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SEGMENTED INFORMATION (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Segmented Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues (Note 4) | $ 11,562 | $ 11,345 | $ 10,745 | $ 12,726 | $ 12,889 | $ 9,227 | $ 11,116 | $ 11,146 | $ 46,378 | $ 44,378 | $ 34,560
Commodity and gas distribution costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (29,401) | (28,637) | (24,005)
Operating and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,792) | (6,442) | (4,358)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,104) | (4,463) | (1,376)
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,019) | (102) | 0
Income/(loss) from equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,509 | 1,102 | 428
Other income/(expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (52) | 452 | 1,032
Earnings/(loss) before interest and income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,519 | 6,288 | 6,281
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,246) | (3,163) | (2,240)
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,703) | (2,556) | (1,590)
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (237) | 2,697 | (142)
Earnings/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,333 | 3,266 | 2,309
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,872 | 8,422 | 5,129
Total assets | 166,905 |  |  |  | 162,093 |  |  |  | 166,905 | 162,093 |
Liquids Pipelines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segmented Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Gas Distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segmented Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Green Power and Transmission |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segmented Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Business segments | Liquids Pipelines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segmented Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues (Note 4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,079 | 8,913 | 8,176
Commodity and gas distribution costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16) | (18) | (12)
Operating and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,124) | (2,949) | (2,908)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (180) | 0 | (1,365)
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Income/(loss) from equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 577 | 416 | 194
Other income/(expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5) | 33 | 841
Earnings/(loss) before interest and income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,331 | 6,395 | 4,926
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,102 | 2,799 | 3,957
Total assets | 68,798 |  |  |  | 63,881 |  |  |  | 68,798 | 63,881 |
Business segments | Gas Transmission and Midstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segmented Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues (Note 4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,571 | 7,067 | 2,877
Commodity and gas distribution costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,481) | (2,834) | (2,206)
Operating and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,102) | (1,756) | (446)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (914) | (4,463) | (11)
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,019) | (102) |
Income/(loss) from equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 930 | 653 | 223
Other income/(expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 349 | 166 | 27
Earnings/(loss) before interest and income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,334 | (1,269) | 464
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,644 | 4,016 | 176
Total assets | 60,559 |  |  |  | 60,745 |  |  |  | 60,559 | 60,745 |
Business segments | Gas Distribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segmented Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues (Note 4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,470 | 4,992 | 2,976
Commodity and gas distribution costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,748) | (2,689) | (1,653)
Operating and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,111) | (960) | (553)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Income/(loss) from equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | 23 | 12
Other income/(expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89 | 24 | 49
Earnings/(loss) before interest and income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,711 | 1,390 | 831
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,066 | 1,177 | 713
Total assets | 25,748 |  |  |  | 25,956 |  |  |  | 25,748 | 25,956 |
Business segments | Green Power and Transmission |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segmented Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues (Note 4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 567 | 534 | 502
Commodity and gas distribution costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7) | 0 | 5
Operating and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (157) | (163) | (173)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4) | 0 | 0
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Income/(loss) from equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (28) | 6 | 2
Other income/(expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2) | (5) | 8
Earnings/(loss) before interest and income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 369 | 372 | 344
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33 | 321 | 251
Total assets | 5,716 |  |  |  | 6,289 |  |  |  | 5,716 | 6,289 |
Business segments | Energy Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segmented Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues (Note 4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,228 | 23,282 | 20,364
Commodity and gas distribution costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25,689) | (23,508) | (20,473)
Operating and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73) | (47) | (63)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Income/(loss) from equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | 8 | (3)
Other income/(expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2) | 2 | (8)
Earnings/(loss) before interest and income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 482 | (263) | (183)
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 1 | 0
Total assets | 1,042 |  |  |  | 2,514 |  |  |  | 1,042 | 2,514 |
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segmented Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues (Note 4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (537) | (410) | (335)
Commodity and gas distribution costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 540 | 412 | 334
Operating and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (225) | (567) | (215)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6) | 0 | 0
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Income/(loss) from equity investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | (4) | 0
Other income/(expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (481) | 232 | 115
Earnings/(loss) before interest and income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (708) | (337) | (101)
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 | 108 | $ 32
Total assets | $ 5,042 |  |  |  | $ 2,708 |  |  |  | $ 5,042 | $ 2,708 |
Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net | Largest Non-Affiliated Customer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Out of period adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.80% | 18.00%
Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net | Second Largest Customer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Out of period adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.40%

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