Notes payable and other borrowings (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

Notes payable and other borrowings of our insurance and other businesses are summarized below (dollars in millions). The weighted average interest rates and maturity date ranges are based on borrowings as of September 30, 2024.

	Weighted Average Interest Rate			September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Insurance and other:
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”):
U.S. Dollar denominated due 2025-2047		3.5	%	$	3,746	$	3,740
Euro denominated due 2025-2041		1.1	%		5,089		6,145
Japanese Yen denominated due 2025-2060		0.9	%		10,803		8,896
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”):
U.S. Dollar denominated due 2027-2052		3.6	%		14,468		14,463
Great Britain Pound denominated due 2039-2059		2.5	%		2,304		2,191
Euro denominated due 2030-2034		1.8	%		1,387		1,374
Other subsidiary borrowings due 2024-2051		4.5	%		4,603		4,696
Subsidiary short-term borrowings		6.7	%		1,251		1,187
				$	43,651	$	42,692

Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member]

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

	Weighted Average Interest Rate			September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Railroad, utilities and energy:
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (“BHE”) and subsidiaries:
BHE senior unsecured debt due 2025-2053		4.4	%	$	13,105	$	13,101
Subsidiary and other debt due 2024-2064		4.6	%		43,452		39,072
Short-term borrowings		6.0	%		773		4,148
Pilot Travel Centers (“Pilot”) and subsidiaries		—			—		5,776
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (“BNSF”) and subsidiaries due 2024-2097		4.7	%		23,526		23,482
				$	80,856	$	85,579