Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit (loss) of consolidated and affiliated companies	$ (59)	$ 2,523	$ 2,468
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	3,034	3,046	3,163
Actuarial (gain) loss on pension and postretirement benefits	985	179	2,624
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(431)	(307)	(954)
Goodwill impairment charge	595	0	0
Other	856	453	470
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables - trade and other	829	764	163
Inventories	1,109	2,274	101
Accounts payable	(200)	(1,165)	222
Accrued expenses	(201)	(199)	(10)
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	(708)	(389)	901
Customer advances	(37)	(501)	(593)
Other assets - net	224	143	(139)
Other liabilities - net	(388)	(146)	(359)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	5,608	6,675	8,057
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures - excluding equipment leased to others	(1,109)	(1,388)	(1,539)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,819)	(1,873)	(1,840)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	899	760	904
Additions to finance receivables	(9,339)	(9,929)	(11,278)
Collections of finance receivables	9,369	9,247	9,841
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	127	136	177
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(191)	(400)	(30)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	0	178	199
Proceeds from sale of securities	694	351	810
Investments in securities	(391)	(485)	(825)
Other - net	0	(114)	(46)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(1,760)	(3,517)	(3,627)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,799)	(1,757)	(1,620)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(8)	(7)	(7)
Contribution from noncontrolling interests	0	0	4
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	(23)	33	239
Treasury shares purchased	0	(2,025)	(4,238)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	28	24	182
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	6	3	1,994
Financial Products	5,109	5,129	8,655
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(533)	(517)	(785)
Financial Products	(6,032)	(7,775)	(8,463)
Short-term borrowings - net (original maturities three months or less)	140	3,022	1,043
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(3,112)	(3,870)	(2,996)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(28)	(169)	(174)
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments	708	(881)	1,260
Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period	6,460	7,341	6,081
Cash and short-term investments at end of period	$ 7,168	$ 6,460	$ 7,341