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| EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | Financial_Report.xls |
| EX-95 - EX-95 - BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | d906176dex95.htm |
| EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | d906176dex311.htm |
| EX-32.1 - EX-32.1 - BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | d906176dex321.htm |
| EX-32.2 - EX-32.2 - BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | d906176dex322.htm |
| EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | d906176dex312.htm |
| 10-Q - FORM 10-Q - BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | d906176d10q.htm |
Exhibit 12
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Calculation of Ratio of Consolidated Earnings to Consolidated Fixed Charges
(Dollars in millions)
| Three Months Ending March 31, 2015 |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings attributable to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders |
$ | 5,164 | $ | 19,872 | $ | 19,476 | $ | 14,824 | $ | 10,254 | $ | 12,967 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
2,414 | 7,935 | 8,951 | 6,924 | 4,568 | 5,607 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
69 | 298 | 369 | 488 | 492 | 527 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Earnings) loss from equity method investments |
(51) | 33 | 255 | — | — | (50) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends from equity method investments |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges |
1,040 | 3,882 | 3,386 | 3,304 | 3,219 | 3,084 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Earnings available for fixed charges |
$ | 8,636 | $ | 32,020 | $ | 32,437 | $ | 25,540 | $ | 18,533 | $ | 22,155 | ||||||||||||
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| Fixed charges |
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| Interest expense, including amortization |
$ | 875 | $ | 3,253 | $ | 2,801 | $ | 2,744 | $ | 2,664 | $ | 2,558 | ||||||||||||
| Rentals representing interest and capitalized interest |
165 | 629 | 585 | 560 | 555 | 526 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | 1,040 | $ | 3,882 | $ | 3,386 | $ | 3,304 | $ | 3,219 | $ | 3,084 | |||||||||||||
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
8.30x | 8.25x | 9.58x | 7.73x | 5.76x | 7.18x | ||||||||||||||||||
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