Business segment data

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business segment data

Note 22. Business segment data

Our operating businesses include a large and diverse group of insurance, finance, manufacturing, service and retailing businesses. Our reportable business segments are organized in a manner that reflects how management views those business activities. Certain businesses have been grouped together for segment reporting based upon similar products or product lines, marketing, selling and distribution characteristics, even though those business units are operated under separate local management. Revenues by segment for the second quarter and first six months of 2017 and 2016 were as follows (in millions).

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Underwriting:
GEICO	$	7,244	$	6,247	$	14,089	$	12,297
General Re		1,578		1,389		2,969		2,779
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		1,786		1,652		13,627		3,895
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		1,759		1,511		3,435		2,952
Investment income		1,284		1,236		2,416		2,385
Total insurance group		13,651		12,035		36,536		24,308
BNSF		5,250		4,585		10,435		9,352
Berkshire Hathaway Energy		4,623		4,299		8,880		8,417
Manufacturing		12,738		12,201		24,835		22,755
McLane Company		12,581		12,049		24,682		23,850
Service and retailing		6,550		6,385		12,643		12,276
Finance and financial products		2,033		1,989		3,898		3,715
		57,426		53,543		121,909		104,673
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		225		663		1,000		1,703
Eliminations and other		(133)		48		(204)		41
	$	57,518	$	54,254	$	122,705	$	106,417
Earnings before income taxes by segment were as follows (in millions).
	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Operating Businesses:
Insurance group:
Underwriting:
GEICO	$	119	$	150	$	294	$	414
General Re		25		2		(118)		44
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group		(400)		184		(1,000)		105
Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group		232		174		421		295
Investment income		1,283		1,235		2,412		2,377
Total insurance group		1,259		1,745		2,009		3,235
BNSF		1,537		1,238		2,882		2,496
Berkshire Hathaway Energy		670		666		1,285		1,235
Manufacturing		1,939		1,687		3,426		3,169
McLane Company		69		129		157		265
Service and retailing		555		457		948		781
Finance and financial products		508		583		974		1,061
		6,537		6,505		11,681		12,242
Reconciliation of segments to consolidated amount:
Investment and derivative gains/losses		225		663		1,000		1,703
Income from Kraft Heinz		309		386		548		626
Interest expense, not allocated to segments		(646)		31		(857)		(317)
Eliminations and other		(296)		(213)		(555)		(426)
	$	6,129	$	7,372	$	11,817	$	13,828