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GOODWILL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
GOODWILL. |
Schedule of goodwill |
| Liquids Pipelines | Gas Distribution | Gas Pipelines and Processing 4 | Green Power and Transmission | Energy Services | Eliminations and Other | Consolidated
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at January 1, 2014 | 52 | - | 393 | - | - | - | 445
Foreign exchange and other | 3 | - | 35 | - | - | - | 38
Balance at December 31, 2014 | 55 | - | 428 | - | - | - | 483
Foreign exchange and other | 5 | - | 30 | - | 2 | - | 37
Impairment | - | - | (440) | - | - | - | (440)
Balance at December 31, 2015 | 60 | - | 18 | - | 2 | - | 80

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