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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
CAD
Dec. 31, 2012
CAD
Jul. 31, 2014
Southern Access Extension Project
USD ($)
Jul. 31, 2014
Southern Access Extension Project
CAD
Jul. 31, 2014
Liquids Pipelines
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Liquids Pipelines
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Liquids Pipelines
CAD
Jul. 31, 2014
Liquids Pipelines
Southern Access Extension Project
Dec. 31, 2014
Gas Distribution
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Gas Distribution
CAD
Dec. 31, 2012
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2012
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Sponsored Investments
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Sponsored Investments
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Corporate
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Corporate
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Pipeline
Liquids Pipelines
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Pipeline
Liquids Pipelines
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Pipeline
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Pipeline
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Pipeline
Sponsored Investments
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Pipeline
Sponsored Investments
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Pumping equipment, buildings, tanks and other
Liquids Pipelines
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Pumping equipment, buildings, tanks and other
Liquids Pipelines
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Pumping equipment, buildings, tanks and other
Sponsored Investments
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Pumping equipment, buildings, tanks and other
Sponsored Investments
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Gas mains, services and other
Gas Distribution
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Gas mains, services and other
Gas Distribution
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Wind turbines, solar panels and other
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Wind turbines, solar panels and other
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Wind turbines, solar panels and other
Sponsored Investments
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Wind turbines, solar panels and other
Sponsored Investments
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Power transmission
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Power transmission
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Canadian Midstream gas gathering and processing
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Canadian Midstream gas gathering and processing
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Land and right-of-way
Liquids Pipelines
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Land and right-of-way
Liquids Pipelines
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Land and right-of-way
Gas Distribution
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Land and right-of-way
Gas Distribution
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Land and right-of-way
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Land and right-of-way
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Land and right-of-way
Sponsored Investments
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Land and right-of-way
Sponsored Investments
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Other
Corporate
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Other
Corporate
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Under construction
Liquids Pipelines
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Under construction
Liquids Pipelines
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Under construction
Gas Distribution
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Under construction
Gas Distribution
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Under construction
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Under construction
Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Under construction
Sponsored Investments
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Under construction
Sponsored Investments
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Under construction
Corporate
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Under construction
Corporate
CAD
Mar. 31, 2014
Offshore Member
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Offshore Member
CAD
Dec. 31, 2014
Offshore Member
CAD
Dec. 31, 2013
Offshore Member
CAD
Dec. 31, 2012
Offshore Member
CAD
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT                                                                                                                                
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  1.20%enb_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentWeightedAverageDepreciationRate
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  2.20%enb_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentWeightedAverageDepreciationRate
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20,321us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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8,278us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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  5,379us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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3,728us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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  24,085us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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19,559us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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149us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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120us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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12,515us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
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/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
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Impairment charge, net of tax                       105enb_AssetImpairmentChargesNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= enb_GasPipelinesProcessingAndEnergyServicesMember
                                                                                                       
Abandonment costs                       50enb_AbandonmentCosts
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= enb_GasPipelinesProcessingAndEnergyServicesMember
                                                                                                       
Cash proceeds from sale of assets       68enb_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashConsiderationReceived
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= enb_SouthernAccessExtensionProjectMember
73enb_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashConsiderationReceived
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= enb_SouthernAccessExtensionProjectMember
                                                                                                            10enb_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashConsiderationReceived
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= enb_OffshoreMember
11enb_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashConsiderationReceived
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= enb_OffshoreMember
     
Gain resulted from the cash proceeds and disposition of net liabilities held for sale 46us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax 4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (79)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax   0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= enb_SouthernAccessExtensionProjectMember
              46us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= enb_GasPipelinesProcessingAndEnergyServicesMember
4us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= enb_GasPipelinesProcessingAndEnergyServicesMember
(79)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= enb_GasPipelinesProcessingAndEnergyServicesMember
                                                                                        63us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= enb_OffshoreMember
70us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= enb_OffshoreMember
     
Amount of disposition of net liabilities held for sale                                                                                                                       53enb_ConsiderationOnDispositionOfNetLiabilitiesHeldForSale
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= enb_OffshoreMember
59enb_ConsiderationOnDispositionOfNetLiabilitiesHeldForSale
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= enb_OffshoreMember
     
Revenues presented as discontinued operations                                                                                                                           4us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= enb_OffshoreMember
26us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= enb_OffshoreMember
32us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= enb_OffshoreMember