Short-term Debt and Credit Facilities - Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities	$ 10,873	$ 11,281
Short-term debt	(1,119)	(2,009)
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit	(620)	(589)
Net credit facilities	9,134	8,683
BHE
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities	3,500	3,500
Short-term debt	(245)	0
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit	0	0
Net credit facilities	3,255	3,500
PAC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities	1,200	1,200
Short-term debt	0	0
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit	(249)	(218)
Net credit facilities	951	982
MidAmerican Funding
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities	1,509	1,509
Short-term debt	0	0
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit	(370)	(370)
Net credit facilities	1,139	1,139
NV Energy
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities	650	650
Short-term debt	0	(339)
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit	0	0
Net credit facilities	650	311
Northern Powergrid
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities	296	271
Short-term debt	(120)	(1)
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit	0	0
Net credit facilities	176	270
Line of credit, amount drawn	55	1
BHE Canada
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities	793	851
Short-term debt	(197)	(245)
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit	(1)	(1)
Net credit facilities	595	605
HomeServices
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facilities	2,925	3,300
Short-term debt	(557)	(1,424)
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit	0	0
Net credit facilities	$ 2,368	$ 1,876