Noncontrolling Interests Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

MidAmerican Funding, LLC and Subsidiaries [Domain]

Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]

Schedule of Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Table Text Block]

as shown on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, includes the following other income (expense) items for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

	2016		2015		2014
Corporate-owned life insurance income	$	8	$	4	$	8
Gain on redemption of auction rate securities	5		—		—
Gains on sales of assets and other investments	3		13		—
Leveraged leases	—		1		5
Other, net	3		1		5
Total	$	19	$	19	$	18

MidAmerican Funding recognized a $13 million pre-tax gain on the sale of an investment in a generating facility lease in 2015.