Business segment data (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Schedule of revenues and earnings by segment

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

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Premiums earned:
GEICO	$	5,081		$	4,597		$	9,965		$	8,996
General Re		1,610			1,499			3,167			2,968
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		1,583			1,903			3,605			4,699
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		1,049			816			2,002			1,529
Investment income		1,501			1,543			2,452			2,544
Total insurance group		10,824			10,358			21,191			20,736
BNSF		5,735			5,322			11,182			10,606
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company		4,185			3,056			8,491			6,172
McLane Company		11,722			11,375			22,176			22,160
Manufacturing businesses		9,613			8,896			18,254			17,057
Other businesses		3,605			3,313			6,963			6,404
Finance and financial products		1,642			1,527			3,077			2,900
		47,326			43,847			91,334			86,035
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		2,521			953			3,888			2,664
Eliminations and other		(85	)		(107	)		(7	)		(139	)
	$	49,762		$	44,693		$	95,215		$	88,560

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

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Underwriting gain (loss):
GEICO	$	393		$	336		$	746		$	602
General Re		116			24			196			119
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		(9	)		391			174			1,365
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		137			75			236			129
Net investment income		1,498			1,535			2,444			2,531
Total insurance group		2,135			2,361			3,796			4,746
BNSF		1,472			1,397			2,641			2,686
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company		578			435			1,197			988
McLane Company		126			114			241			246
Manufacturing businesses		1,369			1,151			2,437			2,099
Other businesses		453			400			740			682
Finance and financial products		422			355			794			651
		6,555			6,213			11,846			12,098
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		2,521			953			3,888			2,664
Interest expense, excluding interest allocated to operating businesses		(77	)		(74	)		(154	)		(146	)
Eliminations and other		(83	)		(201	)		(66	)		(430	)
	$	8,916		$	6,891		$	15,514		$	14,186