Revenues from contracts with customers (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by reportable segment and source of revenue

The following table summarizes customer contract revenues disaggregated by reportable segment and the source of the revenue for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2018 (in millions). Other revenues included in our consolidated revenues were primarily insurance premiums earned, interest, dividend and other investment income and lease income which are not within the scope of ASC 606.

	Manufacturing		McLane     Company		Service and Retail		BNSF		Berkshire Hathaway Energy		Finance and Financial Products		Insurance, Corporate and other		Total
Three months ending September 30, 2018
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	6,384	$	—	$	47	$	—	$	—	$	82	$	—	$	6,513
Building products		3,473		—		—		—		—		4		—		3,477
Consumer products		2,838		—		—		—		—		1,170		—		4,008
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		8,709		—		—		—		—		—		8,709
Food and beverage distribution		—		4,079		—		—		—		—		—		4,079
Auto sales		—		—		2,083		—		—		—		—		2,083
Other retail and wholesale distribution		521		—		3,117		—		—		23		—		3,661
Service		262		16		965		6,099		1,140		148		—		8,630
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		4,267		—		—		4,267
Total		13,478		12,804		6,212		6,099		5,407		1,427		—		45,427
Other revenue		51		18		743		13		299		1,004		15,895		18,023
	$	13,529	$	12,822	$	6,955	$	6,112	$	5,706	$	2,431	$	15,895	$	63,450
	Manufacturing		McLane Company		Service and Retail		BNSF		Berkshire Hathaway Energy		Finance and Financial Products		Insurance, Corporate and other		Total
Nine months ending September 30, 2018
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	19,306	$	—	$	155	$	—	$	—	$	503	$	—	$	19,964
Building products		9,817		—		—		—		—		11		—		9,828
Consumer products		8,734		—		—		—		—		3,124		—		11,858
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		25,128		—		—		—		—		—		25,128
Food and beverage distribution		—		12,203		—		—		—		—		—		12,203
Auto sales		—		—		6,087		—		—		—		—		6,087
Other retail and wholesale distribution		1,533		—		8,734		—		—		65		—		10,332
Service		759		53		2,912		17,510		3,026		174		—		24,434
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		11,357		—		—		11,357
Total		40,149		37,384		17,888		17,510		14,383		3,877		—		131,191
Other revenue		132		54		2,664		37		885		2,980		46,180		52,932
	$	40,281	$	37,438	$	20,552	$	17,547	$	15,268	$	6,857	$	46,180	$	184,123

Transaction price allocated to significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations

A summary of the transaction price allocated to the significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations relating to contracts with expected durations in excess of one year as of September 30, 2018 follows (in millions).

	Performance obligations     expected to be satisfied:
	Less than 12 months		Greater than 12 months		Total
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	50	$	2,549	$	2,599
Electricity and natural gas		1,011		5,879		6,890