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INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items] |  |
Intangible assets | $ 14,214 | $ 11,767
Intangible assets with indefinite useful life | 899 | 876
Simhapuri Expressway Ltd and Rayalseema Expressway Ltd |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items] |  |
Intangible assets | 604 |
BIF India Holdings Pte Ltd |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items] |  |
Intangible assets | 54 |
North American residential energy infrastructure operation |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items] |  |
Intangible assets | 1,720 | 1,748
Peruvian toll roads |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [line items] |  |
Intangible assets | $ 976 | $ 1,073

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