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GOODWILL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill | The following table presents the carrying amount for Brookfield Infrastructure’s goodwill:
US$ MILLIONS |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Balance at beginning of the year |  | $ | 8,789 |  |  | $ | 8,979 |
Acquisitions through business combinations(1) |  | 5,334 |  |  | 278 |
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period(2) |  | (36) |  |  | (108) |
Held for sale |  | — |  |  | (21) |
Foreign currency translation and other |  | 401 |  |  | (339) |
Balance at end of the year |  | $ | 14,488 |  |  | $ | 8,789 |
(1)See Note 6, Acquisition of Businesses, for additional information. (2)See Note 5, Disposition of Businesses, for additional information.
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets | Intangible assets are allocated to the following cash generating units:
US$ MILLIONS |  | 2023 |  | 2022
North American residential decarbonization infrastructure operation |  | $ | 3,267 |  |  | $ | 1,674 |
Brazilian regulated transmission operation |  | 2,970 |  |  | 2,816 |
Canadian diversified midstream operation |  | 2,050 |  |  | 2,186 |
North American rail operations |  | 1,732 |  |  | 1,762 |
European residential decarbonization infrastructure business(1) |  | 1,198 |  |  | — |
Peruvian toll roads |  | 1,066 |  |  | 1,031 |
Global intermodal logistics operations(1) |  | 704 |  |  | — |
Indian telecom tower operation |  | 652 |  |  | 682 |
U.K. wireless infrastructure operation |  | 563 |  |  | 537 |
Brazilian electricity transmission operation(1) |  | 505 |  |  | — |
U.K. port operation |  | 272 |  |  | 258 |
Other(2) |  | 866 |  |  | 876 |
Total |  | $ | 15,845 |  |  | $ | 11,822 |
(1)Refer to Note 6, Acquisition of Businesses, for further details. (2)Other intangibles are primarily comprised of customer contracts at our Canadian natural gas gathering and processing operation, U.S. colocation data center operation, Colombian natural gas distribution operation, natural gas operation in India and contracted order book at our U.K. regulated distribution operation. Goodwill is allocated to the following cash generating units or group of cash generating units:
US$ MILLIONS |  | 2023 |  | 2022
North American residential decarbonization infrastructure business |  | $ | 3,117 |  |  | $ | 1,463 |
North American rail operations |  | 2,098 |  |  | 2,094 |
Canadian diversified midstream operation |  | 2,028 |  |  | 1,984 |
European residential decarbonization infrastructure business |  | 1,881 |  |  | — |
Global intermodal logistics operation |  | 1,163 |  |  | — |
Canadian natural gas gathering and processing operation |  | 726 |  |  | 710 |
Brazilian regulated transmission operation |  | 526 |  |  | 488 |
European hyperscale data center platform |  | 797 |  |  | — |
U.S. colocation data center operation |  | 503 |  |  | 503 |
Colombian natural gas distribution operation |  | 461 |  |  | 367 |
U.K. wireless infrastructure operation |  | 350 |  |  | 332 |
Other |  | 838 |  |  | 848 |
Total |  | $ | 14,488 |  |  | $ | 8,789 |

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