Revenue from Contracts with Customers - BHE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	$ 6,111	$ 6,346
Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	5,141	5,303
Other revenue	104	168
Operating revenue	5,245	5,471
PAC
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	1,548	1,484
PAC | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1,543	1,480
Other revenue	5	4
Operating revenue	1,548	1,484
MidAmerican Funding
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	843	920
MidAmerican Funding | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	828	904
Other revenue	15	16
Operating revenue	843	920
NV Energy, Inc.
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	908	999
NV Energy, Inc. | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	906	994
Other revenue	2	5
Operating revenue	908	999
Northern Powergrid Holdings
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	320	354
Northern Powergrid Holdings | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	289	326
Other revenue	31	28
Operating revenue	320	354
BHE Pipeline Group
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	1,128	1,173
BHE Pipeline Group | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1,127	1,146
Other revenue	1	27
Operating revenue	1,128	1,173
BHE Transmission
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	198	205
BHE Transmission | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	198	205
Other revenue	0	0
Operating revenue	198	205
BHE Renewables | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	296	305
Other revenue	51	88
Operating revenue	347	393
BHE and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Operating revenue	(47)	(57)
BHE and Other | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	(46)	(57)
Other revenue	(1)	0
Operating revenue	(47)	(57)
Regulated | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	4,531	4,643
Regulated | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	2,714	2,688
Regulated | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	339	392
Regulated | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	118	191
Regulated | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	509	516
Regulated | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	824	822
Regulated | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	27	34
Regulated | PAC | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1,543	1,480
Regulated | PAC | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1,447	1,349
Regulated | PAC | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | PAC | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	29	61
Regulated | PAC | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	41	38
Regulated | PAC | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | PAC | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	26	32
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	826	901
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	485	491
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	254	296
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	72	100
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	15	14
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	905	993
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	782	848
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	85	96
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	18	31
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	20	18
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	266	281
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	266	281
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	870	880
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	869	878
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1	2
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	167	165
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	167	165
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE and Other | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	(46)	(57)
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated retail electric
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated retail gas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	(1)	(1)
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated transmission and distribution
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated interstate pipeline
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	(45)	(56)
Regulated | BHE and Other | Other customer revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Nonregulated | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	610	660
Nonregulated | PAC | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	0	0
Nonregulated | MidAmerican Funding | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	2	3
Nonregulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	1	1
Nonregulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	23	45
Nonregulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	257	266
Nonregulated | BHE Transmission | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	31	40
Nonregulated | BHE Renewables | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	296	305
Nonregulated | BHE and Other | Energy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Customer Revenue	$ 0	$ 0