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Discontinued Operations
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]  
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]  
Discontinued Operations, Disclosure
Discontinued Operations

Refer to Note 3 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Financial Statements. The transfer of MidAmerican Energy's unregulated retail services business to a subsidiary of BHE repaid a portion of MHC's note payable to BHE.
MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]  
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]  
Discontinued Operations, Disclosure
Discontinued Operations

On January 1, 2016, MidAmerican Energy transferred the assets and liabilities of its unregulated retail services business to a subsidiary of BHE. The transfer was made at MidAmerican Energy’s carrying value of the assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2015, and was recorded by MidAmerican Energy as a noncash dividend as summarized in the table below. Financial results of the unregulated retail services business for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015, have been reclassified to discontinued operations in the Statements of Operations. Operating revenue and cost of sales of the unregulated retail services business for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015, totaled $240 million and $232 million, respectively. Operating revenue and cost of sales of the unregulated retail services business for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, totaled $685 million and $648 million, respectively. Cash flows from operating activities of the unregulated retail services business totaled $13 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, and are reflected in the Statement of Cash Flows. 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