Insurance and Other: Utilities and Energy: Finance and Financial Products: ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year Cash and cash equivalents at end of first six months Investments in fixed maturity securities Investments in equity securities Inventories Property, plant and equipment Goodwill Other assets Loans and finance receivables Losses and loss adjustment expenses Unearned premiums Derivative contract liabilities Total liabilities Income taxes, principally deferred Life and health insurance benefits Accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities Accumulated other comprehensive income LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY LIABILITIES SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Retained earnings Berkshire Hathaway shareholders' equity Noncontrolling interests Total shareholders' equity Revenues: Insurance premiums earned Sales and service revenues Interest, dividend and other investment income Investment gains/losses Other revenues Derivative gains/losses Insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses Life and health insurance benefits expense Insurance underwriting expenses Cost of sales and services Selling, general and administrative expenses Interest expense Earnings before income taxes and equity method earnings Income tax expense Earnings from equity method investments Net earnings Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests Net earnings attributable to Berkshire Hathaway Average common shares outstanding [1] Net earnings per share attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders [1] Net cash flows from operating activities Cash flows from investing activities: Net cash flows from investing activities Purchases of other investments Acquisitions of businesses Purchases of property, plant and equipment Other, investing activities Cash flows from financing activities: Net cash flows from financing activities Sales of fixed maturity securities Redemptions and maturities of fixed maturity securities Sales of equity securities Purchases of loans and finance receivables Proceeds from borrowings of finance businesses Change in short term borrowings Repayments of borrowings, other Effects of foreign currency exchange rate changes Decrease in cash and cash equivalents Principal collections on loans and finance receivables Supplemental cash flow information: Supplemental cash flow information - Cash paid during the period for: Supplemental cash flow information - Non-cash investing activity: Income taxes Statement Scenario [Axis] Scenario Unspecified Domain Statement Business Segment Segment Statement items Statement Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Cash and cash equivalents period increase decrease Cash flows from operating activities: Total assets Total liabilities and shareholders' equity Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings Net income loss attributable to reporting entity Income loss from continuing operations before income taxes minority Total revenues Benefits losses and expenses Costs and expenses, other Note 1. General Note 6. Investments in equity securities General note Other investments Note 5. Investments in fixed maturity securities Document information Document type Amendment flag Document period end date Amendment description Entity Entities Entity Listings Legal entity [axis] Entity [Domain] Entity Information Entity registrant name Entity central index key Current fiscal year end date Entity well-known seasoned issuer Entity voluntary filers Entity current reporting status Entity filer category Entity public float Entity Listing items Entity common stock, shares outstanding Accounting pronouncements to be adopted note Business acquisitions note Investments in fixed maturity securities note Investments in equity securities note Note 7. Other Investments Derivative contracts of finance and financial products businesses note Fair value measurements note Receivables note Inventories note Income taxes note Notes payable and other borrowings note Business segment data note Contingencies note Note 9. Derivative contracts of finance and financial products businesses Note 10. Fair value measurements Note 11. Receivables Note 12. Property, plant and equipment Note 13. Inventories Note 14. Income taxes Note 15. Notes payable and other borrowings Note 16. Shareholders' equity Note 17. Business segment data Note 18. Contingencies Entity Listings, Instrument Instrument Class A Class B Shareholders' equity note Property, plant and equipment note Other Investments note Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets Purchases of other investments Purchases of loans and finance receivables Acquisitions of businesses Purchases of property, plant and equipment Other investing activities Repayments of borrowings, other Receivables Notes payable and other borrowings Common stock and capital in excess of par value Note 4. Business acquisitions Operating revenues Interest income Other Costs and expenses: Cost of sales and operating expenses Other costs and expenses Purchases of fixed maturity securities Purchases of fixed maturity securities Purchases of equity securities Purchases of equity securities Interest Total costs and expenses Accounting pronouncements adopted in 2009 note Investment gain loss note Note 8. Investment Gains/Losses Total assets Total liabilities Total liabilities and shareholders' equity Total shareholders' equity Total revenues Life and health insurance benefits Total costs and expenses Decrease in cash and cash equivalents Note 2. Accounting pronouncements adopted in 2009 Note 3. Accounting pronouncements to be adopted Other-than-temporary impairments of investments Other-than-temporary impairments of investments Liabilities assumed in connection with acquisitions of businesses Acquisitions of noncontrolling interests and other The cash outflow to return capital to noncontrolled interest, which generally occurs when noncontrolling shareholders reduce their ownership stake (in a subsidiary of the entity). This element does not include dividends paid to noncontrolling shareholders. Additionally, the balance also includes the net cash inflow (outflow) from other financing activities. This element is used when there is not a more specific and appropriate element in the taxonomy. Consolidated: Net cash flows from operating activities Net cash flows from investing activities Net cash flows from financing activities Repayments of borrowings of finance businesses Repayments of borrowings of finance businesses Proceeds from borrowings of utilities and energy businesses Proceeds from other borrowings Repayments of borrowings of utilities and energy businesses Repayments of borrowings of utilities and energy businesses Repayments of other borrowings Repayments of other borrowings Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of the following: Net earnings Net earnings attributable to Berkshire Hathaway Net earnings per share attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders [1]