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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | $ 9,644 | $ 7,176 | $ 6,322
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 323 | 576 | (202)
Other items (note 26) |  | 0 | 9 | 0
Balance as |  | 13,474 | 9,644 | 7,176
Limited Partners |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 4,611 | 3,838 | 3,533
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 128 | 358 | (86)
Other items (note 26) |  | 6 | 17 | 49
Balance as |  | 4,967 | 4,611 | 3,838
Limited Partners | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as | [1] | 736 | 555 | 655
Other comprehensive income (loss) | [1] | 128 | 358 | (86)
Other items (note 26) | [1] |  | (177) | (6)
Balance as | [1] | 864 | 736 | 555
Limited Partners | Revaluation Surplus |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 957 | 1,042 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 19 | 93 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | (178) |
Balance as |  | 976 | 957 | 1,042
Limited Partners | Foreign Currency Translation |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | (891) | (889) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 56 | (5) |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 3 |
Balance as |  | (835) | (891) | (889)
Limited Partners | Net Investment Hedges |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 215 | 99 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (187) | 117 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | (1) |
Balance as |  | 28 | 215 | 99
Limited Partners | Cash Flow Hedges |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | (130) | (140) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 104 | 9 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 1 |
Balance as |  | (26) | (130) | (140)
Limited Partners | Available for sale |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | (4) | (9) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 4 | 5 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 0 |
Balance as |  | 0 | (4) | (9)
Limited Partners | Unrealized Actuarial Losses |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | (30) | (13) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 3 | (17) |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 0 |
Balance as |  | (27) | (30) | (13)
Limited Partners | Equity accounted investments |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 619 | 465 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 129 | 156 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | (2) |
Balance as |  | 748 | 619 | 465
General Partner |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 27 | 23 | 24
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (1) | 4 | (1)
Balance as |  | 25 | 27 | 23
General Partner | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as | [1] | 7 | 4 | 5
Other comprehensive income (loss) | [1] | (1) | 4 | (1)
Other items (note 26) | [1] |  | (1) |
Balance as | [1] | 6 | 7 | 4
General Partner | Revaluation Surplus |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 7 | 7 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 0 | 1 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | (1) |
Balance as |  | 7 | 7 | 7
General Partner | Foreign Currency Translation |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | (5) | (5) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (1) | 0 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 0 |
Balance as |  | (6) | (5) | (5)
General Partner | Net Investment Hedges |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 3 | 1 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (2) | 2 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 0 |
Balance as |  | 1 | 3 | 1
General Partner | Cash Flow Hedges |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | (1) | (1) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 1 | 0 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 0 |
Balance as |  | 0 | (1) | (1)
General Partner | Available for sale |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 0 | 0 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 0 | 0 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 0 |
Balance as |  | 0 | 0 | 0
General Partner | Unrealized Actuarial Losses |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 0 | 0 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 0 | 0 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 0 |
Balance as |  | 0 | 0 | 0
General Partner | Equity accounted investments |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 3 | 2 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 1 | 1 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 0 |
Balance as |  | 4 | 3 | 2
Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 1,860 | 1,518 | 1,321
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 56 | 147 | (32)
Other items (note 26) |  | (6) | (15) | (49)
Balance as |  | 2,012 | 1,860 | 1,518
Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as | [1] | 331 | 254 | 283
Other comprehensive income (loss) | [1] | 56 | 147 | (32)
Other items (note 26) | [1] |  | (70) | 6
Balance as | [1] | 387 | 331 | 254
Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | Revaluation Surplus |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 417 | 447 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 8 | 38 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | (68) |
Balance as |  | 425 | 417 | 447
Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | Foreign Currency Translation |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | (365) | (358) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 26 | (4) |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | (3) |
Balance as |  | (339) | (365) | (358)
Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | Net Investment Hedges |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 88 | 38 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (77) | 49 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 1 |
Balance as |  | 11 | 88 | 38
Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | Cash Flow Hedges |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | (58) | (61) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 44 | 4 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | (1) |
Balance as |  | (14) | (58) | (61)
Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | Available for sale |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | (3) | (4) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 1 | 2 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | (1) |
Balance as |  | (2) | (3) | (4)
Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | Unrealized Actuarial Losses |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | (9) | (2) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 1 | (7) |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 0 |
Balance as |  | (8) | (9) | (2)
Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | Equity accounted investments |  |  |  |
Disclosure of analysis of other comprehensive income by item [line items] |  |  |  |
Balance as |  | 261 | 194 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 53 | 65 |
Other items (note 26) |  |  | 2 |
Balance as |  | $ 314 | $ 261 | $ 194
[1] | Refer to Note 27, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for an analysis of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by item.

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