PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS - Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates (Details)	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Canada
MEDICAL COST TRENDS (as percent)
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year	4.00%	4.00%
Rate to which the cost trend is assumed to decline (ultimate trend rate)	4.00%	4.00%
US
MEDICAL COST TRENDS (as percent)
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year	3.20%	4.70%
Rate to which the cost trend is assumed to decline (ultimate trend rate)	3.70%	3.30%
US \| Enbridge Employee Services, Inc. Health Reimbursement Account Plan
MEDICAL COST TRENDS (as percent)
Three- year increase in healthcare costs (percent)	5.00%

Defined Benefit Plan, Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate, Assumed, Expected Increase

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (l)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

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Ultimate trend rate for health care cost for defined benefit postretirement plan.

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