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Property, plant and equipment including equipment held for lease (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Schedule of depreciation expense

Property, plant and equipment depreciation expense for the first nine months of 2025 and 2024 is summarized below (in millions).

		2025				2024
Insurance and other		$	2,366			$	2,316
Railroad, utilities and energy			5,121				4,859
		$	7,487			$	7,175

Insurance and Other [Member]

Schedule of property, plant and equipment

A summary of property, plant and equipment of our insurance and other businesses follows (in millions).

		September 30, 2025				December 31, 2024
Land, buildings and improvements		$	21,612			$	20,735
Machinery and equipment			33,611				32,475
Furniture, fixtures and other			6,129				5,501
			61,352				58,711
Accumulated depreciation			(30,616	)			(28,640	)
		$	30,736			$	30,071

Railroad, Utilities and Energy [Member]

Schedule of property, plant and equipment

A summary of property, plant and equipment of our railroad, utilities and energy businesses follows (in millions). The utility generation, transmission and distribution systems and interstate natural gas pipeline assets are owned by regulated public utility and natural gas pipeline subsidiaries.

		September 30, 2025				December 31, 2024
Railroad:
Land, track structure and other roadway		$	75,996			$	74,093
Locomotives, freight cars and other equipment			15,591				15,766
Construction in progress			2,203				1,813
			93,790				91,672
Accumulated depreciation			(21,965	)			(20,411	)
			71,825				71,261
Utilities and energy:
Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems			106,751				103,015
Interstate natural gas pipeline assets			20,646				20,237
Independent power plants and other			15,619				14,840
Construction in progress			11,845				8,793
			154,861				146,885
Accumulated depreciation			(45,107	)			(43,116	)
			109,754				103,769
		$	181,579			$	175,030

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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-SubTopic 10
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