Fair Value Measurements - MidAmerican Funding - Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 41,495	$ 39,353
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	47,220	46,004
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	7,449	7,448
Long-term debt, fair value		$ 8,599
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 8,590