Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$ 2,196	$ 2,948
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	2,272	2,368
Other	354	327
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables - trade and other	614	393
Inventories	840	(859)
Accounts payable	(893)	518
Accrued expenses	(25)	(44)
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	(704)	648
Customer advances	(36)	(132)
Other assets - net	(108)	(104)
Other liabilities - net	354	123
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	4,864	6,186
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures - excluding equipment leased to others	(946)	(1,072)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,251)	(1,310)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	473	681
Additions to finance receivables	(7,099)	(8,464)
Collections of finance receivables	6,849	7,264
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	101	154
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(140)	(18)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	174	196
Proceeds from sale of securities	238	347
Investments in securities	(296)	(769)
Other - net	(76)	(12)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(1,973)	(3,003)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,309)	(1,197)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(7)	(7)
Contribution from noncontrolling interests	0	2
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	34	218
Treasury shares purchased	(2,025)	(4,238)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	20	162
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	3	1,991
Financial Products	4,079	7,112
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(513)	(779)
Financial Products	(6,259)	(7,114)
Short-term borrowings - net (original maturities three months or less)	1,922	791
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(4,055)	(3,059)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(131)	(123)
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments	(1,295)	1
Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period	7,341	6,081
Cash and short-term investments at end of period	$ 6,046	$ 6,082