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Berkshire Hathaway Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/09 – ‘XML.R20’

On:  Monday, 3/1/10, at 6:02am ET   ·   For:  12/31/09   ·   Accession #:  1193125-10-43450   ·   File #:  1-14905

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/01/10  Berkshire Hathaway Inc            10-K       12/31/09   51:6.2M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.51M 
10: 10-K        PDF of the Form 10-K -- d10k1                        PDF    514K 
 2: EX-3.(I)    Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML     43K 
 4: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     50K 
 5: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     17K 
 3: EX-12       Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     33K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     16K 
 9: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     16K 
41: XML         IDEA XML File -- Definitions and References          XML     97K 
47: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML     81K 
45: XML.R1      Document Information                                 XML     39K 
46: XML.R2      Entity Information                                   XML    156K 
28: XML.R3      Consolidated Balance Sheets                          XML    395K 
33: XML.R4      Consolidated Statements of Earnings                  XML    441K 
39: XML.R5      Consolidated Statements of Earnings Parenthetical    XML     95K 
38: XML.R6      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                XML    479K 
50: XML.R7      Consolidated Statements of Changes in                XML    320K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
22: XML.R8      Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income      XML    147K 
37: XML.R9      Significant accounting policies and practices        XML     75K 
20: XML.R10     Significant business acquisitions                    XML     32K 
19: XML.R11     Acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe          XML     33K 
                Corporation                                                      
27: XML.R12     Investments in fixed maturity securities             XML     75K 
43: XML.R13     Investments in equity securities                     XML     67K 
29: XML.R14     Other Investments                                    XML     64K 
30: XML.R15     Investment gains and losses                          XML     47K 
35: XML.R16     Receivables                                          XML     44K 
51: XML.R17     Inventories                                          XML     35K 
25: XML.R18     Goodwill                                             XML     34K 
17: XML.R19     Property, plant and equipment                        XML     55K 
32: XML.R20     Derivative contracts                                 XML     74K 
42: XML.R21     Supplemental cash flow information                   XML     42K 
23: XML.R22     Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses           XML     65K 
40: XML.R23     Notes payable and other borrowings                   XML     60K 
31: XML.R24     Income taxes                                         XML     87K 
49: XML.R25     Dividend restrictions - Insurance subsidiaries       XML     31K 
44: XML.R26     Fair value measurements                              XML    124K 
34: XML.R27     Common stock                                         XML     40K 
36: XML.R28     Pension plans                                        XML    101K 
18: XML.R29     Contingencies and Commitments                        XML     59K 
21: XML.R30     Business segment data                                XML    188K 
24: XML.R31     Quarterly Data                                       XML     50K 
26: XML.R32     Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information         XML    102K 
48: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS    163K 
11: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- brka-20091231                       XML   1.20M 
13: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- brka-20091231_cal               XML    120K 
14: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- brka-20091231_def                XML    240K 
15: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- brka-20091231_lab                     XML    459K 
16: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- brka-20091231_pre              XML    305K 
12: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- brka-20091231                         XSD     84K 


‘XML.R20’   —   Derivative contracts


This Financial Report is an XBRL XML File.


                                                                                                                                                                                
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Changes in the fair values of such contracts are reported in earnings as derivative gains/losses. A summary of derivative contracts of our finance and financial products businesses follows (in millions). </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="61%"/> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"/> <td/> <td/> <td/> <td valign="bottom" width="2%"/> <td/> <td/> <td/></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="10"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>December 31, 2009</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td 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size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">10,022</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; POSITION: relative"/></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"/></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">37,134</font><font 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<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">High yield indexes</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">781</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"/><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; POSITION: relative"/></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">5,533</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; POSITION: relative"/></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"/></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"/><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; POSITION: relative">(2)</sup></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">3,031</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"/><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; POSITION: relative"/></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7,892</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; POSITION: relative"/></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"/></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"/><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; POSITION: relative">(2)</sup></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">States/municipalities</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">853</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"/><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; POSITION: relative"/></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">16,042</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; POSITION: relative"/></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"/></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"/><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; POSITION: relative">(2)</sup></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font 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valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">266</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">9,269</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font 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The number of losses required to exhaust contract limits under substantially all of the contracts is dependent on the loss recovery rate related to the specific obligor at the time of the default. </font></i></font></p></td></tr></table> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 4px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" width="4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><i><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; POSITION: relative">(3)</sup></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"/></i></font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><i><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Included in Other assets of finance and financial products businesses. </font></i></font></p></td></tr></table> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">A summary of derivative gains/losses included in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings are as follows (in millions). </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="86%"/> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"/> <td/> <td/> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"/> <td/> <td/> <td/></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2008</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Equity index put options</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2,713</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(5,028</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Credit default obligations</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">789</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(1,774</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Other</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">122</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(19</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">3,624</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(6,821</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td></tr></table> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">From 2004 until the first quarter of 2008, we wrote equity index put option contracts on four major equity indexes including three indexes outside of the United States. These contracts are European style options and will be settled on the contract expiration dates, which occur between June 2018 and January 2028. Future payments, if any, under these contracts will be required if the underlying index value is below the strike price at the contract expiration dates. We received the premiums on these contracts in full at the contract inception dates and therefore we have no counterparty credit risk. </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">At December 31, 2009, the aggregate intrinsic value (the undiscounted liability assuming the contracts are settled on their future expiration dates based on the December 31, 2009 index values) was approximately $4.6 billion. However, these contracts may not be terminated or fully settled before the expiration dates and therefore the ultimate amount of cash basis gains or losses on these contracts will not be known for many years. The remaining weighted average life of all contracts was approximately 11.5 years at December 31, 2009. </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In 2009, we agreed with certain counterparties to amend six of the equity index put option contracts. The amendments reduced the related contract expiration dates between 3.5 and 9.5 years and reduced the strike prices of those contracts between 29% and 39%. In addition, the aggregate notional value related to three of the amended contracts increased by approximately $161 million. No consideration was paid by either party with respect to these amendments. Other changes in notional amounts also occur from period to period because of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Our credit default contracts pertain to various indexes of high yield corporate issuers, state/municipal debt issuers and individual corporate issuers. These contracts cover the loss in value of specified debt obligations of the issuers arising from default events, which are usually for non-payment or bankruptcy. Loss amounts are subject to contract limits. </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The high yield indexes are comprised of specified North American corporate issuers (usually 100 in number) whose obligations are rated below investment grade. The weighted average contract life of contracts in-force at December 31, 2009 was approximately 2 years. State and municipality contracts are comprised of over 500 state and municipality issuers and had a weighted average contract life at December 31, 2009 of approximately 11 years. Potential obligations related to approximately 50% of the notional amount of the state and municipality contracts cannot be settled before the maturity dates of the underlying obligations, which range from 2019 to 2054. </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Premiums on the high yield index and state/municipality contracts are received in full at the inception dates of the contracts and, as a result, we have no counterparty credit risk. Our payment obligations under certain of these contracts are on a first loss basis. Several other contracts are subject to aggregate loss deductibles that must be satisfied before we have any payment obligations. </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">We also wrote credit default contracts on individual corporate issuers primarily related to investment grade obligations. Installment premiums are due from counterparties over the terms of the contracts. In most instances, premiums are due from counterparties on a quarterly basis. As of December 31, 2009, all of the in-force individual corporate issuer contracts expire in 2013. </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">With limited exceptions, our equity index put option and credit default contracts contain no collateral posting requirements with respect to changes in either the fair value or intrinsic value of the contracts and/or a downgrade of Berkshire’s credit ratings. Under certain conditions, a few contracts require that we post collateral. As of December 31, 2009, our collateral posting requirement under such contracts was $35 million compared to about $550 million at December 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2009, had Berkshire’s credit ratings (currently AA+ from Standard & Poor’s and Aa2 from Moody’s) been downgraded below either A- by Standard & Poor’s or A3 by Moody’s an additional $1.1 billion would have been required to be posted as collateral. </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">We are also exposed to variations in the market prices in the purchases and sales of natural gas and electricity and in commodity fuel costs through our regulated utility operations. Derivative instruments, including forward purchases and sales, futures, swaps and options are used to manage these commodity price risks. Unrealized gains and losses under these contracts are either probable of recovery through rates and therefore are recorded as a regulatory net asset or liability or are accounted for as cash flow hedges and therefore are recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss. Derivative contract assets included in other assets of utilities and energy businesses were $188 million and $324 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Derivative contract liabilities included in accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities of utilities and energy businesses were $581 million and $729 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.</font></p>
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<SharesRoundingLevel> UnKnown </SharesRoundingLevel>
<PerShareRoundingLevel> UnKnown </PerShareRoundingLevel>
<HasPureData> false </HasPureData>
<SharesShouldBeRounded> true </SharesShouldBeRounded>
</InstanceReport>


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 9/08/10  SEC                               UPLOAD10/16/17    1:46K  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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