Credit commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Credit Commitments [Abstract]

Credit commitments

	December 31, 2015
(Millions of dollars)	Consolidated			Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products
Credit lines available:
Global credit facilities	$	10,500		$	2,750		$	7,750
Other external	3,745			176			3,569
Total credit lines available	14,245			2,926			11,319
Less: Commercial paper outstanding	(5,811		)	—			(5,811		)
Less: Utilized credit	(1,444		)	(9		)	(1,435		)
Available credit	$	6,990		$	2,917		$	4,073