Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]

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	)

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]

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	)