Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

The companies identified as affiliates of BNSF include Berkshire and its subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company declared and paid cash distributions of $750 million and $1 billion, respectively, to its parent company. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company made cash payments of $1 million and less than $1 million, respectively, for income taxes to Berkshire.

BNSF engages in various transactions with related parties in the ordinary course of business. The following table summarizes revenues earned by BNSF for services provided to related parties and expenditures to related parties (in millions):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Revenues	$	41	$	42
Expenditures	$	70	$	82