Revenues from contracts with customers (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
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 the year ended December 31, 2018 (in millions). Other revenues included in our consolidated revenues were primarily insurance premiums earned, interest, dividend and other investment income and leasing revenues which are not within the scope of ASC 606.

 

     Manufacturing     McLane
 Company 		     Service and
Retail		     BNSF     Berkshire
Hathaway
    Energy    		     Insurance,
Corporate
 and other 		     Total  

Manufactured products:

               

Industrial and commercial products

     $ 25,707       $ —       $ 204       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 25,911   

Building products

      14,323        —        —        —        —        —        14,323   

Consumer products

      14,790        —        —        —        —        —        14,790   

Grocery and convenience store distribution

      —        33,518        —        —        —        —        33,518   

Food and beverage distribution

      —        16,309        —        —        —        —        16,309   

Auto sales

      —        —        8,181        —        —        —        8,181   

Other retail and wholesale distribution

      2,091        —        12,067        —        —        —        14,158   

Service

      1,519        84        4,100        23,652        3,949        —        33,304   

Electricity and natural gas

      —        —        —        —        14,951        —        14,951   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Total

      58,430        49,911        24,552        23,652        18,900        —        175,445   

Other revenue

      3,340        76        4,297        51        1,070        63,558        72,392   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  
    $ 61,770       $  49,987       $  28,849       $  23,703       $ 19,970       $ 63,558       $  247,837   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

 
Transaction price allocated to significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations

A summary of the transaction price allocated to the significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations relating to contracts with expected durations in excess of one year as of December 31, 2018 follows (in millions).

 

     Performance obligations
expected to be satisfied:		         
     Less than
  12 months  		      Greater than
12 months		              Total          

Electricity and natural gas

     $ 842       $ 5,678       $ 6,520  

Other sales and service contracts

      1,190        1,904        3,094