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Business segment data - Earnings data (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2024
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues $ 94,972 $ 92,995 $ 277,212 $ 276,517
Costs and Expenses:        
Interest expense 1,261 1,214 3,771 3,760
Total costs and expenses 79,136 81,223 236,788 237,380
Earnings before income taxes 38,105 32,508 58,003 86,351
BNSF [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 6,013 5,920 17,458 17,344
BHE [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 7,293 7,323 20,042 20,068
Manufacturing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 20,015 19,670 58,707 57,988
Service and Retailing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 10,568 9,828 31,351 29,422
Pilot [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 10,879 10,623 31,396 36,101
McLane [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 12,960 12,527 37,375 37,098
Operating Businesses [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 94,237 92,809 274,998 276,165
Costs and Expenses:        
Interest expense 1,327 1,272 3,952 3,712
Earnings before income taxes 14,424 12,949 39,417 38,737
Operating Businesses [Member] | Insurance Group [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 26,181 26,664 77,804 77,332
Costs and Expenses:        
Losses and loss adjustment expenses ("LAE") 13,735 15,163 42,454 42,718
Life, annuity and health benefits 1,116 925 3,316 2,824
Other segment items 4,451 4,948 13,335 12,769
Total costs and expenses 19,302 21,036 59,105 58,311
Earnings before income taxes 6,879 5,628 18,699 19,021
Operating Businesses [Member] | Insurance Group [Member] | Underwriting [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 22,445 22,055 66,444 65,482
Costs and Expenses:        
Losses and loss adjustment expenses ("LAE") 13,735 15,163 42,454 42,718
Life, annuity and health benefits 1,116 925 3,316 2,824
Other segment items 4,431 4,933 13,255 12,733
Total costs and expenses 19,282 21,021 59,025 58,275
Earnings before income taxes 3,163 1,034 7,419 7,207
Operating Businesses [Member] | Insurance Group [Member] | Underwriting [Member] | GEICO [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 11,264 10,699 33,080 31,402
Costs and Expenses:        
Losses and loss adjustment expenses ("LAE") 8,047 7,634 23,416 22,803
Other segment items 1,444 1,032 3,897 2,852
Total costs and expenses 9,491 8,666 27,313 25,655
Earnings before income taxes 1,773 2,033 5,767 5,747
Operating Businesses [Member] | Insurance Group [Member] | Underwriting [Member] | BH Primary [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 4,711 4,685 13,965 13,882
Costs and Expenses:        
Losses and loss adjustment expenses ("LAE") 2,842 4,066 9,487 9,971
Other segment items 1,363 1,308 4,053 3,835
Total costs and expenses 4,205 5,374 13,540 13,806
Earnings before income taxes 506 (689) 425 76
Operating Businesses [Member] | Insurance Group [Member] | Underwriting [Member] | BHRG [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 6,470 6,671 19,399 20,198
Costs and Expenses:        
Losses and loss adjustment expenses ("LAE") 2,846 3,463 9,551 9,944
Life, annuity and health benefits 1,116 925 3,316 2,824
Other segment items 1,624 2,593 5,305 6,046
Total costs and expenses 5,586 6,981 18,172 18,814
Earnings before income taxes 884 (310) 1,227 1,384
Operating Businesses [Member] | Insurance Group [Member] | Investment Income [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 3,736 4,609 11,360 11,850
Costs and Expenses:        
Other segment items 20 15 80 36
Total costs and expenses 20 15 80 36
Earnings before income taxes 3,716 4,594 11,280 11,814
Operating Businesses [Member] | BNSF [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 6,039 5,940 17,528 17,405
Costs and Expenses:        
Compensation and benefits 1,400 1,407 4,159 4,140
Fuel 772 799 2,240 2,475
Depreciation and amortization 684 644 2,034 1,964
Interest expense 279 275 821 807
Other segment items 992 969 2,950 3,032
Total costs and expenses 4,127 4,094 12,204 12,418
Earnings before income taxes 1,912 1,846 5,324 4,987
Operating Businesses [Member] | BHE [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 7,304 7,335 20,078 20,104
Costs and Expenses:        
Energy Cost of Sales 1,876 1,902 4,841 5,099
Energy Operations and Maintenance 1,473 1,342 4,114 4,139
Energy Depreciation and Amortization 1,025 986 3,088 2,944
Real estate operating costs and expenses 1,146 1,151 3,227 3,477
Interest expense 658 630 1,968 1,900
Other segment items 213 223 819 686
Total costs and expenses 6,391 6,234 18,057 18,245
Earnings before income taxes 913 1,101 2,021 1,859
Operating Businesses [Member] | Manufacturing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 20,047 19,675 58,782 58,044
Costs and Expenses:        
Cost of sales and services 12,848 12,801 38,157 38,091
Cost of leasing 288 297 887 827
Interest expense 303 264 886 657
Other segment items 3,024 3,178 9,305 9,291
Total costs and expenses 16,463 16,540 49,235 48,866
Earnings before income taxes 3,584 3,135 9,547 9,178
Operating Businesses [Member] | Service and Retailing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 10,593 9,842 31,418 29,492
Costs and Expenses:        
Cost of sales and services 6,388 5,907 18,846 17,652
Cost of leasing 1,587 1,473 4,763 4,378
Interest expense 28 30 84 88
Other segment items 1,610 1,555 4,699 4,620
Total costs and expenses 9,613 8,965 28,392 26,738
Earnings before income taxes 980 877 3,026 2,754
Operating Businesses [Member] | Pilot [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 10,882 10,630 31,421 36,132
Costs and Expenses:        
Cost of sales and services 9,881 9,453 28,175 32,903
Depreciation and amortization 266 254 783 750
Interest expense 53 69 174 246
Other segment items 752 706 2,193 1,993
Total costs and expenses 10,899 10,413 31,151 35,646
Earnings before income taxes (17) 217 270 486
Operating Businesses [Member] | McLane [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 13,191 12,723 37,967 37,656
Costs and Expenses:        
Cost of sales and services 12,054 11,683 34,660 34,556
Depreciation and amortization 50 50 146 149
Interest expense 6 4 19 14
Other segment items 914 845 2,631 2,499
Total costs and expenses 13,018 12,578 37,437 37,204
Earnings before income taxes $ 173 $ 145 $ 530 $ 452