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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - BHE (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Jun. 30, 2025
Jun. 30, 2026
Jun. 30, 2025
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Operating revenue $ 6,686 $ 6,394 $ 13,358 $ 12,760
Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 5,302 5,037 10,978 10,395
Other revenue 111 93 245 241
Operating revenue 5,413 5,130 11,223 10,636
PAC | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 1,791 1,795 3,575 3,530
Other revenue 10 15 34 48
Operating revenue 1,801 1,810 3,609 3,578
MidAmerican Funding | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 855 841 1,978 1,827
Other revenue 17 19 34 47
Operating revenue 872 860 2,012 1,874
NV Energy, Inc. | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 977 856 1,743 1,573
Other revenue 0 1 0 2
Operating revenue 977 857 1,743 1,575
Northern Powergrid Holdings | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 296 274 602 671
Other revenue 29 29 59 58
Operating revenue 325 303 661 729
BHE Pipeline Group | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 982 873 2,363 2,048
Other revenue 10 (9) 14 1
Operating revenue 992 864 2,377 2,049
BHE Transmission | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 183 180 370 364
Other revenue 2 1 4 2
Operating revenue 185 181 374 366
BHE Renewables | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 255 248 443 459
Other revenue 43 38 100 84
Operating revenue 298 286 543 543
BHE and Other | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue (37) (30) (96) (77)
Other revenue 0 (1) 0 (1)
Operating revenue (37) (31) (96) (78)
Regulated | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 4,677 4,448 9,735 9,222
Regulated | Regulated retail electric        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 3,278 3,146 6,246 5,970
Regulated | Regulated retail gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 119 127 488 485
Regulated | Wholesale        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 111 116 334 262
Regulated | Regulated transmission and distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 507 478 1,023 1,084
Regulated | Regulated interstate pipeline        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 622 545 1,558 1,358
Regulated | Other customer revenue        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 40 36 86 63
Regulated | PAC | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 1,791 1,795 3,575 3,530
Regulated | PAC | Regulated retail electric        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 1,683 1,711 3,369 3,358
Regulated | PAC | Regulated retail gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | PAC | Wholesale        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 31 15 52 28
Regulated | PAC | Regulated transmission and distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 34 34 69 82
Regulated | PAC | Regulated interstate pipeline        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | PAC | Other customer revenue        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 43 35 85 62
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 854 840 1,974 1,824
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated retail electric        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 669 634 1,258 1,179
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated retail gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 101 105 433 414
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Wholesale        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 71 88 257 204
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated transmission and distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 13 13 26 27
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Regulated interstate pipeline        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | MidAmerican Funding | Other customer revenue        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 974 854 1,736 1,569
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated retail electric        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 927 802 1,621 1,435
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated retail gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 18 22 55 71
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Wholesale        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 8 13 23 29
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated transmission and distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 20 16 36 33
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Regulated interstate pipeline        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Other customer revenue        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 1 1 1 1
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 278 252 566 624
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated retail electric        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated retail gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Wholesale        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated transmission and distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 278 252 566 624
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Regulated interstate pipeline        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Other customer revenue        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 649 572 1,647 1,432
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated retail electric        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated retail gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Wholesale        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 2 1
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated transmission and distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Regulated interstate pipeline        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 652 572 1,645 1,431
Regulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Other customer revenue        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue (3) 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 162 163 326 318
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated retail electric        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated retail gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Wholesale        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated transmission and distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 162 163 326 318
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Regulated interstate pipeline        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Transmission | Other customer revenue        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated retail electric        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated retail gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Wholesale        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated transmission and distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Regulated interstate pipeline        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE Renewables | Other customer revenue        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE and Other | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue (31) (28) (89) (75)
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated retail electric        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue (1) (1) (2) (2)
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated retail gas        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE and Other | Wholesale        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 1 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated transmission and distribution        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Regulated | BHE and Other | Regulated interstate pipeline        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue (30) (27) (87) (73)
Regulated | BHE and Other | Other customer revenue        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue (1) 0 0 0
Nonregulated | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 625 589 1,243 1,173
Nonregulated | PAC | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 0 0 0 0
Nonregulated | MidAmerican Funding | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 1 1 4 3
Nonregulated | NV Energy, Inc. | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 3 2 7 4
Nonregulated | Northern Powergrid Holdings | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 18 22 36 47
Nonregulated | BHE Pipeline Group | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 333 301 716 616
Nonregulated | BHE Transmission | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 21 17 44 46
Nonregulated | BHE Renewables | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue 255 248 443 459
Nonregulated | BHE and Other | Energy        
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]        
Total Customer Revenue $ (6) $ (2) $ (7) $ (2)