Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The Company's reportable segments with foreign operations include Northern Powergrid, whose business is principally in the United Kingdom, BHE Transmission, whose business includes operations in Canada, and BHE 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,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Operating revenue:
PacifiCorp	$	1,423		$	1,438		$	3,942		$	3,969
MidAmerican Funding	921			864			2,669			2,869
NV Energy	1,124			1,118			2,665			2,551
Northern Powergrid	265			306			852			947
BHE Pipeline Group	196			188			736			800
BHE Transmission	153			—			428			—
BHE Renewables	269			244			583			458
HomeServices	745			644			1,951			1,619
BHE and Other⁽¹⁾	(27		)	(28		)	(88		)	(87		)
Total operating revenue	$	5,069		$	4,774		$	13,738		$	13,126

Depreciation and amortization:
PacifiCorp	$	194		$	189		$	584		$	555
MidAmerican Funding	101			89			300			259
NV Energy	103			96			307			283
Northern Powergrid	50			52			148			150
BHE Pipeline Group	51			48			151			146
BHE Transmission	56			—			147			—
BHE Renewables	55			47			160			100
HomeServices	8			8			20			23
BHE and Other⁽¹⁾	(1		)	(2		)	(3		)	(5		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	617		$	527		$	1,814		$	1,511

Operating income:
PacifiCorp	$	437		$	419		$	1,037		$	1,054
MidAmerican Funding	211			161			440			365
NV Energy	398			396			697			682
Northern Powergrid	129			158			452			517
BHE Pipeline Group	66			59			322			318
BHE Transmission	62			(4		)	166			(8		)
BHE Renewables	153			143			225			252
HomeServices	78			62			161			101
BHE and Other⁽¹⁾	2			(19		)	(27		)	(56		)
Total operating income	1,536			1,375			3,473			3,225
Interest expense	(475		)	(423		)	(1,423		)	(1,266		)
Capitalized interest	18			20			69			71
Allowance for equity funds	23			23			84			75
Interest and dividend income	27			10			79			28
Other, net	(9		)	8			27			31
Total income before income tax expense and equity income	$	1,120		$	1,013		$	2,309		$	2,164



	Three-Month Periods				Nine-Month Periods
	Ended September 30,				Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Interest expense:
PacifiCorp	$	97	$	96	$	287	$	291
MidAmerican Funding	50		50		150		147
NV Energy	67		70		195		211
Northern Powergrid	37		38		108		114
BHE Pipeline Group	16		19		51		57
BHE Transmission	37		—		110		—
BHE Renewables	49		46		144		128
HomeServices	1		1		3		3
BHE and Other⁽¹⁾	121		103		375		315
Total interest expense	$	475	$	423	$	1,423	$	1,266



	As of
	September 30,		December 31,
	2015		2014
Total assets:
PacifiCorp	$	23,534	$	23,466
MidAmerican Funding	16,099		15,368
NV Energy	14,756		14,454
Northern Powergrid	7,282		7,076
BHE Pipeline Group	4,914		4,968
BHE Transmission	7,682		7,992
BHE Renewables	5,867		6,123
HomeServices	1,806		1,629
BHE and Other⁽¹⁾	1,819		1,228
Total assets	$	83,759	$	82,304



	Three-Month Periods				Nine-Month Periods
	Ended September 30,				Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Operating revenue by country:
United States	$	4,643	$	4,433	$	12,444	$	12,089
United Kingdom	265		306		852		945
Canada	154		3		434		13
Philippines and other	7		32		8		79
Total operating revenue by country	$	5,069	$	4,774	$	13,738	$	13,126



	Three-Month Periods					Nine-Month Periods
	Ended September 30,					Ended September 30,
	2015		2014			2015		2014
Income (loss) before income tax expense and equity income by country:
United States	$	962	$	874		$	1,785	$	1,717
United Kingdom	98		126			364		411
Canada	41		(4		)	119		(8		)
Philippines and other	19		17			41		44
Total income (loss) before income tax expense and equity income by country	$	1,120	$	1,013		$	2,309	$	2,164


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

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015 (in millions):



										BHE
			MidAmerican		NV		Northern			Pipeline			BHE			BHE		Home-
	PacifiCorp		Funding		Energy		Powergrid			Group			Transmission			Renewables		Services		Other		Total

December 31, 2014	$	1,129	$	2,102	$	2,369	$	1,100		$	127		$	1,657		$	95	$	761	$	3	$	9,343
Acquisitions	—		—		—		—			—			31			—		27		—		58
Foreign currency translation	—		—		—		(23		)	—			(216		)	—		—		—		(239		)
Other	—		—		—		—			(19		)	—			—		—		—		(19		)
September 30, 2015	$	1,129	$	2,102	$	2,369	$	1,077		$	108		$	1,472		$	95	$	788	$	3	$	9,143