Segment Information - BHE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	$ 6,346	$ 6,030
Depreciation and amortization	1,063	1,022
Operating income (loss)	667	1,236
Interest expense	586	532
Capitalized interest	24	17
Allowance for equity funds	49	38
Interest and dividend income	86	23
Gains (losses) on marketable securities, net	699	(1,257)
Other, net	40	5
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and equity income (loss)	979	(470)
Total earnings (loss) on common shares	981	(145)
Assets	134,454		$ 133,840
PAC
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	1,484	1,297
Depreciation and amortization	279	280
Operating income (loss)	(167)	216
Interest expense	124	106
Total earnings (loss) on common shares	(120)	130
Assets	30,268		30,559
MidAmerican Funding
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	920	1,005
Depreciation and amortization	234	250
Operating income (loss)	88	100
Interest expense	84	82
Total earnings (loss) on common shares	249	241
Assets	25,899		26,077
NV Energy
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	999	693
Depreciation and amortization	152	140
Operating income (loss)	57	62
Interest expense	63	51
Total earnings (loss) on common shares	34	29
Assets	17,210		16,676
Northern Powergrid
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	354	315
Depreciation and amortization	85	80
Operating income (loss)	146	159
Interest expense	30	32
Total earnings (loss) on common shares	11	111
Assets	9,216		9,005
BHE Pipeline Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	1,173	1,035
Depreciation and amortization	172	131
Operating income (loss)	584	538
Interest expense	39	37
Total earnings (loss) on common shares	369	322
Assets	20,931		21,005
BHE Transmission
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	205	183
Depreciation and amortization	61	58
Operating income (loss)	88	83
Interest expense	37	38
Total earnings (loss) on common shares	64	62
Assets	9,380		9,334
BHE Renewables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	393	336
Depreciation and amortization	66	66
Operating income (loss)	(69)	54
Interest expense	45	42
Total earnings (loss) on common shares	79	145
Assets	11,693		12,632
HomeServices
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	875	1,207
Depreciation and amortization	13	15
Operating income (loss)	(45)	28
Interest expense	4	1
Total earnings (loss) on common shares	(34)	21
Assets	3,625		3,436
BHE and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	(57)	(41)
Depreciation and amortization	1	2
Operating income (loss)	(15)	(4)
Interest expense	160	143
Total earnings (loss) on common shares	329	(1,206)
Assets	6,232		$ 5,116
U.S.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	5,815	5,534
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and equity income (loss)	819	(654)
United Kingdom
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	333	315
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and equity income (loss)	113	139
Canada
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	177	181
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and equity income (loss)	43	46
Australia
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	21	0
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and equity income (loss)	5	0
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and equity income (loss)	$ (1)	$ (1)