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REVENUE (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,817 | $ 19,697 | $ 20,797
Total operating revenues | $ 10,008 | $ 9,110 | $ 7,956 | $ 12,013 | $ 12,352 | $ 11,598 | $ 13,263 | $ 12,856 | 39,087 | 50,069 | 46,378
Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 | 69 | 1,658
Transferred over Time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,757 | 19,628 | 19,139
Transportation revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,358 | 14,302 | 13,291
Storage and other revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 571 | 578 | 519
Gas gathering and processing revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 | 423 | 815
Gas distribution sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,663 | 4,210 | 4,376
Total operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,663 | 4,205 | 4,360
Electricity and transmission revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 198 | 180 | 206
Commodity sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 1,590
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,259 | 29,305 | 26,070
Total operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,259 | 29,309 | 27,660
Other Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,011 | 1,067 | (489)
Liquids Pipelines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,255 | 9,191 | 8,589
Liquids Pipelines | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Liquids Pipelines | Transferred over Time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,255 | 9,191 | 8,589
Gas Transmission and Midstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,824 | 5,172 | 6,555
Gas Transmission and Midstream | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 4 | 1,590
Gas Transmission and Midstream | Transferred over Time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,824 | 5,168 | 4,965
Gas Distribution and Storage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,540 | 5,154 | 5,447
Gas Distribution and Storage | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 | 65 | 68
Gas Distribution and Storage | Transferred over Time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,480 | 5,089 | 5,379
Renewable Power Generation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 198 | 180 | 206
Renewable Power Generation | Transferred at Point in Time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Renewable Power Generation | Transferred over Time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 198 | 180 | 206
Business segments | Liquids Pipelines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,255 | 9,191 | 8,589
Total operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,423 | 10,219 | 8,079
Business segments | Liquids Pipelines | Transportation revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,161 | 9,082 | 8,488
Business segments | Liquids Pipelines | Storage and other revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94 | 109 | 101
Business segments | Liquids Pipelines | Gas gathering and processing revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Liquids Pipelines | Gas distribution sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Liquids Pipelines | Electricity and transmission revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Liquids Pipelines | Commodity sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Liquids Pipelines | Other Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 584 | 659 | (894)
Business segments | Gas Transmission and Midstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,824 | 5,172 | 6,555
Total operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,870 | 5,207 | 6,571
Business segments | Gas Transmission and Midstream | Transportation revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,523 | 4,477 | 3,928
Business segments | Gas Transmission and Midstream | Storage and other revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 274 | 268 | 222
Business segments | Gas Transmission and Midstream | Gas gathering and processing revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 | 423 | 815
Business segments | Gas Transmission and Midstream | Gas distribution sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Gas Transmission and Midstream | Electricity and transmission revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Gas Transmission and Midstream | Commodity sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 1,590
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Gas Transmission and Midstream | Other Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44 | 30 | 6
Business segments | Gas Distribution and Storage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,540 | 5,154 | 5,447
Total operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,569 | 5,179 | 5,470
Business segments | Gas Distribution and Storage | Transportation revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 674 | 743 | 875
Business segments | Gas Distribution and Storage | Storage and other revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 203 | 201 | 196
Business segments | Gas Distribution and Storage | Gas gathering and processing revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Gas Distribution and Storage | Gas distribution sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,663 | 4,210 | 4,376
Business segments | Gas Distribution and Storage | Electricity and transmission revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Gas Distribution and Storage | Commodity sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Gas Distribution and Storage | Other Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 | 9 | 9
Business segments | Renewable Power Generation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 198 | 180 | 206
Total operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 587 | 567 | 567
Business segments | Renewable Power Generation | Transportation revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Renewable Power Generation | Storage and other revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Renewable Power Generation | Gas gathering and processing revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Renewable Power Generation | Gas distribution sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Renewable Power Generation | Electricity and transmission revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 198 | 180 | 206
Business segments | Renewable Power Generation | Commodity sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Renewable Power Generation | Other Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 389 | 387 | 361
Business segments | Energy Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,283 | 29,374 | 26,228
Business segments | Energy Services | Transportation revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Energy Services | Storage and other revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Energy Services | Gas gathering and processing revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Energy Services | Gas distribution sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Energy Services | Electricity and transmission revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Business segments | Energy Services | Commodity sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,259 | 29,305 | 26,070
Business segments | Energy Services | Other Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (2) | 4
Eliminations and Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (645) | (477) | (537)
Eliminations and Other | Transportation revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and Other | Storage and other revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and Other | Gas gathering and processing revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and Other | Gas distribution sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and Other | Electricity and transmission revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and Other | Commodity sales / costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue from contracts with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and Other | Other Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (23) | (16) | 25
Intersegment revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (622) | (461) | (562)
Intersegment revenue | Liquids Pipelines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 584 | 369 | 384
Intersegment revenue | Gas Transmission and Midstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 5 | 10
Intersegment revenue | Gas Distribution and Storage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 | 16 | 14
Intersegment revenue | Renewable Power Generation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment revenue | Energy Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue not from contract with customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24 | $ 71 | $ 154

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