INVESTMENT PROPERTIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Disclosure of detailed information about investment property

The following table presents the carrying amount for Brookfield Infrastructure’s investment properties:


US$ MILLIONS	2024		2023
Balance at beginning of the year	$	4,333	$	700
Acquisitions through business combinations(1)	—		3,244
Additions, net of disposals	802		280
Non-cash additions, net of disposals	112		41
Fair value adjustments	135		87
Foreign currency translation	(319)		(19)
Balance at end of the year	$	5,063	$	4,333

(1)See Note 7, Acquisition of Businesses, for additional information.

The significant Level 3 inputs include:

Valuation Technique

Significant Unobservable Inputs

Relationship of Unobservable Inputs to Fair Value

Mitigating Factors

Discounted cash flow(1)

•Future cash flows - primarily driven by net operating income

•Increases (decreases) in future cash flows increase (decrease) fair value

•Increases (decreases) in cash flows tend to be accompanied by increases (decreases) in discount rates that may offset changes in fair value from cash flows

•Discount rate

•Increases (decreases) in discount rate decrease (increase) fair value

•Increases (decreases) in discount rates tend to be accompanied by increases (decreases) in cash flows that may offset changes in fair value from discount rates

•Investment horizon

•Increases (decreases) in the investment horizon decrease (increase) fair value

•Increases (decreases) in the investment horizon tend to be the result of changing cash flow profiles that may result in higher (lower) growth in cash flows prior to stabilizing in the terminal year

(1)Certain investment properties are valued using the direct income capitalization method instead of a discounted cash flow model. Under the direct income capitalization method, a capitalization rate is applied to estimated current year cash flows.

The following table summarizes the key valuation metrics for Brookfield Infrastructure’s material investment properties:

Segment

Primary valuation method

Discount/Capitalization Rate(1)

Investment horizon

Transport

Direct income capitalization

10 to 15 yrs

Data

Discounted cash flow

7% to 10%

10 to 40 yrs

(1)The rates presented are discount rates for properties valued under the discounted cash flow method, and capitalization rates for properties valued under the direct income capitalization method.