Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$ 1,884	$ 1,667
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	641	681
Other	88	148
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables - trade and other	(150)	(326)
Inventories	(813)	(803)
Accounts payable	355	486
Accrued expenses	135	66
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	(1,185)	(1,110)
Customer advances	105	(46)
Other assets - net	(44)	165
Other liabilities - net	105	7
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	1,121	935
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures - excluding equipment leased to others	(278)	(412)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(269)	(345)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	209	258
Additions to finance receivables	(2,615)	(2,621)
Collections of finance receivables	2,818	2,671
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	44	69
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(2)	(340)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	0	12
Proceeds from sale of securities	57	89
Investments in securities	(107)	(197)
Other - net	(38)	16
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(181)	(800)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(494)	(467)
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	(5)	149
Common shares repurchased	(751)	(500)
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	0	0
Financial Products	2,665	1,541
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(2)	(1)
Financial Products	(2,565)	(2,408)
Short-term borrowings - net (original maturities three months or less)	(522)	1,151
Other - net	(1)	(3)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(1,675)	(538)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	3	10
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments and restricted cash	(732)	(393)
Cash and short-term investments and restricted cash at beginning of period	7,890	8,320
Cash and short-term investments and restricted cash at end of period	$ 7,158	$ 7,927