DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001001085
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Type	6-K
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Class A Limited Voting Shares [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	955,780,076
Class B Limited Voting Shares [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	85,120