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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries | Preferred Unitholders Capital | Limited Partners | Limited Partners Partners' capital | Limited Partners (Deficit) Retained earnings | Limited Partners Ownership Changes | Limited Partners Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | General Partner | General Partner Partners' capital | General Partner (Deficit) Retained earnings | General Partner Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | [1] | Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield Partners' capital | Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield (Deficit) Retained earnings | Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield Ownership Changes | Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | [1]
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Balance as at Dec. 31, 2014 |  | $ 6,322 | $ 1,444 | $ 0 | $ 3,533 | $ 3,201 | $ (400) | $ 77 | $ 655 | $ 24 | $ 19 | $ 0 | $ 5 | $ 1,321 | $ 1,178 | $ (170) | $ 30 | $ 283
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | [2] | 391 | 90 |  | 169 |  | 169 |  |  | 66 |  | 66 |  | 66 |  | 66 |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (202) | (83) |  | (86) |  |  |  | (86) | (1) |  |  | (1) | (32) |  |  |  | (32)
Comprehensive income |  | 189 | 7 | 0 | 83 |  | 169 |  | (86) | 65 |  | 66 | (1) | 34 |  | 66 |  | (32)
Unit issuance (note 26) |  | 932 |  | 189 | 582 | 582 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 350 | 350 |  |  |
Unit repurchases (note 26) |  | (67) |  |  | (67) | (67) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partnership distributions (note 28) |  | (543) |  | (3) | (339) |  | (339) |  |  | (66) |  | (66) |  | (138) |  | (138) |  |
Partnership preferred distributions (note 28) | [2] | (3) |  |  | (3) |  | (3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of subsidiaries (note 5) |  | 347 | 347 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary distributions to non-controlling interest |  | (91) | (91) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposition of interests (note 11) |  | (99) | (99) |  |  |  | 8 |  | (8) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | (3)
Preferred unit issuance (note 26) |  | 189 |  | 189 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other items (note 26) |  | 0 |  |  | 49 |  | 6 | 49 | (6) |  |  |  |  | (49) |  | (6) | (49) | 6
Balance as at Dec. 31, 2015 |  | 7,176 | 1,608 | 189 | 3,838 | 3,716 | (559) | 126 | 555 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1,518 | 1,528 | (245) | (19) | 254
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | [2] | 528 | 41 | 0 | 285 |  | 285 |  |  | 84 |  | 84 |  | 118 |  | 118 |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 576 | 67 |  | 358 |  |  |  | 358 | 4 |  |  | 4 | 147 |  |  |  | 147
Comprehensive income |  | 1,104 | 108 | 0 | 643 |  | 285 |  | 358 | 88 |  | 84 | 4 | 265 |  | 118 |  | 147
Unit issuance (note 26) |  | 755 |  | 186 | 505 | 505 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250 | 250 |  |  |
Unit repurchases (note 26) |  | (6) |  |  | (6) | (6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partnership distributions (note 28) |  | (615) |  | (13) | (377) |  | (377) |  |  | (84) |  | (84) |  | (154) |  | (154) |  |
Partnership preferred distributions (note 28) | [2] | (13) |  |  | (9) |  | (9) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4) |  | (4) |  |
Acquisition of subsidiaries (note 5) |  | 1,241 | 1,241 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary distributions to non-controlling interest |  | (169) | (169) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposition of interests (note 11) |  | (24) | (24) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred unit issuance (note 26) |  | 186 |  | 186 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other items (note 26) |  | 9 | 7 |  | 17 |  | 177 | 17 | (177) |  |  | 1 | (1) | (15) |  | 70 | (15) | (70)
Balance as at Dec. 31, 2016 |  | 9,644 | 2,771 | 375 | 4,611 | 4,215 | (483) | 143 | 736 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1,860 | 1,778 | (215) | (34) | 331
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 574 | 449 |  | 11 |  | 11 |  |  | 113 |  | 113 |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 323 | 140 |  | 128 |  |  |  | 128 | (1) |  |  | (1) | 56 |  |  |  | 56
Comprehensive income |  | 897 | 589 | 0 | 139 |  | 11 |  | 128 | 112 |  | 113 | (1) | 57 |  | 1 |  | 56
Unit issuance (note 26) |  | 992 |  | 220 | 692 | 692 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300 | 300 |  |  |
Unit repurchases (note 26) |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partnership distributions (note 28) |  | (764) |  | (30) | (459) |  | (459) |  |  | (114) |  | (114) |  | (191) |  | (191) |  |
Partnership preferred distributions (note 28) |  | (30) |  |  | (22) |  | (22) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8) |  | (8) |  |
Acquisition of subsidiaries (note 5) |  | 3,523 | 3,523 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary distributions to non-controlling interest |  | (831) | (831) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disposition of interests (note 11) |  | (177) | (177) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred unit issuance (note 26) |  | 220 |  | 220 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other items (note 26) |  | 0 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  | (6) |  |  | (6) |
Balance as at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | $ 13,474 | $ 5,875 | $ 595 | $ 4,967 | $ 4,907 | $ (953) | $ 149 | $ 864 | $ 25 | $ 19 | $ 0 | $ 6 | $ 2,012 | $ 2,078 | $ (413) | $ (40) | $ 387
[1] | Refer to Note 27, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for an analysis of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by item.
[2] | Certain net income allocations have been reclassified to provide comparability with the current year consolidated statements of partnership capital.

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