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HELD FOR SALE - Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Classified As Held-For-Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Assets |  |  |
Accounts receivable and other | $ 21,760 | $ 18,928 |
Equity accounted investments | 46,100 | 41,327 | $ 40,698
Investment properties | 100,865 | 96,782 | 96,686
Property, plant and equipment | 115,489 | 100,009 |
Goodwill | 20,227 | 14,714 | 14,550
Deferred income tax assets | 3,340 | 3,338 |
Assets classified as held for sale | 11,958 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Accounts payable and other | 52,546 | 50,682 |
Non-recourse borrowings of managed entities | 165,057 | 139,324 |
Deferred income tax liabilities | 20,328 | 15,913 |
Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale | 3,148 | 2,359 |
Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 213 | 6 |
Accounts receivable and other | 298 | 67 |
Equity accounted investments | 276 | 1,533 |
Investment properties | 9,053 | 4,224 |
Property, plant and equipment | 1,874 | 82 |
Goodwill | 220 | 0 |
Other long-term assets | 0 | 5 |
Deferred income tax assets | 24 | 0 |
Assets classified as held for sale | 11,958 | 5,917 |
Liabilities |  |  |
Accounts payable and other | 139 | 118 |
Non-recourse borrowings of managed entities | 3,009 | 2,234 |
Deferred income tax liabilities | 0 | 7 |
Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale | 3,148 | 2,359 |
Real Estate |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Equity accounted investments | 24,829 | 21,024 |
Property, plant and equipment | 10,864 | 8,432 | $ 9,729
Goodwill | 1,248 | 1,404 |
Real Estate | Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 204 |  |
Accounts receivable and other | 295 |  |
Equity accounted investments | 130 |  |
Investment properties | 9,053 |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 1,820 |  |
Goodwill | 220 |  |
Other long-term assets | 0 |  |
Deferred income tax assets | 24 |  |
Assets classified as held for sale | 11,746 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Accounts payable and other | 136 |  |
Non-recourse borrowings of managed entities | 3,006 |  |
Deferred income tax liabilities | 0 |  |
Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale | 3,142 |  |
Infrastructure |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Equity accounted investments | 9,569 | 10,530 |
Property, plant and equipment | 38,655 | 32,167 |
Goodwill | 8,979 | 6,634 |
Infrastructure | Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 |  |
Accounts receivable and other | 0 |  |
Equity accounted investments | 146 |  |
Investment properties | 0 |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 0 |  |
Goodwill | 0 |  |
Other long-term assets | 0 |  |
Deferred income tax assets | 0 |  |
Assets classified as held for sale | 146 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Accounts payable and other | 0 |  |
Non-recourse borrowings of managed entities | 0 |  |
Deferred income tax liabilities | 0 |  |
Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale | 0 |  |
Renewable Power and Other |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Equity accounted investments | 3,161 | 1,833 |
Renewable Power and Other | Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale | 6 |  |
Renewable Power |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 50,317 | 45,206 |
Goodwill | 966 | $ 970 |
Renewable Power | Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale |  |  |
Assets |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 9 |  |
Accounts receivable and other | 3 |  |
Equity accounted investments | 0 |  |
Investment properties | 0 |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 54 |  |
Goodwill | 0 |  |
Other long-term assets | 0 |  |
Deferred income tax assets | 0 |  |
Assets classified as held for sale | 66 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Accounts payable and other | 3 |  |
Non-recourse borrowings of managed entities | 3 |  |
Deferred income tax liabilities | $ 0 |  |

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