XML 30 R15.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.10.0.1

INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES | 6 Months Ended
--- | ---
Jun. 30, 2018
Interests In Other Entities [Abstract] |
INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES | INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES The following table represents the change in the balance of investments in associates and joint ventures:
US$ MILLIONS | For the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 |  | For the 12 month period ended December 31, 2017
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 5,572 |  |  | $ | 4,727 |
Share of (losses) earnings for the period(1) | (4 | ) |  | 118 |
Foreign currency translation and other | (325 | ) |  | 167 |
Share of other reserves for the period—OCI | 63 |  |  | 183 |
Distributions | (20 | ) |  | (66 | )
Disposition of interest(1),(2) | (951 | ) |  | (177 | )
Acquisitions(3),(4) | 72 |  |  | 620 |
Ending Balance | $ | 4,407 |  |  | $ | 5,572 |
1. | In March 2018, Brookfield Infrastructure sold its ownership in ETC Transmission Holdings, a Chilean electricity transmission operation, for $1.3 billion. On disposition, Brookfield Infrastructure recognized a gain on sale of $338 million ($209 million, net of taxes) presented within gain on sale of associate on the Consolidated Statements of Operating Results. In association with the gain, $35 million of accumulated other comprehensive losses were reclassified to share of losses from associates and joint ventures on the Consolidated Statements of Operating Results. Please refer to Note 4 Disposition of Chilean Electricity Transmission Operation for additional details.
2. | In August 2017, Brookfield Infrastructure and its institutional partners reorganized the holding entities of its investment in the Brazilian toll road operation. This transaction resulted in no gain or loss being recorded within the Consolidated Statements of Operating Results. The reorganization resulted in Brookfield Infrastructure no longer consolidating a portion of the investment attributable to an institutional partner representing approximately an 8% stake. The reorganization concurrently reduced the investments in associates and joint venture and non-controlling interest partnership capital balances by $177 million during the third quarter of 2017.
3. | In May 2017, Brookfield Infrastructure and its partner in its North American natural gas transmission operation each injected $200 million into the business to pay down operating level debt.
4. | Throughout 2017, Brookfield Infrastructure, alongside an institutional partner, injected $349 million into the Brazilian toll road operation for growth capital expenditure requirements increasing our partnership’s ownership to 45%. No injection was made during the six-month period ended June 30, 2018.
The following table represents the carrying value of our partnership’s investments in associates and joint ventures:
| As of
US$ MILLIONS | June 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Brazilian toll road operation | $ | 1,467 |  |  | $ | 1,715 |
North American natural gas transmission operation | 1,034 |  |  | 1,013 |
European telecommunications infrastructure operation | 638 |  |  | 614 |
Brazilian rail operation | 375 |  |  | 436 |
Australian ports operation | 176 |  |  | 191 |
Chilean electricity transmission operation | — |  |  | 930 |
Other associates(1) | 717 |  |  | 673 |
Ending Balance | $ | 4,407 |  |  | $ | 5,572 |
1. | Other includes our partnership’s Texas electricity transmission project, Brazilian electricity transmission operation, European port operation, North American west coast container terminal, U.S. gas storage operation and other investments in associates and joint ventures held by consolidated subsidiaries.
The following tables summarize the aggregate balances of investments in associates on a 100% basis:
| As of
US$ MILLIONS | June 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Financial position: |  |  |
Total assets | $ | 31,412 |  |  | $ | 40,375 |
Total liabilities | (15,950 | ) |  | (20,575 | )
Net assets | $ | 15,462 |  |  | $ | 19,800 |
| For the three-month period ended June 30 |  | For the six-month period ended June 30
US$ MILLIONS | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Financial performance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue | $ | 1,406 |  |  | $ | 1,629 |  |  | $ | 2,973 |  |  | $ | 3,074 |
Total income for the period | 32 |  |  | 122 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 181 |
Brookfield Infrastructure’s share of net income before reclassification | 1 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 59 |
Reclassification of previously recognized foreign currency movements(1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (35 | ) |  | — |
Brookfield Infrastructure’s share of net income (loss) | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | 59 |
1. | In March 2018, Brookfield Infrastructure sold its ownership in ETC Transmission Holdings. In conjunction with the sale, $35 million of accumulated other comprehensive losses were reclassified to the Consolidated Statement of Operating Results and recorded within share of losses from associates and joint ventures.

X
- Definition Interests In Other Entities [Abstract] + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | bip_InterestsInOtherEntitiesAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | bip_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The entire disclosure for interests in other entities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 12 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=12&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_1&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_DisclosureOfInterestsInOtherEntitiesExplanatory
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration