Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

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. Effective January 1, 2016, MidAmerican Energy transferred the assets and liabilities of its unregulated retail services business to a subsidiary of BHE. Prior period amounts have been changed to reflect this activity in BHE and Other. Information related to the Company's reportable segments is shown below (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Operating revenue:
PacifiCorp	$	1,252	$	1,250
MidAmerican Funding	626		727
NV Energy	615		706
Northern Powergrid	279		324
BHE Pipeline Group	315		332
BHE Transmission	158		125
BHE Renewables	139		124
HomeServices	491		448
BHE and Other⁽¹⁾	166		185
Total operating revenue	$	4,041	$	4,221

Depreciation and amortization:
PacifiCorp	$	197	$	194
MidAmerican Funding	110		100
NV Energy	104		101
Northern Powergrid	50		48
BHE Pipeline Group	53		50
BHE Transmission	50		38
BHE Renewables	56		49
HomeServices	6		6
BHE and Other⁽¹⁾	—		1
Total depreciation and amortization	$	626	$	587



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Operating income:
PacifiCorp	$	324		$	273
MidAmerican Funding	100			101
NV Energy	89			121
Northern Powergrid	158			193
BHE Pipeline Group	192			200
BHE Transmission	76			46
BHE Renewables	24			6
HomeServices	(1		)	(2		)
BHE and Other⁽¹⁾	(9		)	(8		)
Total operating income	953			930
Interest expense	(473		)	(472		)
Capitalized interest	11			29
Allowance for equity funds	15			31
Interest and dividend income	27			26
Other, net	10			26
Total income before income tax expense and equity income	$	543		$	570



Interest expense:
PacifiCorp	$	95	$	95
MidAmerican Funding	54		50
NV Energy	67		63
Northern Powergrid	36		35
BHE Pipeline Group	13		18
BHE Transmission	36		36
BHE Renewables	49		46
HomeServices	1		1
BHE and Other⁽¹⁾	122		128
Total interest expense	$	473	$	472



Operating revenue by country:
United States	$	3,599	$	3,769
United Kingdom	279		324
Canada	160		127
Philippines and other	3		1
Total operating revenue by country	$	4,041	$	4,221



Income before income tax expense and equity income by country:
United States	$	358	$	358
United Kingdom	119		164
Canada	43		35
Philippines and other	23		13
Total income before income tax expense and equity income by country	$	543	$	570



	As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Total assets:
PacifiCorp	$	23,590	$	23,550
MidAmerican Funding	16,330		16,315
NV Energy	14,438		14,656
Northern Powergrid	7,272		7,317
BHE Pipeline Group	5,101		4,953
BHE Transmission	8,136		7,553
BHE Renewables	6,156		5,892
HomeServices	1,684		1,705
BHE and Other⁽¹⁾	1,539		1,677
Total assets	$	84,246	$	83,618


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

Schedule of Goodwill

The following table shows the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 (in millions):



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

December 31, 2015	$	1,129	$	2,102	$	2,369	$	1,056		$	101		$	1,428	$	95	$	794	$	2	$	9,076
Acquisitions	—		—		—		—			—			—		—		3		—		3
Foreign currency translation	—		—		—		(20		)	—			91		—		—		1		72
Other	—		—		—		—			(6		)	—		—		—		—		(6		)
March 31, 2016	$	1,129	$	2,102	$	2,369	$	1,036		$	95		$	1,519	$	95	$	797	$	3	$	9,145

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

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



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Operating revenue:
Regulated electric	$	399	$	426
Regulated gas	226		295
Other	—		1
Total operating revenue	$	625	$	722

Depreciation and amortization:
Regulated electric	$	99	$	90
Regulated gas	11		10
Total depreciation and amortization	$	110	$	100

Operating income:
Regulated electric	$	57	$	53
Regulated gas	43		47
Total operating income	$	100	$	100



	As of
	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Total assets:
Regulated electric	$	13,015	$	12,970
Regulated gas	1,199		1,251
Other⁽¹⁾	—		164
Total assets	$	14,214	$	14,385


(1)	Other total assets for December 31, 2015, includes amounts for MidAmerican Energy's unregulated retail services business transferred to a subsidiary of BHE.

MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

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



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Operating revenue:
Regulated electric	$	399	$	426
Regulated gas	226		295
Other	1		6
Total operating revenue	$	626	$	727

Depreciation and amortization:
Regulated electric	$	99	$	90
Regulated gas	11		10
Total depreciation and amortization	$	110	$	100

Operating income:
Regulated electric	$	57	$	53
Regulated gas	43		47
Other	—		1
Total operating income	$	100	$	101



	As of
	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Total assets⁽¹⁾:
Regulated electric	$	14,206	$	14,161
Regulated gas	1,278		1,330
Other	17		183
Total assets	$	15,501	$	15,674



(1)	Total assets by reportable segment reflect the assignment of goodwill to applicable reporting units. Other total assets for December 31, 2015, includes amounts for MidAmerican Energy's unregulated retail services business transferred to a subsidiary of BHE.

Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

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



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Operating revenue:
Regulated electric	$	170	$	196
Regulated gas	47		50
Total operating revenue	$	217	$	246

Cost of sales:
Regulated electric	$	70	$	97
Regulated gas	30		35
Total cost of sales	$	100	$	132

Gross margin:
Regulated electric	$	100	$	99
Regulated gas	17		15
Total gross margin	$	117	$	114

Operating and maintenance:
Regulated electric	$	36	$	32
Regulated gas	5		4
Total operating and maintenance	$	41	$	36

Depreciation and amortization:
Regulated electric	$	25	$	24
Regulated gas	4		4
Total depreciation and amortization	$	29	$	28

Operating income:
Regulated electric	$	33	$	37
Regulated gas	8		6
Total operating income	$	41	$	43

Interest expense:
Regulated electric	$	14	$	14
Regulated gas	2		1
Total interest expense	$	16	$	15



	As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Total assets:
Regulated electric	$	3,031	$	3,060
Regulated gas	328		316
Regulated common assets⁽¹⁾	141		111
Total assets	$	3,500	$	3,487


(1)	Consists principally of cash and cash equivalents not included in either the regulated electric or regulated natural gas segments.