Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$ 2,945	$ 1,552
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	1,173	1,222
Net gain on remeasurement of pension obligations	0	(132)
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	68	(32)
Other	(20)	674
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables - trade and other	(343)	1,176
Inventories	(1,179)	(145)
Accounts payable	893	(655)
Accrued expenses	22	(253)
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	618	(648)
Customer advances	49	(2)
Other assets - net	(47)	(7)
Other liabilities - net	(133)	(229)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	4,046	2,521
Cash flow from investing activities:
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	(419)	(472)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(681)	(526)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	636	382
Additions to finance receivables	(6,203)	(6,712)
Collections of finance receivables	5,580	6,801
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	27	31
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(398)	(49)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	28	13
Proceeds from sale of securities	276	151
Investments in securities	(500)	(369)
Other - net	(63)	7
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	(1,717)	(743)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,126)	(1,125)
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	123	(10)
Common shares repurchased	(251)	(1,130)
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	494	1,991
Financial Products	4,412	4,168
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(1,902)	(12)
Financial Products	(4,064)	(4,617)
Short-term borrowings - net (original maturities three months or less)	1,460	(477)
Other - net	(2)	(1)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(856)	(1,213)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	3	(66)
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments and restricted cash	1,476	499
Cash and short-term investments and restricted cash at beginning of period	9,366	8,292
Cash and short-term investments and restricted cash at end of period	10,842	8,791
Foreign Plan
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Net gain on remeasurement of pension obligations	$ 0	$ (134)