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Revenues from contracts with customers (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by reportable segment and source of revenue | The following table summarizes customer contract revenues disaggregated by reportable segment and the source of the revenue for each of the three years ended December 31, 2023 (in millions). Revenues from PTC in 2023 are for the eleven months ending December 31, 2023. Other revenues, which are not considered to be revenues from contracts with customers under GAAP, are primarily insurance premiums earned, interest, dividend and other investment income and leasing revenues.
2023 |  | Manufacturing |  |  | McLane |  |  | Service and Retailing |  |  | BNSF |  |  | Berkshire Hathaway Energy |  |  | PTC |  |  | Insurance, Corporate and other |  |  | Total |
Manufactured products: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Industrial and commercial |  | $ | 28,066 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 233 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 28,299 |
Building |  |  | 20,119 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20,119 |
Consumer |  |  | 17,702 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17,702 |
Grocery and convenience store distribution |  |  | — |  |  |  | 31,524 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 31,524 |
Food and beverage distribution |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,040 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,040 |
Auto sales |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10,747 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10,747 |
Other retail and wholesale distribution |  |  | 3,289 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 16,289 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,423 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22,001 |
Service |  |  | 1,457 |  |  |  | 1,079 |  |  |  | 5,474 |  |  |  | 23,724 |  |  |  | 4,055 |  |  |  | 264 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 36,053 |
Electricity, natural gas and fuel |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20,647 |  |  |  | 48,774 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 69,421 |
Total |  |  | 70,633 |  |  |  | 51,643 |  |  |  | 32,743 |  |  |  | 23,724 |  |  |  | 24,702 |  |  |  | 51,461 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 254,906 |
Other revenues |  |  | 4,650 |  |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | 7,136 |  |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | 1,258 |  |  |  | 203 |  |  |  | 96,091 |  |  |  | 109,576 |
|  | $ | 75,283 |  |  | $ | 51,814 |  |  | $ | 39,879 |  |  | $ | 23,791 |  |  | $ | 25,960 |  |  | $ | 51,664 |  |  | $ | 96,091 |  |  | $ | 364,482 |
2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufactured products: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Industrial and commercial |  | $ | 24,566 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 199 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 24,765 |
Building |  |  | 22,762 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22,762 |
Consumer |  |  | 19,912 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,912 |
Grocery and convenience store distribution |  |  | — |  |  |  | 32,599 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 32,599 |
Food and beverage distribution |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,388 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,388 |
Auto sales |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10,486 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10,486 |
Other retail and wholesale distribution |  |  | 3,195 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 16,931 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20,126 |
Service |  |  | 1,199 |  |  |  | 1,103 |  |  |  | 4,439 |  |  |  | 25,742 |  |  |  | 4,933 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37,416 |
Electricity and natural gas |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20,317 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20,317 |
Total |  |  | 71,634 |  |  |  | 53,090 |  |  |  | 32,055 |  |  |  | 25,742 |  |  |  | 25,250 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 207,771 |
Other revenues |  |  | 4,016 |  |  |  | 119 |  |  |  | 6,154 |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 1,097 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82,803 |  |  |  | 94,249 |
|  | $ | 75,650 |  |  | $ | 53,209 |  |  | $ | 38,209 |  |  | $ | 25,802 |  |  | $ | 26,347 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 82,803 |  |  | $ | 302,020 |
2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufactured products: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Industrial and commercial |  | $ | 22,184 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 159 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 22,343 |
Building |  |  | 19,604 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,604 |
Consumer |  |  | 18,540 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,540 |
Grocery and convenience store distribution |  |  | — |  |  |  | 31,245 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 31,245 |
Food and beverage distribution |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17,332 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17,332 |
Auto sales |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,966 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,966 |
Other retail and wholesale distribution |  |  | 2,997 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,898 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,895 |
Service |  |  | 1,486 |  |  |  | 751 |  |  |  | 4,123 |  |  |  | 23,120 |  |  |  | 5,583 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 35,063 |
Electricity and natural gas |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,264 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,264 |
Total |  |  | 64,811 |  |  |  | 49,328 |  |  |  | 30,146 |  |  |  | 23,120 |  |  |  | 23,847 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 191,252 |
Other revenues |  |  | 3,766 |  |  |  | 122 |  |  |  | 4,601 |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | 1,205 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,182 |  |  |  | 84,933 |
|  | $ | 68,577 |  |  | $ | 49,450 |  |  | $ | 34,747 |  |  | $ | 23,177 |  |  | $ | 25,052 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 75,182 |  |  | $ | 276,185 |
Transaction price allocated to significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations and timing of when performance obligations expected to be satisfied | A summary of the transaction price allocated to the significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations related to contracts with expected durations exceeding one year as of December 31, 2023 and the timing of when the performance obligations are expected to be satisfied follows (in millions).
|  | Less than 12 months |  |  | Greater than 12 months |  |  | Total |
Electricity, natural gas and fuel |  | $ | 3,039 |  |  | $ | 20,019 |  |  | $ | 23,058 |
Other sales and service contracts |  |  | 3,163 |  |  |  | 5,181 |  |  |  | 8,344 |

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