10-Q

Cash and cash equivalents

Current assets:

103

Receivables, Net, Current

198

346

Income taxes receivable

127

104

Inventories

239

238

Other current assets

Total current assets

593

849

Property, plant and equipment, net

11,773

11,737

Goodwill

1,270

Regulatory assets

1,078

1,044

Investments and restricted cash and investments

649

636

Other assets

138

Total assets

^[1]

15,501

15,674

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

197

427

Accrued interest

Accrued property, income and other taxes

125

Notes Payable, Related Parties, Current

139

Short-term debt

Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Current

Other current liabilities

127

166

Total current liabilities

607

944

Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

4,560

4,563

Deferred income taxes

3,129

3,056

Regulatory liabilities

848

831

Asset Retirement Obligations, Noncurrent

484

488

Other long-term liabilities

248

267

Total liabilities

$ 9,876

$ 10,149

Commitments and contingencies

Equity:

Additional paid-in capital

$ 1,679

Retained earnings

3,948

3,876

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

(2)

(30)

Total member's equity

5,625

5,525

Total liabilities and equity

$ 15,501

$ 15,674

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

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - NPC - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,086	$ 1,108
Trade receivables, net	1,613	1,785
Inventories	902	882
Other current assets	796	814
Total current assets	4,972	5,243
Regulatory assets	4,182	4,155
Other assets	1,076	1,008
Total assets	84,246	83,618
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,246	1,564
Accrued interest	486	469
Accrued property, income and other taxes	377	372
Regulatory Liability, Current	434	402
Other current liabilities	961	896
Total current liabilities	6,428	6,089
Regulatory liabilities	2,676	2,631
Deferred income taxes	12,797	12,685
Other long-term liabilities	2,843	2,854
Total liabilities	$ 61,122	$ 61,083
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0
Additional paid-in capital	6,403	6,403
Retained earnings	17,396	16,906
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(809)	(908)
Total shareholder's equity	22,990	22,401
Total liabilities and equity	84,246	83,618
Nevada Power Company [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	347	536
Trade receivables, net	205	265
Inventories	80	80
Other current assets	51	46
Total current assets	683	927
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	6,996	6,996
Regulatory assets	1,051	1,057
Other assets	39	37
Total assets	8,769	9,017
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	179	214
Accrued interest	38	54
Accrued property, income and other taxes	29	30
Regulatory Liability, Current	181	173
Long-term Debt and Financial and Capital Lease Obligations, Current	13	225
Customer Deposits, Current	58	58
Other current liabilities	38	28
Total current liabilities	536	782
Long-term Debt and Financial and Capital Lease Obligations	3,058	3,060
Regulatory liabilities	306	304
Deferred income taxes	1,407	1,405
Other long-term liabilities	296	303
Total liabilities	$ 5,603	$ 5,854
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0
Additional paid-in capital	2,308	2,308
Retained earnings	861	858
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(3)	(3)
Total shareholder's equity	3,166	3,163
Total liabilities and equity	$ 8,769	$ 9,017

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - NPC - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Common stock, shares authorized	115,000,000	115,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	77,000,000	77,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	77,000,000	77,000,000
Nevada Power Company [Member]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Common stock, shares authorized	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,000	1,000

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - SPPC - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,086	$ 1,108
Trade receivables, net	1,613	1,785
Inventories	902	882
Other current assets	796	814
Total current assets	4,972	5,243
Regulatory assets	4,182	4,155
Other assets	1,076	1,008
Total assets	84,246	83,618
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,246	1,564
Accrued interest	486	469
Accrued property, income and other taxes	377	372
Regulatory Liability, Current	434	402
Other current liabilities	961	896
Total current liabilities	6,428	6,089
Regulatory liabilities	2,676	2,631
Deferred income taxes	12,797	12,685
Other long-term liabilities	2,843	2,854
Total liabilities	$ 61,122	$ 61,083
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0
Additional paid-in capital	6,403	6,403
Retained earnings	17,396	16,906
Total shareholder's equity	22,990	22,401
Total liabilities and equity	84,246	83,618
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	135	106
Trade receivables, net	99	124
Inventories	39	39
Other current assets	20	13
Total current assets	293	282
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	2,770	2,766
Regulatory assets	430	432
Other assets	7	7
Total assets	3,500	3,487
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	97	127
Accrued interest	16	15
Accrued property, income and other taxes	13	13
Regulatory Liability, Current	90	78
Long-term Debt and Financial and Capital Lease Obligations, Current	453	453
Customer Deposits, Current	17	17
Other current liabilities	14	11
Total current liabilities	700	714
Long-term Debt and Financial and Capital Lease Obligations	749	749
Regulatory liabilities	229	230
Deferred income taxes	580	570
Other long-term liabilities	149	148
Total liabilities	$ 2,407	$ 2,411
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0
Additional paid-in capital	1,111	1,111
Retained earnings	(18)	(35)
Total shareholder's equity	1,093	1,076
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,500	$ 3,487

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - SPPC - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Common stock, shares authorized	115,000,000	115,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	77,000,000	77,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	77,000,000	77,000,000
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 3.75	$ 3.75
Common stock, shares authorized	20,000,000	20,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	1,000	1,000

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares shares in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
BHE shareholders' equity:
Common stock, par value	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	115	115
Common stock, shares issued	77	77
Common stock, shares outstanding	77	77

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Operating revenue:
Energy	$ 3,550	$ 3,773
Real estate	491	448
Total operating revenue	4,041	4,221
Energy:
Cost of sales	1,095	1,354
Operating expense	882	906
Depreciation and amortization	619	581
Real estate	492	450
Total operating costs and expenses	3,088	3,291
Operating income	953	930
Other income (expense):
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 other income (expense)	(410)	(360)
Income before income tax expense and equity income	543	570
Income tax expense	74	123
Equity income	26	26
Net income	495	473
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	5	4
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders	$ 490	$ 469

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - PacifiCorp - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Operating costs and expenses:
Operating income	$ 953	$ 930
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(473)	(472)
Allowance for equity funds	15	31
Other, net	10	26
Total other income (expense)	(410)	(360)
Income before income tax expense and equity income	543	570
Income tax expense	74	123
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders	490	469
PacifiCorp [Member]
Electric Domestic Regulated Revenue	1,252	1,250
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of Domestic Regulated Electric	427	476
Utilities Operating Expense, Maintenance and Operations	263	268
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	190	189
Utilities Operating Expense, Taxes	48	45
Utilities Operating Expense	928	978
Operating income	324	272
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(95)	(94)
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction, Capitalized Interest	4	6
Allowance for equity funds	7	10
Other, net	3	3
Total other income (expense)	(81)	(75)
Income before income tax expense and equity income	243	197
Income tax expense	78	63
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders	$ 165	$ 134

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - MEC - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Operating revenue:
Total operating revenue	$ 4,041	$ 4,221
Operating costs and expenses:
Total operating costs and expenses	3,088	3,291
Operating income	953	930
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(473)	(472)
Allowance for equity funds	15	31
Other, net	10	26
Total other income (expense)	(410)	(360)
Income before income tax expense and equity income	543	570
Income tax expense	74	123
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders	490	469
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Operating revenue:
Electric Domestic Regulated Revenue	399	426
Gas Domestic Regulated Revenue And Other Revenue	226	296
Total operating revenue	625	722
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of Domestic Regulated Electric	92	122
Cost of gas sold and other	135	201
Utilities Operating Expense, Maintenance and Operations	160	170
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	110	100
Utilities Operating Expense, Taxes	28	29
Total operating costs and expenses	525	622
Operating income	100	100
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(49)	(44)
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction, Capitalized Interest	1	2
Allowance for equity funds	4	5
Other, net	3	3
Total other income (expense)	(41)	(34)
Income before income tax expense and equity income	59	66
Income tax expense	(17)	(24)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Parent	76	90
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	0	7
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Discontinued Operation	0	3
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	0	4
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders	$ 76	$ 94

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - MidAmerican Funding - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Operating revenue:
Total operating revenue	$ 4,041	$ 4,221
Operating costs and expenses:
Total operating costs and expenses	3,088	3,291
Operating income	953	930
Other income (expense):
Other Interest and Dividend Income	473	472
Allowance for equity funds	15	31
Other, net	10	26
Total other income (expense)	(410)	(360)
Income before income tax expense and equity income	543	570
Income tax expense	74	123
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders	490	469
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
Operating revenue:
Electric Domestic Regulated Revenue	399	426
Gas Domestic Regulated Revenue And Other Revenue	227	301
Total operating revenue	626	727
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of Domestic Regulated Electric	92	122
Cost of Natural Gas Purchases And Cost of Other Goods And Services Sold	135	205
Utilities Operating Expense, Maintenance and Operations	161	170
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	110	100
Utilities Operating Expense, Taxes	28	29
Total operating costs and expenses	526	626
Operating income	100	101
Other income (expense):
Other Interest and Dividend Income	54	50
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction, Capitalized Interest	1	2
Allowance for equity funds	4	5
Other, net	3	16
Total other income (expense)	(46)	(27)
Income before income tax expense and equity income	54	74
Income tax expense	(19)	(21)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Attributable to Parent	73	95
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	0	7
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Discontinued Operation	0	3
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	0	4
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders	$ 73	$ 99

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - NPC - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Cost of sales	$ 1,095	$ 1,354
Total operating costs and expenses	3,088	3,291
Operating income	953	930
Interest expense	473	472
Allowance for equity funds	15	31
Other, net	10	26
Total other income (expense)	(410)	(360)
Income before income tax expense and equity income	543	570
Income tax expense	74	123
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders	490	469
Nevada Power Company [Member]
Electric Domestic Regulated Revenue	399	459
Cost of sales	168	226
Utilities Operating Expense, Maintenance and Operations	99	76
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	75	74
Utilities Operating Expense, Taxes	11	9
Total operating costs and expenses	353	385
Operating income	46	74
Interest expense	48	46
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction, Capitalized Interest	(1)	(1)
Allowance for equity funds	1	1
Other, net	5	7
Total other income (expense)	(41)	(37)
Income before income tax expense and equity income	5	37
Income tax expense	2	13
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders	$ 3	$ 24

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - SPPC - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Total operating revenue	$ 4,041	$ 4,221
Cost of sales	1,095	1,354
Total operating costs and expenses	3,088	3,291
Operating income	953	930
Interest expense	473	472
Allowance for equity funds	15	31
Other, net	10	26
Total other income (expense)	(410)	(360)
Income before income tax expense and equity income	543	570
Income tax expense	74	123
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders	490	469
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]
Electric Domestic Regulated Revenue	170	196
Gas Domestic Regulated Revenue	47	50
Total operating revenue	217	246
Cost of sales	70	97
Cost of Purchased Oil and Gas	30	35
Utilities Operating Expense, Maintenance and Operations	41	36
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	29	28
Utilities Operating Expense, Taxes	6	7
Total operating costs and expenses	176	203
Operating income	41	43
Interest expense	16	15
Allowance for equity funds	1	1
Other, net	1	1
Total other income (expense)	(14)	(13)
Income before income tax expense and equity income	27	30
Income tax expense	10	11
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders	$ 17	$ 19

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 495	$ 473
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits, net of tax of $6 and $8	22	22
Foreign currency translation adjustment	67	(424)
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $22 and $113	33	166
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $(14) and $1	(23)	1
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	99	(235)
Comprehensive income	594	238
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	5	4
Comprehensive income attributable to BHE shareholders	$ 589	$ 234

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - MEC - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 490	$ 469
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $22 and $113	33	166
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $(14) and $1	(23)	1
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	99	(235)
Comprehensive income attributable to BHE shareholders	589	234
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	76	94
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $22 and $113	1	0
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $(14) and $1	0	2
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	1	2
Comprehensive income attributable to BHE shareholders	$ 77	$ 96

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) - MEC - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities, tax	$ 22	$ 113
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, tax	(14)	1
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities, tax	0	0
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, tax	$ 0	$ 2

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - MidAmerican Funding - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 490	$ 469
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $22 and $113	33	166
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $(14) and $1	(23)	1
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	99	(235)
Comprehensive income attributable to BHE shareholders	589	234
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	73	99
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $22 and $113	1	0
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $(14) and $1	0	2
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	1	2
Comprehensive income attributable to BHE shareholders	$ 74	$ 101

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) - MidAmerican Funding - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities, tax	$ 22	$ 113
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, tax	(14)	1
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities, tax	0	0
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, tax	$ 0	$ 2

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Parenthetical [Abstract]
Unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits, tax	$ 6	$ 8
Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities, tax	22	113
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, tax	$ (14)	$ 1

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		77
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 20,573	$ 0	$ 6,423	$ 14,513	$ (494)	$ 131
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Adoption of ASC 853	67	0	0	56	0	11
Net Income	472	0	0	469	0	3
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(235)	0	0	0	(235)	0
Distributions	(6)	0	0	0	0	(6)
Common stock purchases	(36)	$ 0	(3)	(33)	0	0
Balance (shares) at Mar. 31, 2015		77
Balance at Mar. 31, 2015	$ 20,835	$ 0	6,420	15,005	(729)	139
Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	77	77
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 22,535	$ 0	6,403	16,906	(908)	134
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income	494	0	0	490	0	4
Other comprehensive income (loss)	99	0	0	0	99	0
Distributions	$ (4)	$ 0	0	0	0	(4)
Balance (shares) at Mar. 31, 2016	77	77
Balance at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 23,124	$ 0	$ 6,403	$ 17,396	$ (809)	$ 134

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - PacifiCorp - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	PacifiCorp [Member]	PacifiCorp [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	PacifiCorp [Member] Common Stock [Member]	PacifiCorp [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	PacifiCorp [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	PacifiCorp [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Dec. 31, 2014		$ 7,756	$ 2	$ 0	$ 4,479	$ 3,288	$ (13)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 469	134				134
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash		(450)				(450)
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Mar. 31, 2015		7,440	2	0	4,479	2,972	(13)
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Dec. 31, 2015	22,401	7,503	2	0	4,479	3,033	(11)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	490	165				165
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash		(100)				(100)
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 22,990	$ 7,568	$ 2	$ 0	$ 4,479	$ 3,098	$ (11)

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - MEC - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net [Member]	MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]	MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] Common Stock [Member]	MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Dec. 31, 2014					$ 4,250	$ 561	$ 3,712	$ (23)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 469				94		94
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(235)	$ 0	$ 0	$ (235)	2			2
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Mar. 31, 2015					4,346	561	3,806	(21)
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Dec. 31, 2015	22,401				4,705	561	4,174	(30)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	490				76		76
Other comprehensive income (loss)	99	$ 0	$ 0	$ 99	1			1
Dividend, Noncash, Spin-off Of Operations					90		117	27
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 22,990				$ 4,692	$ 561	$ 4,133	$ (2)

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - MidAmerican Funding - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net [Member]	MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]	MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain] Retained Earnings [Member]	MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain] Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Dec. 31, 2014					$ 5,073	$ 1,679	$ 3,417	$ (23)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 469				99		99
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(235)	$ 0	$ 0	$ (235)	2			2
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Mar. 31, 2015					5,175	1,679	3,517	(21)
Stockholders' Equity, Other					1		1
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Dec. 31, 2015	22,401				5,525	1,679	3,876	(30)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	490				73		73
Other comprehensive income (loss)	99	$ 0	$ 0	$ 99	1			1
Stockholders' Equity Note, Spinoff Transaction					27			27
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 22,990				5,625	$ 1,679	3,948	$ (2)
Stockholders' Equity, Other					$ (1)		$ (1)

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - NPC - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Nevada Power Company [Member]	Nevada Power Company [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Nevada Power Company [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Nevada Power Company [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	Nevada Power Company [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net [Member]
Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		77,000,000		1,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Dec. 31, 2014			$ 2,888	$ 0	$ 2,308	$ 583	$ (3)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 469		24			24
Balance (shares) at Mar. 31, 2015		77,000,000		1,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Mar. 31, 2015			$ 2,912	$ 0	2,308	607	(3)
Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	77,000,000	77,000,000	1,000	1,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 22,401		$ 3,163	$ 0	2,308	858	(3)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 490		$ 3			3
Balance (shares) at Mar. 31, 2016	77,000,000	77,000,000	1,000	1,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 22,990		$ 3,166	$ 0	$ 2,308	$ 861	$ (3)

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - SPPC - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]	Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net [Member]
Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		77,000,000		1,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Dec. 31, 2014			$ 998	$ 0	$ 1,111	$ (111)	$ (2)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 469		19			19
Balance (shares) at Mar. 31, 2015		77,000,000		1,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Mar. 31, 2015			$ 1,017	$ 0	1,111	(92)	(2)
Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	77,000,000	77,000,000	1,000	1,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 22,401		$ 1,076	$ 0	1,111	(35)	0
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 490		$ 17			17
Balance (shares) at Mar. 31, 2016	77,000,000	77,000,000	1,000	1,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 22,990		$ 1,093	$ 0	$ 1,111	$ (18)	$ 0

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 495	$ 473
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	626	587
Allowance for equity funds	(15)	(31)
Equity income, net of distributions	(16)	(25)
Increase (Decrease) in Regulatory Assets and Liabilities	60	152
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits	72	206
Other, net	3	(10)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable and Other Operating Assets	219	(18)
Derivative collateral, net	(3)	(21)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	(6)	(4)
Accrued property, income and other taxes	(2)	(99)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(73)	(103)
Net cash flows from operating activities	1,360	1,107
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,027)	(1,426)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(13)	(59)
Decrease in restricted cash and investments	41	12
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(34)	(68)
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities	61	57
Equity method investments	(273)	(12)
Other, net	(39)	41
Net cash flows from investing activities	(1,284)	(1,455)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of Subordinated Debt	500	0
Common stock purchases	0	(36)
Proceeds from subsidiary debt	0	484
Repayments of subsidiary debt	(310)	(353)
Net proceeds from short-term debt	722	163
Other, net	(11)	(19)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(99)	239
Effect of exchange rate changes	1	(1)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(22)	(110)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,108	617
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 1,086	$ 507

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - PacifiCorp - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 490	$ 469
Increase (Decrease) in Allowance for Equity Funds Used During Construction	(15)	(31)
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits	72	206
Increase (Decrease) in Regulatory Assets and Liabilities	60	152
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	3	(10)
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable and Other Operating Assets	219	(18)
Derivative collateral, net	(3)	(21)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(73)	(103)
Net cash flows from operating activities	1,360	1,107
Capital expenditures	(1,027)	(1,426)
Other, net	(39)	41
Net cash flows from investing activities	(1,284)	(1,455)
Net proceeds from short-term debt	722	163
Other, net	(11)	(19)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(99)	239
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(22)	(110)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,108	617
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,086	507
PacifiCorp [Member]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	165	134
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	190	189
Increase (Decrease) in Allowance for Equity Funds Used During Construction	(7)	(10)
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits	(6)	(10)
Increase (Decrease) in Regulatory Assets and Liabilities	29	21
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	0	1
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable and Other Operating Assets	104	89
Derivative collateral, net	(3)	(36)
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories	(24)	5
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable, Net of Income Taxes Receivable	84	73
Accounts payable and other liabilities	0	26
Net cash flows from operating activities	532	482
Capital expenditures	(200)	(208)
Other, net	(2)	(25)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(202)	(233)
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Long-term Capital Lease Obligations, and Capital Securities	(55)	0
Net proceeds from short-term debt	(20)	190
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	(100)	(450)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(175)	(260)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	155	(11)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	12	23
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 167	$ 12

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - MEC - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 490	$ 469
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits	72	206
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	(3)	10
Increase (Decrease) in Counterparty Collateral, Net	3	21
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	(6)	(4)
Accrued property, income and other taxes	(2)	(99)
Net cash flows from operating activities	1,360	1,107
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	1,027	1,426
Payments to Acquire Available-for-sale Securities	34	68
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities	61	57
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	39	(41)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(1,284)	(1,455)
Net proceeds from short-term debt	722	163
Other, net	(11)	(19)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(99)	239
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(22)	(110)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,108	617
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,086	507
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	76	94
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	110	100
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits	11	0
Increase (Decrease) in Other Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities, Net	(11)	(11)
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	13	(7)
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Other Receivables	(28)	(43)
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories	1	(34)
Increase (Decrease) in Counterparty Collateral, Net	(2)	(15)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	(2)	(2)
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable	4	(45)
Accrued property, income and other taxes	(48)	(40)
Increase (Decrease) in Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net	6	11
Net cash flows from operating activities	172	206
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	332	244
Payments to Acquire Available-for-sale Securities	34	27
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities	29	19
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	3	(2)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(340)	(250)
Repayments of Long-term Debt	4	0
Net proceeds from short-term debt	70	15
Net cash flows from financing activities	66	15
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(102)	(29)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	103	29
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 1	$ 0

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - MidAmerican Funding - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 490	$ 469
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits	72	206
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	(3)	10
Increase (Decrease) in Counterparty Collateral, Net	3	21
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	(6)	(4)
Accrued property, income and other taxes	(2)	(99)
Net cash flows from operating activities	1,360	1,107
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	1,027	1,426
Payments to Acquire Available-for-sale Securities	34	68
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities	61	57
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	39	(41)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(1,284)	(1,455)
Net proceeds from short-term debt	722	163
Other, net	(11)	(19)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(99)	239
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(22)	(110)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,108	617
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,086	507
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	73	99
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	110	100
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits	11	0
Increase (Decrease) in Other Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities, Net	(11)	(11)
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	13	6
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Other Receivables	(31)	(44)
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories	1	(34)
Increase (Decrease) in Counterparty Collateral, Net	(2)	(15)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	(2)	(2)
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable	4	(45)
Accrued property, income and other taxes	(51)	(37)
Increase (Decrease) in Other Current Assets and Liabilities, Net	12	16
Net cash flows from operating activities	163	197
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	332	244
Payments to Acquire Available-for-sale Securities	34	27
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities	29	19
Proceeds from Sale of Other Assets, Investing Activities	0	13
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	2	(2)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(339)	(237)
Repayments of Long-term Debt	4	0
Increase (Decrease) in Notes Payable, Related Parties, Current	9	(4)
Net proceeds from short-term debt	70	15
Net cash flows from financing activities	75	11
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(101)	(29)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	103	30
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 2	$ 1

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - NPC - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 490	$ 469
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits	72	206
Allowance for equity funds	(15)	(31)
Increase (Decrease) in Regulatory Assets and Liabilities	60	152
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	(3)	10
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable and Other Operating Assets	(219)	18
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(73)	(103)
Net cash flows from operating activities	1,360	1,107
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	1,027	1,426
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	39	(41)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(1,284)	(1,455)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(99)	239
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(22)	(110)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,086	507
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,108	617
Nevada Power Company [Member]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	3	24
Other Nonrecurring (Income) Expense	0	(3)
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	75	74
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits	2	13
Allowance for equity funds	(1)	(1)
Increase (Decrease) in Regulatory Assets and Liabilities	7	1
Deferred Energy Change	23	39
Amortization of Deferred Charges	(14)	16
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	0	16
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable and Other Operating Assets	(47)	18
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories	0	2
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(19)	(35)
Net cash flows from operating activities	123	92
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	98	63
Proceeds from Sale of Other Property, Plant, and Equipment	0	4
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	0	(10)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(98)	(49)
Repayments of Long-term Debt	214	252
Repayments of Short-term Debt	0	(30)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(214)	(222)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(189)	(179)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	347	41
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	$ 536	$ 220

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - SPPC - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ 490	$ 469
Increase (Decrease) in Allowance for Equity Funds Used During Construction	15	31
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits	72	206
Increase (Decrease) in Regulatory Assets and Liabilities	60	152
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	(3)	10
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable and Other Operating Assets	219	(18)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(73)	(103)
Net cash flows from operating activities	1,360	1,107
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	1,027	1,426
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	39	(41)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(1,284)	(1,455)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(99)	239
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(22)	(110)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,108	617
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,086	507
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	17	19
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	29	28
Increase (Decrease) in Allowance for Equity Funds Used During Construction	(1)	0
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits	10	11
Increase (Decrease) in Regulatory Assets and Liabilities	(3)	(4)
Deferred Energy Change	23	26
Amortization of Deferred Charges	(9)	12
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	0	1
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable and Other Operating Assets	18	(11)
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories	1	0
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(7)	(4)
Net cash flows from operating activities	78	76
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	48	47
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	0	(2)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(48)	(45)
Repayments of Long-term Debt	1	0
Net cash flows from financing activities	(1)	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	29	31
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	106	22
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 135	$ 53

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General	3 Months Ended
General	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
General/Organization and Operations	General Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE") is a holding company that owns subsidiaries principally engaged in energy businesses (collectively with its subsidiaries, the "Company"). BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway"). The Company's operations are organized and managed as eight business segments: PacifiCorp, MidAmerican Funding, LLC ("MidAmerican Funding") (which primarily consists of MidAmerican Energy Company ("MidAmerican Energy")), NV Energy, Inc. ("NV Energy") (which primarily consists of Nevada Power Company ("Nevada Power") and Sierra Pacific Power Company ("Sierra Pacific")), Northern Powergrid Holdings Company ("Northern Powergrid") (which primarily consists of Northern Powergrid (Northeast) Limited and Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc), BHE Pipeline Group (which consists of Northern Natural Gas Company ("Northern Natural Gas") and Kern River Gas Transmission Company ("Kern River")), BHE Transmission (which consists of BHE Canada Holdings Corporation ("AltaLink") (which primarily consists of AltaLink, L.P. ("ALP")) and BHE U.S. Transmission, LLC), BHE Renewables and HomeServices of America, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, "HomeServices"). The Company, through these businesses, owns four utility companies in the United States serving customers in 11 states, two electricity distribution companies in Great Britain, two interstate natural gas pipeline companies in the United States, an electric transmission business in Canada, interests in electric transmission businesses in the United States, a renewable energy business primarily selling power generated from solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric sources under long-term contracts, the second largest residential real estate brokerage firm in the United States and one of the largest residential real estate brokerage franchise networks in the United States. The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and regulations for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. Management believes the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2016 and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The preparation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 describes the most significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. There have been no significant changes in the Company's assumptions regarding significant accounting estimates and policies during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.
PacifiCorp [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
General/Organization and Operations	General PacifiCorp, which includes PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries, is a United States regulated electric utility company serving retail customers, including residential, commercial, industrial, irrigation and other customers in portions of the states of Utah, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington, Idaho and California. PacifiCorp owns, or has interests in, a number of thermal, hydroelectric, wind-powered and geothermal generating facilities, as well as electric transmission and distribution assets. PacifiCorp also buys and sells electricity on the wholesale market with other utilities, energy marketing companies, financial institutions and other market participants. PacifiCorp is subject to comprehensive state and federal regulation. PacifiCorp's subsidiaries support its electric utility operations by providing coal mining services. PacifiCorp is an indirect subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE"), a holding company based in Des Moines, Iowa that owns subsidiaries principally engaged in energy businesses. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway"). The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and regulations for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. Management believes the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2016 and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income have been omitted as net income equals comprehensive income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The preparation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in PacifiCorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 describes the most significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. There have been no significant changes in PacifiCorp's assumptions regarding significant accounting estimates and policies during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
General/Organization and Operations	General MidAmerican Energy Company ("MidAmerican Energy") is a public utility with electric and natural gas operations and is the principal subsidiary of MHC Inc. ("MHC"). MHC is a holding company that conducts no business other than the ownership of its subsidiaries and related corporate services. MHC's nonregulated subsidiaries include Midwest Capital Group, Inc. and MEC Construction Services Co. MHC is the direct, wholly owned subsidiary of MidAmerican Funding, LLC ("MidAmerican Funding"), which is an Iowa limited liability company with Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE") as its sole member. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway"). The unaudited Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and regulations for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. Management believes the unaudited Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the unaudited Financial Statements as of March 31, 2016, and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. Certain amounts in the prior period Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Such reclassifications did not impact previously reported operating income, net income or retained earnings. The results of operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The preparation of the unaudited Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the unaudited Financial Statements. Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements included in MidAmerican Energy's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, describes the most significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the unaudited Financial Statements. There have been no significant changes in MidAmerican Energy's assumptions regarding significant accounting estimates and policies during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
General/Organization and Operations	General MidAmerican Funding, LLC ("MidAmerican Funding") is an Iowa limited liability company with Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE") as its sole member. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway"). MidAmerican Funding's direct, wholly owned subsidiary is MHC Inc. ("MHC"), which constitutes substantially all of MidAmerican Funding's assets, liabilities and business activities except those related to MidAmerican Funding's long-term debt securities. MHC conducts no business other than the ownership of its subsidiaries and related corporate services. MHC's principal subsidiary is MidAmerican Energy Company ("MidAmerican Energy"), a public utility with electric and natural gas operations. Direct, wholly owned nonregulated subsidiaries of MHC are Midwest Capital Group, Inc. and MEC Construction Services Co. The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and regulations for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. Management believes the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2016, and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. Certain amounts in the prior period Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Such reclassifications did not impact previously reported operating income, net income or retained earnings. The results of operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The preparation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in MidAmerican Funding's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, describes the most significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. There have been no significant changes in MidAmerican Funding's assumptions regarding significant accounting estimates and policies during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.
Nevada Power Company [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
General/Organization and Operations	Organization and Operations Nevada Power Company, together with its subsidiaries ("Nevada Power"), is a wholly owned subsidiary of NV Energy, Inc. ("NV Energy"), a holding company that also owns Sierra Pacific Power Company ("Sierra Pacific") and certain other subsidiaries. Nevada Power is a United States regulated electric utility company serving retail customers, including residential, commercial and industrial customers, primarily in the Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson and adjoining areas. NV Energy is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE"). BHE is a holding company based in Des Moines, Iowa that owns subsidiaries principally engaged in energy businesses. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway"). The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and regulations for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. Management believes the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2016 and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income have been omitted as net income equals comprehensive income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The preparation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. Note 2 of Nevada Power's Item 8 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in BHE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 describes the most significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. There have been no significant changes in Nevada Power's assumptions regarding significant accounting estimates and policies during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
General/Organization and Operations	Organization and Operations Sierra Pacific Power Company, together with its subsidiaries ("Sierra Pacific"), is a wholly owned subsidiary of NV Energy, Inc. ("NV Energy"), a holding company that also owns Nevada Power Company ("Nevada Power") and certain other subsidiaries. Sierra Pacific is a United States regulated electric utility company serving retail customers, including residential, commercial and industrial customers and regulated retail natural gas customers primarily in northern Nevada. NV Energy is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ("BHE"). BHE is a holding company based in Des Moines, Iowa that owns subsidiaries principally engaged in energy businesses. BHE is a consolidated subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire Hathaway"). The unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and regulations for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. Management believes the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2016 and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income have been omitted as net income equals comprehensive income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The preparation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results may differ from the estimates used in preparing the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. Note 2 of Sierra Pacific's Item 8 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in BHE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 describes the most significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. There have been no significant changes in Sierra Pacific's assumptions regarding significant accounting estimates and policies during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

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New Accounting Pronouncements	3 Months Ended
New Accounting Pronouncements	Mar. 31, 2016
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, which creates FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 842, "Leases" and supersedes Topic 840 "Leases." This guidance increases transparency and comparability among entities by recording lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. A lessee should recognize in the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed from previous guidance. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, and is required to be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, which amends FASB ASC Subtopic 825-10, "Financial Instruments - Overall." The amendments in this guidance address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments including a requirement that all investments in equity securities that do not qualify for equity method accounting or result in consolidation of the investee be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption not permitted, and is required to be adopted prospectively by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, which creates FASB ASC Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" and supersedes ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition." The guidance replaces industry-specific guidance and establishes a single five-step model to identify and recognize revenue. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue upon transfer of control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, the guidance requires the entity to disclose further quantitative and qualitative information regarding the nature and amount of revenues arising from contracts with customers, as well as other information about the significant judgments and estimates used in recognizing revenues from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 one year to interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. This guidance may be adopted retrospectively or under a modified retrospective method where the cumulative effect is recognized at the date of initial application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
PacifiCorp [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, which creates FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 842, "Leases" and supersedes Topic 840 "Leases." This guidance increases transparency and comparability among entities by recording lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. A lessee should recognize in the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed from previous guidance. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, and is required to be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. PacifiCorp is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, which amends FASB ASC Subtopic 825-10, "Financial Instruments - Overall." The amendments in this guidance address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments including a requirement that all investments in equity securities that do not qualify for equity method accounting or result in consolidation of the investee be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption not permitted, and is required to be adopted prospectively by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. PacifiCorp is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, which creates FASB ASC Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" and supersedes ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition." The guidance replaces industry-specific guidance and establishes a single five-step model to identify and recognize revenue. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue upon transfer of control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, the guidance requires the entity to disclose further quantitative and qualitative information regarding the nature and amount of revenues arising from contracts with customers, as well as other information about the significant judgments and estimates used in recognizing revenues from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 one year to interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. This guidance may be adopted retrospectively or under a modified retrospective method where the cumulative effect is recognized at the date of initial application. PacifiCorp is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, which creates FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 842, "Leases" and supersedes Topic 840 "Leases." This guidance increases transparency and comparability among entities by recording lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. A lessee should recognize in the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed from previous guidance. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, and is required to be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. MidAmerican Energy is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Financial Statements. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, which amends FASB ASC Subtopic 825-10, "Financial Instruments - Overall." The amendments in this guidance address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments including a requirement that all investments in equity securities that do not qualify for equity method accounting or result in consolidation of the investee be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption not permitted, and is required to be adopted prospectively by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. MidAmerican Energy is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Financial Statements. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, which creates FASB ASC Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" and supersedes ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition." The guidance replaces industry-specific guidance and establishes a single five-step model to identify and recognize revenue. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue upon transfer of control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, the guidance requires the entity to disclose further quantitative and qualitative information regarding the nature and amount of revenues arising from contracts with customers, as well as other information about the significant judgments and estimates used in recognizing revenues from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No.2015-14, which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 one year to interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. This guidance may be adopted retrospectively or under a modified retrospective method where the cumulative effect is recognized at the date of initial application. MidAmerican Energy is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Financial Statements.
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements Refer to Note 2 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements.
Nevada Power Company [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, which creates FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 842, "Leases" and supersedes Topic 840 "Leases." This guidance increases transparency and comparability among entities by recording lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. A lessee should recognize in the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed from previous guidance. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, and is required to be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. Nevada Power is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, which creates FASB ASC Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" and supersedes ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition." The guidance replaces industry-specific guidance and establishes a single five-step model to identify and recognize revenue. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue upon transfer of control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, the guidance requires the entity to disclose further quantitative and qualitative information regarding the nature and amount of revenues arising from contracts with customers, as well as other information about the significant judgments and estimates used in recognizing revenues from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 one year to interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. This guidance may be adopted retrospectively or under a modified retrospective method where the cumulative effect is recognized at the date of initial application. Nevada Power is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, which creates FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 842, "Leases" and supersedes Topic 840 "Leases." This guidance increases transparency and comparability among entities by recording lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. A lessee should recognize in the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed from previous guidance. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, and is required to be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. Sierra Pacific is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, which creates FASB ASC Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" and supersedes ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition." The guidance replaces industry-specific guidance and establishes a single five-step model to identify and recognize revenue. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue upon transfer of control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, the guidance requires the entity to disclose further quantitative and qualitative information regarding the nature and amount of revenues arising from contracts with customers, as well as other information about the significant judgments and estimates used in recognizing revenues from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 one year to interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. This guidance may be adopted retrospectively or under a modified retrospective method where the cumulative effect is recognized at the date of initial application. Sierra Pacific is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures included within Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):



		As of
	Depreciable	March 31,			December 31,
	Life	2016			2015
Regulated assets:
Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems	5-80 years	$	69,880		$	69,248
Interstate natural gas pipeline assets	3-80 years	6,798			6,755
		76,678			76,003
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(23,084		)	(22,682		)
Regulated assets, net		53,594			53,321

Nonregulated assets:
Independent power plants	5-30 years	4,781			4,751
Other assets	3-30 years	884			875
		5,665			5,626
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(864		)	(805		)
Nonregulated assets, net		4,801			4,821

Net operating assets		58,395			58,142
Construction work-in-progress		2,757			2,627
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	61,152		$	60,769

Construction work-in-progress includes $2.3 billion as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, related to the construction of regulated assets.


(4)	Property, Plant and Equipment, Net


(4)	Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):



		As of
		March 31,			December 31,
	Depreciable Life	2016			2015
Utility plant in service, net:
Generation	20-70 years	$	10,499		$	10,404
Transmission	52-70 years	1,304			1,305
Electric distribution	20-70 years	3,086			3,059
Gas distribution	28-70 years	1,519			1,507
Utility plant in service		16,408			16,275
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(5,312		)	(5,229		)
Utility plant in service, net		11,096			11,046
Nonregulated property, net:
Nonregulated property gross	5-45 years	7			15
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1		)	(5		)
Nonregulated property, net		6			10
		11,102			11,056
Construction work in progress		657			667
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	11,759		$	11,723

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):



		As of
		March 31,			December 31,
	Depreciable Life	2016			2015

Property, plant and equipment in-service	5-75 years	$	26,822		$	26,757
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(8,485		)	(8,360		)
Net property, plant and equipment in-service		18,337			18,397
Construction work-in-progress		699			629
Total property, plant and equipment, net		$	19,036		$	19,026

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):



		As of
	Depreciable Life	March 31,			December 31,
	Depreciable Life	2016			2015
Utility plant:
Generation	25 - 80 years	$	4,228		$	4,212
Distribution	20 - 65 years	3,148			3,118
Transmission	45 - 65 years	1,796			1,788
General and intangible plant	5 - 65 years	721			694
Utility plant		9,893			9,812
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(3,034		)	(2,971		)
Utility plant, net		6,859			6,841
Other non-regulated, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	5 - 65 years	2			2
Plant, net		6,861			6,843
Construction work-in-progress		135			153
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	6,996		$	6,996

Investments and Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):



		As of
	Depreciable Life	March 31,			December 31,
	Depreciable Life	2016			2015
Utility plant:
Electric generation	40 - 125 years	$	1,128		$	1,134
Electric distribution	20 - 70 years	1,393			1,382
Electric transmission	50 - 70 years	748			739
Electric general and intangible plant	5 - 65 years	156			139
Natural gas distribution	40 - 70 years	375			374
Natural gas general and intangible plant	8 - 10 years	15			13
Common general	5 - 65 years	264			265
Utility plant		4,079			4,046
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,382		)	(1,368		)
Utility plant, net		2,697			2,678
Construction work-in-progress		73			88
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	2,770		$	2,766

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Regulatory Matters	3 Months Ended
Regulatory Matters	Mar. 31, 2016
Nevada Power Company [Member]
Schedule Of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Regulatory Matters	Regulatory Matters Deferred Energy Nevada statutes permit regulated utilities to adopt deferred energy accounting procedures. The intent of these procedures is to ease the effect on customers of fluctuations in the cost of purchased natural gas, fuel and electricity and are subject to annual prudency review by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada ("PUCN"). Under deferred energy accounting, to the extent actual fuel and purchased power costs exceed fuel and purchased power costs recoverable through current rates that excess is not recorded as a current expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations but rather is deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Conversely, a regulatory liability is recorded to the extent fuel and purchased power costs recoverable through current rates exceed actual fuel and purchased power costs. These excess amounts are reflected in quarterly adjustments to rates and recorded as cost of fuel, energy and capacity in future time periods.
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]
Schedule Of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Regulatory Matters	Regulatory Matters Deferred Energy Nevada statutes permit regulated utilities to adopt deferred energy accounting procedures. The intent of these procedures is to ease the effect on customers of fluctuations in the cost of purchased natural gas, fuel and electricity and are subject to annual prudency review by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada ("PUCN"). Under deferred energy accounting, to the extent actual fuel and purchased power costs exceed fuel and purchased power costs recoverable through current rates that excess is not recorded as a current expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations but rather is deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Conversely, a regulatory liability is recorded to the extent fuel and purchased power costs recoverable through current rates exceed actual fuel and purchased power costs. These excess amounts are reflected in quarterly adjustments to rates and recorded as cost of fuel, energy and capacity in future time periods.

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Investments and Restricted Cash and Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Investments and Restricted Cash and Investments

Investments and restricted cash and investments consists of the following (in millions):



	As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Investments:
BYD Company Limited common stock	$	1,291	$	1,238
Rabbi trusts	384		380
Other	150		130
Total investments	1,825		1,748

Equity method investments:
Electric Transmission Texas, LLC	609		585
BHE Renewables tax equity investments	429		168
Bridger Coal Company	185		190
Other	170		160
Total equity method investments	1,393		1,103

Restricted cash and investments:
Quad Cities Station nuclear decommissioning trust funds	436		429
Solar Star and Topaz Projects	26		95
Other	161		129
Total restricted cash and investments	623		653

Total investments and restricted cash and investments	$	3,841	$	3,504

Reflected as:
Current assets	$	122	$	137
Noncurrent assets	3,719		3,367
Total investments and restricted cash and investments	$	3,841	$	3,504

Investments

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Recent Financing Transactions	3 Months Ended
Recent Financing Transactions	Mar. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Recent Financing Transactions	Recent Financing Transactions Long-Term Debt In April 2016, Sierra Pacific issued $400 million of its 2.60% General and Refunding Securities, Series U, due May 2026. The net proceeds will be used, together with cash on hand, to pay at maturity the $450 million principal amount of 6.00% General and Refunding Securities, Series M, maturing in May 2016. In March 2016, BHE repaid at par value $500 million, plus accrued interest, of its junior subordinated debentures due December 2043. Credit Facilities In March 2016, Solar Star Funding, LLC amended its $320 million letter of credit facility reducing the amount available to $301 million and extending the maturity date to March 2026. As of March 31, 2016, Solar Star Funding, LLC had $284 million of letters of credit issued under this facility.
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Recent Financing Transactions	Recent Financing Transactions In April 2016, Sierra Pacific issued $400 million of its 2.60% General and Refunding Securities, Series U, due May 2026. The net proceeds will be used, together with cash on hand, to pay at maturity the $450 million principal amount of 6.00% General and Refunding Securities, Series M, maturing in May 2016. In April 2016, Sierra Pacific repurchased at par value $58 million, plus accrued interest, of its Pollution Control Revenue Bonds Series 2006A, due 2031, and $75 million, plus accrued interest, of its Pollution Control Revenue Bonds Series 2006B, due 2036.

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]

Income Taxes

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax expense is as follows:



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016		2015

Federal statutory income tax rate	35	%	35	%
Income tax credits	(14	)	(11	)
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit	(4	)	2
Income tax effect of foreign income	(5	)	(4	)
Equity income	2		2
Other, net	—		(2	)
Effective income tax rate	14	%	22	%

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]

Income Taxes

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to MidAmerican Energy's effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax benefit from continuing operations is as follows:



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016		2015

Federal statutory income tax rate	35	%	35	%
Income tax credits	(57	)	(63	)
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit	5		4
Effects of ratemaking	(12	)	(11	)
Other, net	—		(1	)
Effective income tax rate	(29	)%	(36	)%

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]

Income Taxes

ncome Taxes

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to MidAmerican Funding's effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax benefit from continuing operations is as follows:



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016		2015

Federal statutory income tax rate	35	%	35	%
Income tax credits	(62	)	(55	)
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit	5		3
Effects of ratemaking	(14	)	(10	)
Other, net	1		(1	)
Effective income tax rate	(35	)%	(28	)%

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Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Domestic Operations

Net periodic benefit cost for the domestic pension and other postretirement benefit plans included the following components (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Pension:
Service cost	$	8		$	8
Interest cost	31			30
Expected return on plan assets	(40		)	(42		)
Net amortization	11			13
Net periodic benefit cost	$	10		$	9

Other postretirement:
Service cost	$	3		$	4
Interest cost	8			7
Expected return on plan assets	(11		)	(12		)
Net amortization	(3		)	(3		)
Net periodic benefit credit	$	(3	)	$	(4	)

Foreign Operations

Net periodic benefit cost for the United Kingdom pension plan included the following components (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015

Service cost	$	5		$	6
Interest cost	19			20
Expected return on plan assets	(29		)	(29		)
Net amortization	12			16
Net periodic benefit cost	$	7		$	13

Net periodic benefit cost for the pension and other postretirement benefit plans included the following components (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Pension:
Service cost	$	1		$	1
Interest cost	14			13
Expected return on plan assets	(19		)	(19		)
Net amortization	8			10
Net periodic benefit cost	$	4		$	5

Other postretirement:
Service cost	$	1		$	1
Interest cost	4			4
Expected return on plan assets	(6		)	(6		)
Net amortization	(1		)	(1		)
Net periodic benefit credit	$	(2	)	$	(2	)

Net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the plans of MidAmerican Energy and the aforementioned affiliates included the following components (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Pension:
Service cost	$	3		$	3
Interest cost	8			8
Expected return on plan assets	(11		)	(11		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	—		$	—

Other postretirement:
Service cost	$	1		$	2
Interest cost	2			2
Expected return on plan assets	(3		)	(4		)
Net amortization	(1		)	(1		)
Net periodic benefit credit	$	(1	)	$	(1	)

mployee Benefit Plans

Refer to Note 6 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements.

Amounts payable to NV Energy are included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and consist of the following (in millions):



	As of
	March 31,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Qualified Pension Plan -
Other long-term liabilities	$	(40	)	$	(38	)

Non-Qualified Pension Plans:
Other current liabilities	(1		)	(1		)
Other long-term liabilities	(9		)	(9		)

Other Postretirement Plans -
Other long-term liabilities	(5		)	(5		)

Amounts payable to NV Energy are included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and consist of the following (in millions):



	As of
	March 31,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Qualified Pension Plan -
Other long-term liabilities	$	(29	)	$	(29	)

Non-Qualified Pension Plans:
Other current liabilities	(1		)	(1		)
Other long-term liabilities	(9		)	(9		)

Other Postretirement Plans -
Other long-term liabilities	(32		)	(32		)

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Risk Management and Hedging Activities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

There have been no significant changes in the Company's accounting policies related to derivatives. Refer to Note 9 for additional information on derivative contracts.



	Other					Other			Other
	Current			Other		Current			Long-term
	Assets			Assets		Liabilities			Liabilities			Total
As of March 31, 2016
Not designated as hedging contracts:
Commodity assets⁽¹⁾	$	20		$	85	$	11		$	2		$	118
Commodity liabilities⁽¹⁾	(1		)	—		(117		)	(174		)	(292		)
Interest rate assets	11			—		—			—			11
Interest rate liabilities	—			—		(5		)	(12		)	(17		)
Total	30			85		(111		)	(184		)	(180		)

Designated as hedging contracts:
Commodity assets	—			—		—			—			—
Commodity liabilities	—			—		(47		)	(26		)	(73		)
Interest rate assets	—			—		—			—			—
Interest rate liabilities	—			—		(4		)	(7		)	(11		)
Total	—			—		(51		)	(33		)	(84		)

Total derivatives	30			85		(162		)	(217		)	(264		)
Cash collateral receivable	—			—		47			66			113
Total derivatives - net basis	$	30		$	85	$	(115	)	$	(151	)	$	(151	)



	Other					Other			Other
	Current			Other		Current			Long-term
	Assets			Assets		Liabilities			Liabilities			Total
As of December 31, 2015
Not designated as hedging contracts:
Commodity assets⁽¹⁾	$	25		$	72	$	7		$	2		$	106
Commodity liabilities⁽¹⁾	(4		)	—		(113		)	(175		)	(292		)
Interest rate assets	7			—		—			—			7
Interest rate liabilities	—			—		(3		)	(6		)	(9		)
Total	28			72		(109		)	(179		)	(188		)

Designated as hedging contracts:
Commodity assets	—			—		1			2			3
Commodity liabilities	—			—		(33		)	(17		)	(50		)
Interest rate assets	—			3		—			—			3
Interest rate liabilities	—			—		(4		)	(1		)	(5		)
Total	—			3		(36		)	(16		)	(49		)

Total derivatives	28			75		(145		)	(195		)	(237		)
Cash collateral receivable	—			—		40			63			103
Total derivatives - net basis	$	28		$	75	$	(105	)	$	(132	)	$	(134	)

(1)

Not Designated as Hedging Contracts



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015

Beginning balance	$	250		$	223
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets	36			60
Net gains reclassified to operating revenue	—			9
Net losses reclassified to cost of sales	(33		)	(37		)
Ending balance	$	253		$	255

Designated as Hedging Contracts



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015

Beginning balance	$	46		$	32
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI	48			(8		)
Net gains reclassified to operating revenue	—			1
Net (losses) gains reclassified to cost of sales	(22		)	2
Ending balance	$	72		$	27

Derivative Contract Volumes

The following table summarizes the net notional amounts of outstanding derivative contracts with fixed price terms that comprise the mark-to-market values as of (in millions):



	Unit of	March 31,		December 31,
	Measure	2016		2015
Electricity purchases	Megawatt hours	11		10
Natural gas purchases	Decatherms	360		317
Fuel purchases	Gallons	9		11
Interest rate swaps	US$	653		653
Mortgage sale commitments, net	US$	(213	)	(312	)

Credit Risk

Collateral and Contingent Features

There have been no significant changes in PacifiCorp's accounting policies related to derivatives. Refer to Note 6 for additional information on derivative contracts.

The following table, which reflects master netting arrangements and excludes contracts that have been designated as normal under the normal purchases or normal sales exception afforded by GAAP, summarizes the fair value of PacifiCorp's derivative contracts, on a gross basis, and reconciles those amounts to the amounts presented on a net basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):



	Other					Other			Other
	Current			Other		Current			Long-term
	Assets			Assets		Liabilities			Liabilities			Total

As of March 31, 2016
Not designated as hedging contracts⁽¹⁾:
Commodity assets	$	5		$	—	$	2		$	—		$	7
Commodity liabilities	(1		)	—		(65		)	(89		)	(155		)
Total	4			—		(63		)	(89		)	(148		)

Total derivatives	4			—		(63		)	(89		)	(148		)
Cash collateral receivable	—			—		19			59			78
Total derivatives - net basis	$	4		$	—	$	(44	)	$	(30	)	$	(70	)

As of December 31, 2015
Not designated as hedging contracts⁽¹⁾:
Commodity assets	$	10		$	—	$	2		$	—		$	12
Commodity liabilities	(1		)	—		(58		)	(89		)	(148		)
Total	9			—		(56		)	(89		)	(136		)

Total derivatives	9			—		(56		)	(89		)	(136		)
Cash collateral receivable	—			—		18			57			75
Total derivatives - net basis	$	9		$	—	$	(38	)	$	(32	)	$	(61	)


(1)	PacifiCorp's commodity derivatives are generally included in rates and as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a regulatory asset of $144 million and $133 million, respectively, was recorded related to the net derivative liability of $148 million and $136 million, respectively.

Not Designated as Hedging Contracts



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015

Beginning balance	$	133		$	85
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets	26			48
Net gains reclassified to operating revenue	8			25
Net losses reclassified to energy costs	(23		)	(28		)
Ending balance	$	144		$	130

Derivative Contract Volumes

The following table summarizes the net notional amounts of outstanding commodity derivative contracts with fixed price terms that comprise the mark-to-market values as of (in millions):



	Unit of	March 31,	December 31,
	Measure	2016	2015
Electricity purchases	Megawatt hours	2	1
Natural gas purchases	Decatherms	107	111
Fuel oil purchases	Gallons	9	11

Credit Risk

Collateral and Contingent Features

In accordance with industry practice, certain wholesale derivative contracts contain credit support provisions that in part base certain collateral requirements on credit ratings for senior unsecured debt as reported by one or more of the three recognized credit rating agencies. These derivative contracts may either specifically provide bilateral rights to demand cash or other security if credit exposures on a net basis exceed specified rating-dependent threshold levels ("credit-risk-related contingent features") or provide the right for counterparties to demand "adequate assurance," or in some cases terminate the contract, in the event of a material adverse change in PacifiCorp's creditworthiness. These rights can vary by contract and by counterparty. As of March 31, 2016, PacifiCorp's credit ratings from the three recognized credit rating agencies were investment grade.

The following table, which reflects master netting arrangements and excludes contracts that have been designated as normal under the normal purchases or normal sales exception afforded by GAAP, summarizes the fair value of MidAmerican Energy's derivative contracts, on a gross basis, and reconciles those amounts to the amounts presented on a net basis on the Balance Sheets (in millions):



	Other Current Assets		Other Assets		Other Current Liabilities			Other Long-term Liabilities			Total
As of March 31, 2016:
Not designated as hedging contracts⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾:
Commodity assets	$	3	$	—	$	1		$	—		$	4
Commodity liabilities	—		—		(11		)	(1		)	(12		)
Total	3		—		(10		)	(1		)	(8		)

Designated as hedging contracts⁽²⁾:
Commodity assets	—		—		—			—			—
Commodity liabilities	—		—		—			—			—
Total	—		—		—			—			—

Total derivatives	3		—		(10		)	(1		)	(8		)
Cash collateral receivable	—		—		6			—			6
Total derivatives - net basis	$	3	$	—	$	(4	)	$	(1	)	$	(2	)



As of December 31, 2015:
Not designated as hedging contracts⁽¹⁾:
Commodity assets	$	12		$	4	$	5		$	2		$	23
Commodity liabilities	(3		)	—		(36		)	(10		)	(49		)
Total	9			4		(31		)	(8		)	(26		)

Designated as hedging contracts:
Commodity assets	—			—		1			2			3
Commodity liabilities	—			—		(32		)	(17		)	(49		)
Total	—			—		(31		)	(15		)	(46		)

Total derivatives	9			4		(62		)	(23		)	(72		)
Cash collateral receivable	—			—		22			6			28
Total derivatives - net basis	$	9		$	4	$	(40	)	$	(17	)	$	(44	)


(1)	MidAmerican Energy's commodity derivatives not designated as hedging contracts are generally included in regulated rates, and as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a net regulatory asset of $11 million and $20 million, respectively, was recorded related to the net derivative liability of $8 million and $26 million, respectively.


(2)	The changes in derivative values from December 31, 2015, are substantially due to the transfer of MidAmerican Energy's unregulated retail services business to a subsidiary of BHE.

Not Designated as Hedging Contracts



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015

Beginning balance	$	20		$	38
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets	6			2
Net losses reclassified to operating revenue	(8		)	(16		)
Net losses reclassified to cost of gas sold	(7		)	(6		)
Ending balance	$	11		$	18

Designated as Hedging Contracts



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015

Beginning balance	$	45		$	34
Transfer to affiliate	(45		)	—
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI	—			(6		)
Net gains reclassified to nonregulated cost of sales	—			2
Ending balance	$	—		$	30

Derivative Contract Volumes

The following table summarizes the net notional amounts of outstanding commodity derivative contracts with fixed price terms that comprise the mark-to-market values as of (in millions):



	Unit of	March 31,	December 31,
	Measure	2016	2015

Electricity purchases	Megawatt hours	—	15
Natural gas purchases	Decatherms	12	17

Credit Risk

Collateral and Contingent Features

isk Management and Hedging Activities

Refer to Note 7 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements.

There have been no significant changes in Nevada Power's accounting policies related to derivatives. Refer to Note 7 for additional information on derivative contracts.



	Other			Other
	Current			Long-term
	Liabilities			Liabilities			Total
As of March 31, 2016
Commodity liabilities⁽¹⁾	$	(9	)	$	(13	)	$	(22	)

As of December 31, 2015
Commodity liabilities⁽¹⁾	$	(8	)	$	(14	)	$	(22	)


(1)	Nevada Power's commodity derivatives not designated as hedging contracts are included in regulated rates and as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a regulatory asset of $22 million was recorded related to the derivative liability of $22 million.

Derivative Contract Volumes

The following table summarizes the net notional amounts of outstanding derivative contracts with indexed and fixed price terms that comprise the mark-to-market values as of (in millions):



	Unit of	March 31,		December 31,
	Measure	2016		2015
Electricity sales	Megawatt hours	(2	)	(2	)
Natural gas purchases	Decatherms	169		126

Credit Risk

Collateral and Contingent Features

In accordance with industry practice, certain wholesale derivative contracts contain credit support provisions that in part base certain collateral requirements on credit ratings for unsecured debt as reported by one or more of the three recognized credit rating agencies. These derivative contracts may either specifically provide rights to demand cash or other security in the event of a credit rating downgrade ("credit-risk-related contingent features") or provide the right for counterparties to demand "adequate assurance," in the event of a material adverse change in creditworthiness. These rights can vary by contract and by counterparty. As of March 31, 2016, credit ratings from the three recognized credit rating agencies were investment grade.

The entire disclosure for derivative instruments and hedging activities including, but not limited to, risk management strategies, non-hedging derivative instruments, assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts.

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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016


•	Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

•


•	Level 3 — Unobservable inputs reflect the Company's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. The Company develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.

The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):



	Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Other⁽¹⁾			Total
As of March 31, 2016
Assets:
Commodity derivatives	$	—		$	17		$	101		$	(14	)	$	104
Interest rate derivatives	—			—			11			—			11
Mortgage loans held for sale	—			237			—			—			237
Money market mutual funds⁽²⁾	504			—			—			—			504
Debt securities:
United States government obligations	142			—			—			—			142
International government obligations	—			2			—			—			2
Corporate obligations	—			34			—			—			34
Municipal obligations	—			2			—			—			2
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations	—			4			—			—			4
Auction rate securities	—			—			26			—			26
Equity securities:
United States companies	242			—			—			—			242
International companies	1,298			—			—			—			1,298
Investment funds	161			—			—			—			161
	$	2,347		$	296		$	138		$	(14	)	$	2,767
Liabilities:
Commodity derivatives	$	(10	)	$	(312	)	$	(43	)	$	127		$	(238	)
Interest rate derivatives	—			(28		)	—			—			(28		)
	$	(10	)	$	(340	)	$	(43	)	$	127		$	(266	)



As of December 31, 2015
Assets:
Commodity derivatives	$	—		$	16		$	93		$	(16	)	$	93
Interest rate derivatives	—			5			5			—			10
Mortgage loans held for sale	—			327			—			—			327
Money market mutual funds⁽²⁾	421			—			—			—			421
Debt securities:
United States government obligations	133			—			—			—			133
International government obligations	—			2			—			—			2
Corporate obligations	—			39			—			—			39
Municipal obligations	—			1			—			—			1
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations	—			3			—			—			3
Auction rate securities	—			—			44			—			44
Equity securities:
United States companies	239			—			—			—			239
International companies	1,244			—			—			—			1,244
Investment funds	136			—			—			—			136
	$	2,173		$	393		$	142		$	(16	)	$	2,692
Liabilities:
Commodity derivatives	$	(13	)	$	(283	)	$	(46	)	$	119		$	(223	)
Interest rate derivatives	—			(13		)	(1		)	—			(14		)
	$	(13	)	$	(296	)	$	(47	)	$	119		$	(237	)


(1)	Represents netting under master netting arrangements and a net cash collateral receivable of $113 million and $103 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.


(2)	Amounts are included in cash and cash equivalents; other current assets; and noncurrent investments and restricted cash and investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of these money market mutual funds approximates cost.

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant Level 3 inputs (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
				Interest			Auction
	Commodity			Rate			Rate
	Derivatives			Derivatives			Securities
2016:
Beginning balance	$	47		$	4		$	44
Changes included in earnings	19			25			—
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI	(6		)	—			4
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets	(6		)	—			—
Redemptions	—			—			(22		)
Settlements	4			(18		)	—
Ending balance	$	58		$	11		$	26



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
				Interest			Auction
	Commodity			Rate			Rate
	Derivatives			Derivatives			Securities
2015:
Beginning balance	$	51		$	—		$	45
Changes included in earnings	8			21			—
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI	1			—			(1		)
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets	(3		)	—			—
Settlements	(8		)	(16		)	—
Transfers from Level 2	—			3			—
Ending balance	$	49		$	8		$	44



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value

Long-term debt	$	37,313	$	42,878	$	37,972	$	41,785

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]


•	Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that PacifiCorp has the ability to access at the measurement date.

•


•	Level 3 - Unobservable inputs reflect PacifiCorp's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. PacifiCorp develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.

The following table presents PacifiCorp's assets and liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):



	Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Other⁽¹⁾			Total
As of March 31, 2016
Assets:
Commodity derivatives	$	—	$	6		$	1	$	(3	)	$	4
Money market mutual funds⁽²⁾	178		—			—		—			178
Investment funds	15		—			—		—			15
	$	193	$	6		$	1	$	(3	)	$	197

Liabilities - Commodity derivatives	$	—	$	(155	)	$	—	$	81		$	(74	)

As of December 31, 2015
Assets:
Commodity derivatives	$	—	$	9		$	3	$	(3	)	$	9
Money market mutual funds⁽²⁾	13		—			—		—			13
Investment funds	15		—			—		—			15
	$	28	$	9		$	3	$	(3	)	$	37

Liabilities - Commodity derivatives	$	—	$	(148	)	$	—	$	78		$	(70	)


(1)	Represents netting under master netting arrangements and a net cash collateral receivable of $78 million and $75 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.


(2)	Amounts are included in cash and cash equivalents, other current assets and other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of these money market mutual funds approximates cost.

Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. When available, the fair value of derivative contracts is estimated using unadjusted quoted prices for identical contracts in the market in which PacifiCorp transacts. When quoted prices for identical contracts are not available, PacifiCorp uses forward price curves. Forward price curves represent PacifiCorp's estimates of the prices at which a buyer or seller could contract today for delivery or settlement at future dates. PacifiCorp bases its forward price curves upon market price quotations, when available, or internally developed and commercial models, with internal and external fundamental data inputs. Market price quotations are obtained from independent energy brokers, exchanges, direct communication with market participants and actual transactions executed by PacifiCorp. Market price quotations for certain major electricity and natural gas trading hubs are generally readily obtainable for the first six years; therefore, PacifiCorp's forward price curves for those locations and periods reflect observable market quotes. Market price quotations for other electricity and natural gas trading hubs are not as readily obtainable for the first six years. Given that limited market data exists for these contracts, as well as for those contracts that are not actively traded, PacifiCorp uses forward price curves derived from internal models based on perceived pricing relationships to major trading hubs that are based on unobservable inputs. The estimated fair value of these derivative contracts is a function of underlying forward commodity prices, interest rates, currency rates, related volatility, counterparty creditworthiness and duration of contracts. Refer to Note 5 for further discussion regarding PacifiCorp's risk management and hedging activities.



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value

Long-term debt	$	7,061	$	8,437	$	7,114	$	8,210

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]


•	Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that MidAmerican Energy has the ability to access at the measurement date.

•


•	Level 3 — Unobservable inputs reflect MidAmerican Energy's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. MidAmerican Energy develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.

The following table presents MidAmerican Energy's assets and liabilities recognized on the Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):



	Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Other⁽¹⁾			Total
As of March 31, 2016:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives	$	—		$	3		$	1		$	(1	)	$	3
Money market mutual funds⁽²⁾	4			—			—			—			4
Debt securities:
United States government obligations	142			—			—			—			142
International government obligations	—			2			—			—			2
Corporate obligations	—			34			—			—			34
Municipal obligations	—			2			—			—			2
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations	—			4			—			—			4
Auction rate securities	—			—			26			—			26
Equity securities:
United States companies	242			—			—			—			242
International companies	7			—			—			—			7
Investment funds	9			—			—			—			9
	$	404		$	45		$	27		$	(1	)	$	475

Liabilities - commodity derivatives	$	(3	)	$	(4	)	$	(5	)	$	7		$	(5	)



As of December 31, 2015:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives	$	—		$	8		$	18		$	(13	)	$	13
Money market mutual funds⁽²⁾	56			—			—			—			56
Debt securities:
United States government obligations	133			—			—			—			133
International government obligations	—			2			—			—			2
Corporate obligations	—			39			—			—			39
Municipal obligations	—			1			—			—			1
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations	—			3			—			—			3
Auction rate securities	—			—			26			—			26
Equity securities:
United States companies	239			—			—			—			239
International companies	6			—			—			—			6
Investment funds	4			—			—			—			4
	$	438		$	53		$	44		$	(13	)	$	522

Liabilities - commodity derivatives	$	(13	)	$	(61	)	$	(24	)	$	41		$	(57	)


(1)	Represents netting under master netting arrangements and a net cash collateral receivable of $6 million and $28 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.


(2)	Amounts are included in cash and cash equivalents and investments and restricted cash and investments on the Balance Sheets. The fair value of these money market mutual funds approximates cost.



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	Commodity Derivatives			Auction Rate Securities
2016:
Beginning balance	$	(6	)	$	26
Transfer to affiliate	(4		)	—
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI	—			1
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets	(1		)	—
Sales	—			(1		)
Settlements	7			—
Ending balance	$	(4	)	$	26

2015:
Beginning balance	$	12		$	26
Changes included in earnings	2			—
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI	1			—
Settlements	(6		)	—
Ending balance	$	9		$	26



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value

Long-term debt	$	4,268	$	4,847	$	4,271	$	4,636

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

air Value Measurements

Refer to Note 8 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements.



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value

Long-term debt	$	4,594	$	5,280	$	4,597	$	5,051

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]


•	Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that Nevada Power has the ability to access at the measurement date.

•


•	Level 3 - Unobservable inputs reflect Nevada Power's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. Nevada Power develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.

The following table presents Nevada Power's assets and liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):



	Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total
As of March 31, 2016
Assets - investment funds	$	5	$	—	$	—		$	5

Liabilities - commodity derivatives	$	—	$	—	$	(22	)	$	(22	)

As of December 31, 2015
Assets - investment funds	$	5	$	—	$	—		$	5

Liabilities - commodity derivatives	$	—	$	—	$	(22	)	$	(22	)

Derivative contracts are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities and are stated at estimated fair value unless they are designated as normal purchases or normal sales and qualify for the exception afforded by GAAP. When available, the fair value of derivative contracts is estimated using unadjusted quoted prices for identical contracts in the market in which Nevada Power transacts. When quoted prices for identical contracts are not available, Nevada Power uses forward price curves. Forward price curves represent Nevada Power's estimates of the prices at which a buyer or seller could contract today for delivery or settlement at future dates. Nevada Power bases its forward price curves upon internally developed models, with internal and external fundamental data inputs. Market price quotations for certain electricity and natural gas trading hubs are not as readily obtainable due to markets that are not active. Given that limited market data exists for these contracts, Nevada Power uses forward price curves derived from internal models based on perceived pricing relationships to major trading hubs that are based on unobservable inputs. The model incorporates a mid-market pricing convention (the mid‑point price between bid and ask prices) as a practical expedient for valuing its assets and liabilities measured and reported at fair value. Interest rate swaps are valued using a financial model which utilizes observable inputs for similar instruments based primarily on market price curves. The determination of the fair value for derivative contracts not only includes counterparty risk, but also the impact of Nevada Power's nonperformance risk on its liabilities, which as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, had an immaterial impact to the fair value of its derivative contracts. As such, Nevada Power considers its derivative contracts to be valued using Level 3 inputs. Refer to Note 6 for further discussion regarding Nevada Power's risk management and hedging activities.



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Beginning balance	$	(22	)	$	(30	)
Changes in fair value recognized in regulatory assets	(3		)	(4		)
Settlements	3			2
Ending balance	$	(22	)	$	(32	)



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value

Long-term debt	$	2,579	$	3,141	$	2,788	$	3,240

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]


•	Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that Sierra Pacific has the ability to access at the measurement date.

•


•	Level 3 - Unobservable inputs reflect Sierra Pacific's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. Sierra Pacific develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value

Long-term debt	$	1,166	$	1,278	$	1,165	$	1,248

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]

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Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Mar. 31, 2016
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Legal Matters The Company is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. The Company does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results. The Company is also involved in other kinds of legal actions, some of which assert or may assert claims or seek to impose fines, penalties and other costs in substantial amounts and are described below. USA Power In October 2005, prior to BHE's ownership of PacifiCorp, PacifiCorp was added as a defendant to a lawsuit originally filed in February 2005 in the Third District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah ("Third District Court") by USA Power, LLC, USA Power Partners, LLC and Spring Canyon Energy, LLC (collectively, the "Plaintiff"). The Plaintiff's complaint alleged that PacifiCorp misappropriated confidential proprietary information in violation of Utah's Uniform Trade Secrets Act and accused PacifiCorp of breach of contract and related claims in regard to the Plaintiff's 2002 and 2003 proposals to build a natural gas-fueled generating facility in Juab County, Utah. In October 2007, the Third District Court granted PacifiCorp's motion for summary judgment on all counts and dismissed the Plaintiff's claims in their entirety. In a May 2010 ruling on the Plaintiff's petition for reconsideration, the Utah Supreme Court reversed summary judgment and remanded the case back to the Third District Court for further consideration. In May 2012, a jury awarded damages to the Plaintiff for breach of contract and misappropriation of a trade secret in the amounts of $18 million for actual damages and $113 million for unjust enrichment. After considering various motions filed by the parties to expand or limit damages, interest and attorney's fees, in May 2013, the court entered a final judgment against PacifiCorp in the amount of $115 million, which includes the $113 million of aggregate damages previously awarded and amounts awarded for the Plaintiff's attorneys' fees. The final judgment also ordered that postjudgment interest accrue beginning as of the date of the April 2013 initial judgment. In May 2013, PacifiCorp posted a surety bond issued by a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway to secure its estimated obligation. PacifiCorp strongly disagrees with the jury's verdict and is vigorously pursuing all appellate measures. Both PacifiCorp and the Plaintiff filed appeals with the Utah Supreme Court. Briefing before the Utah Supreme Court is complete and oral arguments were heard in September 2015. As of March 31, 2016, PacifiCorp had accrued $122 million for the final judgment and postjudgment interest, and believes the likelihood of any additional material loss is remote; however, any additional awards against PacifiCorp could also have a material effect on the consolidated financial results. Any payment of damages will be at the end of the appeals process. Environmental Laws and Regulations The Company is subject to federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations regarding air and water quality, renewable portfolio standards, emissions performance standards, climate change, coal combustion byproduct disposal, hazardous and solid waste disposal, protected species and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact the Company's current and future operations. The Company believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Hydroelectric Relicensing PacifiCorp's Klamath hydroelectric system is currently operating under annual licenses with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). In February 2010, PacifiCorp, the United States Department of the Interior, the United States Department of Commerce, the state of California, the state of Oregon and various other governmental and non-governmental settlement parties signed the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement ("KHSA"). Among other things, the KHSA provided that the United States Department of the Interior would conduct scientific and engineering studies to assess whether removal of the Klamath hydroelectric system's mainstem dams was in the public interest and would advance restoration of the Klamath Basin's salmonid fisheries. If it was determined that dam removal should proceed, dam removal would have begun no earlier than 2020. Under the KHSA, PacifiCorp and its customers were protected from uncapped dam removal costs and liabilities. For dam removal to occur, federal legislation consistent with the KHSA was required to provide, among other things, protection for PacifiCorp from all liabilities associated with dam removal activities. As of December 31, 2015, no federal legislation had been enacted, and several parties to the KHSA initiated a dispute resolution process. In February 2016, the principal parties to the KHSA (PacifiCorp, the states of California and Oregon and the United States Departments of the Interior and Commerce) executed an agreement in principle committing to explore potential amendment of the KHSA to facilitate removal of the Klamath dams through a FERC process without the need for federal legislation. Since that time, PacifiCorp, the states of California and Oregon, and the United States Departments of the Interior and Commerce have negotiated an amendment to the KHSA that was signed on April 6, 2016. Under the amended KHSA, PacifiCorp will file an application with the FERC to transfer the license for the four mainstem Klamath River hydroelectric generating facilities to a newly formed private entity, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation ("KRRC"). The KRRC will file an application to surrender the license and decommission the facilities with the FERC. The amended KHSA provides PacifiCorp with liability protections comparable to the KHSA. The amended KHSA also limits PacifiCorp's contribution to facilities removal costs to no more than $200 million, of which up to $184 million would be collected from PacifiCorp's Oregon customers with the remainder to be collected from PacifiCorp's California customers. Additional funding of up to $250 million for facilities removal costs is to be provided by the state of California. California voters approved a water bond measure in November 2014 from which the state of California's contribution toward facilities removal costs will be drawn. If facilities removal costs exceed the combined funding that will be available from PacifiCorp's Oregon and California customers and the state of California, sufficient funds would need to be provided by the KRRC or an entity other than PacifiCorp in order for facilities removal to proceed. If certain conditions in the amended KHSA are not satisfied and the license does not transfer to the KRRC, PacifiCorp will resume relicensing with the FERC. Guarantees The Company has entered into guarantees as part of the normal course of business and the sale of certain assets. These guarantees are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial results.
PacifiCorp [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Legal Matters PacifiCorp is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. PacifiCorp does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results. PacifiCorp is also involved in other kinds of legal actions, some of which assert or may assert claims or seek to impose fines, penalties and other costs in substantial amounts and are described below. USA Power In October 2005, prior to BHE's ownership of PacifiCorp, PacifiCorp was added as a defendant to a lawsuit originally filed in February 2005 in the Third District Court of Salt Lake County, Utah ("Third District Court") by USA Power, LLC, USA Power Partners, LLC and Spring Canyon Energy, LLC (collectively, the "Plaintiff"). The Plaintiff's complaint alleged that PacifiCorp misappropriated confidential proprietary information in violation of Utah's Uniform Trade Secrets Act and accused PacifiCorp of breach of contract and related claims in regard to the Plaintiff's 2002 and 2003 proposals to build a natural gas-fueled generating facility in Juab County, Utah. In October 2007, the Third District Court granted PacifiCorp's motion for summary judgment on all counts and dismissed the Plaintiff's claims in their entirety. In a May 2010 ruling on the Plaintiff's petition for reconsideration, the Utah Supreme Court reversed summary judgment and remanded the case back to the Third District Court for further consideration. In May 2012, a jury awarded damages to the Plaintiff for breach of contract and misappropriation of a trade secret in the amounts of $18 million for actual damages and $113 million for unjust enrichment. After considering various motions filed by the parties to expand or limit damages, interest and attorney's fees, in May 2013, the court entered a final judgment against PacifiCorp in the amount of $115 million, which includes the $113 million of aggregate damages previously awarded and amounts awarded for the Plaintiff's attorneys' fees. The final judgment also ordered that postjudgment interest accrue beginning as of the date of the April 2013 initial judgment. In May 2013, PacifiCorp posted a surety bond issued by a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway to secure its estimated obligation. PacifiCorp strongly disagrees with the jury's verdict and is vigorously pursuing all appellate measures. Both PacifiCorp and the Plaintiff filed appeals with the Utah Supreme Court. Briefing before the Utah Supreme Court is complete and oral arguments were heard in September 2015. As of March 31, 2016, PacifiCorp had accrued $122 million for the final judgment and postjudgment interest, and believes the likelihood of any additional material loss is remote; however, any additional awards against PacifiCorp could also have a material effect on the consolidated financial results. Any payment of damages will be at the end of the appeals process. Sanpete County, Utah Rangeland Fire In June 2012, a major rangeland fire occurred in Sanpete County, Utah. Certain parties allege that contact between two of PacifiCorp's transmission lines may have triggered a ground fault that led to the fire. PacifiCorp has engaged experts to review the cause and origin of the fire, as well as to assess the damages. PacifiCorp has accrued its best estimate of the potential loss and expected insurance recovery. PacifiCorp believes it is reasonably possible it may incur additional loss beyond the amount accrued, but does not believe the potential additional loss will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results. Environmental Laws and Regulations PacifiCorp is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air and water quality, renewable portfolio standards, emissions performance standards, climate change, coal combustion byproduct disposal, hazardous and solid waste disposal, protected species and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact PacifiCorp's current and future operations. PacifiCorp believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Hydroelectric Relicensing PacifiCorp's Klamath hydroelectric system is currently operating under annual licenses with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"). In February 2010, PacifiCorp, the United States Department of the Interior, the United States Department of Commerce, the state of California, the state of Oregon and various other governmental and non-governmental settlement parties signed the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement ("KHSA"). Among other things, the KHSA provided that the United States Department of the Interior would conduct scientific and engineering studies to assess whether removal of the Klamath hydroelectric system's mainstem dams was in the public interest and would advance restoration of the Klamath Basin's salmonid fisheries. If it was determined that dam removal should proceed, dam removal would have begun no earlier than 2020. Under the KHSA, PacifiCorp and its customers were protected from uncapped dam removal costs and liabilities. For dam removal to occur, federal legislation consistent with the KHSA was required to provide, among other things, protection for PacifiCorp from all liabilities associated with dam removal activities. As of December 31, 2015, no federal legislation had been enacted, and several parties to the KHSA initiated a dispute resolution process. In February 2016, the principal parties to the KHSA (PacifiCorp, the states of California and Oregon and the United States Departments of the Interior and Commerce) executed an agreement in principle committing to explore potential amendment of the KHSA to facilitate removal of the Klamath dams through a FERC process without the need for federal legislation. Since that time, PacifiCorp, the states of California and Oregon, and the United States Departments of the Interior and Commerce have negotiated an amendment to the KHSA that was signed on April 6, 2016. Under the amended KHSA, PacifiCorp will file an application with the FERC to transfer the license for the four mainstem Klamath River hydroelectric generating facilities to a newly formed private entity, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation ("KRRC"). The KRRC will file an application to surrender the license and decommission the facilities with the FERC. The amended KHSA provides PacifiCorp with liability protections comparable to the KHSA. The amended KHSA also limits PacifiCorp's contribution to facilities removal costs to no more than $200 million, of which up to $184 million would be collected from PacifiCorp's Oregon customers with the remainder to be collected from PacifiCorp's California customers. Additional funding of up to $250 million for facilities removal costs is to be provided by the state of California. California voters approved a water bond measure in November 2014 from which the state of California's contribution toward facilities removal costs will be drawn. If facilities removal costs exceed the combined funding that will be available from PacifiCorp's Oregon and California customers and the state of California, sufficient funds would need to be provided by the KRRC or an entity other than PacifiCorp in order for facilities removal to proceed. If certain conditions in the amended KHSA are not satisfied and the license does not transfer to the KRRC, PacifiCorp will resume relicensing with the FERC.
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Legal Matters MidAmerican Energy is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. MidAmerican Energy does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its financial results. Environmental Laws and Regulations MidAmerican Energy is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air and water quality, emissions performance standards, climate change, coal combustion byproduct disposal, hazardous and solid waste disposal, protected species and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact its current and future operations. MidAmerican Energy believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies MidAmerican Funding is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. MidAmerican Funding does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results. Refer to Note 9 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements.
Nevada Power Company [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Environmental Laws and Regulations Nevada Power is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air and water quality, renewable portfolio standards, emissions performance standards, climate change, coal combustion byproduct disposal, hazardous and solid waste disposal, protected species and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact Nevada Power's current and future operations. Nevada Power believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Senate Bill 123 In June 2013, the Nevada State Legislature passed Senate Bill No. 123 ("SB 123"), which included the retirement of coal plants and replacing the capacity with renewable and other generating facilities. In May 2014, Nevada Power filed its Emissions Reduction Capacity Replacement Plan ("ERCR Plan") in compliance with SB 123. In July 2015, Nevada Power filed an amendment to its ERCR Plan with the PUCN which was approved in September 2015. In June 2015, the Nevada State Legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 498, which modified the capacity replacement components of SB 123. Consistent with direction provided by the PUCN, Nevada Power acquired a 272-megawatt ("MW") natural gas co-generating facility in 2014, acquired a 210-MW natural gas peaking facility in 2014, constructed a 15-MW solar photovoltaic facility in 2015 and contracted two renewable power purchase agreements with 100-MW solar photovoltaic generating facilities in 2015. In February 2016, Nevada Power solicited proposals to acquire 35 MW of nameplate renewable energy capacity to be owned by Nevada Power and solicited a long-term power purchase agreement for a minimum of 100 MW of nameplate renewable energy capacity in Nevada. These solicitations are related to Nevada Power's final steps to comply with SB 123, resulting in the retirement of 812 MW of coal-fueled generation by 2019. Legal Matters Nevada Power is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. Nevada Power does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results.
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Environmental Laws and Regulations Sierra Pacific is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding air and water quality, renewable portfolio standards, emissions performance standards, climate change, coal combustion byproduct disposal, hazardous and solid waste disposal, protected species and other environmental matters that have the potential to impact Sierra Pacific's current and future operations. Sierra Pacific believes it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Legal Matters Sierra Pacific is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. Sierra Pacific does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results.

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Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net

Components of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net

The following table shows the change in AOCI attributable to BHE shareholders by each component of OCI, net of applicable income taxes (in millions):



							Unrealized
	Unrecognized			Foreign			Gains on		Unrealized			AOCI
	Amounts on			Currency			Available-		Gains (Losses)			Attributable
	Retirement			Translation			For-Sale		on Cash			To BHE
	Benefits			Adjustment			Securities		Flow Hedges			Shareholders, Net

Balance, December 31, 2014	$	(490	)	$	(412	)	$	390	$	18		$	(494	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	22			(424		)	166		1			(235		)
Balance, March 31, 2015	$	(468	)	$	(836	)	$	556	$	19		$	(729	)

Balance, December 31, 2015	$	(438	)	$	(1,092	)	$	615	$	7		$	(908	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	22			67			33		(23		)	99
Balance, March 31, 2016	$	(416	)	$	(1,025	)	$	648	$	(16	)	$	(809	)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net

The following table shows the change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net ("AOCI") by each component of other comprehensive income, net of applicable income taxes (in millions):



	Unrealized			Unrealized			Accumulated
	Losses on			Losses			Other
	Available-For-Sale			on Cash Flow			Comprehensive
	Securities			Hedges			Loss, Net

Balance, December 31, 2014	$	(3	)	$	(20	)	$	(23	)
Other comprehensive income	—			2			2
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	(3	)	$	(18	)	$	(21	)

Balance, December 31, 2015	$	(3	)	$	(27	)	$	(30	)
Other comprehensive income	1			—			1
Dividend (Note 3)	—			27			27
Balance, March 31, 2016	$	(2	)	$	—		$	(2	)

For information regarding cash flow hedge reclassifications from AOCI to net income in their entirety, refer to Note 7.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net

Refer to Note 10 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements.

The entire disclosure for comprehensive income, which includes, but is not limited to, 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income.

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Information



	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.

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

Segment Information

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.

Segment Information

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.

Segment Information



	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.

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Discontinued Operations, Disclosure


(3)	Discontinued Operations

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Discontinued Operations, Disclosure


(3)	Discontinued Operations



Receivables	$	115
Derivative assets	41
Deferred income taxes	21
Accounts payable	(49		)
Derivative liabilities	(42		)
Other assets and liabilities, net	4
Dividend, excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	90
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	27
Dividend, including accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	$	117

The entire disclosure related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):



		As of
	Depreciable	March 31,			December 31,
	Life	2016			2015
Regulated assets:
Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems	5-80 years	$	69,880		$	69,248
Interstate natural gas pipeline assets	3-80 years	6,798			6,755
		76,678			76,003
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(23,084		)	(22,682		)
Regulated assets, net		53,594			53,321

Nonregulated assets:
Independent power plants	5-30 years	4,781			4,751
Other assets	3-30 years	884			875
		5,665			5,626
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(864		)	(805		)
Nonregulated assets, net		4,801			4,821

Net operating assets		58,395			58,142
Construction work-in-progress		2,757			2,627
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	61,152		$	60,769

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):



		As of
		March 31,			December 31,
	Depreciable Life	2016			2015
Utility plant in service, net:
Generation	20-70 years	$	10,499		$	10,404
Transmission	52-70 years	1,304			1,305
Electric distribution	20-70 years	3,086			3,059
Gas distribution	28-70 years	1,519			1,507
Utility plant in service		16,408			16,275
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(5,312		)	(5,229		)
Utility plant in service, net		11,096			11,046
Nonregulated property, net:
Nonregulated property gross	5-45 years	7			15
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1		)	(5		)
Nonregulated property, net		6			10
		11,102			11,056
Construction work in progress		657			667
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	11,759		$	11,723

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):



		As of
		March 31,			December 31,
	Depreciable Life	2016			2015

Property, plant and equipment in-service	5-75 years	$	26,822		$	26,757
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(8,485		)	(8,360		)
Net property, plant and equipment in-service		18,337			18,397
Construction work-in-progress		699			629
Total property, plant and equipment, net		$	19,036		$	19,026

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):



		As of
	Depreciable Life	March 31,			December 31,
	Depreciable Life	2016			2015
Utility plant:
Generation	25 - 80 years	$	4,228		$	4,212
Distribution	20 - 65 years	3,148			3,118
Transmission	45 - 65 years	1,796			1,788
General and intangible plant	5 - 65 years	721			694
Utility plant		9,893			9,812
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(3,034		)	(2,971		)
Utility plant, net		6,859			6,841
Other non-regulated, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	5 - 65 years	2			2
Plant, net		6,861			6,843
Construction work-in-progress		135			153
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	6,996		$	6,996

Investments and Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment, net consists of the following (in millions):



		As of
	Depreciable Life	March 31,			December 31,
	Depreciable Life	2016			2015
Utility plant:
Electric generation	40 - 125 years	$	1,128		$	1,134
Electric distribution	20 - 70 years	1,393			1,382
Electric transmission	50 - 70 years	748			739
Electric general and intangible plant	5 - 65 years	156			139
Natural gas distribution	40 - 70 years	375			374
Natural gas general and intangible plant	8 - 10 years	15			13
Common general	5 - 65 years	264			265
Utility plant		4,079			4,046
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,382		)	(1,368		)
Utility plant, net		2,697			2,678
Construction work-in-progress		73			88
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	2,770		$	2,766

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Investments and Restricted Cash and Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Investments and Restricted Cash and Investments

Investments and restricted cash and investments consists of the following (in millions):



	As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Investments:
BYD Company Limited common stock	$	1,291	$	1,238
Rabbi trusts	384		380
Other	150		130
Total investments	1,825		1,748

Equity method investments:
Electric Transmission Texas, LLC	609		585
BHE Renewables tax equity investments	429		168
Bridger Coal Company	185		190
Other	170		160
Total equity method investments	1,393		1,103

Restricted cash and investments:
Quad Cities Station nuclear decommissioning trust funds	436		429
Solar Star and Topaz Projects	26		95
Other	161		129
Total restricted cash and investments	623		653

Total investments and restricted cash and investments	$	3,841	$	3,504

Reflected as:
Current assets	$	122	$	137
Noncurrent assets	3,719		3,367
Total investments and restricted cash and investments	$	3,841	$	3,504

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Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax expense is as follows:



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016		2015

Federal statutory income tax rate	35	%	35	%
Income tax credits	(14	)	(11	)
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit	(4	)	2
Income tax effect of foreign income	(5	)	(4	)
Equity income	2		2
Other, net	—		(2	)
Effective income tax rate	14	%	22	%

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to MidAmerican Energy's effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax benefit from continuing operations is as follows:



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016		2015

Federal statutory income tax rate	35	%	35	%
Income tax credits	(57	)	(63	)
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit	5		4
Effects of ratemaking	(12	)	(11	)
Other, net	—		(1	)
Effective income tax rate	(29	)%	(36	)%

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to MidAmerican Funding's effective income tax rate applicable to income before income tax benefit from continuing operations is as follows:



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016		2015

Federal statutory income tax rate	35	%	35	%
Income tax credits	(62	)	(55	)
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit	5		3
Effects of ratemaking	(14	)	(10	)
Other, net	1		(1	)
Effective income tax rate	(35	)%	(28	)%

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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures

Foreign Operations

Net periodic benefit cost for the United Kingdom pension plan included the following components (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015

Service cost	$	5		$	6
Interest cost	19			20
Expected return on plan assets	(29		)	(29		)
Net amortization	12			16
Net periodic benefit cost	$	7		$	13

Domestic Operations

Net periodic benefit cost for the domestic pension and other postretirement benefit plans included the following components (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Pension:
Service cost	$	8		$	8
Interest cost	31			30
Expected return on plan assets	(40		)	(42		)
Net amortization	11			13
Net periodic benefit cost	$	10		$	9

Other postretirement:
Service cost	$	3		$	4
Interest cost	8			7
Expected return on plan assets	(11		)	(12		)
Net amortization	(3		)	(3		)
Net periodic benefit credit	$	(3	)	$	(4	)

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures

Net periodic benefit cost for the pension and other postretirement benefit plans included the following components (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Pension:
Service cost	$	1		$	1
Interest cost	14			13
Expected return on plan assets	(19		)	(19		)
Net amortization	8			10
Net periodic benefit cost	$	4		$	5

Other postretirement:
Service cost	$	1		$	1
Interest cost	4			4
Expected return on plan assets	(6		)	(6		)
Net amortization	(1		)	(1		)
Net periodic benefit credit	$	(2	)	$	(2	)

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures

Net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the plans of MidAmerican Energy and the aforementioned affiliates included the following components (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Pension:
Service cost	$	3		$	3
Interest cost	8			8
Expected return on plan assets	(11		)	(11		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	—		$	—

Other postretirement:
Service cost	$	1		$	2
Interest cost	2			2
Expected return on plan assets	(3		)	(4		)
Net amortization	(1		)	(1		)
Net periodic benefit credit	$	(1	)	$	(1	)

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet

Amounts payable to NV Energy are included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and consist of the following (in millions):



	As of
	March 31,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Qualified Pension Plan -
Other long-term liabilities	$	(40	)	$	(38	)

Non-Qualified Pension Plans:
Other current liabilities	(1		)	(1		)
Other long-term liabilities	(9		)	(9		)

Other Postretirement Plans -
Other long-term liabilities	(5		)	(5		)

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet

Amounts payable to NV Energy are included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and consist of the following (in millions):



	As of
	March 31,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Qualified Pension Plan -
Other long-term liabilities	$	(29	)	$	(29	)

Non-Qualified Pension Plans:
Other current liabilities	(1		)	(1		)
Other long-term liabilities	(9		)	(9		)

Other Postretirement Plans -
Other long-term liabilities	(32		)	(32		)

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Risk Management and Hedging Activities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value



	Other					Other			Other
	Current			Other		Current			Long-term
	Assets			Assets		Liabilities			Liabilities			Total
As of March 31, 2016
Not designated as hedging contracts:
Commodity assets⁽¹⁾	$	20		$	85	$	11		$	2		$	118
Commodity liabilities⁽¹⁾	(1		)	—		(117		)	(174		)	(292		)
Interest rate assets	11			—		—			—			11
Interest rate liabilities	—			—		(5		)	(12		)	(17		)
Total	30			85		(111		)	(184		)	(180		)

Designated as hedging contracts:
Commodity assets	—			—		—			—			—
Commodity liabilities	—			—		(47		)	(26		)	(73		)
Interest rate assets	—			—		—			—			—
Interest rate liabilities	—			—		(4		)	(7		)	(11		)
Total	—			—		(51		)	(33		)	(84		)

Total derivatives	30			85		(162		)	(217		)	(264		)
Cash collateral receivable	—			—		47			66			113
Total derivatives - net basis	$	30		$	85	$	(115	)	$	(151	)	$	(151	)



	Other					Other			Other
	Current			Other		Current			Long-term
	Assets			Assets		Liabilities			Liabilities			Total
As of December 31, 2015
Not designated as hedging contracts:
Commodity assets⁽¹⁾	$	25		$	72	$	7		$	2		$	106
Commodity liabilities⁽¹⁾	(4		)	—		(113		)	(175		)	(292		)
Interest rate assets	7			—		—			—			7
Interest rate liabilities	—			—		(3		)	(6		)	(9		)
Total	28			72		(109		)	(179		)	(188		)

Designated as hedging contracts:
Commodity assets	—			—		1			2			3
Commodity liabilities	—			—		(33		)	(17		)	(50		)
Interest rate assets	—			3		—			—			3
Interest rate liabilities	—			—		(4		)	(1		)	(5		)
Total	—			3		(36		)	(16		)	(49		)

Total derivatives	28			75		(145		)	(195		)	(237		)
Cash collateral receivable	—			—		40			63			103
Total derivatives - net basis	$	28		$	75	$	(105	)	$	(132	)	$	(134	)

(1)

Schedule of Regulatory Assets (Liabilities), Net, Unrealized Loss (Gain), Net, on Derivative Contracts



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015

Beginning balance	$	250		$	223
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets	36			60
Net gains reclassified to operating revenue	—			9
Net losses reclassified to cost of sales	(33		)	(37		)
Ending balance	$	253		$	255

Schedule of Cash Flow Hedges Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of the Company's accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss (pre-tax) and summarizes pre-tax gains and losses on commodity derivative contracts designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges recognized in other comprehensive income ("OCI"), as well as amounts reclassified to earnings (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015

Beginning balance	$	46		$	32
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI	48			(8		)
Net gains reclassified to operating revenue	—			1
Net (losses) gains reclassified to cost of sales	(22		)	2
Ending balance	$	72		$	27

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions

The following table summarizes the net notional amounts of outstanding derivative contracts with fixed price terms that comprise the mark-to-market values as of (in millions):



	Unit of	March 31,		December 31,
	Measure	2016		2015
Electricity purchases	Megawatt hours	11		10
Natural gas purchases	Decatherms	360		317
Fuel purchases	Gallons	9		11
Interest rate swaps	US$	653		653
Mortgage sale commitments, net	US$	(213	)	(312	)

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value

The following table, which reflects master netting arrangements and excludes contracts that have been designated as normal under the normal purchases or normal sales exception afforded by GAAP, summarizes the fair value of PacifiCorp's derivative contracts, on a gross basis, and reconciles those amounts to the amounts presented on a net basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):



	Other					Other			Other
	Current			Other		Current			Long-term
	Assets			Assets		Liabilities			Liabilities			Total

As of March 31, 2016
Not designated as hedging contracts⁽¹⁾:
Commodity assets	$	5		$	—	$	2		$	—		$	7
Commodity liabilities	(1		)	—		(65		)	(89		)	(155		)
Total	4			—		(63		)	(89		)	(148		)

Total derivatives	4			—		(63		)	(89		)	(148		)
Cash collateral receivable	—			—		19			59			78
Total derivatives - net basis	$	4		$	—	$	(44	)	$	(30	)	$	(70	)

As of December 31, 2015
Not designated as hedging contracts⁽¹⁾:
Commodity assets	$	10		$	—	$	2		$	—		$	12
Commodity liabilities	(1		)	—		(58		)	(89		)	(148		)
Total	9			—		(56		)	(89		)	(136		)

Total derivatives	9			—		(56		)	(89		)	(136		)
Cash collateral receivable	—			—		18			57			75
Total derivatives - net basis	$	9		$	—	$	(38	)	$	(32	)	$	(61	)

Schedule of Regulatory Assets (Liabilities), Net, Unrealized Loss (Gain), Net, on Derivative Contracts



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015

Beginning balance	$	133		$	85
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets	26			48
Net gains reclassified to operating revenue	8			25
Net losses reclassified to energy costs	(23		)	(28		)
Ending balance	$	144		$	130

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions

The following table summarizes the net notional amounts of outstanding commodity derivative contracts with fixed price terms that comprise the mark-to-market values as of (in millions):



	Unit of	March 31,	December 31,
	Measure	2016	2015
Electricity purchases	Megawatt hours	2	1
Natural gas purchases	Decatherms	107	111
Fuel oil purchases	Gallons	9	11

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value

The following table, which reflects master netting arrangements and excludes contracts that have been designated as normal under the normal purchases or normal sales exception afforded by GAAP, summarizes the fair value of MidAmerican Energy's derivative contracts, on a gross basis, and reconciles those amounts to the amounts presented on a net basis on the Balance Sheets (in millions):



	Other Current Assets		Other Assets		Other Current Liabilities			Other Long-term Liabilities			Total
As of March 31, 2016:
Not designated as hedging contracts⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾:
Commodity assets	$	3	$	—	$	1		$	—		$	4
Commodity liabilities	—		—		(11		)	(1		)	(12		)
Total	3		—		(10		)	(1		)	(8		)

Designated as hedging contracts⁽²⁾:
Commodity assets	—		—		—			—			—
Commodity liabilities	—		—		—			—			—
Total	—		—		—			—			—

Total derivatives	3		—		(10		)	(1		)	(8		)
Cash collateral receivable	—		—		6			—			6
Total derivatives - net basis	$	3	$	—	$	(4	)	$	(1	)	$	(2	)



As of December 31, 2015:
Not designated as hedging contracts⁽¹⁾:
Commodity assets	$	12		$	4	$	5		$	2		$	23
Commodity liabilities	(3		)	—		(36		)	(10		)	(49		)
Total	9			4		(31		)	(8		)	(26		)

Designated as hedging contracts:
Commodity assets	—			—		1			2			3
Commodity liabilities	—			—		(32		)	(17		)	(49		)
Total	—			—		(31		)	(15		)	(46		)

Total derivatives	9			4		(62		)	(23		)	(72		)
Cash collateral receivable	—			—		22			6			28
Total derivatives - net basis	$	9		$	4	$	(40	)	$	(17	)	$	(44	)


(1)	MidAmerican Energy's commodity derivatives not designated as hedging contracts are generally included in regulated rates, and as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a net regulatory asset of $11 million and $20 million, respectively, was recorded related to the net derivative liability of $8 million and $26 million, respectively.

Schedule of Regulatory Assets (Liabilities), Net, Unrealized Loss (Gain), Net, on Derivative Contracts



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015

Beginning balance	$	20		$	38
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets	6			2
Net losses reclassified to operating revenue	(8		)	(16		)
Net losses reclassified to cost of gas sold	(7		)	(6		)
Ending balance	$	11		$	18

Schedule of Cash Flow Hedges Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of MidAmerican Energy's accumulated other comprehensive loss (pre-tax) and summarizes pre-tax gains and losses on commodity derivative contracts designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges recognized in other comprehensive income ("OCI"), as well as amounts reclassified to earnings (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015

Beginning balance	$	45		$	34
Transfer to affiliate	(45		)	—
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI	—			(6		)
Net gains reclassified to nonregulated cost of sales	—			2
Ending balance	$	—		$	30

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions

The following table summarizes the net notional amounts of outstanding commodity derivative contracts with fixed price terms that comprise the mark-to-market values as of (in millions):



	Unit of	March 31,	December 31,
	Measure	2016	2015

Electricity purchases	Megawatt hours	—	15
Natural gas purchases	Decatherms	12	17

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value



	Other			Other
	Current			Long-term
	Liabilities			Liabilities			Total
As of March 31, 2016
Commodity liabilities⁽¹⁾	$	(9	)	$	(13	)	$	(22	)

As of December 31, 2015
Commodity liabilities⁽¹⁾	$	(8	)	$	(14	)	$	(22	)


(1)	Nevada Power's commodity derivatives not designated as hedging contracts are included in regulated rates and as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a regulatory asset of $22 million was recorded related to the derivative liability of $22 million.

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions

The following table summarizes the net notional amounts of outstanding derivative contracts with indexed and fixed price terms that comprise the mark-to-market values as of (in millions):



	Unit of	March 31,		December 31,
	Measure	2016		2015
Electricity sales	Megawatt hours	(2	)	(2	)
Natural gas purchases	Decatherms	169		126

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):



	Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Other⁽¹⁾			Total
As of March 31, 2016
Assets:
Commodity derivatives	$	—		$	17		$	101		$	(14	)	$	104
Interest rate derivatives	—			—			11			—			11
Mortgage loans held for sale	—			237			—			—			237
Money market mutual funds⁽²⁾	504			—			—			—			504
Debt securities:
United States government obligations	142			—			—			—			142
International government obligations	—			2			—			—			2
Corporate obligations	—			34			—			—			34
Municipal obligations	—			2			—			—			2
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations	—			4			—			—			4
Auction rate securities	—			—			26			—			26
Equity securities:
United States companies	242			—			—			—			242
International companies	1,298			—			—			—			1,298
Investment funds	161			—			—			—			161
	$	2,347		$	296		$	138		$	(14	)	$	2,767
Liabilities:
Commodity derivatives	$	(10	)	$	(312	)	$	(43	)	$	127		$	(238	)
Interest rate derivatives	—			(28		)	—			—			(28		)
	$	(10	)	$	(340	)	$	(43	)	$	127		$	(266	)



As of December 31, 2015
Assets:
Commodity derivatives	$	—		$	16		$	93		$	(16	)	$	93
Interest rate derivatives	—			5			5			—			10
Mortgage loans held for sale	—			327			—			—			327
Money market mutual funds⁽²⁾	421			—			—			—			421
Debt securities:
United States government obligations	133			—			—			—			133
International government obligations	—			2			—			—			2
Corporate obligations	—			39			—			—			39
Municipal obligations	—			1			—			—			1
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations	—			3			—			—			3
Auction rate securities	—			—			44			—			44
Equity securities:
United States companies	239			—			—			—			239
International companies	1,244			—			—			—			1,244
Investment funds	136			—			—			—			136
	$	2,173		$	393		$	142		$	(16	)	$	2,692
Liabilities:
Commodity derivatives	$	(13	)	$	(283	)	$	(46	)	$	119		$	(223	)
Interest rate derivatives	—			(13		)	(1		)	—			(14		)
	$	(13	)	$	(296	)	$	(47	)	$	119		$	(237	)


(1)	Represents netting under master netting arrangements and a net cash collateral receivable of $113 million and $103 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.


(2)	Amounts are included in cash and cash equivalents; other current assets; and noncurrent investments and restricted cash and investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of these money market mutual funds approximates cost.

Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Net Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant Level 3 inputs (in millions):



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
				Interest			Auction
	Commodity			Rate			Rate
	Derivatives			Derivatives			Securities
2016:
Beginning balance	$	47		$	4		$	44
Changes included in earnings	19			25			—
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI	(6		)	—			4
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets	(6		)	—			—
Redemptions	—			—			(22		)
Settlements	4			(18		)	—
Ending balance	$	58		$	11		$	26



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
				Interest			Auction
	Commodity			Rate			Rate
	Derivatives			Derivatives			Securities
2015:
Beginning balance	$	51		$	—		$	45
Changes included in earnings	8			21			—
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI	1			—			(1		)
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets	(3		)	—			—
Settlements	(8		)	(16		)	—
Transfers from Level 2	—			3			—
Ending balance	$	49		$	8		$	44

The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company's long-term debt (in millions):



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value

Long-term debt	$	37,313	$	42,878	$	37,972	$	41,785

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

The following table presents PacifiCorp's assets and liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):



	Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Other⁽¹⁾			Total
As of March 31, 2016
Assets:
Commodity derivatives	$	—	$	6		$	1	$	(3	)	$	4
Money market mutual funds⁽²⁾	178		—			—		—			178
Investment funds	15		—			—		—			15
	$	193	$	6		$	1	$	(3	)	$	197

Liabilities - Commodity derivatives	$	—	$	(155	)	$	—	$	81		$	(74	)

As of December 31, 2015
Assets:
Commodity derivatives	$	—	$	9		$	3	$	(3	)	$	9
Money market mutual funds⁽²⁾	13		—			—		—			13
Investment funds	15		—			—		—			15
	$	28	$	9		$	3	$	(3	)	$	37

Liabilities - Commodity derivatives	$	—	$	(148	)	$	—	$	78		$	(70	)



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value

Long-term debt	$	7,061	$	8,437	$	7,114	$	8,210

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

The following table presents MidAmerican Energy's assets and liabilities recognized on the Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):



	Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Other⁽¹⁾			Total
As of March 31, 2016:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives	$	—		$	3		$	1		$	(1	)	$	3
Money market mutual funds⁽²⁾	4			—			—			—			4
Debt securities:
United States government obligations	142			—			—			—			142
International government obligations	—			2			—			—			2
Corporate obligations	—			34			—			—			34
Municipal obligations	—			2			—			—			2
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations	—			4			—			—			4
Auction rate securities	—			—			26			—			26
Equity securities:
United States companies	242			—			—			—			242
International companies	7			—			—			—			7
Investment funds	9			—			—			—			9
	$	404		$	45		$	27		$	(1	)	$	475

Liabilities - commodity derivatives	$	(3	)	$	(4	)	$	(5	)	$	7		$	(5	)



As of December 31, 2015:
Assets:
Commodity derivatives	$	—		$	8		$	18		$	(13	)	$	13
Money market mutual funds⁽²⁾	56			—			—			—			56
Debt securities:
United States government obligations	133			—			—			—			133
International government obligations	—			2			—			—			2
Corporate obligations	—			39			—			—			39
Municipal obligations	—			1			—			—			1
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations	—			3			—			—			3
Auction rate securities	—			—			26			—			26
Equity securities:
United States companies	239			—			—			—			239
International companies	6			—			—			—			6
Investment funds	4			—			—			—			4
	$	438		$	53		$	44		$	(13	)	$	522

Liabilities - commodity derivatives	$	(13	)	$	(61	)	$	(24	)	$	41		$	(57	)


(1)	Represents netting under master netting arrangements and a net cash collateral receivable of $6 million and $28 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.


(2)	Amounts are included in cash and cash equivalents and investments and restricted cash and investments on the Balance Sheets. The fair value of these money market mutual funds approximates cost.

Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Net Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	Commodity Derivatives			Auction Rate Securities
2016:
Beginning balance	$	(6	)	$	26
Transfer to affiliate	(4		)	—
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI	—			1
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets	(1		)	—
Sales	—			(1		)
Settlements	7			—
Ending balance	$	(4	)	$	26

2015:
Beginning balance	$	12		$	26
Changes included in earnings	2			—
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI	1			—
Settlements	(6		)	—
Ending balance	$	9		$	26



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value

Long-term debt	$	4,268	$	4,847	$	4,271	$	4,636

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value

Long-term debt	$	4,594	$	5,280	$	4,597	$	5,051

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

The following table presents Nevada Power's assets and liabilities recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):



	Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total
As of March 31, 2016
Assets - investment funds	$	5	$	—	$	—		$	5

Liabilities - commodity derivatives	$	—	$	—	$	(22	)	$	(22	)

As of December 31, 2015
Assets - investment funds	$	5	$	—	$	—		$	5

Liabilities - commodity derivatives	$	—	$	—	$	(22	)	$	(22	)

Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation



	Three-Month Periods
	Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Beginning balance	$	(22	)	$	(30	)
Changes in fair value recognized in regulatory assets	(3		)	(4		)
Settlements	3			2
Ending balance	$	(22	)	$	(32	)

The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of Nevada Power's long‑term debt (in millions):



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value

Long-term debt	$	2,579	$	3,141	$	2,788	$	3,240

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]

The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of Sierra Pacific's long-term debt (in millions):



	As of March 31, 2016				As of December 31, 2015
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value

Long-term debt	$	1,166	$	1,278	$	1,165	$	1,248

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Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net

The following table shows the change in AOCI attributable to BHE shareholders by each component of OCI, net of applicable income taxes (in millions):



							Unrealized
	Unrecognized			Foreign			Gains on		Unrealized			AOCI
	Amounts on			Currency			Available-		Gains (Losses)			Attributable
	Retirement			Translation			For-Sale		on Cash			To BHE
	Benefits			Adjustment			Securities		Flow Hedges			Shareholders, Net

Balance, December 31, 2014	$	(490	)	$	(412	)	$	390	$	18		$	(494	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	22			(424		)	166		1			(235		)
Balance, March 31, 2015	$	(468	)	$	(836	)	$	556	$	19		$	(729	)

Balance, December 31, 2015	$	(438	)	$	(1,092	)	$	615	$	7		$	(908	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	22			67			33		(23		)	99
Balance, March 31, 2016	$	(416	)	$	(1,025	)	$	648	$	(16	)	$	(809	)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net

The following table shows the change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net ("AOCI") by each component of other comprehensive income, net of applicable income taxes (in millions):



	Unrealized			Unrealized			Accumulated
	Losses on			Losses			Other
	Available-For-Sale			on Cash Flow			Comprehensive
	Securities			Hedges			Loss, Net

Balance, December 31, 2014	$	(3	)	$	(20	)	$	(23	)
Other comprehensive income	—			2			2
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	(3	)	$	(18	)	$	(21	)

Balance, December 31, 2015	$	(3	)	$	(27	)	$	(30	)
Other comprehensive income	1			—			1
Dividend (Note 3)	—			27			27
Balance, March 31, 2016	$	(2	)	$	—		$	(2	)

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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment



	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

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.

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.

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.

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Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

Assets, liabilities and equity of the unregulated retail services business reflected in the Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015, are as follows (in millions):



Receivables	$	115
Derivative assets	41
Deferred income taxes	21
Accounts payable	(49		)
Derivative liabilities	(42		)
Other assets and liabilities, net	4
Dividend, excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	90
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	27
Dividend, including accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	$	117

Tabular disclosure of information related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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General (Details)	3 Months Ended
General (Details)	Mar. 31, 2016 OperatingSegments OwnedAndOperatedCompanies
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments \| OperatingSegments	8
Number of owned and operated utility companies in the United States	4
Number of states owned and operated utility companies serve customers	11
Number of owned and operated interstate natural gas pipeline companies in the United States	2
Number of owned and operated electricity distribution companies in Great Britain	2
Number of owned and operated electricity transmission companies in Canada	1
Number of owned and operated renewable energy businesses	1
Number of owned and operated residential real estate brokerage firms in the United States	1
Number of owned and operated residential real estate brokerage franchise networks in the United States	1

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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment in service, net	$ 58,395	$ 58,142
Construction work-in-progress	2,757	2,627
Property, plant and equipment, net	61,152	60,769
Regulated assets [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	76,678	76,003
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(23,084)	(22,682)
Property, plant and equipment in service, net	53,594	53,321
Construction work-in-progress	2,300	2,300
Regulated assets [Member] \| Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 69,880	69,248
Regulated assets [Member] \| Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life	5 years
Regulated assets [Member] \| Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life	80 years
Regulated assets [Member] \| Interstate natural gas pipeline assets
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 6,798	6,755
Regulated assets [Member] \| Interstate natural gas pipeline assets \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life	3 years
Regulated assets [Member] \| Interstate natural gas pipeline assets \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life	80 years
Unregulated operation [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 5,665	5,626
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(864)	(805)
Property, plant and equipment in service, net	4,801	4,821
Unregulated operation [Member] \| Independent power plants
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 4,781	4,751
Unregulated operation [Member] \| Independent power plants \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life	5 years
Unregulated operation [Member] \| Independent power plants \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life	30 years
Unregulated operation [Member] \| Other assets
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 884	$ 875
Unregulated operation [Member] \| Other assets \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life	3 years
Unregulated operation [Member] \| Other assets \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life	30 years

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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - PacifiCorp (Details) - PacifiCorp [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Electric Property Plant And Equipment In Service Gross	$ 26,822	$ 26,757
Public utility accumulated depreciation and amortization	(8,485)	(8,360)
Public Utilities Property, Plant And Equipment In Service, Net	18,337	18,397
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Construction Work in Progress	699	629
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 19,036	$ 19,026
Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life	5 years
Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life	75 years

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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - MEC (Details) - MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Excluding Construction Work In Progress	$ 11,102	$ 11,056
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Construction Work in Progress	657	667
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	11,759	11,723
Regulated Operation [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Plant in Service, Excluding Construction Work In Progress	16,408	16,275
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Accumulated Depreciation	(5,312)	(5,229)
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Excluding Construction Work In Progress	11,096	11,046
Unregulated operation [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Accumulated Depreciation	(1)	(5)
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Excluding Construction Work In Progress	6	10
Gross public utility property, plant and equipment in service	7	15
Electric Operations [Member] \| Regulated Operation [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Generation or Processing	10,499	10,404
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Transmission	1,304	1,305
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Distribution	3,086	3,059
Natural Gas Processing Plant [Member] \| Regulated Operation [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Distribution	$ 1,519	$ 1,507

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Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 22	$ 22
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ (8)	$ (8)

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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - NPC(Details) - Nevada Power Company [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Excluding Construction Work In Progress	$ 6,861	$ 6,843
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Construction Work in Progress	135	153
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	6,996	6,996
Regulated assets [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Generation or Processing	4,228	4,212
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Distribution	3,148	3,118
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Transmission	1,796	1,788
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Property, Plant and Equipment	721	694
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Plant in Service, Excluding Construction Work In Progress	9,893	9,812
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Accumulated Depreciation	3,034	2,971
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Excluding Construction Work In Progress	6,859	6,841
Unregulated operation [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Excluding Construction Work In Progress	$ 2	$ 2
Minimum [Member] \| Regulated assets [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Generation, Useful Life	25 years	25 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Distribution, Useful Life	20 years	20 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Transmission, Useful Life	45 years	45 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Property Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years	5 years
Minimum [Member] \| Unregulated operation [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Property Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years	5 years
Maximum [Member] \| Regulated assets [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Generation, Useful Life	80 years	80 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Distribution, Useful Life	65 years	65 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Transmission, Useful Life	65 years	65 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Property Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	65 years	65 years
Maximum [Member] \| Unregulated operation [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Property Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	65 years	65 years

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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - SPPC (Details) - Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 2,770	$ 2,766
Electricity Generation Plant, Non-Nuclear [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Generation or Processing	1,128	1,134
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Distribution	1,393	1,382
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Transmission	748	739
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Property, Plant and Equipment	156	139
Natural Gas Processing Plant [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Distribution	375	374
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Property, Plant and Equipment	15	13
Common Facilities [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Common	264	265
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Plant in Service, Excluding Construction Work In Progress	4,079	4,046
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Accumulated Depreciation	1,382	1,368
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Excluding Construction Work In Progress	2,697	2,678
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Construction Work in Progress	73	88
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 2,770	$ 2,766
Minimum [Member] \| Electricity Generation Plant, Non-Nuclear [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Generation, Useful Life	40 years	40 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Distribution, Useful Life	20 years	20 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Transmission, Useful Life	50 years	50 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Property Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years	5 years
Minimum [Member] \| Natural Gas Processing Plant [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Distribution, Useful Life	40 years	40 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Property Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	8 years	8 years
Minimum [Member] \| Common Facilities [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Common, Useful Life	5 years	5 years
Maximum [Member] \| Electricity Generation Plant, Non-Nuclear [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Generation, Useful Life	125 years	125 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Distribution, Useful Life	70 years	70 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Transmission, Useful Life	70 years	70 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Property Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	65 years	65 years
Maximum [Member] \| Natural Gas Processing Plant [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Distribution, Useful Life	70 years	70 years
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Property Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	10 years	10 years
Maximum [Member] \| Common Facilities [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Common, Useful Life	65 years	65 years

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Investments and Restricted Cash and Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investments [Abstract]
Investments	$ 1,825	$ 1,748
Equity Method Investments [Abstract]
Equity method investments	1,393	1,103
Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]
Restricted cash and investments	623	653
Investments, including equity method investments and restricted cash and investments	3,841	3,504
Investments, including equity method investments and restricted cash and investments, current	122	137
Investments, including equity method investments and restricted cash and investments, noncurrent	3,719	3,367
Quad Cities Station nuclear decommissioning trust funds [Member]
Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]
Decommissioning fund investments, fair value	436	429
Solar Star and Topaz Projects [Member]
Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]
Restricted cash and investments	26	95
Other restricted cash and investments [Member]
Restricted Cash and Investments [Abstract]
Restricted cash and investments	161	129
ETT [Member]
Equity Method Investments [Abstract]
Equity method investments	609	585
Tax equity investments [Member]
Equity Method Investments [Abstract]
Equity method investments	429	168
Bridger Coal Company [Member]
Equity Method Investments [Abstract]
Equity method investments	185	190
Other equity method investments [Member]
Equity Method Investments [Abstract]
Equity method investments	170	160
BYD Company Limited common stock [Member]
Investments [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities, equity securities	1,291	1,238
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized gain (loss)	1,100	1,000
Rabbi trusts [Member]
Investments [Abstract]
Rabbi trusts, amount	384	380
Other investments [Member]
Investments [Abstract]
Other investments	$ 150	$ 130

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Recent Financing Transactions Recent Financing Transactions - Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Berkshire Hathaway Energy [Member] \| BHE Junior Subordinated Debentures [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount		$ 500
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] \| Mortgage securities, 2.600%, Series U due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 400
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	2.60%
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] \| Mortgage securities, 6.000%, Series M due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 450
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.00%

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Recent Financing Transactions Recent Financings Transactions - Credit Facilities (Details) - Solar Star Funding, LLC [Member] - Letter of credit and reimbursement facility, Solar Star [Member] - Letter of Credit [Member] $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity replaced	$ 320
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	301
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 284

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Recent Financing Transactions Recent Financing Transactions - SPPC (Details) - Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] - Subsequent Event [Member] $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Variable-Rate, Series 2006A due 2031 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 58
Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Variable-Rate, Series 2006B due 2036 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	75
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] \| Mortgage securities, 2.600%, Series U due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 400
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	2.60%
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] \| Mortgage securities, 6.000%, Series M due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 450
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	6.00%

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Income Taxes (Details)	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details)	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]
Federal statutory income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%
Income tax credits	(14.00%)	(11.00%)
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit	(4.00%)	2.00%
Income tax effect of foreign income	(5.00%)	(4.00%)
Equity income	2.00%	2.00%
Other, net	(0.00%)	(2.00%)
Effective income tax rate	14.00%	22.00%
Production Tax Credit Carryforwards [Abstract]
Years eligible for federal renewable energy production tax credit	10 years

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Income Taxes - MEC (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes - MEC (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]
Federal statutory income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Percent	14.00%	11.00%
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit	(4.00%)	2.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Percent	0.00%	2.00%
Effective income tax rate	14.00%	22.00%
Production Tax Credit Carryforwards [Abstract]
Years eligible for federal renewable energy production tax credit	10 years
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]
Federal statutory income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Percent	57.00%	63.00%
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit	5.00%	4.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Regulatory Differences	12.00%	11.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Percent	0.00%	1.00%
Effective income tax rate	(29.00%)	(36.00%)
Production Tax Credit Carryforwards [Abstract]
Years eligible for federal renewable energy production tax credit	10 years
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] \| Berkshire Hathaway Energy [Member]
Related Party Income Tax Receivable (Payable) [Abstract]
Related party transaction, cash received for income taxes, net	$ 4	$ 0

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Income Taxes - MidAmerican Funding (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]
Federal statutory income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Percent	14.00%	11.00%
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit	(4.00%)	2.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Percent	0.00%	2.00%
Effective income tax rate	14.00%	22.00%
Production Tax Credit Carryforwards [Abstract]
Years eligible for federal renewable energy production tax credit	10 years
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]
Federal statutory income tax rate	35.00%	35.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Percent	62.00%	55.00%
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit	5.00%	3.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Regulatory Differences	14.00%	10.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Percent	(1.00%)	1.00%
Effective income tax rate	(35.00%)	(28.00%)
Production Tax Credit Carryforwards [Abstract]
Years eligible for federal renewable energy production tax credit	10 years
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain] \| Berkshire Hathaway Energy [Member]
Related Party Income Tax Receivable (Payable) [Abstract]
Related party transaction, cash received for income taxes, net	$ 4	$ 0

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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 8	$ 8
Interest cost	31	30
Expected return on plan assets	(40)	(42)
Net amortization	11	13
Net periodic benefit cost	10	9
Domestic Other Postretirement Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	3	4
Interest cost	8	7
Expected return on plan assets	(11)	(12)
Net amortization	(3)	(3)
Net periodic benefit cost	(3)	(4)
UK Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	5	6
Interest cost	19	20
Expected return on plan assets	(29)	(29)
Net amortization	12	16
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 7	$ 13

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Employee Benefit Plans - Employer Contributions (Details) - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2016 £ in Millions, $ in Millions	USD ($)	GBP (£)
Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions in current fiscal year	$ 34
Employer contributions	3
Domestic Other Postretirement Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions in current fiscal year	1
UK Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions in current fiscal year \| £		£ 40
Employer contributions	$ 17	£ 12

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Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans - PacifiCorp (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 8	$ 8
Interest cost	31	30
Expected return on plan assets	(40)	(42)
Net amortization	11	13
Net periodic benefit cost	10	9
Domestic Other Postretirement Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	3	4
Interest cost	8	7
Expected return on plan assets	(11)	(12)
Net amortization	(3)	(3)
Net periodic benefit cost	(3)	(4)
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	1	1
Interest cost	14	13
Expected return on plan assets	(19)	(19)
Net amortization	8	10
Net periodic benefit cost	4	5
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Domestic Other Postretirement Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	1	1
Interest cost	4	4
Expected return on plan assets	(6)	(6)
Net amortization	(1)	(1)
Net periodic benefit cost	$ (2)	$ (2)

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Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans - PacifiCorp - Employer Contributions (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions in current fiscal year	$ 34
Employer contributions	3
Domestic Other Postretirement Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions in current fiscal year	1
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions in current fiscal year	4
Employer contributions	1
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Domestic Other Postretirement Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions in current fiscal year	0
Employer contributions	$ 0

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Employee Benefit Plans - MEC (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 8	$ 8
Interest cost	31	30
Expected return on plan assets	(40)	(42)
Net amortization	11	13
Net periodic benefit cost	10	9
Domestic Other Postretirement Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	3	4
Interest cost	8	7
Expected return on plan assets	(11)	(12)
Net amortization	(3)	(3)
Net periodic benefit cost	(3)	(4)
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] \| Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	3	3
Interest cost	8	8
Expected return on plan assets	(11)	(11)
Net periodic benefit cost	0	0
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] \| Domestic Other Postretirement Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	1	2
Interest cost	2	2
Expected return on plan assets	(3)	(4)
Net amortization	(1)	(1)
Net periodic benefit cost	$ (1)	$ (1)

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Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans - MEC - Employer Contributions (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions in current fiscal year	$ 34
Employer contributions	3
Domestic Other Postretirement Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions in current fiscal year	1
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] \| Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions in current fiscal year	8
Employer contributions	2
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] \| Domestic Other Postretirement Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, expected contributions in current fiscal year	1
Employer contributions	$ 0

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Employee Benefit Plans - NPC - Amounts Payable (Details) - Nevada Power Company [Member] - NV Energy, Inc. [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] \| Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	$ (40)	$ (38)
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] \| Other Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	(9)	(9)
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] \| Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	(5)	(5)
Other Current Liabilities [Member] \| Other Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Current Liabilities	$ 1	$ 1

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Employee Benefit Plans - SPPC - Amounts Payable (Details) - Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] - NV Energy, Inc. [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] \| Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	$ 29	$ 29
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] \| Other Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	9	9
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] \| Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	32	32
Other Current Liabilities [Member] \| Other Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Current Liabilities	$ 1	$ 1

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Risk Management and Hedging Activities - Balance Sheet Location (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	$ (264)	$ (237)
Cash collateral, net receivable, offset against derivative positions	113	103
Derivative assets (liabilities), at fair value, net	(151)	(134)
Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	30	28
Cash collateral, net receivable, offset against derivative positions	0	0
Derivative assets (liabilities), at fair value, net	30	28
Other Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	85	75
Cash collateral, net receivable, offset against derivative positions	0	0
Derivative assets (liabilities), at fair value, net	85	75
Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	(162)	(145)
Cash collateral, net receivable, offset against derivative positions	47	40
Derivative assets (liabilities), at fair value, net	(115)	(105)
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	(217)	(195)
Cash collateral, net receivable, offset against derivative positions	66	63
Derivative assets (liabilities), at fair value, net	(151)	(132)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	(180)	(188)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	30	28
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	85	72
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	(111)	(109)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	(184)	(179)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	(84)	(49)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	0	3
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	(51)	(36)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, fair value, net	(33)	(16)
Commodity derivative [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	118	106
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	(292)	(292)
Derivative, fair value, net	(174)	(186)
Net Regulatory Asset (Liability), Unrealized Loss (Gain) On Derivative Contracts	253	250	$ 255	$ 223
Commodity derivative [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	20	25
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	(1)	(4)
Commodity derivative [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	85	72
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	0	0
Commodity derivative [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	11	7
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	(117)	(113)
Commodity derivative [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	2	2
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	(174)	(175)
Commodity derivative [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	0	3
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	(73)	(50)
Commodity derivative [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	0	0
Commodity derivative [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	0	0
Commodity derivative [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	0	1
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	(47)	(33)
Commodity derivative [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	0	2
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	(26)	(17)
Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	11	7
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	(17)	(9)
Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	11	7
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	0	0
Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	0	0
Derivative liability, fair value, gross liability including not subject to master netting arrangement	0	0
Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
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118

106

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292

Commodity derivative [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member]

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Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

117

113

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Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

174

175

Commodity derivative [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]

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MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Commodity derivative [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]

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Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

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MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Commodity derivative [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]

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Risk Management and Hedging Activities - MEC - Collateral and Contingent Features (Details) - Commodity derivative [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
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MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
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Risk Management and Hedging Activities - NPC - Balance Sheet Location (Details) - Commodity derivative [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Millions

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Mar. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

$ 292

Net Regulatory Asset (Liability), Unrealized Loss (Gain) On Derivative Contracts

253

250

$ 255

$ 223

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

117

113

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

174

175

Nevada Power Company [Member] | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

^[1]

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Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

^[1]

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Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Nevada Power Company [Member]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

^[1]

Net Regulatory Asset (Liability), Unrealized Loss (Gain) On Derivative Contracts

$ 22

[1]	(1)Nevada Power's commodity derivatives not designated as hedging contracts are included in regulated rates and as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a regulatory asset of $22 million was recorded related to the derivative liability of $22 million.

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Risk Management and Hedging Activities - NPC - Derivative Contract Volumes (Details) - Commodity derivative [Member] MWh in Millions, Dth in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016 MWh Dth	Dec. 31, 2015 MWh Dth
Electricity purchases (in megawatt hours) [Member]
Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Line Items]
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Natural gas purchases (in decatherms) [Member]
Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Line Items]
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Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Line Items]
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Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Line Items]
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Risk Management and Hedging Activities - NPC - Collateral and Contingent Features (Details) - Commodity derivative [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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United States companies [Member] \| Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value Measurements - Level 3 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Commodity derivative [Member]
Fair Value, Assets (Liabilities), Net, Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
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Purchases	0
Settlements	4	(8)
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Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets (Liabilities), Net, Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
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Auction rate securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets (Liabilities), Net, Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
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Fair Value Measurements - Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 37,313	$ 37,972
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 42,878	$ 41,785

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Fair Value Measurements - PacifiCorp (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash collateral, net receivable, offset against derivative positions	$ 113	$ 103
Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Commodity derivative [Member] \| Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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PacifiCorp [Member] \| Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	197	37
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	193	28
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	6	9
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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PacifiCorp [Member] \| Commodity derivative [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement	6	9
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	(155)	(148)
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	178	13
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Money market mutual funds [Member] \| Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	178	13
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Money market mutual funds [Member] \| Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Investment funds [Member] \| Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	15	15
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Investment funds [Member] \| Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	15	15
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Investment funds [Member] \| Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	0	0
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Investment funds [Member] \| Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading Securities	$ 0	$ 0

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Fair Value Measurements - PacifiCorp - Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 37,313	$ 37,972
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	42,878	41,785
PacifiCorp [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	7,061	7,114
PacifiCorp [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 8,437	$ 8,210

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Fair Value Measurements - MEC (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash collateral, net receivable, offset against derivative positions

$ 113

$ 103

Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash collateral, net receivable, offset against derivative positions

113

103

Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Liability and Obligation to Return Cash, Offset

Derivative liability, fair value, gross asset and right to reclaim cash, offset

2,767

2,692

127

119

Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

2,347

2,173

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

296

393

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Commodity derivative [Member] | Recurring [Member]

138

142

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Liability and Obligation to Return Cash, Offset

Derivative liability, fair value, gross asset and right to reclaim cash, offset

127

119

Commodity derivative [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

Commodity derivative [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

312

283

Commodity derivative [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement

101

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash collateral, net receivable, offset against derivative positions

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

475

522

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

404

438

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Commodity derivative [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Cash collateral, net receivable, offset against derivative positions

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Commodity derivative [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement

Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Liability and Obligation to Return Cash, Offset

^[1]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

Derivative liability, fair value, gross asset and right to reclaim cash, offset

^[1]

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Commodity derivative [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Commodity derivative [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Commodity derivative [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative asset, fair value, gross asset including not subject to master netting arrangement

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

Money market mutual funds [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Money market mutual funds [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

504

421

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Money market mutual funds [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

504

421

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Money market mutual funds [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Money market mutual funds [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Money market mutual funds [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

^[2]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Money market mutual funds [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

^[2]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Money market mutual funds [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

^[2]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States government obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member]

^[2]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States government obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

142

133

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States government obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

142

133

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States government obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States government obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States government obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

142

133

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States government obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

142

133

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States government obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International government obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International government obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International government obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International government obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International government obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International government obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International government obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International government obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Corporate obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Corporate obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Corporate obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Corporate obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Corporate obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Corporate obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Corporate obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Corporate obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Municipal obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Municipal obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Municipal obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Municipal obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Municipal obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Municipal obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Municipal obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Municipal obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Auction rate securities [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Auction rate securities [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Auction rate securities [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Auction rate securities [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Auction rate securities [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Auction rate securities [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Auction rate securities [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Auction rate securities [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States companies [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States companies [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

242

239

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States companies [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

242

239

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States companies [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States companies [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States companies [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

242

239

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States companies [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

242

239

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

United States companies [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International companies [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International companies [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

1,298

1,244

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International companies [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

1,298

1,244

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International companies [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International companies [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International companies [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International companies [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

International companies [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Investment funds [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Investment funds [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

161

136

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Investment funds [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

161

136

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Investment funds [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Investment funds [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Investment funds [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Investment funds [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

$ 4

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Investment funds [Member] | MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] | Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Nevada Power Company [Member] | Investment Funds [Member]

$ 0

[1]	Represents netting under master netting arrangements and a net cash collateral receivable of $6 million and $28 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
[2]	Amounts are included in cash and cash equivalents and investments and restricted cash and investments on the Balance Sheets. The fair value of these money market mutual funds approximates cost.

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Fair Value Measurements - MEC - Level 3 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Derivative [Member] \| MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Fair Value, Assets (Liabilities), Net, Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ (6)	$ 12
Fair Value, Measurements With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Transferred To Affiliate	(4)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings		(2)
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	0	(1)
Fair Value, Measurements with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included In Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, Net	1
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Sales	0
Fair Value, Measurements With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Assets and Liability, Net, Settlements	(7)	6
Ending balance	(4)	9
Auction rate securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets (Liabilities), Net, Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	44	45
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings	0	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(4)	1
Fair Value, Measurements with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included In Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, Net	0	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Purchases	22
Fair Value, Measurements With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Assets and Liability, Net, Settlements	0	16
Ending balance	26	44
Auction rate securities [Member] \| MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Fair Value, Assets (Liabilities), Net, Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	26	26
Fair Value, Measurements With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Transferred To Affiliate	0
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings		0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	(1)	0
Fair Value, Measurements with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included In Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, Net	0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Sales	(1)
Fair Value, Measurements With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Assets and Liability, Net, Settlements	0	0
Ending balance	$ 26	$ 26

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Fair Value Measurements - MEC - Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 37,313	$ 37,972
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	4,268	4,271
Long-term debt, fair value		4,636
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	42,878	$ 41,785
Level 2 [Member] \| MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 4,847

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Fair Value Measurements - MidAmerican Funding - Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 37,313	$ 37,972
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	4,594	4,597
Long-term debt, fair value		5,051
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	42,878	$ 41,785
Level 2 [Member] \| MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 5,280

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Fair Value Measurements - NPC (Details) - Recurring [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Millions

Mar. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Nevada Power Company [Member] | Investment Funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

$ 5

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Nevada Power Company [Member] | Investment Funds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Nevada Power Company [Member] | Investment Funds [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Commodity derivative [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

Commodity derivative [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

312

283

Commodity derivative [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

Commodity derivative [Member] | Nevada Power Company [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

Commodity derivative [Member] | Nevada Power Company [Member] | Level 1 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

Commodity derivative [Member] | Nevada Power Company [Member] | Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

Commodity derivative [Member] | Nevada Power Company [Member] | Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement

^[1]

$ 22

[1]	(1)Nevada Power's commodity derivatives not designated as hedging contracts are included in regulated rates and as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, a regulatory asset of $22 million was recorded related to the derivative liability of $22 million.

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Fair Value Measurements - NPC - Level 3 (Details) - Nevada Power Company [Member] - Commodity [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets (Liabilities), Net, Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ (22)	$ (30)
Fair Value, Measurements with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included In Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, Net	3	4
Fair Value, Measurements With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Assets and Liability, Net, Settlements	(3)	(2)
Ending balance	$ (22)	$ (32)

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Fair Value Measurements - NPC - Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 37,313	$ 37,972
Nevada Power Company [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	2,579	2,788
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	42,878	41,785
Level 2 [Member] \| Nevada Power Company [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 3,141	$ 3,240

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Fair Value Measurements - SPPC - Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	$ 37,313	$ 37,972
Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, carrying value	1,166	1,165
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	42,878	41,785
Level 2 [Member] \| Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 1,278	$ 1,248

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Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Matters (Details) - PacifiCorp [Member] - USA Power [Member] $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages and attorney fees awarded, value	$ 115
Loss contingency accrual, at carrying value	122
Damages from Breach of Contract, Awarded By Jury [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages awarded by jury, value	$ 18

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Commitments and Contingencies - Commitments (Details) - PacifiCorp [Member] - Klamath Hydroelectric System [Member] $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
ContractualObligationFiscalYearMaturityScheduleTable [Line Items]
Dam removal cost limit	$ 200
OREGON
ContractualObligationFiscalYearMaturityScheduleTable [Line Items]
Dam removal cost limit	184
CALIFORNIA
ContractualObligationFiscalYearMaturityScheduleTable [Line Items]
Dam removal cost limit	16
Additional dam removal costs, California bond measure	$ 250

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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies - PacifiCorp - Legal Matters (Details) - PacifiCorp [Member] - USA Power [Member] $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages and attorney fees awarded, value	$ 115
Loss contingency, damages awarded, value	113
Loss Contingency Accrual	122
Amount Awarded for Actual Damages [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages awarded by jury, value	18
Damages from Unjust Enrichment, Awarded By Jury [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages awarded by jury, value	$ 113

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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies - PacifiCorp - Hydroelectric (Details) - PacifiCorp [Member] - Klamath Hydroelectric System [Member] $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Hydroelectric [Line Items]
Dam removal cost limit	$ 200
OREGON
Hydroelectric [Line Items]
Dam removal cost limit	184
CALIFORNIA
Hydroelectric [Line Items]
Additional dam removal costs, California bond measure	250
Dam removal cost limit	$ 16

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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies - NPC - Environmental Laws and Regulations (Details) - Nevada Power Company [Member] - MW	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
812 Megawatts of Coal Energy [Member]
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
Coal-Fired Power Plant Capacity	812
15 Megawatts of Solar Renewable Energy [Member]
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
New Generation Capacity		15
100 Megawatts of Renewable Energy [Member]
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
New Generation Capacity	100	100
272 Megawatts of Renewable Energy [Member]
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
New Generation Capacity			272
210 Megawatts of Renewable Energy [Member]
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
New Generation Capacity			210
35 Megawatts of Renewable Energy [Member]
Supply Commitment [Line Items]
New Generation Capacity	35

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Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance - Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	$ (908)
Other comprehensive income (loss), unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits	22	$ 22
Other comprehensive income (loss), foreign currency translation adjustment	67	(424)
Other comprehensive income (loss), unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	33	166
Other comprehensive income (loss), unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	(23)	1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	99	(235)
Ending balance - Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(809)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance - unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits	(438)	(490)
Beginning balance - foreign currency translation adjustment	(1,092)	(412)
Beginning balance - unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	615	390
Beginning balance - unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	7	18
Beginning balance - Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(908)	(494)
Other comprehensive income (loss), unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits	22	22
Other comprehensive income (loss), foreign currency translation adjustment	67	(424)
Other comprehensive income (loss), unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	33	166
Other comprehensive income (loss), unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	(23)	1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	99	(235)
Ending balance - unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits	(416)	(468)
Ending balance - foreign currency translation adjustment	(1,025)	(836)
Ending balance - unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	648	556
Ending balance - unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	(16)	19
Ending balance - Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	$ (809)	$ (729)

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Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net - MEC (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance - Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	$ (908)
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $22 and $113	33	$ 166
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $(14) and $1	(23)	1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	99	(235)
Ending balance - Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(809)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance - unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	615	390
Beginning balance - unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	7	18
Beginning balance - Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(908)	(494)
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $22 and $113	33	166
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $(14) and $1	(23)	1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	99	(235)
Ending balance - unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	648	556
Ending balance - unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	(16)	19
Ending balance - Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(809)	(729)
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance - Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(30)
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $22 and $113	1	0
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $(14) and $1	0	2
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1	2
Dividend, Noncash, Transfer Of Operations	90
Ending balance - Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(2)
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] \| Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance - unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	(3)	(3)
Beginning balance - unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	(27)	(20)
Beginning balance - Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(30)	(23)
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $22 and $113	1	0
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $(14) and $1	0	2
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1	2
Dividend, Noncash, Transfer Of Operations	27
Ending balance - unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	(2)	(3)
Ending balance - unrealized gains on cash flow hedges	0	(18)
Ending balance - Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	$ (2)	$ (21)

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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 4,041	$ 4,221
Sales revenue from energy operations	3,550	3,773
Real estate	491	448
Depreciation and amortization - energy operations	619	581
Depreciation and amortization	626	587
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
Income before income tax expense and equity income	543	570
Assets	84,246		$ 83,618
PacifiCorp [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales revenue from energy operations	1,252	1,250
Depreciation and amortization - energy operations	197	194
Operating income	324	273
Interest expense	95	95
Assets	23,590		23,550
MidAmerican Funding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales revenue from energy operations	626	727
Depreciation and amortization - energy operations	110	100
Operating income	100	101
Interest expense	54	50
Assets	16,330		16,315
NV Energy, Inc. [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales revenue from energy operations	615	706
Depreciation and amortization - energy operations	104	101
Operating income	89	121
Interest expense	67	63
Assets	14,438		14,656
Northern Powergrid [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales revenue from energy operations	279	324
Depreciation and amortization - energy operations	50	48
Operating income	158	193
Interest expense	36	35
Assets	7,272		7,317
BHE Pipeline Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales revenue from energy operations	315	332
Depreciation and amortization - energy operations	53	50
Operating income	192	200
Interest expense	13	18
Assets	5,101		4,953
BHE Transmission [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales revenue from energy operations	158	125
Depreciation and amortization - energy operations	50	38
Operating income	76	46
Interest expense	36	36
Assets	8,136		7,553
BHE Renewables [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales revenue from energy operations	139	124
Depreciation and amortization - energy operations	56	49
Operating income	24	6
Interest expense	49	46
Assets	6,156		5,892
HomeServices [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Real estate	491	448
Depreciation and amortization	6	6
Operating income	(1)	(2)
Interest expense	1	1
Assets	1,684		1,705
BHE And Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales revenue from energy operations	166	185
Depreciation and amortization - energy operations	0	1
Operating income	(9)	(8)
Interest expense	122	128
Assets	1,539		$ 1,677
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	3,599	3,769
Income before income tax expense and equity income	358	358
UNITED KINGDOM
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	279	324
Income before income tax expense and equity income	119	164
CANADA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	160	127
Income before income tax expense and equity income	43	35
The Philippines and other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	3	1
Income before income tax expense and equity income	$ 23	$ 13

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Segment Information - Goodwill (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Segment Information - Goodwill (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 9,076
Acquisitions	3
Foreign currency translation	72
Other	(6)
Ending balance	9,145
PacifiCorp [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,129
Acquisitions	0
Foreign currency translation	0
Other	0
Ending balance	1,129
MidAmerican Funding [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	2,102
Acquisitions	0
Foreign currency translation	0
Other	0
Ending balance	2,102
NV Energy, Inc. [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	2,369
Acquisitions	0
Foreign currency translation	0
Other	0
Ending balance	2,369
Northern Powergrid [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,056
Acquisitions	0
Foreign currency translation	(20)
Other	0
Ending balance	1,036
BHE Pipeline Group [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	101
Acquisitions	0
Foreign currency translation	0
Other	(6)
Ending balance	95
BHE Transmission [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,428
Acquisitions	0
Foreign currency translation	91
Other	0
Ending balance	1,519
BHE Renewables [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	95
Acquisitions	0
Foreign currency translation	0
Other	0
Ending balance	95
HomeServices [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	794
Acquisitions	3
Foreign currency translation	0
Other	0
Ending balance	797
Other [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	2
Acquisitions	0
Foreign currency translation	1
Other	0
Ending balance	$ 3

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Segment Information Segment Information - MEC (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) OperatingSegments ReportableSegments	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| OperatingSegments	8
Revenues	$ 4,041	$ 4,221
Operating income	953	930
Assets	$ 84,246		$ 83,618
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| ReportableSegments	2
Electric Domestic Regulated Revenue	$ 399	426
Revenues	625	722
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	110	100
Operating income	100	100
Assets	14,214		14,385
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] \| Regulated Electric [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Electric Domestic Regulated Revenue	399	426
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	99	90
Operating income	57	53
Assets	13,015		12,970
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] \| Regulated Gas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gas Domestic Regulated Revenue	226	295
Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization	11	10
Operating income	43	47
Assets	1,199		1,251
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member] \| Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other Revenue, Net	0	$ 1
Assets	$ 0		$ 164

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Segment Information Segment Information - MidAmerican Funding (Details)
$ in Millions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

USD ($)

OperatingSegments

ReportableSegments

Mar. 31, 2015

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2015

USD ($)

Number of reportable segments | OperatingSegments

$ 4,041

$ 4,221

953

930

$ 84,246

$ 83,618

Number of reportable segments | ReportableSegments

$ 399

426

Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization

626

727

110

100

100

101

MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain] | Regulated Electric [Member]

^[1]

15,501

15,674

Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization

399

426

MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain] | Regulated Gas [Member]

^[1]

14,206

14,161

Gas Domestic Regulated Revenue

226

295

Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization

MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain] | Corporate and Other [Member]

^[1]

1,278

1,330

Other Revenue, Net

$ 1

^[1]

$ 17

$ 183

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

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Segment Information Segment Information - SPPC (Details)
$ in Millions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

USD ($)

OperatingSegments

TheNumberOfReportableSegments

Mar. 31, 2015

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2015

USD ($)

Number of reportable segments | OperatingSegments

$ 4,041

$ 4,221

Cost of sales

1,095

1,354

953

930

473

472

$ 84,246

$ 83,618

Number of reportable segments | TheNumberOfReportableSegments

Gas Domestic Regulated Revenue

$ 170

196

Cost of Purchased Oil and Gas

217

246

Cost of sales

Cost of Sales

100

132

Gross Margin

117

114

Utilities Operating Expense, Maintenance and Operations

Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization

Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] | Electric Operations [Member]

3,500

3,487

Utilities Operating Expense, Maintenance and Operations

170

196

Cost of sales

Gross Margin

100

Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization

Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] | Natural Gas Operations [Member]

3,031

3,060

Gas Domestic Regulated Revenue

Cost of Purchased Oil and Gas

Gross Margin

Utilities Operating Expense, Maintenance and Operations

Utilities Operating Expense, Depreciation and Amortization

$ 1

Sierra Pacific Power Company [Member] | Regulated common assets [Member]

328

316