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Concentration of Credit Risk
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]  
Concentration of Credit Risk
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
 
Financial instruments with potential credit risk consist primarily of finance receivables. Additionally, to a lesser extent, we have potential credit risk associated with counterparties to derivative contracts.

As of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, receivables from customers in construction-related industries made up approximately one-third of our total portfolio.  As of December 31, 2014, approximately 50 percent of construction-related receivables related to customers in North America. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, approximately 40 percent of construction-related receivables related to customers in North America.  No single customer or dealer represented a significant concentration of credit risk.  We typically maintain a security interest in retail financed equipment and require physical damage insurance coverage on all financed equipment.  See Note 15 for further information concerning business segments.
 
Regarding our derivative instruments, collateral is generally not required of the counterparties or of us.  We enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) master netting agreements that permit the net settlement of amounts owed under their respective derivative contracts. Under these master netting agreements, net settlement generally permits us or the counterparty to determine the net amount payable for contracts due on the same date and in the same currency for similar types of derivative transactions. The master netting agreements generally also provide for net settlement of all outstanding contracts with a counterparty in the case of an event of default or a termination event. Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties is limited to only those gains that we have recorded, but for which we have not yet received cash payment.  The master netting agreements reduce the amount of loss the Company would incur should the counterparties fail to meet their obligations.  As of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the maximum exposure to credit loss, including accrued interest, was $123 million, $178 million and $306 million, respectively, before the application of any master netting agreements.  See Note 9 for further information concerning derivatives.