Business segment data

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Business segment data

Note 19. Business segment data

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

	Third Quarter					First Nine Months
	2013			2012		2013			2012
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Premiums earned:
GEICO	$	4,730		$	4,240	$	13,726		$	12,388
General Re		1,454			1,445		4,422			4,342
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		2,219			2,578		6,918			6,983
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		867			588		2,396			1,631
Investment income		1,084			981		3,628			3,436
Total insurance group		10,354			9,832		31,090			28,780
BNSF		5,651			5,343		16,257			15,407
Finance and financial products		1,078			1,006		3,092			2,981
Marmon		1,753			1,795		5,299			5,451
McLane Company		11,547			9,534		33,707			26,611
MidAmerican		3,392			3,076		9,564			8,718
Other businesses		10,691			9,616		31,492			28,800
		44,466			40,202		130,501			116,748
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		2,141			799		4,805			752
Eliminations and other		(66	)		49		(205	)		243
	$	46,541		$	41,050	$	135,101		$	117,743

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

	Third Quarter						First Nine Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Underwriting gain (loss):
GEICO	$	307		$	435		$	909		$	714
General Re		63			154			182			373
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		(206	)		(102	)		1,159			320
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		99			121			228			243
Net investment income		1,078			976			3,609			3,421
Total insurance group		1,341			1,584			6,087			5,071
BNSF		1,556			1,508			4,242			3,903
Finance and financial products		253			175			631			527
Marmon		306			293			886			869
McLane Company		126			130			372			305
MidAmerican		586			542			1,574			1,349
Other businesses		1,363			1,210			3,837			3,609
		5,531			5,442			17,629			15,633
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		2,141			799			4,805			752
Interest expense, excluding interest allocated to operating businesses		(80	)		(52	)		(226	)		(196	)
Eliminations and other		(214	)		(253	)		(644	)		(707	)
	$	7,378		$	5,936		$	21,564		$	15,482