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  assets:                                                                                            
  insurance and other:                                                                                            
  cash and cash equivalents*96,193,000,000 36,892,000,000 44,333,000,000 32,287,000,000 36,884,000,000 28,891,000,000 33,672,000,000 25,573,000,000 44,611,000,000 23,805,000,000 32,260,000,000 28,869,000,000 26,534,000,000 35,542,000,000 85,319,000,000 65,156,000,000 38,924,000,000 56,826,000,000 44,714,000,000 23,078,000,000 32,318,000,000 38,717,000,000 61,151,000,000 71,064,000,000 41,375,000,000 22,487,000,000 27,749,000,000 36,506,000,000 57,918,000,000                                                                
  short-term investments in u.s. treasury bills243,605,000,000 305,501,000,000 286,472,000,000 288,031,000,000 234,618,000,000 153,444,000,000 129,619,000,000 126,401,000,000 97,322,000,000 103,869,000,000 92,774,000,000 76,332,000,000 74,803,000,000 67,145,000,000 58,535,000,000 79,209,000,000 101,760,000,000 85,385,000,000 90,300,000,000 118,906,000,000 110,518,000,000 94,623,000,000 63,822,000,000 53,378,000,000 77,745,000,000 88,029,000,000 81,506,000,000 59,947,000,000 45,243,000,000 48,040,000,000 78,515,000,000 66,008,000,000                                                             
  investments in fixed maturity securities15,084,000,000 15,035,000,000 15,364,000,000 16,042,000,000 16,802,000,000 17,167,000,000 23,758,000,000 22,435,000,000 22,353,000,000 22,566,000,000 25,128,000,000 18,602,000,000 21,136,000,000 21,718,000,000 16,434,000,000 18,125,000,000 20,460,000,000 20,027,000,000 20,410,000,000 19,435,000,000 19,210,000,000 17,923,000,000 18,685,000,000 19,172,000,000 19,962,000,000 19,415,000,000 19,898,000,000 18,271,000,000 18,524,000,000 19,920,000,000 21,353,000,000 23,381,000,000               663,000,000 749,000,000 782,000,000 842,000,000 868,000,000 923,000,000 948,000,000 966,000,000 1,017,000,000 1,041,000,000 1,057,000,000 1,080,000,000 1,193,000,000 1,206,000,000 1,277,000,000 4,608,000,000 4,765,000,000 4,150,000,000 3,778,000,000 4,517,000,000 4,675,000,000 7,456,000,000 6,864,000,000 3,056,000,000 2,888,000,000 2,875,000,000 2,959,000,000 3,012,000,000 3,108,000,000 3,139,000,000 3,255,000,000 3,435,000,000 3,531,000,000 6,972,000,000 8,114,000,000 8,459,000,000 7,255,000,000          
  investments in equity securities267,923,000,000 263,735,000,000 271,588,000,000 271,650,000,000 284,871,000,000 335,864,000,000 353,842,000,000 318,621,000,000 353,409,000,000 328,161,000,000 308,793,000,000 306,167,000,000 327,662,000,000 390,538,000,000 350,719,000,000 310,739,000,000 307,942,000,000 282,097,000,000 281,170,000,000 245,317,000,000 207,454,000,000 180,782,000,000 248,027,000,000 220,051,000,000 200,516,000,000 191,771,000,000 172,757,000,000 201,226,000,000 174,033,000,000 166,658,000,000 164,026,000,000 135,355,000,000                                                             
  equity method investments25,323,000,000 31,144,000,000 31,134,000,000 30,133,000,000 30,065,000,000 29,585,000,000 29,066,000,000 27,496,000,000 27,493,000,000 26,403,000,000 28,050,000,000 28,714,000,000 17,494,000,000 17,596,000,000 17,375,000,000 16,658,000,000 16,542,000,000 16,533,000,000 17,303,000,000 17,152,000,000 17,132,000,000 17,483,000,000 17,505,000,000 17,535,000,000 17,208,000,000 17,308,000,000 17,325,000,000                                                                  
  loans and finance receivables28,722,000,000 28,131,000,000 27,798,000,000 27,106,000,000 26,085,000,000 25,435,000,000 24,681,000,000 24,009,000,000 23,530,000,000 23,144,000,000 23,208,000,000 22,094,000,000 21,877,000,000 21,265,000,000 20,751,000,000 20,397,000,000 19,900,000,000 19,449,000,000 19,201,000,000 18,584,000,000 18,175,000,000 17,660,000,000 17,527,000,000 17,135,000,000 16,807,000,000 16,432,000,000 16,280,000,000 14,477,000,000 14,211,000,000 13,845,000,000 13,748,000,000 14,559,000,000 13,365,000,000 13,300,000,000 13,213,000,000 13,088,000,000 12,925,000,000 12,772,000,000 12,686,000,000 12,592,000,000 12,474,000,000 12,566,000,000 12,535,000,000 12,517,000,000 12,464,000,000 12,826,000,000 12,838,000,000 12,855,000,000 12,751,000,000 12,809,000,000 13,230,000,000 13,664,000,000 13,799,000,000 13,934,000,000 14,003,000,000 14,199,000,000 14,926,000,000 15,226,000,000 15,406,000,000 15,669,000,000 15,423,000,000 13,989,000,000 13,514,000,000 13,631,000,000 13,769,000,000 13,942,000,000 13,770,000,000 13,461,000,000 12,956,000,000 12,359,000,000 11,876,000,000 11,953,000,000 11,675,000,000 11,498,000,000 11,308,000,000 11,187,000,000 11,237,000,000 11,087,000,000 11,175,000,000 10,914,000,000 9,565,000,000 9,175,000,000 5,159,000,000 4,987,000,000 4,652,000,000 4,951,000,000       
  other receivables47,473,000,000 47,401,000,000 43,887,000,000 45,458,000,000 45,967,000,000 46,772,000,000 44,174,000,000 45,878,000,000 45,590,000,000 45,674,000,000 43,506,000,000 40,383,000,000 39,678,000,000 38,963,000,000 35,388,000,000 37,277,000,000 36,044,000,000 35,002,000,000 32,310,000,000 34,389,000,000 33,546,000,000 34,720,000,000 32,418,000,000 34,511,000,000 33,941,000,000 33,710,000,000 31,564,000,000                                                                  
  inventories24,371,000,000 24,034,000,000 24,008,000,000 23,617,000,000 23,498,000,000 23,670,000,000 24,159,000,000 24,755,000,000 25,295,000,000 25,499,000,000 25,366,000,000 25,102,000,000 24,560,000,000 22,572,000,000 20,954,000,000 20,191,000,000 19,393,000,000 18,886,000,000 19,208,000,000 19,361,000,000 19,277,000,000 20,172,000,000 19,852,000,000 19,951,000,000 19,834,000,000 19,454,000,000 19,069,000,000 16,793,000,000 16,194,000,000 16,244,000,000 16,187,000,000 16,442,000,000 16,115,000,000 15,727,000,000 15,763,000,000 15,720,000,000 15,837,000,000 11,916,000,000 11,995,000,000 12,072,000,000 11,681,000,000 10,236,000,000 10,182,000,000 10,199,000,000 10,245,000,000 9,945,000,000 9,880,000,000 9,877,000,000 9,673,000,000 9,675,000,000 9,476,000,000 9,525,000,000 9,055,000,000 8,975,000,000 9,265,000,000 7,960,000,000 7,564,000,000 7,101,000,000 6,924,000,000 6,563,000,000 6,451,000,000 6,147,000,000 6,051,000,000 6,387,000,000 6,802,000,000 7,500,000,000 7,319,000,000 7,081,000,000 6,715,000,000 5,793,000,000 5,928,000,000 5,598,000,000 5,437,000,000 5,257,000,000 5,386,000,000 4,371,000,000 4,227,000,000 4,143,000,000 4,031,000,000 3,875,000,000 3,835,000,000 3,842,000,000 3,767,000,000 3,623,000,000 3,693,000,000 3,656,000,000 3,755,000,000 3,772,000,000 3,066,000,000 3,030,000,000 2,906,000,000 2,815,000,000 
  property, plant and equipment30,374,000,000 30,215,000,000 30,071,000,000 22,300,000,000 22,144,000,000 22,058,000,000 22,030,000,000 21,758,000,000 21,413,000,000 21,208,000,000 21,113,000,000 20,378,000,000 20,517,000,000 20,707,000,000 20,834,000,000 20,722,000,000 20,865,000,000 20,990,000,000 21,200,000,000 21,141,000,000 21,122,000,000 21,258,000,000 21,438,000,000 21,230,000,000 21,204,000,000 20,825,000,000 20,628,000,000 24,357,000,000 23,948,000,000 23,807,000,000 20,104,000,000 19,790,000,000 19,645,000,000 19,325,000,000 19,326,000,000 19,072,000,000 18,958,000,000 15,540,000,000 15,465,000,000 15,392,000,000 15,161,000,000 14,153,000,000 14,053,000,000 13,999,000,000 13,798,000,000 19,732,000,000 19,461,000,000 19,150,000,000 19,148,000,000 19,188,000,000 18,924,000,000 18,388,000,000 18,401,000,000 18,177,000,000 17,804,000,000 15,645,000,000 15,686,000,000 15,741,000,000 15,396,000,000 15,408,000,000 15,566,000,000 15,720,000,000 16,567,000,000 17,016,000,000 28,736,000,000 28,454,000,000 28,020,000,000 27,195,000,000 26,555,000,000 9,969,000,000 9,863,000,000 9,645,000,000 9,514,000,000 9,303,000,000 8,993,000,000 7,904,000,000 7,705,000,000 7,500,000,000 7,026,000,000 6,770,000,000 6,583,000,000 6,516,000,000 6,308,000,000 6,247,000,000 6,202,000,000 6,260,000,000 6,040,000,000 5,993,000,000 5,466,000,000 5,407,000,000 5,157,000,000 5,120,000,000 
  equipment held for lease18,123,000,000 17,984,000,000 17,828,000,000 17,796,000,000 17,418,000,000 17,154,000,000 16,947,000,000 16,284,000,000 16,028,000,000 15,674,000,000 15,584,000,000 15,139,000,000 15,125,000,000 15,038,000,000 14,918,000,000 14,752,000,000 14,659,000,000 14,567,000,000 14,601,000,000 14,714,000,000 14,887,000,000 14,899,000,000 15,065,000,000 14,934,000,000 14,741,000,000 14,429,000,000 14,298,000,000                                                                  
  goodwill57,096,000,000 56,974,000,000 56,860,000,000 50,946,000,000 50,800,000,000 50,813,000,000 50,868,000,000 50,939,000,000 50,982,000,000 50,997,000,000 51,522,000,000 46,822,000,000 46,951,000,000 47,064,000,000 47,117,000,000 47,090,000,000 47,080,000,000 47,054,000,000 47,121,000,000 47,091,000,000 47,034,000,000 56,990,000,000 57,052,000,000 56,478,000,000 56,487,000,000 56,449,000,000 56,323,000,000 54,985,000,000 54,955,000,000 55,079,000,000 54,985,000,000 54,471,000,000 54,333,000,000 53,994,000,000 53,832,000,000 53,564,000,000 53,523,000,000 37,188,000,000 37,133,000,000 37,141,000,000 37,284,000,000 34,959,000,000 34,546,000,000 34,616,000,000 34,237,000,000 33,372,000,000 33,356,000,000 33,178,000,000 33,207,000,000 33,274,000,000 33,015,000,000 32,037,000,000 32,036,000,000 32,125,000,000 32,215,000,000 27,999,000,000 27,948,000,000 27,891,000,000 28,069,000,000 28,021,000,000 27,610,000,000 27,614,000,000 27,617,000,000 27,535,000,000 27,497,000,000 27,477,000,000 27,102,000,000 26,916,000,000 26,941,000,000 26,306,000,000 26,125,000,000 25,845,000,000 26,042,000,000 25,678,000,000 25,748,000,000 23,437,000,000 23,101,000,000 22,693,000,000               
  other intangible assets34,079,000,000 34,331,000,000 34,638,000,000 28,797,000,000 28,788,000,000 29,045,000,000 29,327,000,000 29,495,000,000 29,819,000,000 30,001,000,000 29,187,000,000 27,738,000,000 27,992,000,000 28,211,000,000 28,486,000,000 28,643,000,000 28,853,000,000 29,184,000,000 29,462,000,000 29,652,000,000 29,847,000,000 30,693,000,000 31,051,000,000 30,788,000,000 31,032,000,000 31,266,000,000 31,499,000,000 31,626,000,000 31,925,000,000 32,260,000,000 32,518,000,000 33,220,000,000 33,472,000,000 33,481,000,000 35,034,000,000 35,179,000,000 35,267,000,000 9,148,000,000                                                       
  deferred charges - retroactive reinsurance8,474,000,000 8,628,000,000 8,797,000,000 8,885,000,000 9,064,000,000 9,318,000,000 9,495,000,000 9,265,000,000 9,454,000,000 9,699,000,000 9,870,000,000 9,990,000,000 10,213,000,000 10,424,000,000 10,639,000,000                                                                              
  other25,699,000,000 25,291,000,000 24,994,000,000 20,959,000,000 20,629,000,000 20,398,000,000 19,568,000,000 19,674,000,000 19,917,000,000 19,729,000,000 19,628,000,000 16,753,000,000 16,302,000,000 16,303,000,000 15,854,000,000 16,301,000,000 15,638,000,000 15,447,000,000 14,580,000,000 14,121,000,000 14,021,000,000 13,593,000,000 13,232,000,000 13,430,000,000 13,097,000,000 12,726,000,000 9,307,000,000 13,250,000,000 11,619,000,000 11,939,000,000 11,158,000,000 7,560,000,000 15,293,000,000 14,364,000,000 15,415,000,000 14,487,000,000 14,418,000,000 15,998,000,000 15,011,000,000 16,183,000,000 15,208,000,000 16,346,000,000 13,058,000,000 12,197,000,000 13,259,000,000 12,334,000,000 19,016,000,000 18,982,000,000 16,779,000,000 16,057,000,000 14,980,000,000 14,297,000,000 14,986,000,000 13,111,000,000 16,633,000,000 13,121,000,000 18,943,000,000 19,333,000,000 22,351,000,000 21,492,000,000 22,990,000,000 28,980,000,000 31,927,000,000 30,365,000,000 25,152,000,000 21,535,000,000 9,210,000,000 9,315,000,000 9,470,000,000 7,797,000,000 691,000,000 802,000,000 834,000,000 905,000,000 925,000,000 993,000,000 1,012,000,000 1,003,000,000 1,999,000,000 2,144,000,000 2,260,000,000 2,346,000,000 2,542,000,000 2,370,000,000 3,004,000,000 2,924,000,000 4,205,000,000 4,095,000,000 3,747,000,000 4,229,000,000 3,702,000,000 2,139,000,000 
  railroad, utilities and energy:                                                                                            
  receivables4,323,000,000 4,291,000,000 4,503,000,000 6,588,000,000 6,502,000,000 6,063,000,000 7,086,000,000 6,848,000,000 6,067,000,000 6,814,000,000 4,795,000,000 4,985,000,000 4,815,000,000 4,092,000,000 4,177,000,000 4,324,000,000 4,229,000,000 4,050,000,000 3,542,000,000 3,426,000,000 3,220,000,000 3,237,000,000 3,417,000,000 3,756,000,000 3,641,000,000 3,460,000,000 3,666,000,000 31,884,000,000 31,280,000,000 30,906,000,000 28,578,000,000 28,953,000,000 28,870,000,000 27,097,000,000 27,544,000,000 27,162,000,000 27,190,000,000 23,303,000,000 24,484,000,000 24,606,000,000 24,006,000,000 21,852,000,000 24,017,000,000 22,997,000,000 22,717,000,000 20,497,000,000 27,145,000,000 21,956,000,000 23,470,000,000 21,753,000,000 21,327,000,000 21,192,000,000 21,366,000,000 19,012,000,000 19,834,000,000 19,396,000,000 19,577,000,000 20,917,000,000 18,079,000,000 17,407,000,000 17,799,000,000 14,792,000,000 16,047,000,000 15,778,000,000       14,171,000,000 14,095,000,000 20,336,000,000 12,881,000,000 13,621,000,000 13,520,000,000 13,097,000,000 12,372,000,000 13,104,000,000 12,483,000,000 12,256,000,000 11,291,000,000 11,721,000,000 11,862,000,000 12,706,000,000 12,314,000,000 12,617,000,000 13,337,000,000   14,393,000,000 12,623,000,000 
  regulatory assets5,241,000,000 5,299,000,000 5,349,000,000 5,452,000,000 5,392,000,000 5,570,000,000 5,565,000,000 5,694,000,000 5,452,000,000 5,557,000,000 5,062,000,000 4,750,000,000 4,259,000,000 4,086,000,000 3,963,000,000 3,842,000,000 3,610,000,000 3,492,000,000 3,440,000,000 2,933,000,000 2,989,000,000 2,963,000,000 2,881,000,000 3,007,000,000 3,073,000,000 3,154,000,000 3,067,000,000 2,928,000,000 2,929,000,000 2,987,000,000 2,950,000,000 4,644,000,000 4,617,000,000 4,457,000,000 4,369,000,000 4,306,000,000 4,303,000,000 4,285,000,000                                                       
  total assets1,163,968,000,000 1,164,532,000,000 1,153,881,000,000                                                                                          
  liabilities:                                                                                            
  unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses118,788,000,000 117,123,000,000 115,151,000,000 115,836,000,000 112,804,000,000 111,482,000,000 111,082,000,000 109,824,000,000 109,030,000,000 107,957,000,000 107,472,000,000 91,642,000,000                  62,094,000,000 61,122,000,000                                                              
  unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses - retroactive reinsurance contracts31,733,000,000 31,974,000,000 32,443,000,000 33,060,000,000 33,494,000,000 34,245,000,000 34,647,000,000 33,919,000,000 34,421,000,000                                                                                    
  unearned premiums32,414,000,000 32,306,000,000 30,808,000,000 32,997,000,000 32,185,000,000 31,975,000,000 30,507,000,000 31,914,000,000 31,173,000,000 30,359,000,000 28,657,000,000 26,878,000,000                  18,448,000,000 16,040,000,000 16,129,000,000 16,106,000,000 14,245,000,000 15,223,000,000 14,768,000,000 14,832,000,000 13,311,000,000 14,254,000,000 13,268,000,000 13,531,000,000 11,944,000,000 12,703,000,000 12,393,000,000 12,271,000,000 10,770,000,000 11,670,000,000 11,360,000,000 11,504,000,000 10,237,000,000 11,042,000,000 10,603,000,000 11,010,000,000 8,910,000,000 9,609,000,000 9,630,000,000 9,701,000,000 7,997,000,000 9,063,000,000 8,874,000,000 9,164,000,000 7,925,000,000 8,753,000,000 8,831,000,000 9,137,000,000 7,861,000,000 8,162,000,000 8,177,000,000 8,004,000,000 6,680,000,000         6,882,000,000 6,935,000,000 7,217,000,000 6,283,000,000 6,723,000,000 7,212,000,000 7,742,000,000 6,308,000,000 6,941,000,000 7,143,000,000 7,651,000,000 6,694,000,000 6,777,000,000 6,223,000,000 
  life, annuity and health insurance benefits17,865,000,000 17,734,000,000 17,616,000,000 18,612,000,000 17,500,000,000 17,987,000,000 20,213,000,000 18,556,000,000 19,635,000,000 19,937,000,000 22,421,000,000 22,305,000,000                  17,935,000,000 17,608,000,000 16,663,000,000 16,375,000,000 15,977,000,000 15,405,000,000 14,974,000,000 14,737,000,000 14,497,000,000 14,266,000,000 14,102,000,000 13,381,000,000 13,261,000,000 12,636,000,000 12,331,000,000 11,958,000,000 11,681,000,000 11,326,000,000 10,520,000,000 10,393,000,000 10,943,000,000 10,394,000,000 10,158,000,000 9,962,000,000 9,924,000,000 8,896,000,000 8,892,000,000 8,726,000,000 8,565,000,000 7,460,000,000 7,147,000,000 6,985,000,000                                
  other policyholder liabilities10,634,000,000 10,782,000,000 10,703,000,000 11,107,000,000 10,719,000,000 10,662,000,000 11,545,000,000 11,105,000,000 10,868,000,000 11,231,000,000 10,101,000,000 9,051,000,000                  7,864,000,000 7,654,000,000 7,357,000,000 7,056,000,000 6,714,000,000 7,259,000,000 7,214,000,000 7,280,000,000 7,123,000,000                            3,243,000,000 3,899,000,000 4,149,000,000 4,204,000,000 4,089,000,000         3,887,000,000 3,657,000,000 3,853,000,000 3,955,000,000    3,635,000,000 3,171,000,000 3,398,000,000 3,514,000,000 4,218,000,000   
  accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities36,988,000,000 37,090,000,000 37,489,000,000 34,724,000,000 32,403,000,000 31,583,000,000 32,402,000,000 32,259,000,000 31,999,000,000 32,842,000,000 33,201,000,000 31,100,000,000                  25,782,000,000 23,099,000,000 21,024,000,000 20,627,000,000 22,164,000,000 22,426,000,000 20,468,000,000 20,028,000,000 17,879,000,000 24,573,000,000 24,550,000,000 23,456,000,000 23,307,000,000 23,270,000,000 21,368,000,000 20,849,000,000 22,254,000,000 21,755,000,000 21,278,000,000 20,746,000,000 21,149,000,000 18,978,000,000 17,750,000,000 18,214,000,000 18,466,000,000 17,916,000,000 16,494,000,000 16,317,000,000 15,826,000,000 15,798,000,000 15,335,000,000 14,998,000,000 15,379,000,000 15,420,000,000 14,676,000,000 14,235,000,000 11,744,000,000 11,894,000,000 12,112,000,000 10,985,000,000 10,672,000,000         8,968,000,000 8,485,000,000 7,256,000,000 7,500,000,000 6,821,000,000 6,919,000,000 6,259,000,000 6,386,000,000 6,807,000,000 6,246,000,000 4,705,000,000 5,053,000,000 11,430,000,000 11,217,000,000 
  payable for purchases of u.s. treasury bills 14,380,000,000  14,868,000,000                                                                                         
  aircraft repurchase liabilities and unearned lease revenues9,747,000,000 9,509,000,000 9,356,000,000 8,941,000,000 8,442,000,000 8,375,000,000 8,253,000,000 7,549,000,000 7,375,000,000 7,052,000,000 6,820,000,000 6,165,000,000                                                                                 
  notes payable and other borrowings45,040,000,000 44,461,000,000 44,885,000,000 43,651,000,000 41,940,000,000 40,723,000,000 42,692,000,000 40,941,000,000 41,389,000,000 41,436,000,000 46,538,000,000 41,535,000,000                  25,663,000,000 27,324,000,000 27,781,000,000 27,416,000,000 27,175,000,000 27,514,000,000 27,567,000,000 28,073,000,000 14,599,000,000 14,556,000,000 14,746,000,000 14,529,000,000 11,894,000,000 12,328,000,000 12,410,000,000 12,448,000,000 12,902,000,000 13,023,000,000 13,261,000,000 13,399,000,000 13,535,000,000 13,405,000,000 13,531,000,000 13,635,000,000 13,768,000,000 13,748,000,000 10,161,000,000 10,375,000,000 12,471,000,000 12,151,000,000 12,144,000,000 12,339,000,000 3,719,000,000 3,815,000,000 4,379,000,000 4,329,000,000 4,349,000,000 4,068,000,000 3,739,000,000 3,730,000,000 2,680,000,000         3,465,000,000 3,106,000,000 3,278,000,000 3,450,000,000 3,591,000,000 3,830,000,000 3,998,000,000 4,182,000,000 4,148,000,000 4,396,000,000 4,448,000,000 4,807,000,000 4,652,000,000  
  regulatory liabilities7,130,000,000 7,047,000,000 7,033,000,000 6,917,000,000 7,106,000,000 6,887,000,000 6,818,000,000 6,688,000,000 6,719,000,000 6,858,000,000 7,369,000,000 7,220,000,000                  7,599,000,000 7,511,000,000 3,156,000,000 3,095,000,000 3,121,000,000 3,094,000,000 3,062,000,000 3,110,000,000 3,033,000,000                                                       
  income taxes, principally deferred82,991,000,000 86,002,000,000 85,870,000,000 92,107,000,000 101,414,000,000 95,651,000,000 93,009,000,000 85,793,000,000 93,011,000,000 86,206,000,000 77,020,000,000 74,155,000,000                  55,718,000,000 56,607,000,000 84,314,000,000 82,132,000,000 77,944,000,000 73,570,000,000 72,180,000,000 70,963,000,000 63,126,000,000 62,266,000,000 62,678,000,000 61,609,000,000 61,235,000,000 61,106,000,000 60,601,000,000 60,001,000,000 57,739,000,000 50,849,000,000 49,547,000,000 49,599,000,000 44,494,000,000 44,514,000,000 42,721,000,000 43,238,000,000 37,804,000,000 37,156,000,000 37,809,000,000 37,198,000,000 36,352,000,000 32,606,000,000 30,080,000,000 34,603,000,000 19,225,000,000 16,903,000,000 11,074,000,000 6,447,000,000 10,280,000,000 16,918,000,000 16,821,000,000 19,370,000,000 18,825,000,000         11,409,000,000 11,259,000,000 11,392,000,000 12,247,000,000 11,199,000,000 11,623,000,000 12,467,000,000 11,479,000,000 9,877,000,000 9,995,000,000    8,434,000,000 
  total liabilities493,692,000,000 507,790,000,000 502,226,000,000 515,445,000,000 500,889,000,000 492,250,000,000 499,208,000,000 485,206,000,000 489,812,000,000 480,812,000,000 467,835,000,000 438,549,000,000                  351,599,000,000 350,141,000,000 361,497,000,000 358,171,000,000 334,495,000,000 331,423,000,000 326,558,000,000 324,478,000,000 293,630,000,000 294,147,000,000 291,572,000,000 286,237,000,000 283,159,000,000 277,061,000,000 267,619,000,000 264,655,000,000 260,446,000,000 246,650,000,000 241,575,000,000 240,196,000,000 235,864,000,000 235,041,000,000 229,641,000,000 231,093,000,000 223,686,000,000 221,613,000,000 215,912,000,000 212,231,000,000 209,295,000,000 209,382,000,000 201,673,000,000 204,396,000,000 161,334,000,000 161,328,000,000 156,809,000,000 153,623,000,000 153,820,000,000 157,225,000,000 155,568,000,000 157,401,000,000 149,759,000,000         106,391,000,000 105,971,000,000 103,854,000,000 102,216,000,000 100,455,000,000 122,147,000,000 130,399,000,000 102,218,000,000  100,823,000,000 102,832,000,000 104,116,000,000 103,774,000,000  
  shareholders’ equity:                                                                                            
  common stock8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000                  8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000                               
  capital in excess of par value35,624,000,000 35,665,000,000 35,665,000,000 35,478,000,000 34,991,000,000 34,982,000,000 34,480,000,000 34,473,000,000 35,140,000,000 35,156,000,000 35,167,000,000 35,190,000,000                  35,681,000,000 35,694,000,000 35,663,000,000 35,699,000,000 35,681,000,000 35,730,000,000 35,710,000,000 35,670,000,000 35,620,000,000 35,610,000,000 35,584,000,000 35,565,000,000 35,573,000,000 35,560,000,000 35,491,000,000 35,465,000,000 35,472,000,000 36,082,000,000 36,101,000,000 37,270,000,000 37,230,000,000 37,890,000,000 37,856,000,000 37,846,000,000 37,807,000,000 37,786,000,000 37,771,000,000 37,578,000,000 37,533,000,000 38,123,000,000 38,077,000,000 38,034,000,000 27,074,000,000    27,133,000,000 27,133,000,000 27,132,000,000 27,100,000,000 26,952,000,000         26,362,000,000 26,340,000,000 26,315,000,000 26,268,000,000 26,228,000,000 26,212,000,000 26,188,000,000 26,151,000,000 26,100,000,000 26,066,000,000 26,044,000,000 26,028,000,000 26,002,000,000 25,985,000,000 
  accumulated other comprehensive income-1,895,000,000 -3,084,000,000 -3,584,000,000 -3,692,000,000 -3,855,000,000 -4,050,000,000 -3,763,000,000 -4,272,000,000 -4,240,000,000 -4,976,000,000 -6,591,000,000 -8,234,000,000                  -2,477,000,000 58,571,000,000 46,652,000,000 43,070,000,000 37,298,000,000 29,798,000,000 30,777,000,000 31,454,000,000 33,982,000,000 32,203,000,000 39,417,000,000 38,864,000,000 42,732,000,000 44,186,000,000 45,421,000,000 45,049,000,000 44,025,000,000 34,897,000,000 33,565,000,000 32,992,000,000 27,500,000,000 27,050,000,000 23,781,000,000 25,517,000,000 17,654,000,000 15,781,000,000 21,106,000,000 21,764,000,000 20,583,000,000 16,723,000,000 12,850,000,000 19,307,000,000 17,793,000,000 15,816,000,000 7,505,000,000 -930,000,000 3,954,000,000 15,984,000,000 14,881,000,000 19,171,000,000 21,620,000,000         20,561,000,000 19,737,000,000 19,581,000,000 20,435,000,000 18,591,000,000 19,505,000,000 20,097,000,000 19,556,000,000 16,365,000,000 16,842,000,000 13,846,000,000 14,271,000,000 14,061,000,000 14,972,000,000 
  retained earnings713,191,000,000 700,821,000,000 696,218,000,000 676,524,000,000 650,273,000,000 619,925,000,000 607,350,000,000 569,776,000,000 582,543,000,000 546,631,000,000 511,602,000,000 493,438,000,000                  315,952,000,000 255,786,000,000 220,099,000,000 215,837,000,000 211,777,000,000 205,491,000,000 198,293,000,000 193,292,000,000 187,703,000,000 182,225,000,000 172,797,000,000 168,784,000,000 163,620,000,000 159,465,000,000 154,848,000,000 148,453,000,000 143,748,000,000 138,758,000,000 133,705,000,000 129,164,000,000 124,272,000,000 119,721,000,000 115,801,000,000 112,693,000,000 109,448,000,000 106,400,000,000 104,122,000,000 100,705,000,000 99,194,000,000 94,817,000,000 91,828,000,000 89,860,000,000 86,227,000,000 83,171,000,000 79,933,000,000 76,638,000,000 78,172,000,000 77,030,000,000 75,973,000,000 73,093,000,000 72,153,000,000         42,587,000,000 42,001,000,000 40,552,000,000 39,189,000,000 35,850,000,000 34,713,000,000 33,431,000,000 31,881,000,000 29,495,000,000 27,689,000,000 25,460,000,000 23,730,000,000 22,546,000,000 21,405,000,000 
  treasury stock-78,939,000,000 -78,939,000,000 -78,939,000,000 -79,249,000,000 -79,720,000,000 -79,375,000,000 -76,802,000,000 -74,655,000,000 -73,568,000,000 -72,265,000,000 -67,826,000,000 -64,972,000,000                  -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,763,000,000 -1,363,000,000 -1,363,000,000 -1,363,000,000 -1,363,000,000 -1,363,000,000 -1,363,000,000 -67,000,000 -67,000,000 -67,000,000 -67,000,000 -18,000,000                                      
  berkshire shareholders’ equity667,989,000,000 654,471,000,000 649,368,000,000                                                                                          
  noncontrolling interests2,287,000,000 2,271,000,000 2,287,000,000 2,737,000,000 6,274,000,000 6,295,000,000 6,236,000,000 6,167,000,000 8,668,000,000 8,523,000,000 8,257,000,000 8,317,000,000                  3,651,000,000 3,658,000,000 3,434,000,000 3,429,000,000 3,358,000,000 3,351,000,000 3,233,000,000 3,176,000,000 3,077,000,000 3,038,000,000 3,159,000,000 3,381,000,000 2,857,000,000 2,846,000,000 2,755,000,000 2,677,000,000 2,595,000,000 3,049,000,000 2,972,000,000 4,035,000,000 3,941,000,000 4,472,000,000 4,336,000,000 4,272,000,000 4,111,000,000 3,924,000,000 3,777,000,000 4,210,000,000 5,616,000,000 4,926,000,000 4,751,000,000 4,715,000,000 4,683,000,000 4,609,000,000 4,310,000,000 4,121,000,000                            
  total shareholders’ equity670,276,000,000 656,742,000,000 651,655,000,000 631,806,000,000 607,971,000,000 577,785,000,000 567,509,000,000 531,497,000,000 548,551,000,000 513,077,000,000 480,617,000,000 463,747,000,000                  351,052,000,000 351,954,000,000 304,093,000,000 296,280,000,000 286,359,000,000 272,615,000,000 266,258,000,000 261,837,000,000 258,627,000,000 251,321,000,000 249,202,000,000 244,839,000,000 243,027,000,000 240,302,000,000 236,760,000,000 230,289,000,000 224,485,000,000 211,431,000,000 204,988,000,000 202,106,000,000 191,588,000,000 189,074,000,000 181,715,000,000 180,269,000,000 168,961,000,000 163,881,000,000 166,784,000,000 164,265,000,000 162,934,000,000 154,597,000,000 147,514,000,000 151,924,000,000 135,785,000,000 130,682,000,000 118,837,000,000 106,919,000,000 109,267,000,000 120,155,000,000 117,994,000,000 119,372,000,000 120,733,000,000         89,518,000,000 88,086,000,000 86,456,000,000 85,900,000,000 80,677,000,000 80,438,000,000 79,724,000,000 77,596,000,000       
  total liabilities and shareholders’ equity1,163,968,000,000 1,164,532,000,000                                                                                           
  assets                                                                                            
  liabilities                                                                                            
  payable for purchase of u.s. treasury bills  12,769,000,000                                                                                          
  redeemable noncontrolling interests      3,261,000,000 3,230,000,000 3,210,000,000 3,183,000,000                                                                                   
  total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity  1,153,881,000,000                                                                                          
  liabilities and shareholders’ equity                                                                                            
  berkshire hathaway shareholders’ equity   629,069,000,000 601,697,000,000 571,490,000,000 561,273,000,000 525,330,000,000 539,883,000,000 504,554,000,000 472,360,000,000 455,430,000,000                  347,401,000,000 348,296,000,000 300,659,000,000 292,851,000,000 283,001,000,000 269,264,000,000 263,025,000,000 258,661,000,000 255,550,000,000 248,283,000,000 246,043,000,000 241,458,000,000 240,170,000,000 237,456,000,000 234,005,000,000 227,612,000,000 221,890,000,000 208,382,000,000 202,016,000,000 198,071,000,000 187,647,000,000 184,602,000,000 177,379,000,000 175,997,000,000 164,850,000,000 159,957,000,000 163,007,000,000 160,055,000,000 157,318,000,000 149,671,000,000 142,763,000,000 147,209,000,000 131,102,000,000 126,073,000,000 114,527,000,000 102,798,000,000                            
  unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses under retroactive reinsurance contracts         35,063,000,000 35,415,000,000 36,666,000,000                  42,344,000,000 42,937,000,000                                                              
  *                                                                                            
  deferred charges under retroactive reinsurance contracts               11,732,000,000 11,968,000,000 12,189,000,000 12,441,000,000 13,012,000,000 13,193,000,000 13,488,000,000 13,747,000,000 13,359,000,000 13,634,000,000 13,831,000,000 14,104,000,000 14,451,000,000 14,730,000,000 15,007,000,000 15,278,000,000                                                              
  investment in the kraft heinz company                           17,453,000,000 17,530,000,000 17,687,000,000  15,584,000,000 15,431,000,000                                                            
  finance and financial products:                                                                                            
  property, plant and equipment and assets held for lease                           10,273,000,000 10,065,000,000 9,920,000,000 9,931,000,000 9,791,000,000 9,723,000,000 9,689,000,000 9,737,000,000 9,662,000,000 9,525,000,000 9,347,000,000 9,291,000,000 8,264,000,000 8,079,000,000 8,037,000,000 8,030,000,000 7,966,000,000 7,774,000,000                                                
  cash and cash equivalents                             50,559,000,000 25,460,000,000 20,142,000,000 18,362,000,000 23,581,000,000 68,269,000,000 61,788,000,000 53,587,000,000 61,181,000,000 56,166,000,000 60,394,000,000 58,198,000,000 57,974,000,000 55,834,000,000 49,182,000,000 42,193,000,000 42,614,000,000 35,337,000,000 31,216,000,000 43,984,000,000 42,358,000,000 41,820,000,000 36,812,000,000 33,594,000,000 33,513,000,000 30,587,000,000 43,193,000,000 38,401,000,000 34,767,000,000 30,772,000,000 25,164,000,000 22,720,000,000 27,917,000,000 23,840,000,000 21,439,000,000 22,726,000,000 24,302,000,000 27,899,000,000 28,148,000,000 31,102,000,000 37,703,000,000 38,606,000,000 39,936,000,000 39,580,000,000 37,977,000,000 36,905,000,000 37,269,000,000 37,675,000,000 40,471,000,000 41,143,000,000 43,253,000,000 44,058,000,000 40,020,000,000 38,130,000,000 35,493,000,000 34,683,000,000 31,262,000,000 26,952,000,000 24,425,000,000 16,130,000,000 10,294,000,000 8,483,000,000 7,260,000,000 
  derivative contract liabilities                             2,378,000,000 2,172,000,000 2,494,000,000 2,430,000,000 2,890,000,000 3,973,000,000 4,626,000,000 4,646,000,000 3,836,000,000 4,430,000,000 3,666,000,000 3,503,000,000 4,810,000,000 4,667,000,000 4,925,000,000 5,095,000,000 5,331,000,000 5,847,000,000 6,241,000,000 6,721,000,000 7,933,000,000 10,090,000,000 10,137,000,000 9,055,000,000 10,139,000,000 10,421,000,000 8,086,000,000 8,087,000,000 8,371,000,000 11,052,000,000 10,791,000,000 8,667,000,000 9,269,000,000 10,352,000,000 12,299,000,000 15,432,000,000 14,612,000,000 9,597,000,000 8,432,000,000 9,471,000,000 6,887,000,000                       
  investments in the kraft heinz company                              17,635,000,000   15,345,000,000 15,711,000,000 15,752,000,000 23,520,000,000 23,424,000,000 23,526,000,000 11,455,000,000                                                     
  other investments                               16,838,000,000 3,119,000,000 2,892,000,000 2,078,000,000 6,339,000,000 5,392,000,000 5,719,000,000 5,565,000,000 5,805,000,000 5,666,000,000 5,978,000,000 6,120,000,000 5,723,000,000 5,884,000,000 5,617,000,000 23,732,000,000 29,484,000,000 5,152,000,000 4,952,000,000 4,719,000,000 4,388,000,000 4,425,000,000 3,810,000,000 3,886,000,000 2,817,000,000 3,552,000,000 3,676,000,000 3,053,000,000 3,001,000,000 3,153,000,000 3,620,000,000                               
  deferred charges reinsurance assumed                               13,597,000,000 13,830,000,000 8,047,000,000 7,505,000,000 7,652,000,000 7,799,000,000 7,687,000,000                            3,923,000,000 3,625,000,000 3,739,000,000 3,864,000,000 3,987,000,000 3,921,000,000 4,039,000,000 4,163,000,000 1,964,000,000 2,092,000,000 2,253,000,000 2,297,000,000 2,388,000,000 2,431,000,000 2,521,000,000 2,626,000,000 2,727,000,000 2,783,000,000 2,833,000,000 2,879,000,000 3,087,000,000 3,099,000,000 3,198,000,000 3,467,000,000 3,379,000,000   
  investments in equity and fixed maturity securities                               408,000,000 410,000,000 408,000,000 336,000,000 360,000,000 369,000,000 411,000,000 3,040,000,000 5,810,000,000 1,273,000,000 1,299,000,000 1,215,000,000 1,201,000,000 1,392,000,000 1,506,000,000                                               
  losses and loss adjustment expenses                               95,307,000,000 93,898,000,000 76,918,000,000 75,469,000,000 74,708,000,000 74,562,000,000 73,144,000,000 72,279,000,000 71,660,000,000 70,617,000,000 71,477,000,000 71,198,000,000 65,614,000,000 65,430,000,000 64,866,000,000 64,818,000,000 64,423,000,000 64,345,000,000 64,160,000,000 63,382,000,000 63,049,000,000 63,712,000,000 63,819,000,000 63,812,000,000 65,060,000,000 62,391,000,000 60,075,000,000 61,173,000,000 58,450,000,000 59,084,000,000 59,416,000,000 59,603,000,000 58,867,000,000 58,457,000,000 56,620,000,000 56,680,000,000 56,519,000,000 56,442,000,000 56,002,000,000         48,206,000,000 45,307,000,000 44,806,000,000 45,219,000,000 45,450,000,000 44,071,000,000 45,344,000,000 45,393,000,000 45,094,000,000 44,954,000,000 44,824,000,000 43,925,000,000 42,644,000,000 42,011,000,000 
  cash and cash equivalents and u.s. treasury bills:                                                                                            
  u.s. treasury bills                                61,052,000,000 47,338,000,000                                                           
  total cash, cash equivalents and u.s. treasury bills                                79,414,000,000 70,919,000,000                                                           
  investments:                                                                                            
  fixed maturity securities                                22,902,000,000 23,432,000,000 24,613,000,000 23,744,000,000 24,519,000,000 25,988,000,000 27,119,000,000 27,224,000,000 27,366,000,000 27,397,000,000 28,721,000,000 29,175,000,000 29,101,000,000 28,785,000,000 28,872,000,000 28,756,000,000 30,601,000,000 31,449,000,000 31,021,000,000 30,512,000,000 30,750,000,000 31,222,000,000 33,031,000,000 34,813,000,000 33,968,000,000 33,803,000,000 35,160,000,000 33,319,000,000 35,543,000,000 32,523,000,000 32,586,000,000 32,018,000,000 29,367,000,000 27,115,000,000 29,584,000,000 32,445,000,000 31,775,000,000 28,515,000,000 26,669,000,000 24,917,000,000 21,606,000,000 25,300,000,000 24,283,000,000 26,623,000,000 27,002,000,000 27,420,000,000 24,807,000,000 22,766,000,000 22,091,000,000 22,846,000,000 23,393,000,000 23,437,000,000 24,947,000,000 26,116,000,000       
  equity securities                                133,393,000,000 120,471,000,000 100,757,000,000 102,563,000,000 104,798,000,000 110,212,000,000 106,104,000,000 110,776,000,000 113,341,000,000 115,529,000,000 116,432,000,000 116,944,000,000 116,160,000,000 115,464,000,000 104,893,000,000 101,933,000,000 95,878,000,000 86,467,000,000 87,088,000,000 85,270,000,000 87,993,000,000 76,063,000,000 67,225,000,000 66,364,000,000 61,865,000,000 59,819,000,000 55,320,000,000 52,526,000,000 58,012,000,000 56,562,000,000 55,084,000,000 45,794,000,000 37,578,000,000 49,073,000,000 76,042,000,000 69,507,000,000 72,554,000,000 74,999,000,000 77,866,000,000 73,610,000,000 65,065,000,000 61,533,000,000 55,564,000,000 52,039,000,000 49,788,000,000 46,721,000,000 45,263,000,000 41,320,000,000 38,642,000,000 37,717,000,000 35,054,000,000 36,937,000,000 36,012,000,000 35,287,000,000      31,243,000,000 
  revenues:                                                                                            
  insurance premiums earned                                      10,514,000,000 10,400,000,000 9,540,000,000 41,253,000,000 12,717,000,000 9,323,000,000 9,416,000,000 36,684,000,000 9,270,000,000 8,815,000,000 9,377,000,000 34,545,000,000 8,851,000,000 8,428,000,000 8,065,000,000 32,075,000,000 7,645,000,000 8,949,000,000 7,482,000,000 30,749,000,000 9,054,000,000  7,426,000,000 27,884,000,000   8,183,000,000 25,525,000,000    31,783,000,000          5,196,000,000 5,331,000,000 21,085,000,000  5,481,000,000  21,493,000,000       
  sales and service revenues                                      27,436,000,000 27,792,000,000 24,941,000,000 97,097,000,000 25,078,000,000 24,846,000,000 22,328,000,000 94,806,000,000 23,890,000,000 23,873,000,000 22,418,000,000 83,268,000,000 20,982,000,000 20,814,000,000 19,264,000,000 72,803,000,000 18,573,000,000 18,336,000,000 16,772,000,000 67,225,000,000 17,408,000,000  15,531,000,000 62,555,000,000   14,310,000,000 65,854,000,000    58,243,000,000          11,239,000,000 10,607,000,000 43,222,000,000  11,050,000,000  32,098,000,000       
  interest, dividend and other investment income                                      1,132,000,000 1,323,000,000 1,303,000,000 5,026,000,000 1,171,000,000 1,583,000,000 1,155,000,000 4,939,000,000 1,119,000,000 1,610,000,000 1,011,000,000 4,534,000,000 994,000,000 1,420,000,000 1,067,000,000 4,792,000,000 1,051,000,000 1,426,000,000 1,277,000,000 5,215,000,000 1,239,000,000  1,295,000,000 5,245,000,000   1,318,000,000 4,966,000,000    4,979,000,000          850,000,000 786,000,000 2,816,000,000  673,000,000  3,098,000,000       
  investment gains/losses                                      8,339,000,000 136,000,000 96,000,000 3,503,000,000 -376,000,000 2,366,000,000 1,059,000,000 3,881,000,000 1,640,000,000 455,000,000 434,000,000 1,327,000,000 725,000,000 102,000,000 230,000,000 1,973,000,000 100,000,000 1,128,000,000 86,000,000 4,044,000,000 473,000,000  1,315,000,000 251,000,000   -3,558,000,000 -647,000,000    5,405,000,000          120,000,000             
  revenues                                      10,697,000,000 9,866,000,000 9,891,000,000 40,690,000,000 10,697,000,000 9,846,000,000 9,753,000,000                                                
  derivative gains/losses                                      -764,000,000 -174,000,000 1,318,000,000 506,000,000 258,000,000 155,000,000 236,000,000 2,608,000,000 427,000,000 461,000,000 1,206,000,000 1,963,000,000 -118,000,000 -1,068,000,000 1,002,000,000 -2,104,000,000 -2,443,000,000 -184,000,000 271,000,000 261,000,000 -146,000,000  411,000,000 3,624,000,000   -1,517,000,000 -6,821,000,000    -89,000,000                       
  costs and expenses:                                                                                            
  insurance losses and loss adjustment expenses                                      6,831,000,000 6,692,000,000 6,001,000,000 26,406,000,000 8,791,000,000 5,542,000,000 5,590,000,000 21,275,000,000 5,466,000,000 5,269,000,000 5,144,000,000 20,113,000,000 5,016,000,000 4,586,000,000 4,771,000,000 20,829,000,000 3,827,000,000 6,262,000,000 6,018,000,000 18,087,000,000 6,254,000,000  4,186,000,000 18,251,000,000   6,014,000,000 16,259,000,000    21,010,000,000          3,471,000,000 3,544,000,000 14,823,000,000  3,701,000,000  14,927,000,000       
  insurance underwriting expenses                                      1,875,000,000 2,018,000,000 1,612,000,000 6,998,000,000 1,596,000,000 1,864,000,000 1,901,000,000 7,248,000,000 1,966,000,000 1,657,000,000 1,583,000,000 7,693,000,000 1,943,000,000 1,534,000,000 2,117,000,000 6,119,000,000 1,082,000,000 1,720,000,000 1,725,000,000 6,196,000,000 1,634,000,000  1,403,000,000 6,236,000,000   1,348,000,000 4,634,000,000    5,613,000,000          1,147,000,000 1,295,000,000 4,711,000,000  1,129,000,000  4,848,000,000       
  cost of sales and services                                      22,297,000,000 22,589,000,000 20,259,000,000 78,873,000,000 20,410,000,000 20,063,000,000 18,137,000,000 77,053,000,000 19,399,000,000 19,373,000,000 18,284,000,000 67,536,000,000 16,992,000,000 16,821,000,000 15,596,000,000 59,839,000,000 15,281,000,000 14,955,000,000 13,859,000,000 55,585,000,000 14,439,000,000  12,906,000,000 52,647,000,000   11,958,000,000 54,103,000,000    47,477,000,000          9,279,000,000 8,834,000,000 35,882,000,000  9,186,000,000  25,737,000,000       
  selling, general and administrative expenses                                      3,721,000,000 3,378,000,000 3,078,000,000 12,198,000,000 2,991,000,000 2,966,000,000 2,888,000,000 11,917,000,000 2,909,000,000 2,926,000,000 2,854,000,000 10,503,000,000 2,573,000,000 2,476,000,000 2,428,000,000 8,670,000,000 2,105,000,000 2,122,000,000 2,035,000,000 7,704,000,000 1,896,000,000  1,839,000,000 8,117,000,000   1,963,000,000 8,052,000,000    7,098,000,000          1,242,000,000 1,291,000,000 4,989,000,000  1,241,000,000  4,228,000,000       
  interest expense                                      88,000,000 217,000,000 144,000,000 419,000,000 109,000,000 116,000,000 98,000,000 426,000,000 109,000,000 107,000,000 101,000,000 397,000,000 105,000,000 106,000,000 103,000,000 308,000,000 79,000,000 70,000,000 67,000,000 278,000,000 71,000,000  67,000,000 130,000,000   34,000,000 156,000,000    164,000,000          40,000,000 30,000,000 137,000,000  35,000,000  153,000,000       
  cost of sales and operating expenses                                      7,018,000,000 6,999,000,000 6,968,000,000 29,378,000,000 7,383,000,000 7,193,000,000 7,381,000,000 25,157,000,000 6,429,000,000 6,094,000,000 6,111,000,000 23,816,000,000 5,930,000,000 5,767,000,000 5,870,000,000 22,736,000,000 5,675,000,000 5,651,000,000 5,572,000,000 19,637,000,000 5,251,000,000  3,832,000,000 8,739,000,000   2,355,000,000 9,840,000,000    9,696,000,000                       
  earnings before income taxes                                      14,072,000,000 5,846,000,000 7,647,000,000 28,105,000,000 6,750,000,000 8,916,000,000 6,598,000,000 28,796,000,000 7,378,000,000 6,891,000,000 7,295,000,000 22,236,000,000 5,936,000,000 4,615,000,000 4,931,000,000 15,314,000,000 3,363,000,000 5,265,000,000 2,234,000,000 19,051,000,000                                   
  income tax expense                                      4,545,000,000 1,739,000,000 2,414,000,000 7,935,000,000 2,029,000,000 2,458,000,000 1,825,000,000 8,951,000,000 2,225,000,000 2,279,000,000 2,278,000,000 6,924,000,000 1,882,000,000 1,384,000,000 1,565,000,000 4,568,000,000 953,000,000 1,725,000,000 629,000,000 5,607,000,000 1,415,000,000   3,538,000,000                               
  net earnings                                      9,527,000,000 4,107,000,000 5,233,000,000 20,170,000,000 4,721,000,000 6,458,000,000 4,773,000,000 19,845,000,000 5,153,000,000 4,612,000,000 5,017,000,000 15,312,000,000 4,054,000,000 3,231,000,000 3,366,000,000 10,746,000,000 2,410,000,000 3,540,000,000 1,605,000,000 13,494,000,000 3,119,000,000  3,812,000,000 8,441,000,000   -1,446,000,000 4,994,000,000    13,213,000,000          1,449,000,000 1,363,000,000 7,308,000,000  1,282,000,000  8,151,000,000       
  less: earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests                                      99,000,000 94,000,000 69,000,000 298,000,000 104,000,000 63,000,000 68,000,000 369,000,000 100,000,000 71,000,000 125,000,000 488,000,000 134,000,000 123,000,000 121,000,000 492,000,000 132,000,000 123,000,000 94,000,000 527,000,000 130,000,000  179,000,000 386,000,000   88,000,000                            
  net earnings attributable to berkshire hathaway shareholders                                      9,428,000,000 4,013,000,000 5,164,000,000 19,872,000,000    19,476,000,000    14,824,000,000 3,920,000,000                                          
  average common shares outstanding *                                      1,643,316,000,000 1,643,084,000,000 1,642,951,000,000 1,643,456,000,000 1,642,558,000,000 1,644,370,000,000 1,644,059,000,000 1,643,613,000,000 1,643,779,000,000 1,643,599,000,000 1,643,181,000,000 1,651,294,000,000 1,652,184,000,000 1,651,511,000,000 1,650,944,000,000 1,649,891,000,000 1,651,290,000,000 1,649,052,000,000 1,648,411,000,000 1,635,661,000,000 1,647,593,000,000  1,599,167,000,000 1,551,174,000,000   1,549,483,000,000 1,548,960,000,000    1,545,751,000,000          1,539,655,000,000 1,539,100,000,000 1,537,716,000,000  1,537,629,000,000  1,535,405,000,000       
  net earnings per share attributable to berkshire hathaway shareholders *                                      5,737,000,000 2,442,000,000 3,143,000,000 12,092,000,000 2,811,000,000 3,889,000,000 2,862,000,000 11,850,000,000 3,074,000,000 2,763,000,000 2,977,000,000 8,977,000,000 2,373,000,000 1,882,000,000 1,966,000,000 6,215,000,000 1,380,000,000 2,072,000,000 917,000,000 7,928,000,000 1,814,000,000  2,272,000,000 5,193,000,000   -990,000,000                            
  investments in h.j. heinz holding corporation                                        11,493,000,000 11,660,000,000 11,830,000,000 12,016,000,000 12,087,000,000 12,111,000,000                                               
  net earnings attributable to berkshire hathaway                                          4,617,000,000 6,395,000,000 4,705,000,000  5,053,000,000 4,541,000,000 4,892,000,000   3,108,000,000 3,245,000,000 10,254,000,000 2,278,000,000 3,417,000,000 1,511,000,000 12,967,000,000 2,989,000,000  3,633,000,000 8,055,000,000   -1,534,000,000                            
  operating revenues                                             34,649,000,000 8,984,000,000 8,310,000,000 8,351,000,000 32,383,000,000 8,353,000,000 7,769,000,000 7,849,000,000 30,721,000,000 7,781,000,000 7,436,000,000 7,377,000,000 26,186,000,000 7,155,000,000  5,010,000,000 11,204,000,000   2,969,000,000 12,668,000,000    12,376,000,000                       
  other-than-temporary impairment losses on investments                                                 -337,000,000   -337,000,000 -908,000,000 -8,000,000  -506,000,000 -1,973,000,000 -15,000,000   -3,155,000,000                               
  earnings from equity method investments                                                         50,000,000   50,000,000 427,000,000   83,000,000                            
  earnings from equity method investment                                                                                            
  earnings before income taxes and equity method earnings                                                          4,534,000,000  5,098,000,000 11,552,000,000   -2,543,000,000                            
  income tax expense/benefit                                                            1,336,000,000    -1,014,000,000                            
  utilities and energy:                                                                                            
  life and health insurance benefits                                                             3,802,000,000 4,012,000,000 3,898,000,000 3,645,000,000 3,619,000,000 3,834,000,000 3,999,000,000 3,933,000,000 3,804,000,000         3,186,000,000 3,120,000,000 3,172,000,000 3,154,000,000    2,872,000,000 2,680,000,000 2,683,000,000 2,747,000,000 2,642,000,000   
  common stock and capital in excess of par value                                                              27,086,000,000 27,089,000,000 27,090,000,000                            
  interest income                                                                418,000,000 1,790,000,000    1,717,000,000          411,000,000 357,000,000 1,202,000,000  337,000,000  1,093,000,000       
  other-than-temporary impairments of investments                                                                                            
  loans and receivables                                                                15,951,000,000 14,925,000,000 16,131,000,000 16,547,000,000 15,505,000,000 13,157,000,000                       
  property, plant, equipment and assets held for lease                                                                17,133,000,000 16,703,000,000                           
  minority shareholders’ interests                                                                 4,312,000,000 4,349,000,000 4,230,000,000 4,274,000,000 2,668,000,000         801,000,000 778,000,000 765,000,000 758,000,000 728,000,000 841,000,000 831,000,000 745,000,000 715,000,000 1,502,000,000 1,426,000,000 1,391,000,000 1,358,000,000 1,376,000,000 
  common stock: class a, 5 par value; class b, 0.1667 par value                                                                 8,000,000                           
  earnings before income taxes and minority interests                                                                 7,574,000,000    20,161,000,000          2,154,000,000 1,973,000,000 10,936,000,000  1,914,000,000  12,020,000,000       
  income taxes                                                                 1,978,000,000    6,594,000,000          691,000,000 600,000,000 3,569,000,000  617,000,000  3,805,000,000   8,621,000,000 8,051,000,000 7,925,000,000  
  net earnings per common share *                                                                 3,224,000,000    8,548,000,000          941,000,000 886,000,000 4,753,000,000  834,000,000  5,309,000,000       
  property, plant and equipment and leased assets                                                                  16,370,000,000 16,513,000,000 16,221,000,000                        
  common stock — class a, 5 par value; class b, 0.1667 par value                                                                  8,000,000 8,000,000                         
  common stock:                                                                                            
  class a, 5 par value; class b, 0.1667 par value                                                                    8,000,000 8,000,000                       
  earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of midamerican energy holdings company                                                                     20,161,000,000          2,054,000,000 1,832,000,000 10,699,000,000  1,843,000,000  11,591,000,000       
  equity in earnings of midamerican energy holdings company                                                                               100,000,000 141,000,000 237,000,000  71,000,000  429,000,000       
  investments in midamerican energy holdings company                                                                              4,075,000,000 4,033,000,000 4,069,000,000 3,967,000,000 3,779,000,000 4,067,000,000 4,037,000,000 3,899,000,000 3,760,000,000 3,816,000,000 3,741,000,000 3,651,000,000 3,816,000,000 2,723,000,000 
  derivative contract assets                                                                             801,000,000               
  funds provided as collateral                                                                             487,000,000 635,000,000 700,000,000 948,000,000 1,649,000,000           
  goodwill of acquired businesses                                                                              23,652,000,000 23,208,000,000 23,009,000,000 23,012,000,000 23,027,000,000 22,965,000,000 22,958,000,000 22,948,000,000 22,742,000,000 22,358,000,000 22,302,000,000 22,298,000,000 22,281,000,000 22,143,000,000 
  trading account assets                                                                              954,000,000 1,377,000,000 2,654,000,000 4,234,000,000 2,984,000,000 2,835,000,000 4,688,000,000 4,519,000,000 4,242,000,000 5,308,000,000 6,399,000,000 6,582,000,000 6,332,000,000  
  securities sold under agreements to repurchase                                                                              1,302,000,000 4,600,000,000 5,425,000,000 5,773,000,000 6,234,000,000 15,266,000,000 18,865,000,000 7,931,000,000 7,117,000,000 8,481,000,000 11,568,000,000 13,789,000,000 15,142,000,000  
  trading account liabilities                                                                              5,206,000,000 5,388,000,000 4,577,000,000 4,794,000,000 4,015,000,000 4,867,000,000 6,464,000,000 5,445,000,000 5,857,000,000 6,740,000,000 7,791,000,000 7,274,000,000 7,025,000,000  
  funds held as collateral                                                                              414,000,000 560,000,000 995,000,000 1,619,000,000           
  common stock — class a, 5 par value and class b, 0.1667 par value                                                                              8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000        8,000,000    
  investment gains                                                                                278,000,000 1,746,000,000  188,000,000         
  common stock - class a, 5 par value and class b, 0.1667 par value                                                                                 8,000,000    8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000     
  life and health insurance benefits and other policyholder liabilities                                                                                  6,829,000,000 6,259,000,000 6,080,000,000        
  common stock – class a, 5 par value and class b, 0.1667 par value                                                                                  8,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000        
  form 10-q                                                                                            
  investments in fixed maturity securities:                                                                                            
  available-for-sale                                                                                   7,493,000,000 8,465,000,000 9,092,000,000       
  trading                                                                                   7,029,000,000 10,426,000,000        
  securities purchased under agreements to resell                                                                                   16,119,000,000 16,076,000,000        
  securities sold but not yet purchased                                                                                   14,150,000,000 14,012,000,000        
  realized investment gains                                                                                     2,914,000,000       
  goodwill amortization                                                                                            
  other assets                                                                                      4,772,000,000 5,020,000,000 4,430,000,000  6,629,000,000 6,771,000,000 
  investments in securities with fixed maturities:                                                                                            
  loans and other receivables                                                                                      5,755,000,000 3,220,000,000 3,206,000,000 3,863,000,000 4,180,000,000  
  insurance premiums receivable                                                                                        6,143,000,000 6,228,000,000   
  reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses                                                                                        2,628,000,000 2,623,000,000   
  trade and other receivables                                                                                        4,634,000,000 4,324,000,000   
  cost and expenses:                                                                                            
  equity in net earnings of midamerican energy holdings company                                                                                            
  earnings before income taxes and minority interest                                                                                            
  minority interest                                                                                            
  common stock:*                                                                                            
  class a common stock                                                                                         8,000,000   
  borrowings under investment agreements and other debt                                                                                          4,300,000,000 4,091,000,000 
  securities with fixed maturities                                                                                           38,725,000,000 
  assets of finance and financial products businesses                                                                                           35,935,000,000 
  liabilities of finance and financial products businesses                                                                                           31,775,000,000 

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