Revenue from Contracts with Customers - BHE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	$ 6,404	$ 6,229	$ 12,515	$ 12,575
Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	4,989	4,791	10,130	10,094
Other revenue	126	142	230	310
Operating revenue	5,115	4,933	10,360	10,404
PAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	1,489	1,327	3,037	2,811
PAC | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1,476	1,316	3,019	2,796
Other revenue	13	11	18	15
Operating revenue	1,489	1,327	3,037	2,811
MidAmerican Funding
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	730	759	1,573	1,679
MidAmerican Funding | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	705	725	1,533	1,629
Other revenue	25	34	40	50
Operating revenue	730	759	1,573	1,679
NV Energy, Inc.
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	1,099	1,119	2,007	2,118
NV Energy, Inc. | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1,099	1,114	2,005	2,108
Other revenue	0	5	2	10
Operating revenue	1,099	1,119	2,007	2,118
Northern Powergrid Holdings
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	412	307	732	661
Northern Powergrid Holdings | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	380	277	669	603
Other revenue	32	29	63	57
Operating revenue	412	306	732	660
BHE Pipeline Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	837	818	1,965	1,991
BHE Pipeline Group | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	829	811	1,956	1,957
Other revenue	8	7	9	34
Operating revenue	837	818	1,965	1,991
BHE Transmission
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	198	192	396	397
BHE Transmission | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	197	196	395	401
Other revenue	1	(4)	1	(4)
Operating revenue	198	192	396	397
BHE Renewables | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	330	376	626	681
Other revenue	48	61	99	149
Operating revenue	378	437	725	830
BHE and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	(28)	(26)	(75)	(83)
BHE and Other | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	(27)	(24)	(73)	(81)
Other revenue	(1)	(1)	(2)	(1)
Operating revenue	(28)	(25)	(75)	(82)
Regulated | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	4,325	4,080	8,856	8,723
Regulated | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	3,001	2,844	5,715	5,532
Regulated | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	122	133	461	525
Regulated | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	50	89	168	280
Regulated | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	593	476	1,102	992
Regulated | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	529	515	1,353	1,337
Regulated | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	30	23	57	57
Regulated | PAC | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1,476	1,316	3,019	2,796
Regulated | PAC | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1,392	1,232	2,839	2,581
Regulated | PAC | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | PAC | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	13	26	42	87
Regulated | PAC | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	42	34	83	72
Regulated | PAC | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | PAC | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	29	24	55	56
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	705	724	1,531	1,625
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	579	569	1,064	1,060
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	88	90	342	386
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	25	52	97	152
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	13	13	28	27
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1,097	1,114	2,002	2,107
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1,031	1,043	1,813	1,891
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	34	43	119	139
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	12	9	30	40
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	19	19	39	37
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1	0	1	0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	354	244	620	525
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	354	244	620	525
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	555	541	1,425	1,421
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	555	542	1,424	1,420
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	(1)	1	1
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	165	166	332	331
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	165	166	332	331
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE and Other | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	(27)	(25)	(73)	(82)
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	(1)	0	(1)	0
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	2	(1)	1
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	(26)	(27)	(71)	(83)
Regulated | BHE and Other | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Nonregulated | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	664	711	1,274	1,371
Nonregulated | PAC | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0	0	0
Nonregulated | MidAmerican Funding | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	1	2	4
Nonregulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	2	0	3	1
Nonregulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	26	33	49	78
Nonregulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	274	270	531	536
Nonregulated | BHE Transmission | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	32	30	63	70
Nonregulated | BHE Renewables | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	330	376	626	681
Nonregulated | BHE and Other | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ 1