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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]; Investments accounted for using equity method]

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

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The proportion of ownership interest in a joint venture attributable to the entity. [Refer: Joint ventures [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, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Equity accounted investments	$ 40,698	$ 33,647	$ 31,994
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	50.00%	50.00%
Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method, Additions, Net Of Disposals	$ 4,700	$ (9,772)
Oaktree [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	5,231	0
Equity accounted investments	$ 5,231	0
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	61.00%
Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method, Additions, Net Of Disposals	$ 5,251
Real Estate and Infrastructure [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate or joint venture	50.00%
Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Equity accounted investments	$ 22,314	22,949
Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method, Additions, Net Of Disposals	(1,932)
Real Estate \| Core office
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	0	107
Real Estate \| LP Investments and Other [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	307	1,173
Renewable Power
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Equity accounted investments	1,154	685
Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Investments in Joint Ventures and Associates Accounted for Using the Equity Method	431	434
Infrastructure
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Equity accounted investments	8,972	7,636
Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method, Additions, Net Of Disposals	$ 1,067
Infrastructure \| Data Infrastructure [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	45.00%
Carrying Value, associate	$ 2,920	$ 1,705
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture		45.00%
Infrastructure \| Utilities [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	962	$ 339
Infrastructure \| Transport
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	4,033	4,100
Infrastructure \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	156	232
Private Equity
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Equity accounted investments	2,596	1,943
Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method, Additions, Net Of Disposals	(150)
Private Equity \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	557	583
Private Equity \| Norbord
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	$ 1,185	$ 1,287
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	43.00%	42.00%
Private Equity \| Industrial operations [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, associate	$ 854	$ 73
Renewable Power and Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Equity accounted investments	1,585	$ 1,119
Investment Accounted For Using Equity Method, Additions, Net Of Disposals	$ 440
Bottom of range \| Real Estate \| Core office
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate		7.00%
Bottom of range \| Real Estate \| LP Investments and Other [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	3.00%	6.00%
Bottom of range \| Renewable Power
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	14.00%	14.00%
Bottom of range \| Infrastructure \| Utilities [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	11.00%	11.00%
Bottom of range \| Infrastructure \| Transport
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	26.00%	26.00%
Bottom of range \| Infrastructure \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	22.00%	22.00%
Bottom of range \| Private Equity \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	25.00%	13.00%
Top of range \| Real Estate \| Core office
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate		23.00%
Top of range \| Real Estate \| LP Investments and Other [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	90.00%	90.00%
Top of range \| Renewable Power
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	60.00%	60.00%
Top of range \| Infrastructure \| Utilities [Member]
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	50.00%	50.00%
Top of range \| Infrastructure \| Transport
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	58.00%	58.00%
Top of range \| Infrastructure \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	50.00%	50.00%
Top of range \| Private Equity \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in associate	90.00%	90.00%
Core office \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, joint ventures	$ 9,440	$ 8,258
Core office \| Bottom of range \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	14.00%	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%
LP Investments and Other [Member] \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, joint ventures	$ 2,012	$ 2,252
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	18.00%	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	80.00%	90.00%
Core retail \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, joint ventures	$ 10,555	$ 11,159
Core retail \| Bottom of range \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	12.00%	12.00%
Core retail \| Top of range \| Real Estate
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Proportion of ownership interest in joint venture	68.00%	68.00%
Aggregated individually immaterial joint ventures [member] \| Other
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, joint ventures	$ 383	$ 395
Other \| Infrastructure
Disclosure Of Associates And Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Carrying Value, joint ventures	$ 185	$ 139
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	$ 716	$ 1,121
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	16.00%	18.00%
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%