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IMPAIRMENT OF EQUITY INVESTMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
IMPAIRMENT OF EQUITY INVESTMENTS IMPAIRMENT OF EQUITY INVESTMENTS
DCP Midstream, LLC
DCP Midstream, LLC (DCP Midstream), a 50% owned equity method investment of Enbridge, holds an equity interest in DCP Midstream, LP. A decline in the market price of DCP Midstream, LP’s publicly traded units during the first quarter of 2020 resulted in an other than temporary impairment loss on our investment in DCP Midstream of $1.7 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2020. In addition, we incurred losses of $324 million through our equity earnings pick up in relation to asset and goodwill impairment losses recorded by DCP Midstream, LP during the six months ended June 30, 2020. The carrying value of our investment in DCP Midstream as at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was $286 million and $331 million, respectively.
Our investment in DCP Midstream forms part of our Gas Transmission and Midstream segment. The impairment losses were recorded within Impairment of equity investments in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.