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Number Of Production Facilities Acquired

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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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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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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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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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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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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												3 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 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 ($) facility	Jan. 02, 2024 USD ($) facility	Nov. 01, 2023 CAD ($)	Sep. 27, 2022 CAD ($)	Sep. 27, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 CAD ($)	Jan. 02, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2022 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of production facilities acquired \| facility							6	6
Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired (as percent)	100.00%	100.00%
Purchase price	$ 2,700	$ 2,000
Cash	$ 2,710
Earnings attributable to common shareholders												$ 50			$ 5,149	$ 5,944
Operating revenues												$ 284			54,116	44,614
Questar Gas Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired (as percent)			100.00%	100.00%
Purchase price			$ 4,100	$ 3,000
Cash			$ 4,144
Earnings attributable to common shareholders													$ 75		5,193	6,005
Operating revenues													$ 755		54,698	45,918
The East Ohio Gas Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price					$ 5,800	$ 4,300
Revenues generated by acquiree														$ 1,200
Earnings generated by acquiree														$ 190
Cash					$ 5,852
Earnings attributable to common shareholders															5,130	5,961
Operating revenues															$ 53,788	$ 45,058
RNG Facilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price							$ 1,348	$ 1,000
Cash							$ 584	$ 439
Remaining consideration payable, payment period							2 years	2 years
Contingent consideration payable							$ 757										$ 568
Aitken Creek Gas Storage
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash									$ 400
Tri Global Energy, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price										$ 344
Cash										295	$ 215
Contingent future payment (up to)										$ 72								$ 53
Aitken Creek Gas Storage Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired (as percent)									93.80%
Purchase price									$ 467
Cash									$ 397
Aitken Creek North Gas Storage Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired (as percent)									100.00%