Rendering

Component: (Network and Table)
Network
2409402 - Disclosure - Accounts Receivable, Net (Details)
(http://www.cpr.ca/role/AccountsReceivableNetDetails)
TableSchedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000016875 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-12-31
2015-12-31
Products and Services [Axis]Products and Services [Axis]
Freight [Member]Non-Freight [Member]Products and Services [Domain]Freight [Member]Non-Freight [Member]Products and Services [Domain]
Accounts receivable, Gross
461,000,000  
162,000,000  
623,000,000  
491,000,000  
185,000,000  
676,000,000  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  
(32,000,000) 
  
(31,000,000) 
Accounts receivable, net
 
 
 
 
591,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
645,000,000