Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$ 2,797	$ 5,022
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	2,263	2,070
Other	377	(267)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables - trade and other	1,165	136
Inventories	1,911	(3,118)
Accounts payable	41	(334)
Accrued expenses	(227)	32
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	(500)	(643)
Customer advances	(287)	306
Other assets - net	(74)	(20)
Other liabilities - net	145	34
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	7,611	3,218
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures - excluding equipment leased to others	(1,862)	(2,270)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,301)	(1,256)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	593	840
Additions to finance receivables	(8,339)	(8,835)
Collections of finance receivables	6,790	6,567
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	110	109
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(193)	(542)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	168	1,009
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities	297	243
Investments in available-for-sale securities	(312)	(299)
Other - net	(29)	82
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(4,078)	(4,352)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(730)	(937)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(10)	(5)
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	77	41
Treasury shares purchased	(2,000)	0
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	70	165
Acquisitions of redeemable noncontrolling interests	0	(444)
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery and Power Systems	145	2,015
Financial Products	6,854	9,617
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery and Power Systems	(1,134)	(485)
Financial Products	(7,636)	(6,242)
Short-term borrowings - net (original maturities three months or less)	1,736	166
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(2,628)	3,891
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(38)	(125)
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments	867	2,632
Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period	5,490	3,057
Cash and short-term investments at end of period	6,357	5,689
Non-cash activities:
Debt exchange original debentures amount		1,325
Debt exchange new debentures amount		1,722
Debt exchange new debentures interest rate (as a percent)		3.803%
Debt exchange new debentures due date (year)		2042
Debt exchange cash paid		$ 179