Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$ 194	$ 272
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	710	740
Other	301	269
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables - trade and other	(353)	14
Inventories	(444)	(74)
Accounts payable	732	211
Accrued expenses	132	33
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	360	(852)
Customer advances	193	174
Other assets - net	(261)	(145)
Other liabilities - net	(23)	(152)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	1,541	490
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures - excluding equipment leased to others	(204)	(357)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(305)	(383)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	234	173
Additions to finance receivables	(2,122)	(2,014)
Collections of finance receivables	2,272	2,047
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	17	10
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(18)	(12)
Proceeds from sale of securities	89	49
Investments in securities	(65)	(62)
Other - net	(23)	(23)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(125)	(572)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(452)	(448)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(6)	(1)
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	(19)	(45)
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	360	1
Financial Products	2,355	1,210
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(4)	(3)
Financial Products	(1,973)	(1,703)
Short-term borrowings - net (original maturities three months or less)	618	486
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	879	(503)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	9	11
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments	2,304	(574)
Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period	7,168	6,460
Cash and short-term investments at end of period	$ 9,472	$ 5,886