Schedule I Condensed Financial Statements (Parent Company Only) - Notes - MidAmerican Funding (Details) - MidAmerican Funding LLC - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net change in amounts payable to subsidiary	$ 12	$ 12	$ 12
Dividends received			440
Noncash dividend			8
MHC, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net change in amounts payable to subsidiary	$ 12	$ 12	$ 12

The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the obligations due for goods and services provided by the following types of related parties: a parent company and its subsidiaries, subsidiaries of a common parent, an entity and trust for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entities' management, an entity and its principal owners, management, or member of their immediate families, affiliates, or other parties with the ability to exert significant influence.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123570139&loc=d3e3602-108585

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