Notes payable and other borrowings (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

Notes payable and other borrowings are summarized below (dollars in millions). The weighted average interest rates and maturity date ranges shown in the following tables are based on borrowings as of September 30, 2020.

	Weighted Average Interest Rate			September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Insurance and other:
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”):
U.S. Dollar denominated due 2020-2047		3.2	%	$	8,320	$	8,324
Euro denominated due 2021-2035		1.0	%		7,986		7,641
Japanese Yen denominated due 2023-2060		0.6	%		5,902		3,938
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”):
U.S. Dollar denominated due 2020-2049		4.1	%		8,829		8,679
Great Britain Pound denominated due 2039-2059		2.5	%		2,218		2,274
Other subsidiary borrowings due 2020-2045		4.2	%		4,676		5,262
Subsidiary short-term borrowings		2.7	%		960		1,472
				$	38,891	$	37,590

Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member]

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

	Weighted Average Interest Rate			September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Railroad, utilities and energy:
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (“BHE”) and subsidiaries:
BHE senior unsecured debt due 2021-2050		4.5	%	$	11,462	$	8,581
Subsidiary and other debt due 2020-2064		4.3	%		31,693		30,772
Short-term borrowings		1.8	%		2,400		3,214
Burlington Northern Santa Fe and subsidiaries due 2020-2097		4.6	%		23,245		23,211
				$	68,800	$	65,778