Business segment data

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Business segment data

Note 17.    Business segment data

Revenues by business segment for the second quarter and first six months of 2011 and 2010 follow (in millions).

	Second Quarter					First Six Months
	2011		2010			2011		2010
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Premiums earned:
GEICO	$	3,818	$	3,554		$	7,493	$	7,008
General Re		1,444		1,373			2,881		2,813
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		3,268		1,546			5,212		3,653
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		419		391			845		816
Investment income		1,410		1,500			2,676		2,802
Total insurance group		10,359		8,364			19,107		17,092
Burlington Northern Santa Fe		4,790		4,094			9,323		6,167	*
Finance and financial products		991		1,149			1,904		2,126
Marmon		1,781		1,562			3,455		2,959
McLane Company		8,444		8,293			16,211		15,723
MidAmerican		2,678		2,672			5,558		5,649
Other businesses		8,009		7,185			15,217		13,711
		37,052		33,319			70,775		63,427
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		1,105		(1,793	)		969		(64	)
Eliminations and other		117		183			250		383
	$	38,274	$	31,709		$	71,994	$	63,746

Earnings before income taxes by business segment for the second quarter and first six months of 2011 and 2010 follow (in millions).

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Underwriting gain (loss):
GEICO	$	159		$	329		$	496		$	628
General Re		132			222			(194	)		183
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		(354	)		117			(1,697	)		169
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		54			48			110			81
Net investment income		1,404			1,494			2,665			2,777
Total insurance group		1,395			2,210			1,380			3,838
Burlington Northern Santa Fe		1,070			974			2,035			1,450	*
Finance and financial products		177			164			333			285
Marmon		273			219			495			409
McLane Company		105			109			187			189
MidAmerican		320			338			771			733
Other businesses		976			860			1,651			1,443
		4,316			4,874			6,852			8,347
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		1,105			(1,793	)		969			(64	)
Interest expense, excluding interest allocated to operating businesses		(50	)		(53	)		(101	)		(102	)
Eliminations and other		(106	)		(90	)		(221	)		(145	)
	$	5,265		$	2,938		$	7,499		$	8,036

* Includes revenues and earnings from February 13, 2010.