Notes payable and other borrowings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

Notes payable and other borrowings of our insurance and other businesses are summarized below (dollars are in millions). The weighted average interest rates and maturity date ranges are based on borrowings as of December 31, 2023.

	Weighted Average			December 31,
	Interest Rate			2023		2022
Insurance and other:
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”):
U.S. Dollar denominated due 2025-2047		3.5	%	$	3,740	$	6,231
Euro denominated due 2024-2041		1.1	%		6,145		7,344
Japanese Yen denominated due 2024-2060		0.8	%		8,896		7,818
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”):
U.S. Dollar denominated due 2027-2052		3.6	%		14,463		14,458
Great Britain Pound denominated due 2039-2059		2.5	%		2,191		2,078
Euro denominated due 2030-2034		1.8	%		1,374		1,332
Other subsidiary borrowings due 2024-2051		4.5	%		4,696		5,967
Short-term subsidiary borrowings		7.3	%		1,187		1,310
				$	42,692	$	46,538

Debt principal payments disclosure

Debt principal repayments expected during each of the next five years are as follows (in millions). Amounts in 2024 include short-term borrowings.

	2024		2025		2026		2027		2028
Insurance and other	$	3,295	$	3,076	$	4,499	$	2,877	$	1,413
Railroad, utilities and energy		10,564		3,972		1,554		1,672		5,020
	$	13,859	$	7,048	$	6,053	$	4,549	$	6,433

Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member]

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

Notes payable and other borrowings of our railroad, utilities and energy businesses are summarized below (dollars are in millions). The weighted average interest rates and maturity date ranges are based on borrowings as of December 31, 2023.

	Weighted Average			December 31,
	Interest Rate			2023		2022
Railroad, utilities and energy:
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (“BHE”) and subsidiaries:
BHE senior unsecured debt due 2025-2053		4.4	%	$	13,101	$	13,996
Subsidiary and other debt due 2024-2064		4.4	%		39,072		37,639
Short-term borrowings		5.9	%		4,148		1,119
Pilot Travel Centers (“PTC”) and subsidiaries due 2024-2028		7.2	%		5,776		—
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (“BNSF”) and subsidiaries due 2024-2097		4.6	%		23,482		23,452
				$	85,579	$	76,206