Business segment data

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Business segment data

Note 17.    Business segment data

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

	Third Quarter					First Nine Months
	2011			2010		2011			2010
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Premiums earned:
GEICO	$	3,907		$	3,606	$	11,400		$	10,614
General Re		1,438			1,396		4,319			4,209
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		1,839			3,618		7,051			7,271
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		461			434		1,306			1,250
Investment income		1,042			1,226		3,718			4,028
Total insurance group		8,687			10,280		27,794			27,372
BNSF		4,961			4,391		14,284			10,558	*
Finance and financial products		995			1,051		2,899			3,177
Marmon		1,800			1,525		5,255			4,484
McLane Company		8,708			8,611		24,919			24,334
MidAmerican		2,867			2,824		8,425			8,473
Other businesses		7,951			7,122		23,168			20,833
		35,969			35,804		106,744			99,231
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		(2,351	)		312		(1,382	)		248
Eliminations and other		121			158		371			541
	$	33,739		$	36,274	$	105,733		$	100,020

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

	Third Quarter						First Nine Months
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Underwriting gain (loss):
GEICO	$	114		$	289		$	610		$	917
General Re		148			201			(46	)		384
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		1,375			(237	)		(322	)		(68	)
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		58			52			168			133
Net investment income		1,038			1,218			3,703			3,995
Total insurance group		2,733			1,523			4,113			5,361
BNSF		1,236			1,127			3,271			2,577	*
Finance and financial products		147			148			480			433
Marmon		257			212			752			621
McLane Company		124			89			311			278
MidAmerican		489			416			1,260			1,149
Other businesses		964			844			2,615			2,287
		5,950			4,359			12,802			12,706
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		(2,351	)		312			(1,382	)		248
Interest expense, excluding interest allocated to operating businesses		(61	)		(53	)		(162	)		(155	)
Eliminations and other		(175	)		(84	)		(396	)		(229	)
	$	3,363		$	4,534		$	10,862		$	12,570

* Includes revenues and earnings from February 13, 2010.