Financing Activities (Details 6) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Loans Managed, Securitized or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement
Off balance-sheet managed assets	$ 308		$ 322
Servicing liability	1		2
Purchase of trade receivables from Caterpillar Entities
Amortization of receivables purchase discount	$ 58	$ 58

This element represents the revenue recognized in the current period associated with the discount received on purchases of trade receivables from parent entity.

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Details

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- Details

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- Definition

This is the sum of principal amount outstanding for both securitized and unsecuritized loans of all types.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (e)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=13989330&loc=d3e107314-111719

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- Definition

Aggregate amount of servicing liabilities that are subsequently measured at fair value and servicing liabilities that are subsequently measured using the amortization method.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 50

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6469459&loc=d3e122501-111745

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