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| **Segment Reporting [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     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| Segment Information              | Segment InformationA.       Description of SegmentsOur segment data is based on disclosure requirements of accounting guidance on segment reporting, which requires that financial information be reported on the basis that is used internally for measuring segment performance.  Internally, we report information for operating segments based on management responsibility.  Our operating segments offer primarily the same types of services within each of the respective segments.  The operating segments are as follows:•North America - Includes our operations in the United States and Canada that serve local dealers and customers.•Europe and Caterpillar Power Finance - This segment includes our operations that serve dealers and customers in Europe, Africa, Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States.  This segment also includes Caterpillar Power Finance (CPF), which finances marine vessels with Caterpillar engines worldwide and also provides debt financing for Caterpillar electrical power generation, gas compression and co-generation systems, as well as non-Caterpillar equipment that is powered by these systems worldwide. •Asia/Pacific - This segment includes our operations in Australia, China, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia that serve local dealers and customers.  •Latin America - Includes our operations in Brazil, Mexico and Chile that serve local dealers and customers in Central and South America. •Mining - This segment includes large mining customers worldwide.  This segment also provides project financing in various countries. B.       Measurement and ReconciliationsCash, debt and other expenses are allocated to operating segments based on their respective portfolios.  The related Interest expense is calculated based on the amount of allocated debt and the rates associated with that debt.  The performance of each segment is assessed based on a consistent leverage ratio. The Provision for credit losses included in each operating segment's profit is based on each operating segment's share of the Company's Allowance for credit losses. Reconciling items are created based on accounting differences between operating segment reporting and our consolidated external reporting. For the reconciliation of profit before income taxes, we have grouped the reconciling items as follows:•Unallocated - This item is related to corporate requirements and strategies that are considered to be for the benefit of the entire organization.  Also included are the consolidated results of the special purpose corporation (see Note 7 for additional information) and other miscellaneous items.•Timing - Timing differences in the recognition of costs between operating segment reporting and consolidated external reporting.•Methodology - Methodology differences between our operating segment reporting and our consolidated external reporting are as follows:◦Segment assets include off-balance sheet managed assets for which we typically maintain servicing responsibilities.◦The impact of the difference between the actual leverage and the segment leverage ratios is included as a methodology difference.◦Interest expense includes realized forward points on foreign currency forward contracts, with the mark-to-market elements of the forward exchange contracts included as a methodology difference.◦The profit attributable to noncontrolling interests is considered a component of segment profit.As noted above, the operating segment information is presented on a management-reporting basis.  Unlike financial reporting, there is no authoritative guidance for management reporting equivalent to U.S. GAAP.Supplemental segment data and reconciliations to consolidated external reporting for the three months ended June 30 was as follows:(Millions of dollars) 2014Revenues SegmentProfit InterestExpense Depreciationon equipmentleased toothers Provisionforcreditlosses SegmentAssets atJune 30,2014 CapitalexpendituresNorth America$265 $90 $55 $87 $6 $13,248 $348Europe and CPF123 34 23 25 10 8,253 33Asia/Pacific95 29 30 6 12 5,284 7Latin America112 38 32 26 (1) 4,993 25Mining123 23 16 68 8 3,440 95Total Segments718 214 156 212 35 35,218 508Unallocated17 (21) 11 1 3 1,664 1Timing(7) — — — (3) 26 1Methodology— 13 (12) — — (197) —Inter-segment Eliminations— — — — — (224) —Total$728 $206 $155 $213 $35 $36,487 $510              2013Revenues SegmentProfit InterestExpense Depreciationon equipmentleased toothers Provisionforcreditlosses SegmentAssets atDecember 31,2013 CapitalexpendituresNorth America$236 $74 $66 $71 $(2) $12,158 $207Europe and CPF120 30 26 20 17 8,068 69Asia/Pacific103 45 33 6 2 5,272 13Latin America105 32 37 22 1 4,953 60Mining117 24 21 64 3 3,441 101Total Segments681 205 183 183 21 33,892 450Unallocated20 (20) 15 — (1) 1,595 —Timing(7) (39) — — 11 68 1Methodology— 12 (11) — — (190) —Inter-segment Eliminations— — — — — (227) —Total$694 $158 $187 $183 $31 $35,138 $451               Supplemental segment data and reconciliations to consolidated external reporting for the six months ended June 30 was as follows:(Millions of dollars) 2014Revenues SegmentProfit InterestExpense Depreciationon equipmentleased toothers Provisionforcreditlosses SegmentAssets atJune 30,2014 CapitalexpendituresNorth America$512 $167 $115 $167 $9 $13,248 $478Europe and CPF253 75 47 51 19 8,253 64Asia/Pacific187 68 58 12 18 5,284 17Latin America217 67 64 53 — 4,993 60Mining248 33 34 145 21 3,440 158Total Segments1,417 410 318 428 67 35,218 777Unallocated38 (34) 23 1 3 1,664 1Timing(14) (2) — — (2) 26 1Methodology— 20 (24) — — (197) —Inter-segment Eliminations— — — — — (224) —Total$1,441 $394 $317 $429 $68 $36,487 $779              2013Revenues SegmentProfit InterestExpense Depreciationon equipmentleased toothers Provisionforcreditlosses SegmentAssets atDecember 31,2013 CapitalexpendituresNorth America$461 $138 $131 $141 $(3) $12,158 $315Europe and CPF242 67 54 39 26 8,068 100Asia/Pacific209 91 68 13 4 5,272 24Latin America211 60 73 42 9 4,953 124Mining227 38 41 122 14 3,441 206Total Segments1,350 394 367 357 50 33,892 769Unallocated37 (36) 30 1 (2) 1,595 1Timing(13) (30) — — (1) 68 1Methodology— 17 (19) — — (190) —Inter-segment Eliminations— — — — — (227) —Total$1,374 $345 $378 $358 $47 $35,138 $771               |

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The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.
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