Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net

The following table shows the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to BHE shareholders by each component of other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable income taxes, for the year ended December 31 (in millions):

	Unrecognized		Foreign		Unrealized		Unrealized		AOCI
	Amounts on		Currency		Gains on		Gains (Losses)		Attributable
	Retirement		Translation		Marketable		on Cash Flow		To BHE
	Benefits		Adjustment		Securities		Hedges		Shareholders, Net
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	(383)	$	(1,129)	$	1,085	$	29	$	(398)
Adoption of ASU 2016-01	—		—		(1,085)		—		(1,085)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	25		(494)		—		7		(462)
Balance, December 31, 2018	(358)		(1,623)		—		36		(1,945)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(59)		327		—		(29)		239
Balance, December 31, 2019	(417)		(1,296)		—		7		(1,706)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(65)		233		—		(15)		153
Balance, December 31, 2020	$	(482)	$	(1,063)	$	—	$	(8)	$	(1,553)

Reclassifications from AOCI to net income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were insignificant. Additionally, refer to the "Foreign Operations" discussion in Note 13 for information about unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits reclassifications from AOCI that do not impact net income in their entirety.

PacifiCorp [Member]

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net consists of unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits, net of tax, of $19 million and $16 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Eastern Energy Gas Holdings, LLC [Member]

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net

The following table shows the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss by each component of other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable income taxes, for the year ended December 31 (in millions):

	Unrecognized		Unrealized				Accumulated
	Amounts On		Losses On				Other
	Retirement		Cash Flow		Noncontrolling		Comprehensive
	Benefits		Hedges		Interests		Loss
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	(75)	$	(23)	$	—	$	(98)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(69)		(2)		—		(71)
Balance, December 31, 2018	(144)		(25)		—		(169)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	38		(56)		—		(18)
Balance, December 31, 2019	(106)		(81)		—		(187)
Other comprehensive income	94		30		10		134
Balance, December 31, 2020	$	(12)	$	(51)	$	10	$	(53)

The following table shows the reclassifications from AOCI to net income for the year ended December 31 (in millions):

			Affected Line
			Item In The
	Amounts		Consolidated
	Reclassified		Statements of
	From AOCI		Operations
2020
Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:
Interest rate contracts	$	157	Interest expense
Foreign currency contracts	(25)		Other, net
Total	132
Tax	(34)		Income tax (benefit) expense
Total, net of tax	$	98
Unrecognized pension costs:
Actuarial losses	$	6	Other, net
Total	6
Tax	(2)		Income tax (benefit) expense
Total, net of tax	$	4
2019
Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:
Commodity contracts	$	(4)	Net income from discontinued operations
Interest rate contracts	5		Interest expense
Foreign currency contracts	6		Other, net
Total	7
Tax	(2)		Income tax (benefit) expense
Total, net of tax	$	5
Unrecognized pension costs:
Actuarial losses	$	7	Other, net
Total	7
Tax	(2)		Income tax (benefit) expense
Total, net of tax	$	5
2018
Deferred (gains) and losses on derivatives-hedging activities:
Commodity contracts	$	8	Net income from discontinued operations
Interest rate contracts	5		Interest expense
Foreign currency contracts	13		Other, net
Total	26
Tax	(7)		Income tax (benefit) expense
Total, net of tax	$	19
Unrecognized pension costs:
Actuarial losses	$	6	Other, net
Total	6
Tax	(2)		Income tax (benefit) expense
Total, net of tax	$	4