Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit (loss) of consolidated and affiliated companies	$ 6,094	$ 6,148	$ 759
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	2,577	2,766	2,877
Actuarial (gain) loss on pension and postretirement benefits	468	495	301
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	28	220	1,213
Other	675	1,006	750
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables - trade and other	171	(1,619)	(1,151)
Inventories	274	(1,579)	(1,295)
Accounts payable	(1,025)	709	1,478
Accrued expenses	172	101	175
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	(757)	(162)	1,187
Customer advances	(10)	(183)	(8)
Other assets - net	(93)	41	(192)
Other liabilities - net	(1,662)	(1,385)	(388)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	6,912	6,558	5,706
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures - excluding equipment leased to others	(1,056)	(1,276)	(898)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,613)	(1,640)	(1,438)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	1,153	936	1,164
Additions to finance receivables	(12,777)	(12,183)	(11,953)
Collections of finance receivables	12,183	10,901	12,018
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	235	477	127
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(47)	(392)	(59)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	41	16	100
Proceeds from sale of securities	529	442	932
Investments in securities	(552)	(506)	(1,048)
Other - net	(24)	13	89
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	(1,928)	(3,212)	(966)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(2,132)	(1,951)	(1,831)
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	238	313	566
Common shares repurchased	(4,047)	(3,798)	0
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	1,479	57	361
Financial Products	8,362	8,850	8,702
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(12)	(7)	(1,465)
Financial Products	(8,285)	(7,822)	(6,923)
Short-term borrowings - net (original maturities three months or less)	(138)	762	(3,058)
Other - net	(3)	(54)	(9)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities	(4,538)	(3,650)	(3,657)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(44)	(126)	38
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments and restricted cash	402	(430)	1,121
Cash and short- term investments and restricted cash at beginning of period	7,890	8,320	7,199
Cash and short- term investments and restricted cash at end of period	$ 8,292	$ 7,890	$ 8,320