Segment Information (MEC) (MidAmerican Energy Company [Member])

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

(11) Segment Information

MidAmerican Energy has identified three reportable segments: regulated electric, regulated gas and nonregulated energy. The regulated electric segment derives most of its revenue from regulated retail sales of electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and from wholesale sales. The regulated gas segment derives most of its revenue from regulated retail sales of natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and also obtains revenue by transporting gas owned by others through its distribution system. Pricing for regulated electric and regulated gas sales are established separately by regulatory agencies; therefore, management also reviews each segment separately to make decisions regarding allocation of resources and in evaluating performance. The nonregulated energy segment derives most of its revenue from nonregulated retail electric and gas activities. Common operating costs, interest income, interest expense and income tax expense are allocated to each segment based on certain factors, which primarily relate to the nature of the cost.

The following tables provide information on a reportable segment basis (in millions):

	Three-Month Periods						Nine-Month Periods
	Ended September 30,						Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013		2012
Operating revenue:
Regulated electric	$	512		$	511		$	1,338	$	1,295
Regulated gas	98			87			555		441
Nonregulated energy	216			227			610		672
Total operating revenue	$	826		$	825		$	2,503	$	2,408
Depreciation and amortization:
Regulated electric	$	88		$	97		$	281	$	272
Regulated gas	9			9			27		27
Total depreciation and amortization	$	97		$	106		$	308	$	299
Operating income (loss):
Regulated electric	$	130		$	129		$	211	$	243
Regulated gas	(6		)	(3		)	43		28
Nonregulated energy	6			13			25		41
Total operating income	$	130		$	139		$	279	$	312

	As of
	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Total assets:
Regulated electric	$	10,980	$	9,898
Regulated gas	1,200		1,202
Nonregulated energy	139		132
Total assets	$	12,319	$	11,232