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IMPAIRMENT OF EQUITY INVESTMENTS | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
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IMPAIRMENT OF EQUITY INVESTMENTS | IMPAIRMENT OF EQUITY INVESTMENTS DCP Midstream, LLC DCP Midstream, LLC (DCP Midstream), a 50% owned equity method investment of Enbridge, holds an equity interest in DCP Midstream, LP. A decline in the market price of DCP Midstream, LP’s publicly traded units during the first quarter of 2020 resulted in an other than temporary impairment loss on our investment in DCP Midstream of $1.7 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2020. In addition, we incurred losses of $324 million through our equity earnings pick up in relation to asset and goodwill impairment losses recorded by DCP Midstream, LP during the three months ended March 31, 2020. The carrying value of our investment in DCP Midstream as at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $328 million and $331 million, respectively. Our investment in DCP Midstream forms part of our Gas Transmission and Midstream segment. The impairment losses were recorded within Impairment of equity investments in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2196965 + Details
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