Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
Changes in the amounts of our goodwill for each of the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 are summarized by reporting unit as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Natural Gas Pipelines Regulated | | Natural Gas Pipelines Non-Regulated | | CO2 | | Products Pipelines | | Products Pipelines Terminals | | Terminals | | Kinder Morgan Canada | | Total | Historical Goodwill | $ | 17,527 |
| | $ | 5,719 |
| | $ | 1,528 |
| | $ | 1,908 |
| | $ | 221 |
| | $ | 1,573 |
| | $ | 591 |
| | $ | 29,067 |
| Accumulated impairment losses | (1,643 | ) | | (447 | ) | | — |
| | (1,197 | ) | | (70 | ) | | (679 | ) | | (377 | ) | | (4,413 | ) | December 31, 2014 | 15,884 |
| | 5,272 |
| | 1,528 |
| | 711 |
| | 151 |
| | 894 |
| | 214 |
| | 24,654 |
| Acquisitions(a) | — |
| | 93 |
| | — |
| | 217 |
| | — |
| | 11 |
| | — |
| | 321 |
| Currency translation | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (35 | ) | | (35 | ) | Impairment | — |
| | (1,150 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (1,150 | ) | December 31, 2015 | 15,884 |
| | 4,215 |
| | 1,528 |
| | 928 |
| | 151 |
| | 905 |
| | 179 |
| | 23,790 |
| Currency translation | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 6 |
| | 6 |
| Divestitures(b) | (1,635 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (9 | ) | | — |
| | (1,644 | ) | December 31, 2016 | $ | 14,249 |
| | $ | 4,215 |
| | $ | 1,528 |
| | $ | 928 |
| | $ | 151 |
| | $ | 896 |
| | $ | 185 |
| | $ | 22,152 |
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_______ | | (a) | 2015 includes $93 million and $217 million, respectively, related to the February 2015 acquisition of Hiland by Natural Gas Pipelines Non-Regulated and Products Pipelines, and $7 million related to the February 2015 acquisition of Vopak terminal assets by Terminals, all of which are discussed in Note 3. |
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