Consolidated Balance Sheets € in Millions, £ in Millions, $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions |
Mar. 31, 2024
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Dec. 31, 2023
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ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments in fixed maturity securities | $ 17,167 | $ 23,758 | ||||||||||
Investments in equity securities | 335,864 | [1] | 353,842 | [2] | ||||||||
Equity method investments | 29,585 | 29,066 | ||||||||||
Loans and finance receivables | 25,435 | 24,681 | ||||||||||
Inventories | 23,670 | 24,159 | ||||||||||
Equipment held for lease | 17,154 | 16,947 | ||||||||||
Goodwill | [3] | 84,549 | 84,626 | |||||||||
Total assets | 1,070,035 | 1,069,978 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Life, annuity and health insurance benefits | 17,987 | |||||||||||
Income taxes, principally deferred | 95,651 | 93,009 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities | 492,250 | 499,208 | ||||||||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interests | 3,261 | |||||||||||
Shareholders’ equity: | ||||||||||||
Common stock | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
Capital in excess of par value | 34,982 | 34,480 | ||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | (4,050) | (3,763) | ||||||||||
Retained earnings | 619,925 | 607,350 | ||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost | (79,375) | (76,802) | ||||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ equity | 571,490 | 561,273 | ||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 6,295 | 6,236 | ||||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 577,785 | 567,509 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 1,070,035 | 1,069,978 | ||||||||||
Insurance and Other [Member] | ||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | [4] | 28,891 | 33,672 | |||||||||
Short-term investments in U.S. Treasury Bills | 153,444 | 129,619 | ||||||||||
Investments in fixed maturity securities | 17,167 | 23,758 | ||||||||||
Investments in equity securities | 335,864 | 353,842 | ||||||||||
Equity method investments | 29,585 | 29,066 | ||||||||||
Loans and finance receivables | 25,435 | 24,681 | ||||||||||
Other receivables | 46,772 | 44,174 | ||||||||||
Inventories | 23,670 | 24,159 | ||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 22,058 | 22,030 | ||||||||||
Equipment held for lease | 17,154 | 16,947 | ||||||||||
Goodwill | 50,813 | 50,868 | ||||||||||
Other intangible assets | 29,045 | 29,327 | ||||||||||
Deferred charges - retroactive reinsurance | 9,318 | 9,495 | ||||||||||
Other | 20,398 | 19,568 | ||||||||||
Total assets | 809,614 | 811,206 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses | 111,482 | 111,082 | ||||||||||
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses - retroactive reinsurance contracts | 34,245 | 34,647 | ||||||||||
Unearned premiums | 31,975 | 30,507 | ||||||||||
Life, annuity and health insurance benefits | 17,987 | 20,213 | ||||||||||
Other policyholder liabilities | 10,662 | 11,545 | ||||||||||
Accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities | 31,583 | 32,402 | ||||||||||
Aircraft repurchase liabilities and unearned lease revenues | 8,375 | 8,253 | ||||||||||
Notes payable and other borrowings | 40,723 | 42,692 | ||||||||||
Liabilities, excluding income taxes, principally deferred, Total | 287,032 | 291,341 | ||||||||||
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | ||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | [4] | 6,658 | 4,350 | |||||||||
Receivables | 6,063 | 7,086 | ||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 178,288 | 177,616 | ||||||||||
Goodwill | 33,736 | 33,758 | ||||||||||
Regulatory assets | 5,570 | 5,565 | ||||||||||
Other | 30,106 | 30,397 | ||||||||||
Total assets | 260,421 | 258,772 | ||||||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities | 20,649 | 22,461 | ||||||||||
Regulatory liabilities | 6,887 | 6,818 | ||||||||||
Notes payable and other borrowings | 82,031 | 85,579 | ||||||||||
Liabilities, excluding income taxes, principally deferred, Total | $ 109,567 | $ 114,858 | ||||||||||
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- Definition Amount, after allowance, receivable from customers, clients, or other third-parties, and receivables classified as other. No definition available.
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date for a) repurchase liabilities for fractional ownership interests in aircraft, and b) lease revenues received, but not recognized for financial reporting purposes, net of the accumulated amortization of such amounts that to date have been recognized in revenue. No definition available.
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date for a) payments made in advance for income taxes, which will be charged against earnings, b) income taxes previously overpaid to tax authorities representing refunds of overpayments or recoveries based on agreed-upon resolutions of disputes, c) the net cumulative amount for all deferred taxes arising from temporary differences between accounting income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and tax-basis income, and d) unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations. No definition available.
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- Definition Total liabilities, excluding income taxes, principally deferred. No definition available.
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- Definition Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses for retroactive reinsurance contracts. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of U.S. Treasury Bills issued by the United States Department of the Treasury which have maturities that are more than three months from the date of purchases. No definition available.
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- Definition The remaining unamortized excess of the estimated ultimate liability for claims and claim costs over the premiums earned with respect to retroactive property/casualty reinsurance contracts. No definition available.
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- Definition Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date, including liabilities incurred and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, compensation costs, payroll taxes and fringe benefits (other than pension and postretirement obligations), contractual rights and obligations, and statutory obligations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after tax, of accumulated increase (decrease) in equity from transaction and other event and circumstance from nonowner source. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Value received from shareholders in common stock-related transactions that are in excess of par value or stated value and amounts received from other stock-related transactions. Includes only common stock transactions (excludes preferred stock transactions). May be called contributed capital, capital in excess of par, capital surplus, or paid-in capital. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable common stock (or common stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable common shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount of short-term and long-term debt and lease obligation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI), classified as current. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of liabilities and equity items, including the portion of equity attributable to noncontrolling interests, if any. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The amount needed to reflect the estimated ultimate cost of settling claims relating to casualty insurance insured events that have occurred on or before a particular date (ordinarily, the balance sheet date) and the amount needed to provide for the estimated ultimate cost required to investigate and settle claims relating to insured events that have occurred on or before a particular date (ordinarily, the balance sheet date), whether or not reported to the insurer at that date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before effect of reinsurance, of present value of future benefit to be paid to or on behalf of policyholder and related expense less present value of future net premium receivable under insurance contract. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of equity (deficit) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Excludes temporary equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amortized cost, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement and net investment in lease. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of assets classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount due to policyholder. Includes, but is not limited to, unpaid policy dividend, retrospective refund, and undistributed earnings on participating business. Excludes future policy benefit and claim expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, of all premiums and other types of receivables due from other persons or entities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after accumulated depreciation, of lessor's underlying asset for which right to use has been conveyed to lessee under operating lease. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/otherTransitionRef
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- Definition As of the reporting date, the carrying amount of noncontrolling interests which are redeemable by the (parent) entity (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the (parent) entity. The noncontrolling interest holder's ownership (or holders' ownership) may be in the form of common shares (regardless of class), limited partnership units (regardless of class), non-preferential membership interests, or any other form of common equity regardless of investee entity legal form. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount for the individual regulatory asset as itemized in a table of regulatory assets as of the end of the period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount for the individual regulatory liability as itemized in a table of regulatory liabilities as of the end of the period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of accumulated undistributed earnings (deficit). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount of equity (deficit) attributable to parent. Excludes temporary equity and equity attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount of equity (deficit) attributable to parent and noncontrolling interest. Excludes temporary equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition The amount allocated to treasury stock. Treasury stock is common and preferred shares of an entity that were issued, repurchased by the entity, and are held in its treasury. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Carrying amount of premiums written on insurance contracts that have not been earned as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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