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FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT - Currency Exposure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | $ 2,276 | $ 1,512 | $ 1,632
Non-Current Assets | 34,304 | 27,965 | 19,643
Total assets | 36,580 | 29,477 | 21,275
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 2,417 | 1,564 | 1,515
Non-Current Liabilities | 19,495 | 14,439 | 10,116
Total liabilities | 21,912 | 16,003 | 11,631
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 8,239 | 6,470 | 3,146
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 1,823 | 2,012 | 1,860
Non-controlling interest, Exchange LP units, equity | 71 | 0 |
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 4,535 | 4,992 | 4,638
USD |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 695 | 358 | 849
Non-Current Assets | 5,237 | 4,400 | 3,744
Total assets | 5,932 | 4,758 | 4,593
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 1,031 | 641 | 833
Non-Current Liabilities | 3,836 | 3,093 | 1,636
Total liabilities | 4,867 | 3,734 | 2,469
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 1,261 | 602 | 919
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | (55) | (50) | 344
Non-controlling interest, Exchange LP units, equity | (4) |  |
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | (137) | 472 | 861
AUD |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 245 | 276 | 214
Non-Current Assets | 5,303 | 5,770 | 5,542
Total assets | 5,548 | 6,046 | 5,756
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 316 | 227 | 206
Non-Current Liabilities | 3,628 | 3,983 | 3,764
Total liabilities | 3,944 | 4,210 | 3,970
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 372 | 417 | 370
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 349 | 407 | 405
Non-controlling interest, Exchange LP units, equity | 14 |  |
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 869 | 1,012 | 1,011
GBP |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 185 | 151 | 127
Non-Current Assets | 4,708 | 4,431 | 3,739
Total assets | 4,893 | 4,582 | 3,866
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 320 | 414 | 262
Non-Current Liabilities | 2,798 | 2,614 | 2,243
Total liabilities | 3,118 | 3,028 | 2,505
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 442 | 396 | 333
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 378 | 332 | 294
Non-controlling interest, Exchange LP units, equity | 15 |  |
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 940 | 826 | 734
BRL |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 310 | 322 | 42
Non-Current Assets | 6,828 | 8,184 | 1,895
Total assets | 7,138 | 8,506 | 1,937
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 106 | 73 | 23
Non-Current Liabilities | 3,185 | 2,015 | 0
Total liabilities | 3,291 | 2,088 | 23
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 1,540 | 3,082 | 189
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 654 | 959 | 493
Non-controlling interest, Exchange LP units, equity | 25 |  |
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 1,628 | 2,377 | 1,232
CLP |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 82 | 85 | 102
Non-Current Assets | 940 | 1,117 | 1,070
Total assets | 1,022 | 1,202 | 1,172
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 60 | 59 | 50
Non-Current Liabilities | 861 | 989 | 941
Total liabilities | 921 | 1,048 | 991
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 43 | 75 | 89
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 16 | 23 | 26
Non-controlling interest, Exchange LP units, equity | 1 |  |
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 41 | 56 | 66
CAD |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 258 | 78 | 18
Non-Current Assets | 6,206 | 814 | 677
Total assets | 6,464 | 892 | 695
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 187 | 55 | 35
Non-Current Liabilities | 3,093 | 443 | 309
Total liabilities | 3,280 | 498 | 344
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 2,766 | 891 | 261
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 119 | 28 | 26
Non-controlling interest, Exchange LP units, equity | 5 |  |
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 294 | (525) | 64
EUR |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 0
Non-Current Assets | 861 | 836 | 718
Total assets | 861 | 836 | 718
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 | 244 | 240 | 206
Non-controlling interest, Exchange LP units, equity | 10 |  |
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 607 | 596 | 512
COP |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 279 | 68 | 55
Non-Current Assets | 1,857 | 764 | 700
Total assets | 2,136 | 832 | 755
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 262 | 26 | 27
Non-Current Liabilities | 772 | 438 | 369
Total liabilities | 1,034 | 464 | 396
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 964 | 302 | 294
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 39 | 19 | 19
Non-controlling interest, Exchange LP units, equity | 2 |  |
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 97 | 47 | 46
PEN |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 104 | 100 | 127
Non-Current Assets | 1,308 | 1,356 | 1,260
Total assets | 1,412 | 1,456 | 1,387
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 20 | 18 | 27
Non-Current Liabilities | 654 | 673 | 636
Total liabilities | 674 | 691 | 663
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 622 | 644 | 610
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 33 | 35 | 33
Non-controlling interest, Exchange LP units, equity | 1 |  |
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 82 | 86 | 81
INR |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 90 | 57 | 52
Non-Current Assets | 976 | 256 | 265
Total assets | 1,066 | 313 | 317
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 65 | 30 | 36
Non-Current Liabilities | 668 | 185 | 186
Total liabilities | 733 | 215 | 222
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 229 | 60 | 58
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 29 | 11 | 11
Non-controlling interest, Exchange LP units, equity | 1 |  |
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 74 | 27 | 26
NZD & Other |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Current Assets | 28 | 17 | 46
Non-Current Assets | 80 | 37 | 33
Total assets | 108 | 54 | 79
Liabilities: |  |  |
Current Liabilities | 50 | 21 | 16
Non-Current Liabilities | 0 | 6 | 32
Total liabilities | 50 | 27 | 48
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 0 | 1 | 23
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 17 | 8 | 3
Non-controlling interest, Exchange LP units, equity | 1 |  |
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | $ 40 | $ 18 | $ 5

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