Revenues from contracts with customers (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by reportable segment and source of revenue

The following tables summarize customer contract revenues disaggregated by reportable segment and the source of the revenue for the third quarter and first nine months of 2019 and 2018 (in millions). Other revenues included in consolidated revenues were primarily insurance premiums earned, interest, dividend and other investment income and leasing revenues which are not within the scope of ASC 606.

	Manufacturing		McLane Company		Service and Retail		BNSF		Berkshire Hathaway Energy		Insurance, Corporate and other		Total
Three months ending September 30, 2019
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	6,346	$	—	$	44	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,390
Building products		4,101		—		—		—		—		—		4,101
Consumer products		3,528		—		—		—		—		—		3,528
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		8,298		—		—		—		—		8,298
Food and beverage distribution		—		4,202		—		—		—		—		4,202
Auto sales		—		—		2,250		—		—		—		2,250
Other retail and wholesale distribution		524		—		2,946		—		—		—		3,470
Service		445		80		1,034		5,967		1,191		—		8,717
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		4,213		—		4,213
Total		14,944		12,580		6,274		5,967		5,404		—		45,169
Other revenue		937		24		1,080		15		316		17,431		19,803
	$	15,881	$	12,604	$	7,354	$	5,982	$	5,720	$	17,431	$	64,972
Nine months ending September 30, 2019
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	19,308	$	—	$	136	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	19,444
Building products		11,796		—		—		—		—		—		11,796
Consumer products		10,487		—		—		—		—		—		10,487
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		24,375		—		—		—		—		24,375
Food and beverage distribution		—		12,648		—		—		—		—		12,648
Auto sales		—		—		6,312		—		—		—		6,312
Other retail and wholesale distribution		1,602		—		8,959		—		—		—		10,561
Service		1,222		123		3,068		17,517		3,139		—		25,069
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		11,329		—		11,329
Total		44,415		37,146		18,475		17,517		14,468		—		132,021
Other revenue		2,715		68		3,323		41		894		50,186		57,227
	$	47,130	$	37,214	$	21,798	$	17,558	$	15,362	$	50,186	$	189,248

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 24. Revenues from contracts with customers (Continued)

	Manufacturing		McLane Company		Service and Retail		BNSF		Berkshire Hathaway Energy		Insurance, Corporate and other		Total
Three months ending September 30, 2018
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	6,466	$	—	$	47	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,513
Building products		3,477		—		—		—		—		—		3,477
Consumer products		4,008		—		—		—		—		—		4,008
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		8,709		—		—		—		—		8,709
Food and beverage distribution		—		4,079		—		—		—		—		4,079
Auto sales		—		—		2,083		—		—		—		2,083
Other retail and wholesale distribution		524		—		3,137		—		—		—		3,661
Service		395		16		980		6,099		1,140		—		8,630
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		4,267		—		4,267
Total		14,870		12,804		6,247		6,099		5,407		—		45,427
Other revenue		795		18		964		13		299		15,934		18,023
	$	15,665	$	12,822	$	7,211	$	6,112	$	5,706	$	15,934	$	63,450
Nine months ending September 30, 2018
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	19,809	$	—	$	155	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	19,964
Building products		9,828		—		—		—		—		—		9,828
Consumer products		11,858		—		—		—		—		—		11,858
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		25,128		—		—		—		—		25,128
Food and beverage distribution		—		12,203		—		—		—		—		12,203
Auto sales		—		—		6,087		—		—		—		6,087
Other retail and wholesale distribution		1,541		—		8,791		—		—		—		10,332
Service		892		53		2,953		17,510		3,026		—		24,434
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		11,357		—		11,357
Total		43,928		37,384		17,986		17,510		14,383		—		131,191
Other revenue		2,346		54		3,298		37		885		46,312		52,932
	$	46,274	$	37,438	$	21,284	$	17,547	$	15,268	$	46,312	$	184,123

Transaction price allocated to significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations

A summary of the transaction price allocated to the significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations relating to contracts with expected durations in excess of one year as of September 30, 2019 follows (in millions).

	Performance obligations expected to be satisfied:
	Less than 12 months		Greater than 12 months		Total
Electricity and natural gas	$	922	$	5,309	$	6,231
Other sales and service contracts		1,196		2,540		3,736