Revenue from Contract with Customer - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total operating revenue	$ 25,602	$ 26,337	$ 25,150
Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	20,695	20,363	18,308
Other revenue	585	706	627
Total operating revenue	21,280	21,069	18,935
Energy | PAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	5,907	5,627	5,255
Other revenue	29	52	41
Total operating revenue	5,936	5,679	5,296
Energy | MidAmerican Funding
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	3,311	3,911	3,514
Other revenue	82	114	33
Total operating revenue	3,393	4,025	3,547
Energy | NV Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	4,503	3,802	3,083
Other revenue	20	22	24
Total operating revenue	4,523	3,824	3,107
Energy | Northern Powergrid
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	1,183	1,250	1,066
Other revenue	120	115	122
Total operating revenue	1,303	1,365	1,188
Energy | BHE Pipeline Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	3,711	3,690	3,416
Other revenue	63	154	128
Total operating revenue	3,774	3,844	3,544
Energy | BHE Transmission
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	802	753	737
Other revenue	(3)	(21)	(6)
Total operating revenue	799	732	731
Energy | BHE Renewables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	1,436	1,465	1,374
Other revenue	274	272	287
Total operating revenue	1,710	1,737	1,661
Energy | BHE and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	(158)	(135)	(137)
Other revenue	0	(2)	(2)
Total operating revenue	(158)	(137)	(139)
Energy | Regulated assets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	17,981	17,578	15,884
Energy | Regulated assets | PAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	5,907	5,627	5,255
Energy | Regulated assets | MidAmerican Funding
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	3,304	3,904	3,499
Energy | Regulated assets | NV Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	4,499	3,802	3,080
Energy | Regulated assets | Northern Powergrid
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	1,041	1,081	1,023
Energy | Regulated assets | BHE Pipeline Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	2,727	2,614	2,460
Energy | Regulated assets | BHE Transmission
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	660	683	702
Energy | Regulated assets | BHE Renewables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Energy | Regulated assets | BHE and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	(157)	(133)	(135)
Energy | Nonregulated assets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	2,714	2,785	2,424
Energy | Nonregulated assets | PAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Energy | Nonregulated assets | MidAmerican Funding
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	7	7	15
Energy | Nonregulated assets | NV Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	4	0	3
Energy | Nonregulated assets | Northern Powergrid
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	142	169	43
Energy | Nonregulated assets | BHE Pipeline Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	984	1,076	956
Energy | Nonregulated assets | BHE Transmission
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	142	70	35
Energy | Nonregulated assets | BHE Renewables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	1,436	1,465	1,374
Energy | Nonregulated assets | BHE and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	(1)	(2)	(2)
Retail Electric | Regulated assets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	11,891	10,884	9,801
Retail Electric | Regulated assets | PAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	5,462	5,099	4,847
Retail Electric | Regulated assets | MidAmerican Funding
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	2,309	2,320	2,128
Retail Electric | Regulated assets | NV Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	4,121	3,465	2,828
Retail Electric | Regulated assets | Northern Powergrid
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Retail Electric | Regulated assets | BHE Pipeline Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Retail Electric | Regulated assets | BHE Transmission
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Retail Electric | Regulated assets | BHE Renewables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Retail Electric | Regulated assets | BHE and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	(1)	0	(2)
Retail Gas | Regulated assets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	873	1,022	974
Retail Gas | Regulated assets | PAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Retail Gas | Regulated assets | MidAmerican Funding
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	638	855	859
Retail Gas | Regulated assets | NV Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	235	167	115
Retail Gas | Regulated assets | Northern Powergrid
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Retail Gas | Regulated assets | BHE Pipeline Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Retail Gas | Regulated assets | BHE Transmission
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Retail Gas | Regulated assets | BHE Renewables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Retail Gas | Regulated assets | BHE and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Wholesale | Regulated assets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	553	1,024	727
Wholesale | Regulated assets | PAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	165	260	157
Wholesale | Regulated assets | MidAmerican Funding
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	303	668	454
Wholesale | Regulated assets | NV Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	64	92	62
Wholesale | Regulated assets | Northern Powergrid
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Wholesale | Regulated assets | BHE Pipeline Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	22	8	57
Wholesale | Regulated assets | BHE Transmission
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Wholesale | Regulated assets | BHE Renewables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Wholesale | Regulated assets | BHE and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	(1)	(4)	(3)
Transmission and distribution | Regulated assets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	1,983	2,067	2,000
Transmission and distribution | Regulated assets | PAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	151	166	143
Transmission and distribution | Regulated assets | MidAmerican Funding
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	54	61	58
Transmission and distribution | Regulated assets | NV Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	77	76	74
Transmission and distribution | Regulated assets | Northern Powergrid
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	1,041	1,081	1,023
Transmission and distribution | Regulated assets | BHE Pipeline Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Transmission and distribution | Regulated assets | BHE Transmission
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	660	683	702
Transmission and distribution | Regulated assets | BHE Renewables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Transmission and distribution | Regulated assets | BHE and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Interstate pipeline | Regulated assets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	2,545	2,476	2,273
Interstate pipeline | Regulated assets | PAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Interstate pipeline | Regulated assets | MidAmerican Funding
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Interstate pipeline | Regulated assets | NV Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Interstate pipeline | Regulated assets | Northern Powergrid
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Interstate pipeline | Regulated assets | BHE Pipeline Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	2,700	2,603	2,404
Interstate pipeline | Regulated assets | BHE Transmission
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Interstate pipeline | Regulated assets | BHE Renewables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Interstate pipeline | Regulated assets | BHE and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	(155)	(127)	(131)
Other | Regulated assets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	136	105	109
Other | Regulated assets | PAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	129	102	108
Other | Regulated assets | MidAmerican Funding
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Other | Regulated assets | NV Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	2	2	1
Other | Regulated assets | Northern Powergrid
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Other | Regulated assets | BHE Pipeline Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	5	3	(1)
Other | Regulated assets | BHE Transmission
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Other | Regulated assets | BHE Renewables
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	0	0	0
Other | Regulated assets | BHE and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer revenue	$ 0	$ (2)	$ 1