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Note to Condensed Financial Information - Narrative (Detail)
$ in Millions, € in Billions, ¥ in Billions
2 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 19, 2022
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2024
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2024
JPY (¥)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2024
JPY (¥)
Dec. 31, 2024
EUR (€)
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                
Debt maturities: 2025     $ 9,366          
Debt maturities: 2026     5,748          
Debt maturities: 2027     6,420          
Debt maturities: 2028     3,963          
Debt maturities: 2029     6,326          
Alleghany Corporation [Member]                
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                
Business acquisition, cash consideration $ 11,500              
Business acquisition, effective date of acquisition Oct. 19, 2022              
Insurance and Other [Member]                
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                
Debt maturities: 2025     4,334          
Debt maturities: 2026     4,313          
Debt maturities: 2027     4,788          
Debt maturities: 2028     2,214          
Debt maturities: 2029     2,595          
Class B Common Stock [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Energy ("BHE") [Member]                
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                
Number of shares exchanged | shares   2,291,631            
Value of shares exchanged   $ 1,045            
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member]                
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                
Repayments of borrowings     1,854   $ 4,310 $ 602    
Principal amount of debt issued             ¥ 1,988.0 € 4.6
Debt maturities: 2025     1,900          
Debt maturities: 2026     4,200          
Debt maturities: 2027     4,000          
Debt maturities: 2028     2,200          
Debt maturities: 2029     2,600          
Guarantees of subsidiary debt     20,800          
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Energy ("BHE") [Member]                
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                
Percentage of outstanding common stock purchased   2.12%            
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | Insurance and Other [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]                
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                
Repayments of borrowings     1,900          
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | Insurance and Other [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes and Term Loan Due 2027 to 2054 [Member]                
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                
Principal amount of debt issued     $ 5,500 ¥ 837.4        
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | Insurance and Other [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes and Term Loan Due 2027 to 2054 [Member] | Minimum [Member]                
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                
Interest rate during period     0.974% 0.974%        
Debt maturity year     2027 2027        
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | Insurance and Other [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes and Term Loan Due 2027 to 2054 [Member] | Maximum [Member]                
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                
Interest rate during period     2.625% 2.625%        
Debt maturity year     2054 2054        
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | The Kraft Heinz Company [Member]                
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]                
Equity method investment ownership percentage after transactions     27.20% 27.20%