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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Amount of gain (loss) from the difference between the sale price or salvage price and the book value of an asset that was sold or retired, and gain (loss) from the write down of assets from their carrying value to fair value.

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Impairments – Schedule of Pre-tax Loss (Gain) on Impairments and Divestitures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment loss				$ 1,600
Loss (gain) on Sale of Assets and Asset Impairment Charges	$ (1,005)		$ 10	(1,976)	$ 10
Pre-tax loss (gain) on divestitures and impairments, net	1,005		(10)	1,976	(10)
Natural Gas Pipelines
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment loss	1,000		0	1,000	0
Loss (gain) on Sale of Assets and Asset Impairment Charges	0		(10)	0	(10)
Products Pipelines
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on impairments of long-lived assets	0		0	21	0
Terminals
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on impairments of long-lived assets	5		0	5	0
CO2
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment loss	0		0	600	0
Kinder Morgan Canada
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on Sale of Assets and Asset Impairment Charges	0		0	0	(2)
Trans Mountain and Trans Mountain Expansion Project \| Kinder Morgan Canada
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on Sale of Assets and Asset Impairment Charges	0		0	0	2
Oil and Gas Properties \| CO2
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on impairments of long-lived assets	$ 0	$ 350	$ 0	$ 350	$ 0