Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - BHE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 95,541	$ 93,043
Regulated
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	112,956	111,087
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(36,088)	(34,599)
Net operating assets	76,868	76,488
Construction work-in-progress	7,100	4,900
Regulated | Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 94,351	92,759
Regulated | Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	5 years
Regulated | Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	80 years
Regulated | Interstate natural gas pipeline assets
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 18,605	18,328
Regulated | Interstate natural gas pipeline assets | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	3 years
Regulated | Interstate natural gas pipeline assets | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	80 years
Nonregulated
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 14,680	14,650
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(3,617)	(3,452)
Net operating assets	11,063	11,198
Nonregulated | Independent power plants
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 8,476	8,545
Nonregulated | Independent power plants | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	2 years
Nonregulated | Independent power plants | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	50 years
Nonregulated | LNG facility
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 3,417	3,412
Depreciable life	40 years
Nonregulated | Other assets
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 2,787	2,693
Nonregulated | Other assets | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	2 years
Nonregulated | Other assets | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	30 years
Common Facilities
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Net operating assets	$ 87,931	87,686
Property, plant and equipment, net	95,541	93,043
Construction in Progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Construction work-in-progress	$ 7,610	$ 5,357