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Merger Total Purchase Price to be Recorded (Details) (Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 12, 2010
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid as merger consideration	$ 15,874
Value of Berkshire common stock issued as merger consideration	10,577
Total merger consideration to acquire the remaining shares of Predecessor	26,451
Value of Predecessor already owned by Berkshire valued at merger price of $100.00 per share	7,678
Value of Berkshire equity awards to replace pre-existing Predecessor equity awards	366
Total purchase price recorded	$ 34,495

This element represents the sum of the: (1) acquisition-date fair value of the total consideration transferred which consists of the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred by the acquirer, the liabilities incurred by the acquirer to former owners of the acquiree, and the equity interests issued by the acquirer and (2) the acquisition-date fair value of any equity interest in the acquiree held by the acquirer prior to the business combination (for example, a step acquisition).

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