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Segment Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information
Segment Information
 
A.
Basis for segment information
 
Our Executive Office is comprised of five Group Presidents, a Senior Vice President, an Executive Vice President and a CEO. Group Presidents are accountable for a related set of end-to-end businesses that they manage.  The Senior Vice President leads the Caterpillar Enterprise System Group, which was formed during the second quarter of 2013, and the Executive Vice President leads the Law and Public Policy Division. The CEO allocates resources and manages performance at the Group President level.  As such, the CEO serves as our Chief Operating Decision Maker and operating segments are primarily based on the Group President reporting structure.
 
Three of our operating segments, Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation are led by Group Presidents.  One operating segment, Financial Products, is led by a Group President who has responsibility for Corporate Services.  Corporate Services is a cost center primarily responsible for the performance of certain support functions globally and to provide centralized services; it does not meet the definition of an operating segment. One Group President leads three smaller operating segments that are included in the All Other operating segments.  The Caterpillar Enterprise System Group and Law and Public Policy Division are cost centers and do not meet the definition of an operating segment.
 
Effective January 1, 2014, responsibility for paving products, forestry products, industrial and waste products and tunnel boring equipment moved from Resource Industries to the All Other operating segments. The responsibility for select work tools was moved from Resource Industries to Construction Industries, and the responsibility for administration of three wholly-owned dealers in Japan moved from Construction Industries to the All Other operating segments. In addition, restructuring costs in 2013 were included in operating segments and are now a reconciling item between Segment profit and Consolidated profit before taxes. The segment information for 2013 has been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the 2014 presentation.

B.
Description of segments
 
We have seven operating segments, of which four are reportable segments.  Following is a brief description of our reportable segments and the business activities included in the All Other operating segments:
 
Construction Industries:  A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in infrastructure and building construction applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes backhoe loaders, small wheel loaders, small track-type tractors, skid steer loaders, multi-terrain loaders, mini excavators, compact wheel loaders, select work tools, small, medium and large track excavators, wheel excavators, medium wheel loaders, compact track loaders, medium track-type tractors, track-type loaders, motor graders and pipe layers. In addition, Construction Industries has responsibility for an integrated manufacturing cost center. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

Resource Industries:  A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in mining and quarrying applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes large track-type tractors, large mining trucks, hard rock vehicles, longwall miners, electric rope shovels, draglines, hydraulic shovels, drills, highwall miners, large wheel loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, select work tools, machinery components and electronics and control systems. Resource Industries also manages areas that provide services to other parts of the company, including integrated manufacturing and research and development. In addition, segment profit includes the impact from divestiture of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

Energy & Transportation (formerly Power Systems):  A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using reciprocating engines, turbines, diesel-electric locomotives and related parts across industries serving power generation, industrial, oil and gas and transportation applications, including marine and rail-related businesses. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management, development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and product support of turbines and turbine-related services, reciprocating engine powered generator sets, integrated systems used in the electric power generation industry, reciprocating engines and integrated systems and solutions for the marine and oil and gas industries; reciprocating engines supplied to the industrial industry as well as Caterpillar machinery; the business strategy, product design, product management, development, manufacturing, remanufacturing, leasing, and service of diesel-electric locomotives and components and other rail-related products and services. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.
 
Financial Products Segment:  Provides financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment, as well as some financing for Caterpillar sales to dealers.  Financing plans include operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans and wholesale financing plans. The segment also provides various forms of insurance to customers and dealers to help support the purchase and lease of our equipment.
 
All Other operating segments:  Primarily includes activities such as: the remanufacturing of Cat® engines and components and remanufacturing services for other companies as well as the business strategy, product management, development, manufacturing, marketing and product support of undercarriage, specialty products, hardened bar stock components and ground engaging tools primarily for Cat products, paving products, forestry products, industrial and waste products, and tunnel boring equipment; the product management, development, marketing, sales and product support of on-highway vocational trucks for North America; parts distribution; distribution services responsible for dealer development and administration including three wholly-owned dealers in Japan, dealer portfolio management and ensuring the most efficient and effective distribution of machines, engines and parts. Results for the All Other operating segments are included as a reconciling item between reportable segments and consolidated external reporting.
 
C.
Segment measurement and reconciliations
 
There are several methodology differences between our segment reporting and our external reporting.  The following is a list of the more significant methodology differences:
 
Machinery, Energy & Transportation segment net assets generally include inventories, receivables, property, plant and equipment, goodwill, intangibles, accounts payable, and customer advances.  Liabilities other than accounts payable and customer advances are generally managed at the corporate level and are not included in segment operations.  Financial Products Segment assets generally include all categories of assets.
 
Segment inventories and cost of sales are valued using a current cost methodology.

Goodwill allocated to segments is amortized using a fixed amount based on a 20 year useful life.  This methodology difference only impacts segment assets; no goodwill amortization expense is included in segment profit. In addition, only a portion of goodwill for certain acquisitions made in 2011 or later has been allocated to segments.

The present value of future lease payments for certain Machinery, Energy & Transportation operating leases is included in segment assets.  The estimated financing component of the lease payments is excluded.

Currency exposures for Machinery, Energy & Transportation are generally managed at the corporate level and the effects of changes in exchange rates on results of operations within the year are not included in segment profit.  The net difference created in the translation of revenues and costs between exchange rates used for U.S. GAAP reporting and exchange rates used for segment reporting are recorded as a methodology difference.

Postretirement benefit expenses are split; segments are generally responsible for service and prior service costs, with the remaining elements of net periodic benefit cost included as a methodology difference.

Machinery, Energy & Transportation segment profit is determined on a pretax basis and excludes interest expense, gains and losses on interest rate swaps and other income/expense items.  Financial Products Segment profit is determined on a pretax basis and includes other income/expense items.

Reconciling items are created based on accounting differences between segment reporting and our consolidated external reporting. Please refer to pages 30 to 34 for financial information regarding significant reconciling items.  Most of our reconciling items are self-explanatory given the above explanations.  For the reconciliation of profit, we have grouped the reconciling items as follows:
 
Corporate costs:  These costs are related to corporate requirements and strategies that are considered to be for the benefit of the entire organization.

Restructuring costs: Primarily costs for employee severance and long-lived asset impairments. A table, Reconciliation of Restructuring Costs on page 32, has been included to illustrate how segment profit would have been impacted by the restructuring costs. See Note 19 for more information.

Methodology differences:  See previous discussion of significant accounting differences between segment reporting and consolidated external reporting.

Timing:   Timing differences in the recognition of costs between segment reporting and consolidated external reporting.

 
Reportable Segments
Three Months Ended March 31,
(Millions of dollars)
 
2014
 
External 
sales and
revenues
 
Inter-
segment 
sales and
revenues
 
Total sales
and 
revenues
 
Depreciation
and 
amortization
 
Segment 
profit
 
Segment
assets at
March 31
 
Capital 
expenditures
Construction Industries
$
5,064

 
$
75

 
$
5,139

 
$
134

 
$
688

 
$
7,061

 
$
64

Resource Industries
2,123

 
113

 
2,236

 
173

 
149

 
10,141

 
24

Energy & Transportation
4,776

 
550

 
5,326

 
156

 
827

 
8,346

 
76

Machinery, Energy & Transportation
$
11,963

 
$
738

 
$
12,701

 
$
463

 
$
1,664

 
$
25,548

 
$
164

Financial Products Segment
817

 

 
817

 
219

 
240

 
37,415

 
269

Total
$
12,780

 
$
738

 
$
13,518

 
$
682

 
$
1,904

 
$
62,963

 
$
433

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
External 
sales and
revenues
 
Inter-
segment 
sales and
revenues
 
Total sales
and 
revenues
 
Depreciation 
and
amortization
 
Segment 
profit
 
Segment 
assets at
December 31
 
Capital 
expenditures
Construction Industries
$
4,219

 
$
99

 
$
4,318

 
$
115

 
$
228

 
$
7,607

 
$
100

Resource Industries
3,353

 
128

 
3,481

 
164

 
459

 
10,389

 
100

Energy & Transportation
4,405

 
396

 
4,801

 
151

 
591

 
8,492

 
104

Machinery, Energy & Transportation
$
11,977

 
$
623

 
$
12,600

 
$
430

 
$
1,278

 
$
26,488

 
$
304

Financial Products Segment
795

 

 
795

 
180

 
273

 
36,980

 
320

Total
$
12,772

 
$
623

 
$
13,395

 
$
610

 
$
1,551

 
$
63,468

 
$
624

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Reconciliation of Sales and revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Millions of dollars)
Machinery,
Energy &
Transportation
 
Financial
Products
 
Consolidating
 Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments
$
11,963

 
$
817

 
$

 
$
12,780

All Other operating segments
554

 

 

 
554

Other
(24
)
 
14

 
(83
)
1 
(93
)
Total sales and revenues
$
12,493

 
$
831

 
$
(83
)
 
$
13,241

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments
$
11,977

 
$
795

 
$

 
$
12,772

All Other operating segments
517

 

 

 
517

Other
(10
)
 
19

 
(88
)
1 
(79
)
Total sales and revenues
$
12,484

 
$
814

 
$
(88
)
 
$
13,210

1  Elimination of Financial Products revenues from Machinery, Energy & Transportation. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Reconciliation of Consolidated profit before taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
(Millions of dollars)
Machinery,
Energy &
Transportation
 
Financial
Products
 
Consolidated
 Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
Total profit from reportable segments
$
1,664

 
$
240

 
$
1,904

All Other operating segments
235

 

 
235

Cost centers
52

 

 
52

Corporate costs
(366
)
 

 
(366
)
Timing
(41
)
 

 
(41
)
Restructuring costs
(149
)
 

 
(149
)
Methodology differences:
 
 
 

 


Inventory/cost of sales
14

 

 
14

Postretirement benefit expense
(102
)
 

 
(102
)
Financing costs
(114
)
 

 
(114
)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies
(1
)
 

 
(1
)
Currency
(26
)
 

 
(26
)
Other income/expense methodology differences
(60
)
 

 
(60
)
Other methodology differences
(4
)
 

 
(4
)
Total consolidated profit before taxes
$
1,102

 
$
240

 
$
1,342

 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
 

 
 

 
 

Total profit from reportable segments
$
1,278

 
$
273

 
$
1,551

All Other operating segments
205

 

 
205

Cost centers
40

 

 
40

Corporate costs
(350
)
 

 
(350
)
Timing
54

 

 
54

Restructuring costs
(7
)
 

 
(7
)
Methodology differences:
 
 
 
 


Inventory/cost of sales
(36
)
 

 
(36
)
Postretirement benefit expense
(165
)
 

 
(165
)
Financing costs
(124
)
 

 
(124
)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies
(1
)
 

 
(1
)
Currency
15

 

 
15

Other income/expense methodology differences
(52
)
 

 
(52
)
Other methodology differences
(20
)
 
17

 
(3
)
Total consolidated profit before taxes
$
837

 
$
290

 
$
1,127

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Reconciliation of Restructuring costs:

As noted above, restructuring costs are a reconciling item between Segment profit and Consolidated profit before taxes. Had we included the amounts in the segments' results, the profit would have been as shown below:
Reconciliation of Restructuring costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Millions of dollars)
 
Segment
profit
 
Restructuring costs
 
Segment profit with
restructuring costs
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction Industries
 
$
688

 
$
(131
)
 
$
557

Resource Industries
 
149

 
(11
)
 
138

Energy & Transportation
 
827

 
(3
)
 
824

Financial Products Segment
 
240

 

 
240

All Other operating segments
 
235

 
(4
)
 
231

Total
 
$
2,139

 
$
(149
)
 
$
1,990

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction Industries
 
$
228

 
$
(2
)
 
$
226

Resource Industries
 
459

 
(2
)
 
457

Energy & Transportation
 
591

 
(2
)
 
589

Financial Products Segment
 
273

 

 
273

All Other operating segments
 
205

 
(1
)
 
204

Total
 
$
1,756

 
$
(7
)
 
$
1,749

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Reconciliation of Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Millions of dollars)
Machinery,
Energy &
Transportation
 
Financial
Products
 
Consolidating
 Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 Total
March 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets from reportable segments
$
25,548

 
$
37,415

 
$

 
$
62,963

All Other operating segments
2,717

 

 

 
2,717

Items not included in segment assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash and short-term investments
4,057

 

 

 
4,057

Intercompany receivables
1,223

 

 
(1,223
)
 

Investment in Financial Products
4,919

 

 
(4,919
)
 

Deferred income taxes
2,434

 

 
(488
)
 
1,946

Goodwill and intangible assets
3,881

 

 

 
3,881

Property, plant and equipment – net and other assets
1,298

 

 

 
1,298

Operating lease methodology difference
(191
)
 

 

 
(191
)
Liabilities included in segment assets
10,523

 

 

 
10,523

Inventory methodology differences
(2,544
)
 

 

 
(2,544
)
Other
(95
)
 
(74
)
 
(84
)
 
(253
)
Total assets
$
53,770

 
$
37,341

 
$
(6,714
)
 
$
84,397

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Total assets from reportable segments
$
26,488

 
$
36,980

 
$

 
$
63,468

All Other operating segments
2,973

 

 

 
2,973

Items not included in segment assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash and short-term investments
4,597

 

 

 
4,597

Intercompany receivables
1,219

 

 
(1,219
)
 

Investment in Financial Products
4,798

 

 
(4,798
)
 

Deferred income taxes
2,541

 

 
(525
)
 
2,016

Goodwill and intangible assets
3,582

 

 

 
3,582

Property, plant and equipment – net and other assets
1,175

 

 

 
1,175

Operating lease methodology difference
(273
)
 

 

 
(273
)
Liabilities included in segment assets
10,357

 

 

 
10,357

Inventory methodology differences
(2,539
)
 

 

 
(2,539
)
Other
(214
)
 
(135
)
 
(111
)
 
(460
)
Total assets
$
54,704

 
$
36,845

 
$
(6,653
)
 
$
84,896

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Reconciliations of Depreciation and amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
(Millions of dollars)
Machinery,
Energy &
Transportation
 
Financial
Products
 
Consolidated
 Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments
$
463

 
$
219

 
$
682

Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
 

 
 

 
 

All Other operating segments
66

 

 
66

Cost centers
37

 

 
37

Other
(10
)
 
6

 
(4
)
Total depreciation and amortization
$
556

 
$
225

 
$
781

 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
 

 
 

 
 

Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments
$
430

 
$
180

 
$
610

Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
 

 
 

 
 

All Other operating segments
79

 

 
79

Cost centers
36

 

 
36

Other
(7
)
 
5

 
(2
)
Total depreciation and amortization
$
538

 
$
185

 
$
723

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Reconciliations of Capital expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Millions of dollars)
Machinery,
Energy &
Transportation
 
Financial
Products
 
Consolidating
 Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Total capital expenditures from reportable segments
$
164

 
$
269

 
$

 
$
433

Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

All Other operating segments
38

 

 

 
38

Cost centers
21

 

 

 
21

Timing
267

 

 

 
267

Other
(21
)
 
24

 
(23
)
 
(20
)
Total capital expenditures
$
469

 
$
293

 
$
(23
)
 
$
739

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Total capital expenditures from reportable segments
$
304

 
$
320

 
$

 
$
624

Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

All Other operating segments
64

 

 

 
64

Cost centers
35

 

 

 
35

Timing
534

 

 

 
534

Other
(24
)
 
16

 
(17
)
 
(25
)
Total capital expenditures
$
913

 
$
336

 
$
(17
)
 
$
1,232