Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - BHE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 99,871	$ 99,248
Regulated
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	116,032	115,421
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(36,985)	(36,365)
Net operating assets	79,047	79,056
Construction work-in-progress	9,300	8,600
Regulated | Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 96,675	96,195
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	$ 19,357	19,226
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	$ 14,830	14,781
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(3,916)	(3,856)
Net operating assets	10,914	10,925
Nonregulated | Independent power plants
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 8,518	8,484
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	$ 3,435	3,423
Depreciable life	40 years
Nonregulated | Other assets
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment	$ 2,877	2,874
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	$ 89,961	89,981
Property, plant and equipment, net	99,871	99,248
Construction in Progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Construction work-in-progress	$ 9,910	$ 9,267