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Commitments and Contingencies (LLC) (MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain])
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Line Items]  
Commitments Contingencies and Guarantees [Text Block]
(8)    Commitments and Contingencies


Refer to Note 8 of MidAmerican Energy's Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


MidAmerican Funding is party to a variety of legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. Plaintiffs occasionally seek punitive or exemplary damages. MidAmerican Funding does not believe that such normal and routine litigation will have a material impact on its consolidated financial results.