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Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method, Additions, Net Of Disposals

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Investments in Joint Ventures and Associates Accounted for Using the Equity Method

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Proportion of ownership interest in associate or joint venture

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The amount of investments accounted for using the equity method. The equity method is a method of accounting whereby the investment is initially recognised at cost and adjusted thereafter for the post-acquisition change in the investor's share of net assets of the investee. The investor's profit or loss includes its share of the profit or loss of the investee. The investor's other comprehensive income includes its share of the other comprehensive income of the investee. [Refer: At cost [member]]

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The amount of investments in associates accounted for using the equity method. [Refer: Associates [member]; Investments accounted for using equity method]

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The amount of investments in joint ventures accounted for using the equity method. [Refer: Joint ventures [member]; Non-current assets; Investments in joint ventures]

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The proportion of ownership interest in an associate attributable to the entity. [Refer: Associates [member]]

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EQUITY ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS - Schedule Of Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method, Additions, Net Of Disposals	$ (9,800)	$ 5,063
Equity accounted investments	33,647	31,994	$ 24,977
Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method, Additions, Net Of Disposals	(8,068)
Equity accounted investments	22,949	19,597
Real Estate \| Core office
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	107	$ 123
Real Estate \| Core Retail [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate		34.00%
Carrying Value, associate		$ 8,845
Real Estate \| LP Investments and Other [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	1,173	1,563
Renewable Power
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	685	509
Equity accounted investments	685	509
Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Investments in Joint Ventures and Associates Accounted for Using the Equity Method	434	708
Infrastructure
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method, Additions, Net Of Disposals	(811)
Equity accounted investments	$ 7,636	$ 8,793
Infrastructure \| Data Infrastructure [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	45.00%	45.00%
Carrying Value, associate	$ 1,705	$ 1,607
Infrastructure \| Utilities [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	339	1,279
Infrastructure \| Transport
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	4,100	4,639
Infrastructure \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	232	162
Private Equity
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method, Additions, Net Of Disposals	(638)
Equity accounted investments	1,943	2,387
Private Equity \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	$ 656	$ 1,023
Private Equity \| Norbord
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	42.00%	40.00%
Carrying Value, associate	$ 1,287	$ 1,364
Private Equity and Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method, Additions, Net Of Disposals	(255)
Equity accounted investments	$ 1,119	$ 1,217
Bottom of range \| Real Estate \| Core office
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	7.00%	10.00%
Bottom of range \| Real Estate \| LP Investments and Other [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	6.00%	12.00%
Bottom of range \| Renewable Power
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	14.00%	16.00%
Bottom of range \| Infrastructure \| Utilities [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	11.00%	11.00%
Bottom of range \| Infrastructure \| Transport
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	26.00%	26.00%
Bottom of range \| Infrastructure \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	22.00%	20.00%
Bottom of range \| Private Equity \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	13.00%	14.00%
Top of range \| Real Estate \| Core office
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	23.00%	23.00%
Top of range \| Real Estate \| LP Investments and Other [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	90.00%	90.00%
Top of range \| Renewable Power
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	60.00%	50.00%
Top of range \| Infrastructure \| Utilities [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	50.00%	39.00%
Top of range \| Infrastructure \| Transport
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	58.00%	58.00%
Top of range \| Infrastructure \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	50.00%	40.00%
Top of range \| Private Equity \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Voting Interest, associate	90.00%	90.00%
Aggregated individually immaterial joint ventures [member] \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, joint ventures	$ 395	$ 346
Other \| Infrastructure
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, joint ventures	$ 139	$ 93
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	50.00%	50.00%
Energy [Member] \| Infrastructure
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, joint ventures	$ 1,121	$ 1,013
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	50.00%	50.00%
LP Investments and Other [Member] \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, joint ventures	$ 2,252	$ 954
LP Investments and Other [Member] \| Bottom of range \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	12.00%	12.00%
LP Investments and Other [Member] \| Top of range \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	90.00%	90.00%
Core Retail [Member] \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, joint ventures	$ 11,159
Core Retail [Member] \| Bottom of range \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	12.00%
Core Retail [Member] \| Top of range \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	68.00%
Core office \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, joint ventures	$ 8,258	$ 8,112
Core office \| Bottom of range \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	15.00%	15.00%
Core office \| Top of range \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	56.00%	56.00%
Aggregated individually immaterial associates [member] \| Bottom of range
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate or joint venture	18.00%	12.00%
Aggregated individually immaterial associates [member] \| Top of range
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate or joint venture	85.00%	85.00%