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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (CAD) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Service charges	256us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	222us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty	127us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
Purchase of natural gas by wholly owned subsidiaries	315enb_RelatedPartyTransactionNaturalGasPurchasesBySubsidiaries	99enb_RelatedPartyTransactionNaturalGasPurchasesBySubsidiaries	15enb_RelatedPartyTransactionNaturalGasPurchasesBySubsidiaries
Sale of natural gas by wholly owned subsidiaries	58enb_RelatedPartyTransactionSaleOfNaturalGasBySubsidiaries	10enb_RelatedPartyTransactionSaleOfNaturalGasBySubsidiaries	7enb_RelatedPartyTransactionSaleOfNaturalGasBySubsidiaries
Amounts receivable from affiliates	183us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateNoncurrent	185us-gaap_DueFromAffiliateNoncurrent
Vector Pipeline joint venture
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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Vector Pipeline joint venture | Minimum
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Annual interest rate on the loans (as a percent)	4.00%enb_RelatedPartyTransactionInterestRateForLoansGivenToAffiliates / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = enb_VectorPipelineJointVentureMember
Vector Pipeline joint venture | Maximum
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Annual interest rate on the loans (as a percent)	8.00%enb_RelatedPartyTransactionInterestRateForLoansGivenToAffiliates / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = enb_VectorPipelineJointVentureMember

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