Product Line or Geographic Location for Each Reportable Segment (Detail) Network

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748 Seed [member] Member ntr:SeedMember
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752 Urea [member] Member ntr:UreaMember
753 Solutions and nitrates [member] Member ntr:SolutionsAndNitratesMember
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755 Fertilizer [member] Member ntr:FertilizerMember
756 Industrial and Feed [member] Member ntr:IndustrialAndFeedMember
757 Ammonium sulfate [member] Member ntr:AmmoniumSulfateMember
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761 1083 - Disclosure - Nature of Expenses - Summary of Detailed Information about Expenses by Nature (Detail) Network

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767 Employee costs [member] Member ntr:EmployeeCostsMember
768 Freight direct and indirect [member] Member ntr:FreightDirectAndIndirectMember
769 Impairment of property, plant and equipment [member] Member ntr:ImpairmentOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
770 Off-site warehouse costs [member] Member ntr:OffsiteWarehouseCostsMember
771 Railcar and vessel costs [member] Member ntr:RailcarAndVesselCostsMember
772 Merger and related costs [member] Member ntr:MergerAndRelatedCostsMember
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782 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseByNature
783 Other expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherOperatingIncomeExpense
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788 1085 - Disclosure - Provincial Mining and Other Taxes - Summary of Detailed Information About Provincial Mining and Other Taxes (Detail) Network

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791 Saskatchewan potash production tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ntr:ProductionTax
792 Saskatchewan resource surcharge and other Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ntr:ResourceSurchargeAndOtherTax
793 Total Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ntr:ProvincialMiningAndOtherTaxes
794 1086 - Disclosure - Other Expenses - Summary of Detailed Information About Other Income and Expenses (Detail) Network

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