Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - BHE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 93,583	$ 93,043
Regulated
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	111,615	111,087
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(35,395)	(34,599)
Net operating assets	76,220	76,488
Construction work-in-progress	5,800	4,900
Regulated \| Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 93,123	92,759
Regulated \| Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	5 years
Regulated \| Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	80 years
Regulated \| Interstate natural gas pipeline assets
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 18,492	18,328
Regulated \| Interstate natural gas pipeline assets \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	3 years
Regulated \| Interstate natural gas pipeline assets \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	80 years
Nonregulated
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 14,610	14,650
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(3,493)	(3,452)
Net operating assets	11,117	11,198
Nonregulated \| Independent power plants
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 8,514	8,545
Nonregulated \| Independent power plants \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	2 years
Nonregulated \| Independent power plants \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	50 years
Nonregulated \| LNG facility
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 3,416	3,412
Depreciable life	40 years
Nonregulated \| Other assets
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 2,680	2,693
Nonregulated \| Other assets \| Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	2 years
Nonregulated \| Other assets \| Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable life	30 years
Common Facilities
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Net operating assets	$ 87,337	87,686
Property, plant and equipment, net	93,583	93,043
Construction in Progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Construction work-in-progress	$ 6,246	$ 5,357

The period end amount of property, plant and equipment in service, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization.

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