Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$ 4,373	$ 2,223
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	1,766	1,815
Net gain on remeasurement of pension obligations	0	(55)
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(321)	(38)
Other	102	919
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables - trade and other	(326)	1,473
Inventories	(2,195)	(139)
Accounts payable	1,232	(596)
Accrued expenses	46	(286)
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	934	(547)
Customer advances	39	13
Other assets - net	138	(15)
Other liabilities - net	(2)	(512)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	5,786	4,255
Cash flow from investing activities:
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	(673)	(686)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,014)	(805)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	877	550
Additions to finance receivables	(9,603)	(9,278)
Collections of finance receivables	9,221	9,656
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	44	37
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(449)	(93)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	23	13
Proceeds from sale of securities	424	239
Investments in securities	(934)	(512)
Other - net	(8)	(80)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	(2,092)	(959)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,733)	(1,683)
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	122	110
Common shares repurchased	(1,622)	(1,130)
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	494	1,991
Financial Products	6,437	7,427
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(1,910)	(18)
Financial Products	(6,710)	(6,771)
Short-term borrowings - net (original maturities three months or less)	1,324	(2,138)
Other - net	(4)	(1)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(3,602)	(2,213)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(9)	(56)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	83	1,027
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	9,449	9,319
Foreign Plan
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Net gain on remeasurement of pension obligations	$ 0	$ (55)