Revenues from contracts with customers (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by reportable segment and source of revenue

2024	BNSF		Berkshire Hathaway Energy		Manufacturing		Service and Retailing		Pilot*		McLane		Insurance, Corporate and other		Total
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial	$	—	$	—	$	28,907	$	210	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	29,117
Building		—		—		19,892		—		—		—		—		19,892
Consumer		—		—		18,204		—		—		—		—		18,204
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		—		—		—		—		31,841		—		31,841
Food and beverage distribution		—		—		—		—		—		18,068		—		18,068
Auto sales		—		—		—		10,802		—		—		—		10,802
Other retail and wholesale distribution		—		—		3,390		15,035		46,433		—		—		64,858
Service		23,278		4,059		1,570		5,761		274		999		—		35,941
Electricity and natural gas		—		20,991		—		—		—		—		—		20,991
Total		23,278		25,050		71,963		31,808		46,707		50,908		—		249,714
Other revenues		212		1,250		5,185		7,975		149		178		106,770		121,719
	$	23,490	$	26,300	$	77,148	$	39,783	$	46,856	$	51,086	$	106,770	$	371,433
2023
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial	$	—	$	—	$	28,066	$	233	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	28,299
Building		—		—		20,119		—		—		—		—		20,119
Consumer		—		—		17,702		—		—		—		—		17,702
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		—		—		—		—		31,524		—		31,524
Food and beverage distribution		—		—		—		—		—		19,040		—		19,040
Auto sales		—		—		—		10,747		—		—		—		10,747
Other retail and wholesale distribution		—		—		3,289		16,289		51,197		—		—		70,775
Service		23,724		4,055		1,457		5,474		264		1,079		—		36,053
Electricity and natural gas		—		20,647		—		—		—		—		—		20,647
Total		23,724		24,702		70,633		32,743		51,461		51,643		—		254,906
Other revenues		67		1,258		4,650		7,136		203		171		96,091		109,576
	$	23,791	$	25,960	$	75,283	$	39,879	$	51,664	$	51,814	$	96,091	$	364,482
2022
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial	$	—	$	—	$	24,566	$	199			$	—	$	—	$	24,765
Building		—		—		22,762		—				—		—		22,762
Consumer		—		—		19,912		—				—		—		19,912
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		—		—		—				32,599		—		32,599
Food and beverage distribution		—		—		—		—				19,388		—		19,388
Auto sales		—		—		—		10,486				—		—		10,486
Other retail and wholesale distribution		—		—		3,195		16,931				—		—		20,126
Service		25,742		4,933		1,199		4,439				1,103		—		37,416
Electricity and natural gas		—		20,317		—		—				—		—		20,317
Total		25,742		25,250		71,634		32,055				53,090		—		207,771
Other revenues		60		1,097		4,016		6,154				119		82,803		94,249
	$	25,802	$	26,347	$	75,650	$	38,209			$	53,209	$	82,803	$	302,020

Transaction price allocated to significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations and timing of when performance obligations expected to be satisfied

A summary of the transaction price allocated to the significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations related to contracts with expected durations exceeding one year as of December 31, 2024 and the timing of when the performance obligations are expected to be satisfied follows (in millions).

	Less than 12 months		Greater than 12 months		Total
Electricity and natural gas	$	3,716	$	18,958	$	22,674
Other sales and service contracts		3,499		4,630		8,129