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INCOME TAXES (Details) (CAD)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
INCOME TAX RATE RECONCILIATION      
Earnings before income taxes and discontinued operation 2,173us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 613us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 1,186us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Canadian federal statutory income tax rate 15.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 15.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 15.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Expected federal taxes at statutory rate 326us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 92us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 178us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Increase/(decrease) resulting from:      
Provincial and state income taxes (36)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 97us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Foreign and other statutory rate differentials 394enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignAndOtherStatutoryIncomeTaxRateDifferential 45enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignAndOtherStatutoryIncomeTaxRateDifferential (69)enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignAndOtherStatutoryIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Effects of rate regulated accounting (97)enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationEffectsOfRateRegulatedAccounting (55)enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationEffectsOfRateRegulatedAccounting (38)enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationEffectsOfRateRegulatedAccounting
Foreign allowable interest deductions (65)enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignInterestDeductions (39)enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignInterestDeductions (24)enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignInterestDeductions
Part VI.1 tax, net of federal Part I deduction 47us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends 23us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends 19us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsDividends
Intercompany sale of investment 68enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationDueToIntercompanySaleOfInvestments   33enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationDueToIntercompanySaleOfInvestments
Noncontrolling interests (28)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense 26us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense (32)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense
Other 2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 32us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total 611us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 123us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 171us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective income tax rate (as a percent) 28.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 20.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 14.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Tax expense charged to earning for intercompany gains realized on sale of investments 157enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExpensesForIntercompanyGainRealizedOnSaleOfInvestmentsTaxExpenses   56enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExpensesForIntercompanyGainRealizedOnSaleOfInvestmentsTaxExpenses
Federal tax recovery related to changes in tax law   11enb_FederalTaxRecoveryPertainingToChangeInEnactedTaxLaw  
Federal component of tax effect of adjustments related to prior periods   55us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes  
Current income taxes      
Total current income taxes 24us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (8)us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 168us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred income taxes      
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total 587us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 131us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 3us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Tax expense charged to earning for intercompany gains realized on sale of investments 157enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExpensesForIntercompanyGainRealizedOnSaleOfInvestmentsTaxExpenses   56enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExpensesForIntercompanyGainRealizedOnSaleOfInvestmentsTaxExpenses
Foreign and other statutory rate differentials 394enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignAndOtherStatutoryIncomeTaxRateDifferential 45enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignAndOtherStatutoryIncomeTaxRateDifferential (69)enb_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignAndOtherStatutoryIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Canada      
Earnings before income taxes, discontinued operations and extraordinary loss      
Domestic 114us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
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193us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
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= country_CA
1,037us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
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= country_CA
Current income taxes      
Domestic 35us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
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(30)us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
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130us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
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= country_CA
Deferred income taxes      
Domestic (193)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= country_CA
31us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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160us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= country_CA
United States      
Earnings before income taxes, discontinued operations and extraordinary loss      
Foreign 1,614us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
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= country_US
132us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
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= country_US
(58)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
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= country_US
Current income taxes      
Foreign (15)us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
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= country_US
18us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
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35us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
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= country_US
Deferred income taxes      
Foreign 780us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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100us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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(157)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= country_US
Other      
Earnings before income taxes, discontinued operations and extraordinary loss      
Foreign 445us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
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= enb_OtherCountriesMember
288us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
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= enb_OtherCountriesMember
207us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
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= enb_OtherCountriesMember
Current income taxes      
Foreign 4us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
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4us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
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3us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
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