Other Related-Party Transactions Other Related-Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Other Related-Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

(10) Other Related-Party Transactions

Berkshire Hathaway includes MEHC and its subsidiaries in its United States federal income tax return. Consistent with established regulatory practice, PacifiCorp's provision for income taxes has been computed on a stand-alone basis, and substantially all of its currently payable or receivable income taxes are remitted to or received from MEHC. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2013, PacifiCorp made net cash payments for income taxes to MEHC totaling $66 million. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, PacifiCorp received net cash payments for income taxes from MEHC totaling $170 million.