Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net (MEC) (MidAmerican Energy Company [Member])

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

MidAmerican Energy Company [Member]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

(3) Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net

The following table shows the change in AOCI by each component of other comprehensive income, net of applicable income taxes, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 (in millions):

	Unrealized			Unrealized			Accumulated
	Losses on			Losses on			Other
	Available-For-Sale			Cash Flow			Comprehensive
	Securities			Hedges			Loss, Net
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	(5	)	$	(19	)	$	(24	)
Other comprehensive income	—			18			18
Balance, March 31, 2013	$	(5	)	$	(1	)	$	(6	)

Reclassifications from AOCI to net income for the periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, were net losses totaling $5 million and $13 million, respectively. For information regarding cash flow hedge reclassifications from AOCI to net income in their entirety, refer to Note 7.