Loans and finance receivables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Schedule of receivables

Other receivables are comprised of the following (in millions).

	December 31,
	2023			2022
Insurance and other:
Insurance premiums receivable	$	19,052		$	18,395
Reinsurance recoverables		7,060			7,106
Trade receivables		14,449			14,510
Other		4,269			4,154
Allowances for credit losses		(656	)		(675	)
	$	44,174		$	43,490
Railroad, utilities and energy:
Trade receivables	$	6,034		$	4,182
Other		1,228			754
Allowances for credit losses		(176	)		(141	)
	$	7,086		$	4,795

Loans and Finance Receivables [Member]

Schedule of receivables

Loans and finance receivables are summarized as follows (in millions).

	December 31,
	2023			2022
Loans and finance receivables before allowances and discounts	$	26,289		$	24,664
Allowances for credit losses		(950	)		(856	)
Unamortized acquisition discounts and points		(658	)		(600	)
	$	24,681		$	23,208

Schedule of reconciliation of allowance for credit losses on loans and finance receivables

Loans and finance receivables are principally manufactured home loans, and to a lesser extent, commercial loans and site-built home loans. Reconciliations of the allowance for credit losses on loans and finance receivables for each of the three years ending December 31, 2023 follow (in millions).

	2023			2022			2021
Balance at the beginning of the year	$	856		$	765		$	712
Provision for credit losses		169			124			88
Charge-offs, net of recoveries		(75	)		(33	)		(35	)
Balance at December 31	$	950		$	856		$	765

Manufactured Housing Loan Balances [Member]

Summary of performing and non-performing home loans before discounts and allowances by year of loan origination

A summary of performing and non-performing home loans before discounts and allowances by year of loan origination as of December 31, 2023 follows (in millions).

	Origination Year
	2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		Prior		Total
Performing	$	5,716	$	4,368	$	3,321	$	2,575	$	1,820	$	7,432	$	25,232
Non-performing		8		11		17		12		11		53		112
	$	5,724	$	4,379	$	3,338	$	2,587	$	1,831	$	7,485	$	25,344