Notes payable and other borrowings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 December 31, 2024.

	Weighted Average			December 31,
	Interest Rate			2024		2023
Insurance and other:
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”):
U.S. Dollar denominated due 2025-2047		3.5	%	$	3,749	$	3,740
Euro denominated due 2025-2041		1.1	%		4,733		6,145
Japanese Yen denominated due 2025-2060		1.0	%		12,609		8,896
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”):
U.S. Dollar denominated due 2027-2052		3.6	%		14,469		14,463
Great Britain Pound denominated due 2039-2059		2.5	%		2,156		2,191
Euro denominated due 2030-2034		1.8	%		1,290		1,374
Pilot Travel Centers (“Pilot”)		—			—		5,776
Other subsidiary borrowings due 2025-2051		4.5	%		4,564		4,696
Short-term subsidiary borrowings		6.3	%		1,315		1,187
				$	44,885	$	48,468

Debt principal payments disclosure

Debt principal repayments expected during each of the next five years are as follows (in millions). Amounts in 2025 include short-term borrowings.

	2025		2026		2027		2028		2029
Insurance and other	$	4,334	$	4,313	$	4,788	$	2,214	$	2,595
Railroad, utilities and energy		5,032		1,435		1,632		1,749		3,731
	$	9,366	$	5,748	$	6,420	$	3,963	$	6,326

Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member]

Schedule of short and long term outstanding debt disclosure

Notes payable and other borrowings of our railroad, utilities and energy businesses are summarized below (dollars in millions). The weighted average interest rates and maturity date ranges are based on borrowings as of December 31, 2024.

	Weighted Average			December 31,
	Interest Rate			2024		2023
Railroad, utilities and energy:
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (“BHE”) and subsidiaries:
BHE senior unsecured debt due 2025-2053		4.4	%	$	13,107	$	13,101
Subsidiary and other debt due 2025-2064		4.6	%		42,150		39,072
Short-term borrowings		5.0	%		1,123		4,148
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (“BNSF”) and subsidiaries due 2025-2097		4.7	%		23,497		23,482
				$	79,877	$	79,803