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Contingent Liability, Regulated Liability Balance Settlement, Amount to Be Addressed In Next Settlement

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Amortization period for the recovery of regulatory asset, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount for the individual regulatory asset as itemized in a table of regulatory assets as of the end of the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs of regulated entities that are expected to be recovered through revenue sources within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Such costs are capitalized if they meet both of the following criteria: a. It is probable that future revenue in an amount at least equal to the capitalized cost will result from inclusion of that cost in allowable costs for rate-making purposes. b. Based on available evidence, the future revenue will be provided to permit recovery of the previously incurred cost rather than to provide for expected levels of similar future costs. If the revenue will be provided through an automatic rate-adjustment clause, this criterion requires that the regulator's intent clearly be to permit recovery of the previously incurred cost.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs of regulated entities that are not expected to be recovered through revenue sources within one year or the normal operating cycle if longer.

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The amount for the individual regulatory liability as itemized in a table of regulatory liabilities as of the end of the period.

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Amortization period for the recovery of regulatory liability, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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RATE-REGULATED BUSINESSES - Assets and Liabilities (Details) CAD in Millions, $ in Millions				12 Months Ended			115 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 CAD	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 CAD	Dec. 31, 2017 CAD	Dec. 31, 2006 CAD	Dec. 31, 2006 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Assets	CAD 1,399		CAD 1,355	CAD 1,399
Less: Current portion included in Other current assets (Note 7)	23		33	23
Total Regulatory Assets	1,376		1,322	1,376
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities	4,584		2,299	4,584
Less: Current portion included in Accounts payable and other (Note 14)	263		178	263
Total Regulatory Liabilities	4,321		2,121	4,321
Operating and debt-service regulatory liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities	188		47	CAD 188
Remaining Recovery/ Settlement Period (years)				1 year
Pensions and other post retirement benefits \| ANR PIPELINE COMPANY
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities	66		141	CAD 66
Long term adjustment account
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities	1,142		659	CAD 1,142
Remaining Recovery/ Settlement Period (years)				46 years
Pipeline abandonment trust balance
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities	825		541	CAD 825
Bridging amortization account
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities	202		451	CAD 202
Remaining Recovery/ Settlement Period (years)				13 years
Cost of removal
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities	216		226	CAD 216
Deferred income taxes
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities	75			75
Deferred income taxes - U.S. Tax Reform
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities	1,659			1,659
Other
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities	47		54	47
Postretirement benefit costs \| ANR PIPELINE COMPANY
Other disclosures pertaining to regulated assets and liabilities
Regulatory liability settlement	26	$ 21	46				$ 34
Amount to be addressed In next settlement					CAD 40	$ 32
Deferred income taxes
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Assets	967		861	967
Deferred income taxes - U.S. Tax Reform
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Assets	(27)			CAD (27)
Operating and debt-service regulatory assets
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Assets			1
Remaining Recovery/ Settlement Period (years)				1 year
Pensions and other post retirement benefits
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Assets	388		382	CAD 388
Regulatory Liabilities
Regulatory Liabilities	164		180	CAD 164
Foreign exchange on long-term debt
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Assets			37
Foreign exchange on long-term debt \| Minimum
Regulatory Assets
Remaining Recovery/ Settlement Period (years)				1 year
Foreign exchange on long-term debt \| Maximum
Regulatory Assets
Remaining Recovery/ Settlement Period (years)				12 years
Other
Regulatory Assets
Regulatory Assets	CAD 71		CAD 74	CAD 71