Notes payable and other borrowings (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Insurance and Other [Member]

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

Notes payable and other borrowings are summarized below (in millions). The weighted average interest rates and maturity date ranges shown in the following tables are based on borrowings as of September 30, 2014.

	Weighted Average Interest Rate	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Insurance and other:
Issued by Berkshire due 2014-2047	2.8%	$	8,349	$	8,311
Short-term subsidiary borrowings	0.4%		817		949
Other subsidiary borrowings due 2014-2035	6.0%		3,162		3,180
		$	12,328	$	12,440

Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member]

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

	Weighted Average Interest Rate	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Railroad, utilities and energy:
Issued by Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (“BHE”) and its subsidiaries:
BHE senior unsecured debt due 2017-2043	5.7%	$	6,366	$	6,616
Subsidiary and other debt due 2014-2054	5.3%		23,998		23,033
Issued by Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC and its subsidiaries (“BNSF”) due 2014-2097	5.1%		19,330		17,006
		$	49,694	$	46,655

Finance and Financial Products [Member]

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

	Weighted Average Interest Rate	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Finance and financial products:
Issued by Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”) due 2015-2043	3.1%	$	11,177	$	11,178
Issued by other subsidiaries due 2014-2036	4.7%		1,613		1,951
		$	12,790	$	13,129