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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Allocation of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	$ 4,653	$ 3,982
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	25,608	25,622
FVTPL (Fair Value)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	759	490
Available for sale securities (Fair Value through OCI)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	0	0
Loans and Receivables/Other Liabilities (Amortized Cost)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	24,849	25,132
FVTPL (Fair Value)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	1,125	962
Available for sale securities (Fair Value through OCI)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	205	89
Loans and Receivables/Other Liabilities (Amortized Cost)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	3,323	2,931
Corporate borrowings
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	3,074	2,475
Corporate borrowings | FVTPL (Fair Value)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	0	0
Corporate borrowings | Available for sale securities (Fair Value through OCI)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	0	0
Corporate borrowings | Loans and Receivables/Other Liabilities (Amortized Cost)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	3,074	2,475
Non-recourse borrowings (current and non-current)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	17,860	18,544
Non-recourse borrowings (current and non-current) | FVTPL (Fair Value)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	0	0
Non-recourse borrowings (current and non-current) | Available for sale securities (Fair Value through OCI)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	0	0
Non-recourse borrowings (current and non-current) | Loans and Receivables/Other Liabilities (Amortized Cost)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	17,860	18,544
Accounts payable and other
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	2,271	2,410
Accounts payable and other | FVTPL (Fair Value)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	0	0
Accounts payable and other | Available for sale securities (Fair Value through OCI)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	0	0
Accounts payable and other | Loans and Receivables/Other Liabilities (Amortized Cost)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	2,271	2,410
Preferred shares
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	20	20
Preferred shares | FVTPL (Fair Value)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	0	0
Preferred shares | Available for sale securities (Fair Value through OCI)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	0	0
Preferred shares | Loans and Receivables/Other Liabilities (Amortized Cost)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	20	20
Financial liabilities (current and non-current)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	2,383	2,173
Financial liabilities (current and non-current) | FVTPL (Fair Value)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	759	490
Financial liabilities (current and non-current) | Available for sale securities (Fair Value through OCI)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	0	0
Financial liabilities (current and non-current) | Loans and Receivables/Other Liabilities (Amortized Cost)
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items]
Financial liabilities	1,624	1,683
Cash and cash equivalents
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	1,380	827
Cash and cash equivalents | FVTPL (Fair Value)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents | Available for sale securities (Fair Value through OCI)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents | Loans and Receivables/Other Liabilities (Amortized Cost)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	1,380	827
Accounts receivable and other
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	1,635	1,960
Accounts receivable and other | FVTPL (Fair Value)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	0	0
Accounts receivable and other | Available for sale securities (Fair Value through OCI)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	0	0
Accounts receivable and other | Loans and Receivables/Other Liabilities (Amortized Cost)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	1,635	1,960
Financial assets (current and non-current)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	1,332	1,053
Financial assets (current and non-current) | FVTPL (Fair Value)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	938	893
Financial assets (current and non-current) | Available for sale securities (Fair Value through OCI)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	86	16
Financial assets (current and non-current) | Loans and Receivables/Other Liabilities (Amortized Cost)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	308	144
Marketable securities
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	306	142
Marketable securities | FVTPL (Fair Value)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	187	69
Marketable securities | Available for sale securities (Fair Value through OCI)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	119	73
Marketable securities | Loans and Receivables/Other Liabilities (Amortized Cost)
Disclosure of financial assets [line items]
Financial assets	$ 0	$ 0

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