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INCOME TAXES (Details 2) (CAD)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Deferred income tax liabilities      
Property, plant and equipment (2,668,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment (1,984,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Investments (2,469,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestments (1,226,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestments  
Regulatory assets (240,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesRegulatoryAssetsAndLiabilities (248,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesRegulatoryAssetsAndLiabilities  
Other (102,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther (115,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther  
Total deferred income tax liabilities (5,479,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities (3,573,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities  
Deferred income tax assets      
Financial instruments 644,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsHedgingTransactions 487,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsHedgingTransactions  
Pension and OPEB plans 203,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits 128,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits  
Loss carryforwards 390,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 129,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards  
Other 246,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 68,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther  
Total deferred income tax assets 1,483,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 812,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross  
Less valuation allowance (42,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (28,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Total deferred income tax assets, net 1,441,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 784,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet  
Net deferred income tax liabilities (4,038,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities (2,789,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities  
Assets      
Accounts receivable and other 245,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 120,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent  
Deferred income taxes 561,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent 16,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent  
Total deferred income tax assets 806,000,000enb_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrentAndNoncurrent 136,000,000enb_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrentAndNoncurrent  
Liabilities      
Deferred income taxes (4,842,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossNoncurrent (2,925,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossNoncurrent  
Total deferred income tax liabilities (4,844,000,000)enb_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent (2,925,000,000)enb_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent  
Accounts payable and other (2,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossCurrent    
Net deferred income tax liabilities (4,038,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities (2,789,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities  
Income Taxes      
Deferred taxes on unremitted earnings and currency translation adjustment 0enb_DeferredTaxesOnUnremittedEarningsAndCurrencyTranslationAdjustment 0enb_DeferredTaxesOnUnremittedEarningsAndCurrencyTranslationAdjustment  
Foreign subsidiaries' undistributed earnings on which deferred income taxes has not been provided 4,700,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries 2,800,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries  
UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS      
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year 46,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 54,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits  
Gross increases for tax positions of current year 5,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 10,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions  
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years   (14,000,000)enb_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseDecreaseResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions  
Reduction for lapse of statute of limitations (5,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (4,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations  
Change in translation of foreign currency 5,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation    
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year 51,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 46,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 54,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Interest and penalties expense related to unrecognized tax benefits 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense (5,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 1,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits 5,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 5,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Canada      
Income Taxes      
Benefit of unused tax loss carryforwards recognized 826,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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322,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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United States      
Income Taxes      
Benefit of unused tax loss carryforwards recognized 394,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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34,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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