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FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT - Currency Exposure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Assets: |  |
Current Assets | $ 3,711 | $ 5,841
Non-current Assets | 57,620 | 50,467
Total assets | 61,331 | 56,308
Liabilities: |  |
Current Liabilities | 5,524 | 5,439
Non-current liabilities | 34,134 | 28,692
Total liabilities | 39,658 | 34,131
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 15,084 | 15,048
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 1,687 | 2,039
Non-controlling interest—BIPC exchangeable shares | 638 |
Non-controlling interest—Exchange LP | 12 | 18
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 4,252 | 5,072
USD |  |
Assets: |  |
Current Assets | 805 | 1,232
Non-current Assets | 14,313 | 14,594
Total assets | 15,118 | 15,826
Liabilities: |  |
Current Liabilities | 1,875 | 1,345
Non-current liabilities | 10,887 | 8,908
Total liabilities | 12,762 | 10,253
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 5,186 | 5,704
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | (725) | (37)
Non-controlling interest—BIPC exchangeable shares | (275) |
Non-controlling interest—Exchange LP | (5) | 0
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | (1,825) | (94)
AUD |  |
Assets: |  |
Current Assets | 314 | 1,914
Non-current Assets | 4,042 | 5,488
Total assets | 4,356 | 7,402
Liabilities: |  |
Current Liabilities | 446 | 1,530
Non-current liabilities | 1,842 | 3,703
Total liabilities | 2,288 | 5,233
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 488 | 475
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 405 | 485
Non-controlling interest—BIPC exchangeable shares | 153 |
Non-controlling interest—Exchange LP | 3 | 4
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 1,019 | 1,205
GBP |  |
Assets: |  |
Current Assets | 471 | 430
Non-current Assets | 8,939 | 7,195
Total assets | 9,410 | 7,625
Liabilities: |  |
Current Liabilities | 877 | 749
Non-current liabilities | 4,939 | 4,211
Total liabilities | 5,816 | 4,960
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 726 | 754
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 734 | 547
Non-controlling interest—BIPC exchangeable shares | 278 |
Non-controlling interest—Exchange LP | 5 | 5
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 1,851 | 1,359
BRL |  |
Assets: |  |
Current Assets | 420 | 456
Non-current Assets | 5,210 | 6,889
Total assets | 5,630 | 7,345
Liabilities: |  |
Current Liabilities | 214 | 211
Non-current liabilities | 2,970 | 3,448
Total liabilities | 3,184 | 3,659
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 871 | 1,414
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 403 | 650
Non-controlling interest—BIPC exchangeable shares | 153 |
Non-controlling interest—Exchange LP | 3 | 6
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 1,016 | 1,616
CLP |  |
Assets: |  |
Current Assets | 126 | 95
Non-current Assets | 834 | 821
Total assets | 960 | 916
Liabilities: |  |
Current Liabilities | 125 | 68
Non-current liabilities | 1,148 | 1,112
Total liabilities | 1,273 | 1,180
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | (335) | (320)
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 6 | 16
Non-controlling interest—BIPC exchangeable shares | 2 |
Non-controlling interest—Exchange LP | 0 | 0
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 14 | 40
CAD |  |
Assets: |  |
Current Assets | 492 | 316
Non-current Assets | 9,334 | 8,541
Total assets | 9,826 | 8,857
Liabilities: |  |
Current Liabilities | 602 | 456
Non-current liabilities | 4,994 | 4,639
Total liabilities | 5,596 | 5,095
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 4,020 | 4,066
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 54 | (87)
Non-controlling interest—BIPC exchangeable shares | 20 |
Non-controlling interest—Exchange LP | 0 | (1)
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 136 | (216)
EUR |  |
Assets: |  |
Current Assets | 145 | 23
Non-current Assets | 903 | 764
Total assets | 1,048 | 787
Liabilities: |  |
Current Liabilities | 24 | 24
Non-current liabilities | 118 | 73
Total liabilities | 142 | 97
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 0 | 0
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 232 | 197
Non-controlling interest—BIPC exchangeable shares | 88 |
Non-controlling interest—Exchange LP | 2 | 2
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 584 | 491
COP |  |
Assets: |  |
Current Assets | 216 | 971
Non-current Assets | 1,256 | 1,166
Total assets | 1,472 | 2,137
Liabilities: |  |
Current Liabilities | 246 | 724
Non-current liabilities | 478 | 314
Total liabilities | 724 | 1,038
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 636 | 957
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 29 | 41
Non-controlling interest—BIPC exchangeable shares | 11 |
Non-controlling interest—Exchange LP | 0 | 0
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 72 | 101
PEN |  |
Assets: |  |
Current Assets | 105 | 122
Non-current Assets | 1,247 | 1,337
Total assets | 1,352 | 1,459
Liabilities: |  |
Current Liabilities | 438 | 19
Non-current liabilities | 212 | 683
Total liabilities | 650 | 702
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 591 | 638
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 28 | 34
Non-controlling interest—BIPC exchangeable shares | 11 |
Non-controlling interest—Exchange LP | 0 | 0
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 72 | 85
INR |  |
Assets: |  |
Current Assets | 573 | 231
Non-current Assets | 10,979 | 3,143
Total assets | 11,552 | 3,374
Liabilities: |  |
Current Liabilities | 620 | 265
Non-current liabilities | 6,389 | 1,482
Total liabilities | 7,009 | 1,747
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 2,901 | 1,360
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 420 | 76
Non-controlling interest—BIPC exchangeable shares | 159 |
Non-controlling interest—Exchange LP | 3 | 1
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | 1,060 | 190
NZD & Other |  |
Assets: |  |
Current Assets | 44 | 51
Non-current Assets | 563 | 529
Total assets | 607 | 580
Liabilities: |  |
Current Liabilities | 57 | 48
Non-current liabilities | 157 | 119
Total liabilities | 214 | 167
Non-controlling interest—in operating subsidiaries and preferred unitholders | 0 | 0
Non-controlling interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | 101 | 117
Non-controlling interest—BIPC exchangeable shares | 38 |
Non-controlling interest—Exchange LP | 1 | 1
Net investment attributable to limited partners and general partner | $ 253 | $ 295

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