Business segment data

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business segment data

Note 20. Business segment data

Revenues by segment for the second quarter and first six months of 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in millions).

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Underwriting:
GEICO	$	5,619		$	5,081		$	11,004		$	9,965
General Re		1,494			1,610			2,992			3,167
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		1,978			1,583			3,425			3,605
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		1,309			1,049			2,519			2,002
Investment income		1,338			1,501			2,428			2,452
Total insurance group		11,738			10,824			22,368			21,191
BNSF		5,369			5,735			10,971			11,182
Berkshire Hathaway Energy		4,543			4,185			8,874			8,491
McLane Company		12,293			11,722			23,936			22,176
Manufacturing		9,524			9,613			18,387			18,254
Service and retailing		6,294			3,605			10,815			6,963
Finance and financial products		1,799			1,642			3,353			3,077
		51,560			47,326			98,704			91,334
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		188			2,521			1,603			3,888
Eliminations and other		(380	)		(85	)		(295	)		(7	)
	$	51,368		$	49,762		$	100,012		$	95,215

Earnings before income taxes by segment for the second quarter and first six months of 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in millions).

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Underwriting:
GEICO	$	53		$	393		$	213		$	746
General Re		107			116			60			196
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		(411	)		(9	)		48			174
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		203			137			378			236
Investment income		1,334			1,498			2,421			2,444
Total insurance group		1,286			2,135			3,120			3,796
BNSF		1,536			1,472			3,208			2,641
Berkshire Hathaway Energy		649			578			1,245			1,197
McLane Company		147			126			278			241
Manufacturing		1,393			1,369			2,598			2,437
Service and retailing		498			453			882			740
Finance and financial products		550			422			994			794
		6,059			6,555			12,325			11,846
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		188			2,521			1,603			3,888
Interest expense, not allocated to segments		(189	)		(77	)		(308	)		(154	)
Eliminations and other		(212	)		(83	)		(127	)		(66	)
	$	5,846		$	8,916		$	13,493		$	15,514