Revenues from contracts with customers (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

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 2022 and 2021 (in millions). Other revenues, which are not considered to be revenues from contracts with customers under GAAP, are primarily insurance premiums earned, interest, dividend and other investment income and leasing revenues.

	Manufacturing		McLane		Service and Retailing		BNSF		Berkshire Hathaway Energy		Insurance, Corporate and other		Total
Three months ending September 30, 2022
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	6,145	$	—	$	51	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,196
Building products		5,928		—		—		—		—		—		5,928
Consumer products		4,753		—		—		—		—		—		4,753
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		8,315		—		—		—		—		8,315
Food and beverage distribution		—		4,946		—		—		—		—		4,946
Auto sales		—		—		2,686		—		—		—		2,686
Other retail and wholesale distribution		803		—		4,189		—		—		—		4,992
Service		328		277		1,006		6,646		1,328		—		9,585
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		5,905		—		5,905
Total		17,957		13,538		7,932		6,646		7,233		—		53,306
Other revenues		1,012		32		1,609		17		294		20,664		23,628
	$	18,969	$	13,570	$	9,541	$	6,663	$	7,527	$	20,664	$	76,934
Nine months ending September 30, 2022
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	18,219	$	—	$	148	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	18,367
Building products		17,317		—		—		—		—		—		17,317
Consumer products		15,355		—		—		—		—		—		15,355
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		24,000		—		—		—		—		24,000
Food and beverage distribution		—		14,510		—		—		—		—		14,510
Auto sales		—		—		7,888		—		—		—		7,888
Other retail and wholesale distribution		2,343		—		12,629		—		—		—		14,972
Service		894		739		3,090		19,173		4,001		—		27,897
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		15,359		—		15,359
Total		54,128		39,249		23,755		19,173		19,360		—		155,665
Other revenues		2,962		97		4,470		46		658		60,026		68,259
	$	57,090	$	39,346	$	28,225	$	19,219	$	20,018	$	60,026	$	223,924

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 22. Revenues from contracts with customers (Continued)

	Manufacturing		McLane		Service and Retailing		BNSF		Berkshire Hathaway Energy		Insurance, Corporate and other		Total
Three months ending September 30, 2021
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	5,600	$	—	$	43	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	5,643
Building products		5,005		—		—		—		—		—		5,005
Consumer products		4,758		—		—		—		—		—		4,758
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		7,933		—		—		—		—		7,933
Food and beverage distribution		—		4,478		—		—		—		—		4,478
Auto sales		—		—		2,423		—		—		—		2,423
Other retail and wholesale distribution		742		—		3,913		—		—		—		4,655
Service		400		175		1,073		5,747		1,586		—		8,981
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		5,138		—		5,138
Total		16,505		12,586		7,452		5,747		6,724		—		49,014
Other revenues		951		26		1,202		14		289		19,087		21,569
	$	17,456	$	12,612	$	8,654	$	5,761	$	7,013	$	19,087	$	70,583
Nine months ending September 30, 2021
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	16,549	$	—	$	142	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	16,691
Building products		14,518		—		—		—		—		—		14,518
Consumer products		13,525		—		—		—		—		—		13,525
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		23,104		—		—		—		—		23,104
Food and beverage distribution		—		12,838		—		—		—		—		12,838
Auto sales		—		—		7,485		—		—		—		7,485
Other retail and wholesale distribution		2,199		—		11,577		—		—		—		13,776
Service		1,099		509		3,060		16,875		4,219		—		25,762
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		14,048		—		14,048
Total		47,890		36,451		22,264		16,875		18,267		—		141,747
Other revenues		2,821		78		3,287		42		755		55,566		62,549
	$	50,711	$	36,529	$	25,551	$	16,917	$	19,022	$	55,566	$	204,296

Transaction price allocated to significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations and timing of when performance obligations expected to be satisfied

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, 2022 and the timing of when the performance obligations are expected to be satisfied follows (in millions).

	Less than 12 months		Greater than 12 months		Total
Electricity and natural gas	$	3,619	$	21,586	$	25,205
Other sales and service contracts		1,588		3,039		4,627