| **Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** | 3 Months Ended |        |
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| **Segment Reporting Information**                         |           |   |   |
| External Revenues                                         | $ 695          | $ 736  |   |
| Profit before income taxes                                | 127            | 142    |   |
| Interest Expense                                          | 175            | 201    |   |
| Depreciation on equipment leased to others                | 201            | 202    |   |
| Provision for credit losses                               | 61             | 53     |   |
| Assets                                                    | 32,332         |   | $ 33,693 |
| Capital expenditures                                      | 247            | 246    |   |
| Operating Segments                                        |           |   |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information**                         |           |   |   |
| External Revenues                                         | 692            | 725    |   |
| Profit before income taxes                                | 142            | 181    |   |
| Interest Expense                                          | 182            | 192    |   |
| Depreciation on equipment leased to others                | 201            | 202    |   |
| Provision for credit losses                               | 61             | 53     |   |
| Assets                                                    | 30,736         |   | 32,402 |
| Capital expenditures                                      | 246            | 243    |   |
| Unallocated                                               |           |   |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information**                         |           |   |   |
| External Revenues                                         | 9              | 19     |   |
| Profit before income taxes                                | (70)           | (83)   |   |
| Interest Expense                                          | 56             | 64     |   |
| Depreciation on equipment leased to others                | 0              | 0      |   |
| Provision for credit losses                               | 0              | 0      |   |
| Assets                                                    | 1,933          |   | 1,896 |
| Capital expenditures                                      | 1              | 3      |   |
| Segment Reconciling Items | Timing                        |           |   |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information**                         |           |   |   |
| External Revenues                                         | (6)            | (8)    |   |
| Profit before income taxes                                | (1)            | (5)    |   |
| Interest Expense                                          | 0              | 0      |   |
| Depreciation on equipment leased to others                | 0              | 0      |   |
| Provision for credit losses                               | 0              | 0      |   |
| Assets                                                    | 13             |   | 16 |
| Capital expenditures                                      | 0              | 0      |   |
| Segment Reconciling Items | Methodology                   |           |   |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information**                         |           |   |   |
| External Revenues                                         | 0              | 0      |   |
| Profit before income taxes                                | 56             | 49     |   |
| Interest Expense                                          | (63)           | (55)   |   |
| Depreciation on equipment leased to others                | 0              | 0      |   |
| Provision for credit losses                               | 0              | 0      |   |
| Assets                                                    | (74)           |   | (216) |
| Capital expenditures                                      | 0              | 0      |   |
| Inter-segment Eliminations                                |           |   |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information**                         |           |   |   |
| External Revenues                                         | 0              | 0      |   |
| Profit before income taxes                                | 0              | 0      |   |
| Interest Expense                                          | 0              | 0      |   |
| Depreciation on equipment leased to others                | 0              | 0      |   |
| Provision for credit losses                               | 0              | 0      |   |
| Assets                                                    | (276)          |   | (405) |
| Capital expenditures                                      | 0              | 0      |   |
| North America | Operating Segments                        |           |   |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information**                         |           |   |   |
| External Revenues                                         | 382            | 400    |   |
| Profit before income taxes                                | 75             | 116    |   |
| Interest Expense                                          | 94             | 97     |   |
| Depreciation on equipment leased to others                | 144            | 143    |   |
| Provision for credit losses                               | 22             | 7      |   |
| Assets                                                    | 15,146         |   | 15,496 |
| Capital expenditures                                      | 220            | 178    |   |
| EAME | Operating Segments                                 |           |   |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information**                         |           |   |   |
| External Revenues                                         | 70             | 70     |   |
| Profit before income taxes                                | 16             | 23     |   |
| Interest Expense                                          | 13             | 13     |   |
| Depreciation on equipment leased to others                | 16             | 17     |   |
| Provision for credit losses                               | 7              | (1)    |   |
| Assets                                                    | 4,624          |   | 4,918 |
| Capital expenditures                                      | 4              | 23     |   |
| Asia/Pacific | Operating Segments                         |           |   |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information**                         |           |   |   |
| External Revenues                                         | 86             | 88     |   |
| Profit before income taxes                                | 36             | 39     |   |
| Interest Expense                                          | 27             | 29     |   |
| Depreciation on equipment leased to others                | 2              | 3      |   |
| Provision for credit losses                               | 7              | 3      |   |
| Assets                                                    | 4,163          |   | 4,540 |
| Capital expenditures                                      | 3              | 6      |   |
| Latin America | Operating Segments                        |           |   |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information**                         |           |   |   |
| External Revenues                                         | 53             | 58     |   |
| Profit before income taxes                                | 6              | 3      |   |
| Interest Expense                                          | 23             | 22     |   |
| Depreciation on equipment leased to others                | 3              | 5      |   |
| Provision for credit losses                               | 7              | 15     |   |
| Assets                                                    | 2,590          |   | 2,809 |
| Capital expenditures                                      | 3              | 2      |   |
| Caterpillar Power Finance | Operating Segments            |           |   |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information**                         |           |   |   |
| External Revenues                                         | 20             | 29     |   |
| Profit before income taxes                                | 1              | (16)   |   |
| Interest Expense                                          | 8              | 13     |   |
| Depreciation on equipment leased to others                | 0              | 0      |   |
| Provision for credit losses                               | 5              | 26     |   |
| Assets                                                    | 1,509          |   | 1,673 |
| Capital expenditures                                      | 0              | 0      |   |
| Mining | Operating Segments                               |           |   |   |
| **Segment Reporting Information**                         |           |   |   |
| External Revenues                                         | 81             | 80     |   |
| Profit before income taxes                                | 8              | 16     |   |
| Interest Expense                                          | 17             | 18     |   |
| Depreciation on equipment leased to others                | 36             | 34     |   |
| Provision for credit losses                               | 13             | 3      |   |
| Assets                                                    | 2,704          |   | $ 2,966 |
| Capital expenditures                                      | $ 16           | $ 34   |   |

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The cash outflow for purchases on long lived, depreciable tangible personal property, nonconsumable in nature, with finite lives used to generate rental income and the cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.
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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.
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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.
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