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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of asset representing future economic benefit arising from other asset acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both, that is not individually identified and separately recognized.

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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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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Disposition Narrative (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Apr. 01, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,091	$ 0
Alliance Pipeline And Aux Sable
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale			1,100
Gas Transmission \| Alliance Pipeline And Aux Sable
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Goodwill allocated to disposal group			$ 1,000
Pembina Pipeline Corporation \| Alliance Pipeline And Aux Sable
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total consideration					$ 3,100
Non-recourse debt					$ 327
Alliance Pipeline Canada And Us \| Alliance Pipeline And Aux Sable
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership interest (in percent)						50.00%
Aux Sable Midstream LLC and Aux Sable Liquid Products LP \| Alliance Pipeline And Aux Sable
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership interest (in percent)						42.70%
Aux Sable Canada LP \| Alliance Pipeline And Aux Sable
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership interest (in percent)						50.00%