Business segment data (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Schedule of revenues and earnings by segment

Revenues by segment for the second quarter and first six months of 2013 and 2012 were as follows (in millions).

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Premiums earned:
GEICO	$	4,597		$	4,132		$	8,996		$	8,148
General Re		1,499			1,426			2,968			2,897
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		1,903			2,334			4,699			4,405
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		816			536			1,529			1,043
Investment income		1,543			1,399			2,544			2,455
Total insurance group		10,358			9,827			20,736			18,948
BNSF		5,322			5,062			10,606			10,064
Finance and financial products		1,064			1,016			2,014			1,975
Marmon		1,816			1,863			3,546			3,656
McLane Company		11,375			9,004			22,160			17,077
MidAmerican		3,056			2,748			6,172			5,642
Other businesses		10,856			9,888			20,801			19,184
		43,847			39,408			86,035			76,546
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		953			(943	)		2,664			(47	)
Eliminations and other		(107	)		81			(139	)		194
	$	44,693		$	38,546		$	88,560		$	76,693

Earnings before income taxes by segment for the second quarter and first six months of 2013 and 2012 were as follows (in millions).

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Underwriting gain (loss):
GEICO	$	336		$	155		$	602		$	279
General Re		24			138			119			219
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		391			613			1,365			422
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		75			51			129			122
Net investment income		1,535			1,393			2,531			2,445
Total insurance group		2,361			2,350			4,746			3,487
BNSF		1,397			1,280			2,686			2,395
Finance and financial products		209			189			378			352
Marmon		314			307			580			576
McLane Company		114			73			246			175
MidAmerican		435			324			988			807
Other businesses		1,383			1,330			2,474			2,399
		6,213			5,853			12,098			10,191
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		953			(943	)		2,664			(47	)
Interest expense, excluding interest allocated to operating businesses		(74	)		(78	)		(146	)		(144	)
Eliminations and other		(201	)		(217	)		(430	)		(454	)
	$	6,891		$	4,615		$	14,186		$	9,546