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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Net Book Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | $ 37,291 |
Ending balance | 48,546 | $ 37,291
Utilities |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 7,462 |
Ending balance | 8,336 | 7,462
Transport |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 8,345 |
Ending balance | 17,671 | 8,345
Midstream |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 14,219 |
Ending balance | 14,700 | 14,219
Data |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 7,265 |
Ending balance | 7,839 | 7,265
Gross Carrying Amount: |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 39,478 | 39,749
Additions, net of disposals | 1,795 | 2,433
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period | 104 |
Non-cash additions (disposals) | 787 | (57)
Acquisitions through business combinations | 8,964 | 161
Assets reclassified as held for sale |  | (8)
Net foreign currency exchange differences | 714 | (2,800)
Ending balance | 51,634 | 39,478
Gross Carrying Amount: | Utilities |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 7,277 | 7,565
Additions, net of disposals | 519 | 500
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period | 0 |
Non-cash additions (disposals) | 28 | (154)
Acquisitions through business combinations | 118 | 109
Assets reclassified as held for sale |  | 0
Net foreign currency exchange differences | 321 | (743)
Ending balance | 8,263 | 7,277
Gross Carrying Amount: | Transport |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 9,337 | 8,998
Additions, net of disposals | 591 | 561
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period | 59 |
Non-cash additions (disposals) | 74 | 126
Acquisitions through business combinations | 8,811 | 0
Assets reclassified as held for sale |  | (8)
Net foreign currency exchange differences | 126 | (340)
Ending balance | 18,880 | 9,337
Gross Carrying Amount: | Midstream |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 14,679 | 14,862
Additions, net of disposals | 459 | 797
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period | 45 |
Non-cash additions (disposals) | (7) | (17)
Acquisitions through business combinations | 0 | 0
Assets reclassified as held for sale |  | 0
Net foreign currency exchange differences | 319 | (963)
Ending balance | 15,405 | 14,679
Gross Carrying Amount: | Data |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 8,185 | 8,324
Additions, net of disposals | 226 | 575
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period | 0 |
Non-cash additions (disposals) | 692 | (12)
Acquisitions through business combinations | 35 | 52
Assets reclassified as held for sale |  | 0
Net foreign currency exchange differences | (52) | (754)
Ending balance | 9,086 | 8,185
Accumulated depreciation: |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | (5,396) | (4,191)
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period | (17) |
Non-cash additions (disposals) | 184 | 52
Assets reclassified as held for sale |  | 4
Net foreign currency exchange differences | (132) | 309
Depreciation expense | (1,969) | (1,597)
Disposals | 73 | 27
Ending balance | (7,223) | (5,396)
Accumulated depreciation: | Utilities |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | (1,454) | (1,272)
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period | 0 |
Non-cash additions (disposals) | 19 | 0
Assets reclassified as held for sale |  | 0
Net foreign currency exchange differences | (60) | 123
Depreciation expense | (392) | (327)
Disposals | 53 | 22
Ending balance | (1,834) | (1,454)
Accumulated depreciation: | Transport |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | (2,040) | (1,668)
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period | (17) |
Non-cash additions (disposals) | 45 | 0
Assets reclassified as held for sale |  | 4
Net foreign currency exchange differences | (45) | 87
Depreciation expense | (601) | (468)
Disposals | 20 | 5
Ending balance | (2,604) | (2,040)
Accumulated depreciation: | Midstream |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | (982) | (622)
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period | 0 |
Non-cash additions (disposals) | 30 | 11
Assets reclassified as held for sale |  | 0
Net foreign currency exchange differences | (29) | 47
Depreciation expense | (557) | (418)
Disposals | 0 | 0
Ending balance | (1,538) | (982)
Accumulated depreciation: | Data |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | (920) | (629)
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period | 0 |
Non-cash additions (disposals) | 90 | 41
Assets reclassified as held for sale |  | 0
Net foreign currency exchange differences | 2 |
Depreciation expense | (419) | (384)
Disposals | 0 | 0
Ending balance | (1,247) | (920)
Accumulated depreciation: | Data Infrastructure |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Net foreign currency exchange differences |  | 52
Accumulated fair value adjustments: |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 3,209 | 3,097
Net foreign currency exchange differences | 141 | (256)
Fair value adjustments | 785 | 368
Ending balance | 4,135 | 3,209
Accumulated fair value adjustments: | Utilities |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 1,639 | 1,643
Net foreign currency exchange differences | 125 | (179)
Fair value adjustments | 143 | 175
Ending balance | 1,907 | 1,639
Accumulated fair value adjustments: | Transport |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 1,048 | 1,046
Net foreign currency exchange differences | 17 | (73)
Fair value adjustments | 330 | 75
Ending balance | 1,395 | 1,048
Accumulated fair value adjustments: | Midstream |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 522 | 408
Net foreign currency exchange differences | (1) | (4)
Fair value adjustments | 312 | 118
Ending balance | 833 | 522
Accumulated fair value adjustments: | Data |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Beginning balance | 0 | 0
Net foreign currency exchange differences | 0 | 0
Fair value adjustments | 0 | 0
Ending balance | $ 0 | $ 0

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