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| Segment Information              | Segment InformationA.       Basis for Segment InformationWe report information internally for operating segments based on management responsibility.  Our operating segments offer financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment, as well as financing for Caterpillar sales to dealers.  Financing plans include operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans and wholesale financing plans within each of the respective segments.B.       Description of SegmentsWe have five operating segments that offer financing services.  Following is a brief description of our segments:•North America - Includes our operations in the United States and Canada.•Europe -  Includes our operations in Europe, Africa, Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States.  •Asia/Pacific - Includes our operations in Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.  •Latin Americaand Caterpillar Power Finance - Includes our operations in Central and South American countries.  This segment also includes Caterpillar Power Finance (CPF), which finances marine vessels with Caterpillar engines worldwide and also provides financing for Caterpillar electrical power generation, gas compression and co-generation systems and non-Caterpillar equipment that is powered by these systems worldwide. •Mining - Serves large mining customers worldwide and provides project financing in various countries. C.       Segment Measurement and ReconciliationsCash, debt and other expenses are allocated to our 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 is based on each segment's respective finance receivable portfolio.  Capital expenditures include expenditures for equipment on operating leases and other miscellaneous capital expenditures. Reconciling items are created based on accounting differences between segment reporting and 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 segment reporting and consolidated external reporting.•Methodology - Methodology differences between segment reporting and consolidated external reporting are as follows:◦Segment assets include off-balance sheet managed assets for which we maintain servicing responsibilities.◦The impact of differences between the actual leverage and the segment leverage ratios.◦Interest expense includes realized forward points on foreign currency forward contracts.◦The net gain or loss from interest rate derivatives.◦The profit attributable to noncontrolling interests is considered a component of segment profit.Supplemental segment data and reconciliations to consolidated external reporting for the three months ended September 30 was as follows:(Millions of dollars) 2016External Revenues Profitbeforeincometaxes InterestExpense Depreciationon equipmentleased toothers Provisionforcreditlosses Assets atSeptember 30,2016 CapitalexpendituresNorth America$310 $79 $70 $123 $10 $14,709 $281Europe68 21 8 21 1 3,861 44Asia/Pacific65 20 21 8 1 3,722 4Latin America and CPF122 31 36 15 17 7,065 11Mining73 14 11 45 (3) 2,715 19Total Segments638 165 146 212 26 32,072 359Unallocated21 (35) 32 — — 2,723 (3)Timing(8) (7) — 1 3 46 —Methodology— 23 (27) — — (217) —Inter-segment Eliminations (1)— — — — — (283) —Total$651 $146 $151 $213 $29 $34,341 $356              2015External Revenues Profitbeforeincometaxes InterestExpense Depreciationon equipmentleased toothers Provisionforcreditlosses Assets atDecember 31,2015 CapitalexpendituresNorth America$291 $99 $66 $102 $(4) $14,419 $292Europe69 28 7 18 — 3,758 31Asia/Pacific66 17 22 5 2 3,923 2Latin America and CPF127 21 37 25 18 7,376 31Mining92 4 13 57 7 2,947 —Total Segments645 169 145 207 23 32,423 356Unallocated16 (27) 17 — — 1,743 —Timing(8) (3) — — (1) 164 1Methodology— 14 (18) — — (216) —Inter-segment Eliminations (1)— — — — — (247) —Total$653 $153 $144 $207 $22 $33,867 $357               (1) Elimination is primarily related to intercompany loans.Supplemental segment data and reconciliations to consolidated external reporting for the nine months ended September 30 was as follows:(Millions of dollars) 2016External Revenues Profitbeforeincometaxes InterestExpense Depreciationon equipmentleased toothers Provisionforcreditlosses Assets atSeptember 30,2016 CapitalexpendituresNorth America$927 $255 $216 $350 $23 $14,709 $933Europe202 63 25 62 3 3,861 120Asia/Pacific190 56 62 21 6 3,722 73Latin America and CPF367 76 118 47 59 7,065 35Mining232 35 35 145 3 2,715 105Total Segments1,918 485 456 625 94 32,072 1,266Unallocated60 (99) 81 — 1 2,723 —Timing(25) (13) — 2 1 46 (1)Methodology— 66 (79) — — (217) —Inter-segment Eliminations (1)— — — — — (283) —Total$1,953 $439 $458 $627 $96 $34,341 $1,265              2015External Revenues Profitbeforeincometaxes InterestExpense Depreciationon equipmentleased toothers Provisionforcreditlosses Assets atDecember 31,2015 CapitalexpendituresNorth America$865 $289 $193 $303 $(2) $14,419 $746Europe216 85 24 57 — 3,758 83Asia/Pacific223 52 80 15 22 3,923 19Latin America and CPF400 69 113 81 58 7,376 74Mining296 46 42 173 9 2,947 69Total Segments2,000 541 452 629 87 32,423 991Unallocated48 (75) 48 — — 1,743 —Timing(23) (17) — — 2 164 2Methodology— 41 (55) — — (216) —Inter-segment Eliminations (1)— — — — — (247) —Total$2,025 $490 $445 $629 $89 $33,867 $993              (1) Elimination is primarily related to intercompany loans. |

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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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