Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net

The following table shows the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to BHE shareholders by each component of other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable income taxes, for the year ended December 31 (in millions):

	Unrecognized			Foreign			Unrealized			Unrealized			AOCI
	Amounts on			Currency			Gains on			Gains (Losses)			Attributable
	Retirement			Translation			Marketable			on Cash Flow			To BHE
	Benefits			Adjustment			Securities			Hedges			Shareholders, Net
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	(447	)	$	(1,675	)	$	585		$	26		$	(1,511	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	64			546			500			3			1,113
Balance, December 31, 2017	(383		)	(1,129		)	1,085			29			(398		)
Adoption of ASU 2016-01	—			—			(1,085		)	—			(1,085		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	25			(494		)	—			7			(462		)
Balance, December 31, 2018	(358		)	(1,623		)	—			36			(1,945		)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(59		)	327			—			(29		)	239
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	(417	)	$	(1,296	)	$	—		$	7		$	(1,706	)

Reclassifications from AOCI to net income for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were insignificant. Additionally, refer to the "Foreign Operations" discussion in Note 13 for information about unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits reclassifications from AOCI that do not impact net income in their entirety.

PacifiCorp [Member]

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net consists of unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits, net of tax, of $16 million and $13 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.