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FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS -Interest Rate Derivatives (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2022 CAD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2022 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 11, 2022 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($) | Feb. 11, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 17, 2021 CAD ($)
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net payments on settlement of debt derivatives and forward contracts |  |  |  | $ (11,000,000) | $ (8,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  | 1,019,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2081 | Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  | $ 750,000,000 | 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  | 1,450,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2022 | Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  | 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2022 | Floating interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  | 750,000,000 |  | $ 750,000,000 |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |
Senior Notes Issued In March 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | $ 9,050,000,000.00 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,050,000,000.00 |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes Issued In March 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | 4,250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Issued 2022 4.550% | Currency swap contract [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net payments on settlement of debt derivatives and forward contracts |  |  |  | 43,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount terminated |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Issued 2022 4.550% | Floating interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Issued 2022 4.550% | Floating interest rate | Currency swap contract [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges | Interest rate swap contract [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges | Debt derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  | $ 8,930,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,950,000,000 |
Cash flow hedges | Senior Notes Issued 2022 4.550% | Currency swap contract [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |
Interest rate risk | Interest rate swap contract [member] | Entering into significant commitments or contingent liabilities [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net payments on settlement of debt derivatives and forward contracts |  |  | $ 33,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk | Floating interest rate | Interest rate swap contract [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount terminated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 950,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate risk | Senior Notes Issued In March 1 | Bond Forwards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net payments on settlement of debt derivatives and forward contracts | (165,000,000) | $ (129,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk | Senior Notes Issued In March 1 | Interest rate swap contract [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount terminated |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk | Senior Notes Issued In March 2 | Bond Forwards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net payments on settlement of debt derivatives and forward contracts | 80,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount terminated | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk | Senior Notes Issued In March 2 | Interest rate swap contract [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount terminated | $ 2,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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