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NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - NONCONTROLLING INFORMATION (Details) CAD / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, CAD in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 13, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 13, 2015 CAD | Jan. 02, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares | Jan. 02, 2015 CAD | Jul. 01, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jul. 01, 2014 CAD shares | Nov. 13, 2013 USD ($) shares | Nov. 13, 2013 CAD shares | Nov. 30, 2015 CAD | Nov. 30, 2014 CAD | Dec. 31, 2015 CAD CAD / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2014 CAD shares | Dec. 31, 2013 CAD shares
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 1,300 | CAD 2,015 |
Common shares issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57 | CAD 478 | CAD 628
The fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest percentage held by noncontrolling owners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.70% | 70.60% |  |  | 68.60%
The fund | United States segment of Alliance Pipeline |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage transfer between segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Total consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 1,800 |  |  |
Consideration cash portion |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 421 |  |  |
Consideration debt portion received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 878 |  |  |
Consideration debt portion received interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |
Consideration preferred units portion received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 461 |  |  |
Preference Shares, Series E |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion rate for Class A units |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period for redemption at the issuers option |  |  | 30 years | 30 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liquidation price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 38.31 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trailing period for determination of liquidation price |  |  | 5 days | 5 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued, Number of Shares | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,000,000 | 13,000,000
Common shares issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | CAD 460 | CAD 600
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received |  |  | $ 1,000 | CAD 1,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt repayment amount |  |  | 306 | 359 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. | Preference Shares, Series E |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued |  |  | $ 694 | CAD 814 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. | Alberta Clipper Pipeline |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment ownership percentage transferred |  |  | 66.70% | 66.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 412 | CAD 748 |
Previous ownership percentage in natural gas and midstream business |  |  |  |  | 61.00% | 61.00% | 61.00% | 61.00% |  |  |  |  |
Current ownership percentage in natural gas and midstream business |  |  |  |  | 48.00% | 48.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest percentage held by noncontrolling owners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% | 79.50% |
Percent of distributions and allocations above this amount that the Company has waived rights to |  |  |  |  | 2.00% | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributions from unitholders | $ 289 | CAD 366 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued, Number of Shares | shares |  |  |  |  | 66,100,000 | 66,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IDU issued | shares |  |  |  |  | 1,000 | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Previous percentage of distributions received |  |  |  |  | 48.00% | 48.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Previous distribution threshold | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 0.495 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current percentage of distributions received |  |  |  |  | 23.00% | 23.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current distribution threshold | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 0.5435 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in noncontrolling interest |  |  |  | CAD 304 |  | CAD 2,363 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase to additional paid in capital |  |  |  | 218 |  | 1,601 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase to deferred income taxes |  |  |  | CAD 86 |  | CAD 762 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to unitholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 630 | CAD 504 | 463
GP interest percent in EEP | 2.00% | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
GP interest percent in MEP |  |  |  |  | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |
Limited partner interest and all incentive distribution rights of (IDR) percent in MEP |  |  |  |  | 52.00% | 52.00% | 52.00% | 52.00% |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage transfer within segments |  |  |  |  | 12.60% | 12.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration cash portion |  |  |  |  | $ 350 | CAD 376 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. | Alberta Clipper Pipeline |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percent before transfer |  |  | 33.30% | 33.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (EEM) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 203 | CAD 790 |
Ownership interest percentage held by noncontrolling owners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88.30% | 88.30% |
Contributions from unitholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 523
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. preferred shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of cumulative redeemable preferred shares held by third parties | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |
Floating adjustable cumulative cash dividends as a percentage of prime rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |
Floating adjustable cumulative cash dividend variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Prime |  |
Redemption price per share (in dollars per shares) | CAD / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 25 |  |
Preferred shares redeemed (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. preferred shares | Preference shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 100 | CAD 100 |
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. preferred shares | Common shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Renewable Energy Assets Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 561 | 351 |
Other Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 24 | CAD 26 |
MEP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest percentage held by noncontrolling owners |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39.00% | 39.00% |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of equity |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 355 | CAD 372 |  |  |  |  |
MEP | Class A common units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued, Number of Shares | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,500,000 | 18,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued to underwriters under over-allotment option | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,800,000 | 2,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership Interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.90% | 19.90% |  |  |
Common shares issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 174 | CAD 84 |  |  |
Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc | The fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 874 | 421 |  |  |
Common shares issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700 | CAD 337 |  |  |
The fund | Enbridge Commercial Trust |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 874 |  |  |  |
Enbridge Commercial Trust | Enbridge Income Partners LP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CAD 874 |  |  |  |

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