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Business Combination, Number Of Acquired Facilities

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Right-Of-Use Asset

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination, expected to be settled beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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This element represents the amount of earnings or loss of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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Amount of long-term debt due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions											7 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 CAD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	May 31, 2024 CAD ($)	May 31, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 06, 2024 CAD ($)	Mar. 06, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2024 CAD ($) facility	Jan. 02, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2023 CAD ($)	Apr. 03, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 CAD ($)	Jan. 02, 2024 USD ($) facility	Apr. 03, 2023 USD ($)
PSNC Acquisation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interests acquired (percent)	100.00%										100.00%
Purchase price	$ 2,700	$ 2,000
Cash	2,682
Property, plant and equipment	4,113										$ 4,113
Long-term debt	$ 1,529										1,529
Questar Gas Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interests acquired (percent)			100.00%
Purchase price			$ 4,100	$ 3,000
Cash			4,107
Property, plant and equipment			5,921
Long-term debt			$ 1,343
EOG Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price					$ 5,800	$ 4,300
Revenues generated by acquiree											751
Earnings generated by acquiree											$ 170
Cash					5,838
Property, plant and equipment					7,253
Long-term debt					$ 2,612
RNG Facilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price							$ 1,348	$ 1,000
Number of facilities acquired \| facility							6					6
Cash							$ 584	$ 439
Remaining consideration payable, payment period (in years)							2 years	2 years
Contingent consideration payable							$ 757					$ 568
Property, plant and equipment							$ 174
Tres Palacios Holdings LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash									$ 451	$ 335
Property, plant and equipment									790				$ 588
Cavern right-of-use assets									254				189
Lease liabilities									7				5
Long-term debt									$ 248				$ 184