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Impairments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Impairments [Abstract] |
Impairment of Goodwill, Long-lived assets and equity investments [Table Text Block] | We recognized the following non-cash pre-tax (gains) losses on divestitures of and impairment charges on assets (in millions):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Natural Gas Pipelines |  |  |  |  |
Impairments of long-lived assets(a) | $ | 290 |  |  | $ | 636 |  |  | $ | 30 |
Gains on divestitures of long-lived assets(b) | (967 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | — |
Impairments of equity investments(c) | 650 |  |  | 270 |  |  | 150 |
Impairment at equity investee(d) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |
Terminals |  |  |  |  |
Impairments of long-lived assets(e) | — |  |  | 59 |  |  | 3 |
Gains on divestitures of long-lived assets(f) | (335 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (18 | )
CO 2 |  |  |  |  |
Impairments of long-lived assets(g) | 74 |  |  | 79 |  |  | (1 | )
Losses on divestitures of long-lived assets | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Impairment at equity investee | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | )
Kinder Morgan Canada |  |  |  |  |
Losses (gain) on divestiture of long-lived assets(h) | 2 |  |  | (595 | ) |  | — |
Other (gains) losses on divestitures of long-lived assets | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Pre-tax (gains) losses on divestitures and impairments, net | $ | (285 | ) |  | $ | 437 |  |  | $ | 172 |
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(a) | 2019 amount represents the non-cash impairments associated with certain gathering and processing assets in Oklahoma and northern Texas. 2018 amount represents the non-cash impairment associated with certain gathering and processing assets in Oklahoma and a project write-off associated with the Utica Marcellus Texas pipeline. 2017 amount represents the impairment of our Colden storage facility, of which $3 million is included in “Costs of sales” on our accompanying consolidated statement of income.
(b) | 2019 amount includes a $957 million gain related to the KML and U.S. Cochin Sale.
(c) | Non-cash impairments of equity investments are included in “Earnings from equity investments” on our accompanying consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017. 2019 amount represents the non-cash impairment of our investment in Ruby. 2018 amount represents the non-cash impairment of our investment in Gulf LNG Holdings Group, LLC (Gulf LNG) which was driven by a ruling by an arbitration panel affecting a customer contract. Our share of earnings recognized by Gulf LNG on the respective customer contract is included in “Earnings from equity investments” on our accompanying consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2018. 2017 amount represents the non-cash impairment of our investment in FEP.
(d) | 2017 amount represents losses on impairments recorded by equity investees and are included in “Earnings from equity investments” on our accompanying consolidated statement of income.
(e) | 2018 amount primarily relates to non-cash impairments of certain northeast terminal assets.
(f) | 2019 amount includes a $339 million gain related to the sale of KML and a $7 million loss included in “Other, net” on our accompanying consolidated statement of income, related to a sale of an equity investment. 2017 amount includes a $23 million gain related to the sale of a 40% membership interest in the Deeprock Development joint venture.
(g) | 2019 and 2018 amounts represent impairments of oil and gas properties.
(h) | 2019 and 2018 amounts represent a working capital adjustment and gain on sale, respectively, associated with the TMPL Sale.

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