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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of addition (reduction) to the amount at which a liability could be incurred (settled) in a current transaction between willing parties.

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DEBT - Narrative (Details)						3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
DEBT - Narrative (Details)	Oct. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2020 CAD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 CAD ($)	Feb. 25, 2020 USD ($) credit_facility	Feb. 24, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 CAD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 CAD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 09, 2020 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 CAD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage							30.00%
Long-term debt						$ 62,967,000,000	$ 62,967,000,000			$ 59,661,000,000
Principal amount of debt						2,500,000,000	2,500,000,000	$ 1,800,000,000
Long-term debt, fair value adjustment							783,000,000
Amortization of fair value adjustment						13,000,000	42,000,000
Commercial paper and credit facility draws
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt						8,700,000,000	8,700,000,000			9,000,000,000.0
Fixed-to-floating subordinated term notes \| Subordinated term notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Subordinated debt						8,000,000,000.0	8,000,000,000.0			8,000,000,000.0
Fixed-to-fixed subordinated term notes \| Subordinated term notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Subordinated debt						6,600,000,000	6,600,000,000			6,600,000,000
Committed credit facilities
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount of credit facility						24,327,000,000	24,327,000,000
Unutilized amount of facility						14,005,000,000	14,005,000,000
Non-revolving credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount of credit facility					$ 1,000,000,000.0
Term of debt instrument					2 years
Non-revolving, bilateral credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount of credit facility				$ 500,000,000
Number of credit facilities \| credit_facility				2
Term of debt instrument				1 year
Revolving credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount of credit facility			$ 1,700,000,000						$ 3,000,000,000.0
Term of debt instrument			1 year
Revolving credit facility \| Extendible Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term out provision		1 year
Term of debt instrument		364 days
Portion of credit facility extended		$ 10,000,000,000.0
Uncommitted demand credit facilities
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amount of credit facility						861,000,000	861,000,000			916,000,000
Unutilized amount of facility						524,000,000	$ 524,000,000			$ 476,000,000
Enbridge Pipelines Inc. \| Committed credit facilities
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term out provision							1 year
Amount of credit facility						3,000,000,000	$ 3,000,000,000
Unutilized amount of facility						1,062,000,000	$ 1,062,000,000
Enbridge Gas Inc. \| Committed credit facilities
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term out provision							1 year
Amount of credit facility						2,000,000,000	$ 2,000,000,000
Unutilized amount of facility						$ 1,031,000,000	$ 1,031,000,000
Spectra Energy Partners, LP \| 3.10% 20-Year Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Subsequent event
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term of debt instrument	20 years
Principal amount of debt	$ 300,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.10%
Spectra Energy Partners, LP \| 4.13% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Subsequent event
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt	$ 300,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.13%