Notes payable and other borrowings (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Insurance and Other [Member]

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

Notes payable and other borrowings are summarized below (in millions). The weighted average interest rates and maturity date ranges shown in the following tables are based on borrowings as of September 30, 2019.

	Weighted Average Interest Rate			September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Insurance and other:
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”):
U.S. Dollar denominated due 2019-2047		3.2	%	$	8,321	$	9,065
Euro denominated due 2020-2035		1.1	%		7,422		7,806
Japanese Yen denominated due 2024-2049		0.5	%		3,962		—
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”):
U.S. Dollar denominated due 2020-2049		4.1	%		8,679		10,650
Great Britain Pound denominated due 2039-2059		2.5	%		2,108		—
Other subsidiary borrowings due 2019-2045		4.0	%		5,304		5,597
Subsidiary short-term borrowings		4.1	%		1,380		1,857
				$	37,176	$	34,975

Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member]

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

	Weighted Average Interest Rate			September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Railroad, utilities and energy:
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (“BHE”) and subsidiaries:
BHE senior unsecured debt due 2020-2049		4.6	%	$	8,580	$	8,577
Subsidiary and other debt due 2019-2064		4.5	%		29,329		28,196
Short-term borrowings		2.8	%		3,119		2,516
Burlington Northern Santa Fe and subsidiaries due 2019-2097		4.6	%		23,990		23,226
				$	65,018	$	62,515