Business segment data (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Schedule of revenues and earnings by segment

Revenues by segment for the first quarter of 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions).

	First Quarter
	2014		2013
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Premiums earned:
GEICO	$	4,884	$	4,399
General Re		1,557		1,469
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		2,022		2,796
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		953		713
Investment income		951		1,001
Total insurance group		10,367		10,378
BNSF		5,447		5,284
Finance and financial products		1,435		1,373
Manufacturing businesses		8,641		8,161
McLane Company		10,454		10,785
Berkshire Hathaway Energy		4,306		3,116
Other businesses		3,358		3,091
		44,008		42,188
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		1,367		1,711
Eliminations and other		78		(32	)
	$	45,453	$	43,867

Earnings before income taxes by segment for the first quarter of 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in millions).

	First Quarter
	2014			2013
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Underwriting gain (loss):
GEICO	$	353		$	266
General Re		80			95
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		183			974
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		99			54
Net investment income		946			996
Total insurance group		1,661			2,385
BNSF		1,169			1,289
Finance and financial products		372			296
Manufacturing businesses		1,068			948
McLane Company		115			132
Berkshire Hathaway Energy		619			553
Other businesses		287			282
		5,291			5,885
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		1,367			1,711
Interest expense, excluding interest allocated to operating businesses		(77	)		(72	)
Eliminations and other		17			(229	)
	$	6,598		$	7,295