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Condensed Financial Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Information

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

(Parent Company)

Condensed Financial Information

(Dollars in millions)

Schedule I

Balance Sheets

 

     December 31,  
     2014      2013  

Assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 9,449      $ 3,412  

Investments in fixed maturity and equity securities

     152        178  

Investments in and advances to/from consolidated subsidiaries

     227,615        215,465  

Investments in H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation

     11,660        12,111  

Other assets

     91        97  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 248,967   $ 231,263  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:

Accounts payable, accrued interest and other liabilities

$ 100   $ 209  

Income taxes

  343     853  

Notes payable and other borrowings

  8,354     8,311  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
  8,797     9,373  

Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ equity

  240,170     221,890  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 248,967   $ 231,263  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2014     2013      2012  

Income items:

       

From consolidated subsidiaries:

       

Dividends and distributions

   $ 4,969     $ 6,158      $ 6,799  

Undistributed earnings

     14,496       13,657        8,301  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  19,465     19,815     15,100  

Other income

  758     229     88  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  20,223     20,044     15,188  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cost and expense items:

General and administrative

  (1 )   94     133  

Interest expense

  236     228     196  

Income taxes

  116     246     35  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  351     568     364  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net earnings attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders

  19,872     19,476     14,824  

Other comprehensive income attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders

  (1,293 )   16,546     9,846  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders

$ 18,579   $ 36,022   $ 24,670  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

See Note to Condensed Financial Information

 

Statements of Cash Flows

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2014     2013     2012  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net earnings attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders

   $ 19,872     $ 19,476     $ 14,824  

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows from operating activities:

      

Undistributed earnings of subsidiaries

     (14,496 )     (13,657 )     (8,301 )

Income taxes payable

     136       396       80  

Other

     (75 )     112       101  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows from operating activities

  5,437     6,327     6,704  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

Investments in H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation

  —        (12,250   —     

Investments in and advances to/repayments from subsidiaries

  1,673     (433 )   (1,525 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows from investing activities

  1,673     (12,683 )   (1,525 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from borrowings

  832     2,611     1,740  

Repayments of borrowings

  (792 )   (2,656 )   (1,751 )

Acquisitions of noncontrolling interests

  (1,231 )   (836 )   (800 )

Acquisitions of treasury stock

  —        —        (1,296 )

Other

  118     92     196  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

  (1,073 )   (789 )   (1,911 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  6,037     (7,145 )   3,268  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

  3,412     10,557     7,289  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

$ 9,449   $ 3,412   $ 10,557  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other cash flow information:

Income taxes paid

$ 2,512   $ 4,080   $ 3,406  

Interest paid

  233     205     180  

Note to Condensed Financial Information

On June 7, 2013, Berkshire invested $12.25 billion in a newly formed entity, H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation (“Heinz Holding”), which acquired H.J. Heinz Company. Berkshire’s investments in Heinz Holding consist of 425 million shares of common stock, warrants to acquire approximately 46 million additional shares of common stock, and cumulative compounding preferred stock with a liquidation preference of $8 billion. Berkshire accounts for the investments in Heinz Holding common stock and common stock warrants under the equity method. The investment in Heinz Holding preferred stock is carried at cost.

Berkshire’s notes payable and borrowings at December 31, 2014 mature over the next five years as follows: 2015—$1,710 million; 2016—$1,051 million; 2017—$1,144 million; 2018—$808 million and 2019—$755 million.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has guaranteed debt obligations of certain of its subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2014, the unpaid balance of subsidiary debt guaranteed by Berkshire totaled approximately $14.6 billion. Berkshire’s guarantee of subsidiary debt is an absolute, unconditional and irrevocable guarantee for the full and prompt payment when due of all present and future payment obligations. Berkshire also provides guarantees in connection with long-term equity index put option and credit default contracts entered into by a subsidiary. The estimated fair value of liabilities recorded under such contracts was approximately $4.8 billion as of December 31, 2014. The amount of subsidiary payments under these contracts, if any, is contingent upon future events and will not be fully known for several years.