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GOODWILL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
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 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Balance at beginning of the year |  | $ | 14,488 |  |  | $ | 8,789 |
Acquisitions through business combinations(1) |  | 294 |  |  | 5,334 |
Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period(2) |  | (149) |  |  | (36) |
Foreign currency translation and other |  | (532) |  |  | 401 |
Balance at end of the year |  | $ | 14,101 |  |  | $ | 14,488 |
(1)See Note 7, Acquisition of Businesses, for additional information. (2)Assets held by subsidiaries disposed during the period includes the deconsolidation of goodwill balances from our Peruvian toll road operations (refer to Note 34, Related Party Transactions, for additional information) and the disposition of a subsidiary of our Australian port operations (refer to 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 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
North American residential decarbonization infrastructure operation |  | $ | 3,006 |  |  | $ | 3,267 |
Brazilian regulated transmission operation |  | 2,299 |  |  | 2,970 |
Canadian diversified midstream operation |  | 1,718 |  |  | 2,050 |
North American rail operations |  | 1,674 |  |  | 1,732 |
Indian telecom tower operation(1) |  | 1,175 |  |  | 652 |
European residential decarbonization infrastructure business |  | 1,196 |  |  | 1,198 |
Brazilian electricity transmission operation(1) |  | 1,023 |  |  | 505 |
Global intermodal logistics operations |  | 577 |  |  | 704 |
U.K. wireless infrastructure operation |  | 549 |  |  | 563 |
North American retail colocation data center operations(1) |  | 454 |  |  | 132 |
U.K. port operation |  | 267 |  |  | 272 |
Other(2) |  | 583 |  |  | 1,800 |
Total |  | $ | 14,521 |  |  | $ | 15,845 |
(1)Refer to Note 7, Acquisition of Businesses, for further details (2)Other intangibles are primarily comprised of customer contracts at our Canadian natural gas gathering and processing 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 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
North American residential decarbonization infrastructure business |  | $ | 3,050 |  |  | $ | 3,117 |
European residential decarbonization infrastructure business |  | 2,126 |  |  | 1,881 |
North American rail operations |  | 2,099 |  |  | 2,098 |
Canadian diversified midstream operation |  | 1,871 |  |  | 2,028 |
Global intermodal logistics operation |  | 1,163 |  |  | 1,163 |
European hyperscale data center platform |  | 721 |  |  | 797 |
Canadian natural gas gathering and processing operation |  | 669 |  |  | 726 |
Indian telecom tower operation |  | 523 |  |  | 242 |
U.S. colocation data center operation |  | 503 |  |  | 503 |
Brazilian regulated transmission operation |  | 411 |  |  | 526 |
Colombian natural gas distribution operation |  | 404 |  |  | 461 |
U.K. wireless infrastructure operation |  | 344 |  |  | 350 |
Other |  | 217 |  |  | 596 |
Total |  | $ | 14,101 |  |  | $ | 14,488 |

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