Loans and finance receivables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Insurance and Other [Member]

Schedule of receivables

Other receivables of insurance and other businesses are comprised of the following (in millions).

	December 31,
	2019			2018
Insurance premiums receivable	$	13,379		$	12,452
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses		2,855			3,060
Trade receivables		12,275			12,617
Other		4,327			3,823
Allowances for uncollectible accounts		(418	)		(388	)
	$	32,418		$	31,564

Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member]

Schedule of receivables

Receivables of our railroad and our utilities and energy businesses are comprised of the following (in millions).

	December 31,
	2019			2018
Trade receivables	$	3,120		$	3,433
Other		388			362
Allowances for uncollectible accounts		(91	)		(129	)
	$	3,417		$	3,666

Loans and Finance Receivables [Member]

Schedule of receivables

Loans and finance receivables are summarized as follows (in millions).

	December 31,
	2019			2018
Loans and finance receivables before allowances and discounts	$	18,199		$	16,962
Allowances for uncollectible loans		(167	)		(177	)
Unamortized acquisition discounts and points		(505	)		(505	)
	$	17,527		$	16,280