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FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT - Currency Exposure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | $ 1,512 | $ 1,632 | $ 1,553
Non-Current Assets | 27,965 | 19,643 | 16,182
Total assets | 29,477 | 21,275 | 17,735
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 1,564 | 1,515 | 1,210
Non-Current Liabilities | 14,439 | 10,116 | 9,349
Total liabilities | 16,003 | 11,631 | 10,559
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 6,470 | 3,146 | 1,797
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 2,012 | 1,860 | 1,518
Net investment | 4,992 | 4,638 | 3,861
USD |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 358 | 849 | 234
Non-Current Assets | 4,400 | 3,744 | 2,485
Total assets | 4,758 | 4,593 | 2,719
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 641 | 833 | 502
Non-Current Liabilities | 3,093 | 1,636 | 1,714
Total liabilities | 3,734 | 2,469 | 2,216
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 602 | 919 | 377
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | (50) | 344 | 36
Net investment | 472 | 861 | 90
AUD |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 276 | 214 | 380
Non-Current Assets | 5,770 | 5,542 | 5,816
Total assets | 6,046 | 5,756 | 6,196
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 227 | 206 | 103
Non-Current Liabilities | 3,983 | 3,764 | 3,745
Total liabilities | 4,210 | 3,970 | 3,848
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 417 | 370 | 269
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 407 | 405 | 587
Net investment | 1,012 | 1,011 | 1,492
GBP |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 151 | 127 | 470
Non-Current Assets | 4,431 | 3,739 | 3,927
Total assets | 4,582 | 3,866 | 4,397
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 414 | 262 | 434
Non-Current Liabilities | 2,614 | 2,243 | 2,312
Total liabilities | 3,028 | 2,505 | 2,746
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 396 | 333 | 385
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 332 | 294 | 357
Net investment | 826 | 734 | 909
BRL |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 322 | 42 | 6
Non-Current Assets | 8,184 | 1,895 | 1,020
Total assets | 8,506 | 1,937 | 1,026
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 73 | 23 | 0
Non-Current Liabilities | 2,015 | 0 | 0
Total liabilities | 2,088 | 23 | 0
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 3,082 | 189 | 141
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 959 | 493 | 249
Net investment | 2,377 | 1,232 | 636
CLP |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 85 | 102 | 126
Non-Current Assets | 1,117 | 1,070 | 1,052
Total assets | 1,202 | 1,172 | 1,178
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 59 | 50 | 30
Non-Current Liabilities | 989 | 941 | 902
Total liabilities | 1,048 | 991 | 932
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 75 | 89 | 121
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 23 | 26 | 35
Net investment | 56 | 66 | 90
CAD |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 78 | 18 | 291
Non-Current Assets | 814 | 677 | 636
Total assets | 892 | 695 | 927
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 55 | 35 | 122
Non-Current Liabilities | 443 | 309 | 334
Total liabilities | 498 | 344 | 456
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 891 | 261 | 248
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 28 | 26 | 63
Net investment | (525) | 64 | 160
EUR |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-Current Assets | 836 | 718 | 618
Total assets | 836 | 718 | 618
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0
Total liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 240 | 206 | 175
Net investment | 596 | 512 | 443
COP |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 68 | 55 | 46
Non-Current Assets | 764 | 700 | 629
Total assets | 832 | 755 | 675
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 26 | 27 | 20
Non-Current Liabilities | 438 | 369 | 342
Total liabilities | 464 | 396 | 362
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 302 | 294 | 256
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 19 | 19 | 16
Net investment | 47 | 46 | $ 41
PEN |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 100 | 127 |
Non-Current Assets | 1,356 | 1,260 |
Total assets | 1,456 | 1,387 |
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 18 | 27 |
Non-Current Liabilities | 673 | 636 |
Total liabilities | 691 | 663 |
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 644 | 610 |
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 35 | 33 |
Net investment | 86 | 81 |
INR |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 57 | 52 |
Non-Current Assets | 256 | 265 |
Total assets | 313 | 317 |
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 30 | 36 |
Non-Current Liabilities | 185 | 186 |
Total liabilities | 215 | 222 |
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 60 | 58 |
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 11 | 11 |
Net investment | 27 | 26 |
NZD |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 17 | 46 |
Non-Current Assets | 37 | 33 |
Total assets | 54 | 79 |
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 21 | 16 |
Non-Current Liabilities | 6 | 32 |
Total liabilities | 27 | 48 |
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 1 | 23 |
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 8 | 3 |
Net investment | $ 18 | $ 5 |

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