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DEBT (Details) CAD in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 CAD | Dec. 31, 2014 CAD | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 CAD | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 CAD | Aug. 18, 2014 USD ($) | Aug. 18, 2014 CAD
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | CAD 41,980 |  | CAD 35,352 |  |
Current maturities |  |  |  | (1,990) |  | (1,004) |  |
Short-term borrowings |  |  |  | CAD (599) |  | CAD (1,041) |  |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 0.80% | 0.80% | 1.40% | 1.40% |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | CAD 39,391 |  | CAD 33,307 |  |
Other - Primarily debt discount |  |  |  | (198) |  | (151) |  |
Debenture and term note issues - Southern Lights |  | CAD 1,507 |  |  |  |  |  |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized | CAD (353) | (416) |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Expense, Total | CAD 1,624 | 1,129 |  |  |  |  |  |
CREDIT FACILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Facilities |  |  |  | 21,720 |  | 18,639 |  |
Draws |  |  |  | 12,049 |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  | 9,671 |  |  |  |
Weighted average standby fee on unused portion (as a percent) | 0.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Enbridge Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on debt | CAD 970 | 598 |  |  |  |  |  |
CREDIT FACILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Facilities |  |  |  | 6,988 |  | 9,025 |  |
Draws |  |  |  | 5,692 |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  | 1,296 |  |  |  |
Enbridge (U.S.) Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on debt | 54 | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |
CREDIT FACILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Facilities |  |  |  | 4,470 |  | 3,747 |  |
Draws |  |  |  | 1,665 |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  | 2,805 |  |  |  |
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on debt | 369 | 458 |  |  |  |  |  |
CREDIT FACILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Facilities |  |  |  | 3,598 |  | 3,045 |  |
Draws |  |  |  | 2,054 |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  | 1,544 |  |  |  |
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on debt | 175 | 154 |  |  |  |  |  |
CREDIT FACILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Facilities |  |  |  | 1,010 |  | 1,008 |  |
Draws |  |  |  | 603 |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  | 407 |  |  |  |
The fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on debt | 106 | 76 |  |  |  |  |  |
CREDIT FACILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Facilities |  |  |  | 1,500 |  | 500 |  |
Draws |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  | 1,489 |  |  |  |
Enbridge Pipelines (Southern Lights) L.L.C. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on debt | 45 | 36 |  |  |  |  |  |
CREDIT FACILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Facilities |  |  |  | 28 |  | 23 |  |
Available |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  |
Enbridge Pipelines Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on debt | 210 | 171 |  |  |  |  |  |
CREDIT FACILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Facilities |  |  |  | 3,000 |  | 300 |  |
Draws |  |  |  | 1,346 |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  | 1,654 |  |  |  |
Enbridge Southern Lights LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on debt | 14 | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |
CREDIT FACILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Facilities |  |  |  | 5 |  | 5 |  |
Available |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |
MEP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on debt | 34 | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |
CREDIT FACILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Facilities |  |  |  | 1,121 |  | 986 |  |
Draws |  |  |  | 678 |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  | CAD 443 |  |  |  |
Debentures | Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 9.90% | 9.90% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | CAD 85 |  | 85 |  |
Debentures | Enbridge Pipelines Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 8.20% | 8.20% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | CAD 200 |  | 200 |  |
Medium-term notes | Enbridge Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 4.30% | 4.30% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | CAD 5,698 |  | 6,048 |  |
Medium-term notes | Enbridge (U.S.) Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 5.10% | 5.10% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  | $ 10 | CAD 14 | $ 10 | 12 |  |
Medium-term notes | Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 4.60% | 4.60% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | CAD 3,603 |  | 3,033 |  |
Medium-term notes | The fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 3.80% | 3.80% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | CAD 2,405 |  | 2,405 |  |
Medium-term notes | Enbridge Pipelines (Southern Lights) L.L.C. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  | $ 1,030 | CAD 1,425 | 1,054 | 1,223 |  |
Medium-term notes | Enbridge Pipelines Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 4.70% | 4.70% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | CAD 3,725 |  | 2,974 |  |
Portion of carrying value of debt instrument |  |  |  | CAD 100 |  | 100 |  |
Medium-term notes | Enbridge Southern Lights LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | CAD 336 |  | 348 |  |
Southern Lights project financing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility not transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,061 | CAD 352
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on debt |  | 49 |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | 11,344 |  | 8,960 |  |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on debt | 172 | 71 |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws | Enbridge Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | 5,667 |  | 4,525 |  |
Portion of carrying value of debt instrument |  |  |  | 4,168 |  | 3,217 |  |
Portion of carrying value of debt instrument converted in US dollar | $ |  |  | $ 1,084 |  | 1,127 |  |  |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws | Enbridge (U.S.) Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  | 1,203 | 1,665 | 1,428 | 1,657 |  |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws | Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  | 1,436 | 1,988 | 1,772 | 2,056 |  |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws | Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | 599 |  | 939 |  |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws | The fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  |  | 140 |  |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws | Enbridge Pipelines Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | 1,346 |  | 163 |  |
Commercial paper and credit facility draws | MEP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  | $ 490 | 678 | 360 | 418 |  |
Other . | Enbridge Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |
Other . | Enbridge Pipelines Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  | CAD 4 |  | 9 |  |
Junior subordinated notes | Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 8.10% | 8.10% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  | $ 400 | CAD 554 | 400 | 464 |  |
Senior notes | Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 6.20% | 6.20% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  | $ 5,350 | CAD 7,404 | 3,750 | 4,350 |  |
Senior notes | MEP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 4.10% | 4.10% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  | $ 400 | CAD 554 | 400 | 465 |  |
United States dollar term notes | Enbridge Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  | 3.30% | 3.30% |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  | $ 3,050 | CAD 4,221 | $ 3,350 | 3,886 |  |
Debentures and term notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debenture and term note maturities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2016 |  |  |  | 1,987 |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  |  | 2,639 |  |  |  |
2018 |  |  |  | 1,197 |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  |  | 1,883 |  |  |  |
2020 |  |  |  | 2,841 |  |  |  |
Thereafter |  |  |  | 19,677 |  |  |  |
Expected interest obligation on debentures and term notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2016 |  |  |  | 1,704 |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  |  | 1,599 |  |  |  |
2018 |  |  |  | 1,439 |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  |  | 1,246 |  |  |  |
2020 |  |  |  | 1,048 |  |  |  |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense on debt | CAD 1,805 | CAD 1,425 |  |  |  |  |  |
Uncommitted credit facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CREDIT FACILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Facilities |  |  |  | 349 |  | 361 |  |
Available |  |  |  | CAD 185 |  | 80 |  |
Promissory note | Enbridge Pipelines Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DEBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 103 |  |

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