BHE Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

MEHC Debt [Abstract]

BHE Debt [Table Text Block]

Junior Subordinated Debentures

BHE junior subordinated debentures consists of the following as of December 31 (in millions):

	Par Value		2016		2015
Junior subordinated debentures, due 2043	$	—	$	—	$	1,444
Junior subordinated debentures, due 2044	944		944		1,500
Total BHE junior subordinated debentures - noncurrent	$	944	$	944	$	2,944

Senior Debt

BHE senior debt represents unsecured senior obligations of BHE that are redeemable in whole or in part at any time generally with make-whole premiums. BHE senior debt consists of the following, including unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (in millions):

	Par Value		2016		2015
1.10% Senior Notes, due 2017	$	400	$	400	$	399
5.75% Senior Notes, due 2018	650		649		648
2.00% Senior Notes, due 2018	350		349		348
2.40% Senior Notes, due 2020	350		349		348
3.75% Senior Notes, due 2023	500		497		497
3.50% Senior Notes, due 2025	400		397		397
8.48% Senior Notes, due 2028	475		477		477
6.125% Senior Bonds, due 2036	1,700		1,690		1,690
5.95% Senior Bonds, due 2037	550		547		547
6.50% Senior Bonds, due 2037	1,000		987		987
5.15% Senior Notes, due 2043	750		739		739
4.50% Senior Notes, due 2045	750		737		737
Total BHE Senior Debt	$	7,875	$	7,818	$	7,814
Reflected as:
Current liabilities			$	400	$	—
Noncurrent liabilities			7,418		7,814
Total BHE Senior Debt			$	7,818	$	7,814

Long-term debt of subsidiaries consists of the following, including fair value adjustments and unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (in millions):

	Par Value		2016		2015
PacifiCorp	$	7,120	$	7,079	$	7,159
MidAmerican Funding	4,657		4,592		4,560
NV Energy	4,569		4,582		4,860
Northern Powergrid	2,351		2,379		2,772
BHE Pipeline Group	995		990		1,040
BHE Transmission	4,068		4,058		3,467
BHE Renewables	3,716		3,674		3,356
Total subsidiary debt	$	27,476	$	27,354	$	27,214
Reflected as:
Current liabilities			$	606	$	1,148
Noncurrent liabilities			26,748		26,066
Total subsidiary debt			$	27,354	$	27,214

MidAmerican Energy's long-term debt consists of the following, including amounts maturing within one year and unamortized premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs, as of December 31 (dollars in millions):

	Par Value		2016		2015
First mortgage bonds:
2.40%, due 2019	$	500	$	499	$	499
3.70%, due 2023	250		248		248
3.50%, due 2024	500		501		502
4.80%, due 2043	350		345		345
4.40%, due 2044	400		394		394
4.25%, due 2046	450		445		444
Notes:
5.95% Series, due 2017	250		250		250
5.3% Series, due 2018	350		350		349
6.75% Series, due 2031	400		396		395
5.75% Series, due 2035	300		298		298
5.8% Series, due 2036	350		347		347
Transmission upgrade obligation, 4.45% and 3.42% due through 2035 and 2036, respectively	10		7		4
Variable-rate tax-exempt bond obligation series: (weighted average interest rate- 2016-0.76%, 2015-0.03%):
Due 2016	—		—		33
Due 2017	—		—		4
Due 2023, issued in 1993	7		7		7
Due 2023, issued in 2008	57		57		57
Due 2024	35		35		35
Due 2025	13		13		13
Due 2036	33		33		—
Due 2038	45		45		45
Due 2046	30		29		—
Capital lease obligations - 4.16%, due through 2020	2		2		2
Total	$	4,332	$	4,301	$	4,271