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Notes payable and other borrowings (Detail) € in Millions, £ in Millions, $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2023 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2023 JPY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings |  | € 6,850 | £ 1,750 | ¥ 1,259 |
Principal payments on debt - 2024 | $ 13,859 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2025 | 7,048 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2026 | 6,053 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2027 | 4,549 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2028 | 6,433 |  |  |  |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | 18,781 |  |  |  | $ 21,393
Principal payments on debt - 2024 | 1,900 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2025 | 2,000 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2026 | 4,400 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2027 | 2,000 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2028 | 1,400 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | 42,692 |  |  |  | 46,538
Principal payments on debt - 2024 | 3,295 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2025 | 3,076 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2026 | 4,499 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2027 | 2,877 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2028 | 1,413 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | U.S. Dollar Denominated [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | $ 3,740 |  |  |  | 6,231
Weighted average interest rate, percentage | 3.50% | 3.50% | 3.50% | 3.50% |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | U.S. Dollar Denominated [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2025 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | U.S. Dollar Denominated [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2047 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | Euro Denominated [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | $ 6,145 |  |  |  | 7,344
Weighted average interest rate, percentage | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | Euro Denominated [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2024 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | Euro Denominated [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2041 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | Japanese Yen Denominated [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | $ 8,896 |  |  |  | 7,818
Weighted average interest rate, percentage | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | Japanese Yen Denominated [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2024 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Parent) [Member] | Japanese Yen Denominated [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2060 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | $ 4,696 |  |  |  | 5,967
Short-term debt | $ 1,187 |  |  |  | 1,310
Weighted average interest rate, percentage | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.50% |
Short-term borrowings, weighted average interest rate | 7.30% | 7.30% | 7.30% | 7.30% |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2024 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2051 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | U.S. Dollar Denominated [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | $ 14,463 |  |  |  | 14,458
Weighted average interest rate, percentage | 3.60% | 3.60% | 3.60% | 3.60% |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | U.S. Dollar Denominated [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2027 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | U.S. Dollar Denominated [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2052 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Euro Denominated [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | $ 1,374 |  |  |  | 1,332
Weighted average interest rate, percentage | 1.80% | 1.80% | 1.80% | 1.80% |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Euro Denominated [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2030 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Euro Denominated [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2034 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Great Britain Pound Denominated [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | $ 2,191 |  |  |  | 2,078
Weighted average interest rate, percentage | 2.50% | 2.50% | 2.50% | 2.50% |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Great Britain Pound Denominated [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2039 |  |  |  |
Insurance and Other [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Great Britain Pound Denominated [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2059 |  |  |  |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | $ 85,579 |  |  |  | 76,206
Principal payments on debt - 2024 | 10,564 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2025 | 3,972 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2026 | 1,554 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2027 | 1,672 |  |  |  |
Principal payments on debt - 2028 | $ 5,020 |  |  |  |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Energy ("BHE") [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate, percentage | 4.40% | 4.40% | 4.40% | 4.40% |
Senior unsecured debt | $ 13,101 |  |  |  | 13,996
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Energy ("BHE") [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2025 |  |  |  |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Energy ("BHE") [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2053 |  |  |  |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Energy Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | $ 39,072 |  |  |  | 37,639
Weighted average interest rate, percentage | 4.40% | 4.40% | 4.40% | 4.40% |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Energy Subsidiaries [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2024 |  |  |  |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Energy Subsidiaries [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2064 |  |  |  |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Short-term debt | $ 4,148 |  |  |  | 1,119
Short-term borrowings, weighted average interest rate | 5.90% | 5.90% | 5.90% | 5.90% |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Pilot Travel Centers ("PTC") and Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | $ 5,776 |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate, percentage | 7.20% | 7.20% | 7.20% | 7.20% |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Pilot Travel Centers ("PTC") and Subsidiaries [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2024 |  |  |  |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Pilot Travel Centers ("PTC") and Subsidiaries [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2028 |  |  |  |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Burlington Northern Santa Fe ("BNSF") and subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable and other borrowings | $ 23,482 |  |  |  | $ 23,452
Weighted average interest rate, percentage | 4.60% | 4.60% | 4.60% | 4.60% |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Burlington Northern Santa Fe ("BNSF") and subsidiaries [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2024 |  |  |  |
Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member] | Burlington Northern Santa Fe ("BNSF") and subsidiaries [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturity year | 2097 |  |  |  |

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