Notes payable and other borrowings (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

Notes payable and other borrowings are summarized below (in millions). The weighted average interest rates and maturity date ranges shown in the following tables are based on borrowings as of March 31, 2022.

	Weighted Average Interest Rate			March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Insurance and other:
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”):
U.S. Dollar denominated due 2023-2047		3.3	%	$	6,222	$	6,820
Euro denominated due 2023-2041		1.0	%		7,586		7,792
Japanese Yen denominated due 2023-2060		0.6	%		7,479		6,797
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”):
U.S. Dollar denominated due 2022-2052		3.6	%		15,235		10,758
Great Britain Pound denominated due 2039-2059		2.5	%		2,258		2,325
Euro denominated due 2030-2034		1.8	%		1,378		—
Other subsidiary borrowings due 2022-2045		4.1	%		4,426		4,438
Subsidiary short-term borrowings		3.2	%		306		342
				$	44,890	$	39,272

Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member]

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

	Weighted Average Interest Rate			March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Railroad, utilities and energy:
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (“BHE”) and subsidiaries:
BHE senior unsecured debt due 2023-2051		4.3	%	$	13,003	$	13,003
Subsidiary and other debt due 2022-2064		4.1	%		36,901		36,759
Short-term borrowings		1.6	%		1,849		2,009
Burlington Northern Santa Fe ("BNSF") and subsidiaries due 2022-2097		4.5	%		23,018		23,219
				$	74,771	$	74,990