UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	Limited Partners	Redemption-Exchange Units held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc.	Capital Limited Partners	Capital Redemption-Exchange Units held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc.	Retained earnings Limited Partners	Retained earnings Redemption-Exchange Units held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc.	Retained earnings Special Limited Partners	Ownership change Limited Partners	Ownership change Redemption-Exchange Units held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc.	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Limited Partners	[1]	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Redemption-Exchange Units held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc.	[1]	Capital	Interest of others in operating subsidiaries
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017		$ 6,064	$ 1,585	$ 1,438	$ 1,766	$ 1,674	$ (69)	$ (71)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (112)		$ (165)		$ 15	$ 3,026
Net income (loss)		524	5	4			5	4	184								331
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(195)	(31)	(30)								(31)		(30)			(134)
Comprehensive income (loss)		329	(26)	(26)			5	4	184			(31)		(30)			197
Contributions		6															6
Distributions	[2]	(1,858)	(8)	(8)			(8)	(8)	(184)								(1,658)
Ownership change		506	58	57			(25)	(24)		83	81						391
Acquisition of interest	[3]	173															173
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2018		4,955	1,477	1,333	1,766	1,674	(229)	(227)	0	83	81	(143)		(195)		15	2,130
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018		6,494	1,548	1,400	1,766	1,674	(237)	(234)	0	205	195	(186)		(235)		15	3,531
Net income (loss)		165	87	82			87	82	0								(4)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		14	1	1								1		1			12
Comprehensive income (loss)		179	88	83			87	82	0			1		1			8
Contributions		121															121
Distributions		(799)	(8)	(8)			(8)	(8)	0								(783)
Unit repurchases	[2]	(3)	(3)		(3)
Ownership change	[4]	2	(6)	(4)			0	0		(6)	(4)						12
Acquisition of interest	[3]	2,515															2,515
Unit Issuance	[2]	781	531	250	531	250
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2019		$ 9,290	$ 2,150	$ 1,721	$ 2,294	$ 1,924	$ (158)	$ (160)	$ 0	$ 199	$ 191	$ (185)		$ (234)		$ 15	$ 5,404

[1] See Note 20 for additional information.

[2] See Note 19 for additional information on distributions as it relates to the Special Limited Partners and for additional information on unit issuances and repurchases.

[3] See Note 3 for additional information.

[4] Includes gains or losses on changes in ownership interests of consolidated subsidiaries.