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PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL - Additional Information (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 21, 2021
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 21, 2020
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Oct. 16, 2018
USD ($)
shares
Sep. 12, 2018
USD ($)
shares
Sep. 12, 2018
CAD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jan. 23, 2018
USD ($)
shares
Jan. 23, 2018
CAD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jul. 31, 2019
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
day
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2020
shares
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Partnership units issued, net of costs and repurchases                 $ 9,000,000 $ 781,000,000 $ (16,000,000)  
Repurchased and cancelled [1]                   29,000,000 31,000,000  
Volume weighted average of trading price, number of trading days | day                 5      
Exchangeable shares issued as a result of special distribution | shares                       46.3
Unit issuance [1]                 $ 9,000,000 $ 809,000,000 $ 588,000,000  
Preferred Unitholders Capital                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Issued for cash (in shares) | shares                 8.0 0.0 18.0  
Repurchased and cancelled [1]                   $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000  
Unit issuance                 $ 195,000,000 $ 0 [1] $ 342,000,000 [1]  
Repurchased and cancelled (in shares) | shares                 0.0 0.0 0.1  
Repurchased and cancelled                 $ 0 $ (1,000,000) $ (1,000,000)  
Preferred Unitholders Capital | Series 14 Preferred Units | Major ordinary share transactions                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Issued for cash (in shares) | shares 8.0                      
Number of share issued, price per share | $ / shares $ 25                      
Partnership units issued, net of costs and repurchases $ 200,000,000                      
Quarterly fixed distribution rate 5.00%                      
Underwriting related cost $ 6,000,000                      
Preferred Unitholders Capital | Series 13 Preferred Units                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Issued for cash (in shares) | shares   8.0                    
Number of share issued, price per share | $ / shares   $ 25                    
Partnership units issued, net of costs and repurchases   $ 200,000,000                    
Quarterly fixed distribution rate   5.125%                    
Underwriting related cost   $ 5,000,000                    
Preferred Unitholders Capital | Series 11 Preferred Units                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Issued for cash (in shares) | shares       10.0 10.0              
Number of share issued, price per share | $ / shares         $ 25              
Partnership units issued, net of costs and repurchases       $ 190,000,000 $ 250              
Share issue related cost       $ 1,000,000                
Quarterly fixed distribution rate       5.10% 5.10%              
Underwriting related cost       $ 4,000,000                
Preferred Unitholders Capital | Series 9 Preferred Units                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Issued for cash (in shares) | shares           8.0 8.0          
Number of share issued, price per share | $ / shares             $ 25          
Partnership units issued, net of costs and repurchases           $ 161,000,000 $ 200          
Share issue related cost           $ 1,000,000            
Quarterly fixed distribution rate           5.00% 5.00%          
Underwriting related cost           $ 4,000,000            
Special General Partner                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Partnership distributions                 $ 183,000,000 $ 158,000,000 $ 136,000,000  
Special General Partner | Partners' capital                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Issued for cash (in shares) | shares                 0.0 0.0 0.0  
Repurchased and cancelled (in shares) | shares                 0.0 0.0 0.0  
Repurchased and cancelled                 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | shares                 1.6 1.6 1.6  
Unit issuance                 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0  
 Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Increase in equity               $ 8,000,000        
Unit issuance [1]                 $ 0 $ 250,000,000    
 Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | Partners' capital                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Issued for cash (in shares) | shares               6.1 0.0 6.1 0.0  
Partnership units issued, net of costs and repurchases               $ 250,000,000        
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | shares                 122.0 118.6 115.8  
Unit issuance                 $ 0 [1] $ 250,000,000 [1] $ 0  
 Non-Controlling Interest—Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield | Partners' capital | Holding LP                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Number of shares issued (in shares) | shares                 122.0      
Limited Partners                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Repurchased and cancelled [1]                   $ 28,000,000 $ 30,000,000  
Limited partners (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares [2]                 $ 0.35 $ 0.06 $ 0.53  
Unit issuance [1]                 $ 9,000,000 $ 559,000,000 $ 14,000,000  
Limited Partners | Partners' capital                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Issued for cash (in shares) | shares               13.5 0.2 13.8 0.3  
Number of share issued, price per share | $ / shares               $ 42.50        
Partnership units issued, net of costs and repurchases               $ 575,000,000        
Share issue related cost               $ 24,000,000        
Repurchased and cancelled (in shares) | shares                 0.0 0.8 0.9  
Repurchased and cancelled                 $ 0 $ 28,000,000 [1] $ 30,000,000 [1]  
Share repurchase related cost                 $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000  
Dividend reinvestment plan, unit issued (less than) | shares                 1.0 1.0 1.0  
Dividend reinvestment plan, proceeds                 $ 9,000,000 $ 8,000,000 $ 14,000,000  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | shares                 294.7 285.6 276.9  
Unit issuance [1]                 $ 9,000,000 $ 559,000,000 $ 14,000,000  
Non-controlling interest— Exchange LP Units | Partners' capital                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Issued for cash (in shares) | shares     5.7           0.1 0.0 5.7  
Unit issuance     $ 232,000,000           $ 0 $ 0 $ 232,000,000  
Exchange LP conversion (in shares) | shares                 0.3 3.2 1.3  
Exchange LP unit conversion, value                 $ 3,000,000 $ 53,000,000 $ 20,000,000  
Incentive Distribution, $0.1827 Threshold | Special General Partner | Holding LP | Holding LP’s units (other than Holding LP Class A Preferred Units)                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Distributions threshold, per quarter, per share | $ / shares                 $ 0.1827      
Distribution rights entitle as percent, threshold                 15.00%      
Incentive Distribution, $0.198 Threshold | Special General Partner | Holding LP | Holding LP’s units (other than Holding LP Class A Preferred Units)                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Distributions threshold, per quarter, per share | $ / shares                 $ 0.198      
Distribution rights entitle as percent, threshold                 25.00%      
Incentive Distribution, $0.203 Threshold | Special General Partner | Holding LP | Holding LP’s units (other than Holding LP Class A Preferred Units)                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Distributions threshold, per quarter, per share | $ / shares                   $ 0.203    
Incentive Distribution, $0.22 Threshold | Special General Partner | Holding LP | Holding LP’s units (other than Holding LP Class A Preferred Units)                        
Schedule of Partnership Units [Line Items]                        
Distributions threshold, per quarter, per share | $ / shares                   $ 0.22    
[1] Refer to Note 26, Partnership Capital.
[2] Basic and diluted income per limited partner unit for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 have been restated to reflect the impact of the special distribution on March 31, 2020. Refer to Note 1, Organization and Description of the Business, for further details.