Fair Value Measurements - MidAmerican Funding - Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 36,116	$ 37,972
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	40,718	41,785
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	4,627	4,597
Long-term Debt, Fair Value		$ 5,051
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 5,164