Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

(13) Segment Information

The Company's reportable segments with foreign operations include Northern Powergrid Holdings, whose business is principally in Great Britain, and MidAmerican Renewables, whose business includes operations in the Philippines. Intersegment eliminations and adjustments, including the allocation of goodwill, have been made. Information related to the Company's reportable segments is shown below (in millions):

	Three-Month Periods						Nine-Month Periods
	Ended September 30,						Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Operating revenue:
PacifiCorp	$	1,438		$	1,398		$	3,969		$	3,845
MidAmerican Funding	864			828			2,869			2,508
NV Energy	1,118			—			2,551			—
Pipelines	188			194			800			685
Northern Powergrid Holdings	306			243			947			796
MidAmerican Renewables	244			116			458			246
HomeServices	644			555			1,619			1,340
BHE and Other(1)	(28		)	(1		)	(87		)	(32		)
Total operating revenue	$	4,774		$	3,333		$	13,126		$	9,388
Depreciation and amortization:
PacifiCorp	$	189		$	173		$	555		$	518
MidAmerican Funding	89			98			259			309
NV Energy	96			—			283			—
Pipelines	48			45			146			142
Northern Powergrid Holdings	52			44			150			129
MidAmerican Renewables	47			18			100			51
HomeServices	8			12			23			23
BHE and Other(1)	(2		)	—			(5		)	(6		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	527		$	390		$	1,511		$	1,166
Operating income:
PacifiCorp	$	419		$	392		$	1,054		$	1,005
MidAmerican Funding	161			130			365			279
NV Energy	396			—			682			—
Pipelines	59			71			318			309
Northern Powergrid Holdings	158			112			517			424
MidAmerican Renewables	143			81			252			151
HomeServices	62			53			101			117
BHE and Other(1)	(23		)	(21		)	(64		)	(53		)
Total operating income	1,375			818			3,225			2,232
Interest expense	(423		)	(309		)	(1,266		)	(893		)
Capitalized interest	20			18			71			58
Allowance for equity funds	23			17			75			55
Other, net	18			14			59			54
Total income before income tax expense and equity income	$	1,013		$	558		$	2,164		$	1,506

	Three-Month Periods				Nine-Month Periods
	Ended September 30,				Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Interest expense:
PacifiCorp	$	96	$	98	$	291	$	293
MidAmerican Funding	50		42		147		124
NV Energy	70		—		211		—
Pipelines	19		19		57		60
Northern Powergrid Holdings	38		35		114		105
MidAmerican Renewables	46		40		128		96
HomeServices	1		—		3		1
BHE and Other(1)	103		75		315		214
Total interest expense	$	423	$	309	$	1,266	$	893

	As of
	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Total assets:
PacifiCorp	$	23,068	$	22,885
MidAmerican Funding	15,013		13,992
NV Energy	14,672		14,233
Pipelines	4,845		4,908
Northern Powergrid Holdings	7,151		6,874
MidAmerican Renewables	5,517		3,875
HomeServices	1,469		1,381
BHE and Other(1)	2,287		1,852
Total assets	$	74,022	$	70,000

(1) The differences between the reportable segment amounts and the consolidated amounts, described as BHE and Other, relate to corporate functions, MidAmerican Transmission, LLC, other corporate entities and intersegment eliminations.

The following table shows the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the nine-month period endedSeptember 30, 2014 (in millions):

										Northern
			MidAmerican		NV					Powergrid			MidAmerican		Home-
	PacifiCorp		Funding		Energy		Pipelines			Holdings			Renewables		Services		Other			Total
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	1,129	$	2,102	$	2,280	$	153		$	1,149		$	15	$	695	$	4		$	7,527
Acquisitions	—		—		83		—			—			93		39		—			215
Foreign currency translation	—		—		—		—			(16		)	—		—		—			(16		)
Other	—		—		—		(19		)	—			—		—		(1		)	(20		)
Balance, September 30, 2014	$	1,129	$	2,102	$	2,363	$	134		$	1,133		$	108	$	734	$	3		$	7,706