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GOODWILL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
GOODWILL |
Schedule of goodwill |
|  |  |  |  |  | Gas |  | Green |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Pipelines |  | Power |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Liquids |  | Gas |  | and |  | and |  | Energy |  | Eliminations |  |  |
|  | Pipelines |  | Distribution |  | Processing |  | Transmission |  | Services |  | and Other |  | Consolidated |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at January 1, 2015 |  | 55 |  | - |  | 428 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 483 |
Foreign exchange and other |  | 5 |  | - |  | 30 |  | - |  | 2 |  | - |  | 37 |
Impairment |  | - |  | - |  | (440 | ) | - |  | - |  | - |  | (440 | )
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  | 60 |  | - |  | 18 |  | - |  | 2 |  | - |  | 80 |
Foreign exchange and other |  | (1 | ) | - |  | (1 | ) | - |  | - |  | - |  | (2 | )
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  | 59 |  | - |  | 17 |  | - |  | 2 |  | - |  | 78 |

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