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Financing Activities (Details 4) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance $ 28,409us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome $ 29,475us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 27,806us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 603us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember		 472us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
North America    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 12,637us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember		 12,526us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
North America | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 12,606us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember		 12,499us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
North America | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 31us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Europe    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,306us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember		 3,581us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
Europe | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,258us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember		 3,549us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Europe | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 48us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember		 32us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Asia/Pacific    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,669us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember		 3,931us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Asia/Pacific | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,625us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember		 3,877us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Asia/Pacific | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 44us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Mining    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 1,992us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= cfsc_MiningMember		 2,126us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= cfsc_MiningMember
Mining | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 1,868us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= cfsc_MiningMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember		 2,064us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= cfsc_MiningMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Mining | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 124us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Latin America    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,629us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember		 4,141us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Latin America | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,416us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember		 3,940us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Latin America | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 213us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Caterpillar Power Finance    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,176us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= cfsc_CaterpillarPowerFinanceMember		 3,170us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= cfsc_CaterpillarPowerFinanceMember
Caterpillar Power Finance | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,033us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= cfsc_CaterpillarPowerFinanceMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember		 3,074us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= cfsc_CaterpillarPowerFinanceMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Caterpillar Power Finance | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 143us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= cfsc_CaterpillarPowerFinanceMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Customer    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 20,196us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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= cfsc_CustomerMember
Customer | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 19,598us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Customer | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 598us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Customer | North America    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 7,423us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= cfsc_CustomerMember
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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= cfsc_CustomerMember
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Customer | North America | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 7,392us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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Customer | North America | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 31us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Customer | Europe    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 2,419us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
Customer | Europe | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 2,376us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Customer | Europe | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 43us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_EMEAMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Customer | Asia/Pacific    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 2,687us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Customer | Asia/Pacific | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 2,643us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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Customer | Asia/Pacific | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 44us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Customer | Mining    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 1,989us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= cfsc_MiningMember
Customer | Mining | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 1,865us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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Customer | Mining | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 124us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Customer | Latin America    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 2,518us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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Customer | Latin America | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 2,305us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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Customer | Latin America | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 213us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,160us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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= cfsc_CustomerMember
/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,017us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 143us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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Dealer    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 5,130us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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Dealer | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
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Dealer | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
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Dealer | North America    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,266us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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Dealer | North America | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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Dealer | North America | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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Dealer | Europe    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 463us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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Dealer | Europe | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 463us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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Dealer | Europe | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Dealer | Asia/Pacific    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 598us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Dealer | Asia/Pacific | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 598us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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Dealer | Asia/Pacific | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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Dealer | Mining    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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Dealer | Mining | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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Dealer | Mining | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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Dealer | Latin America    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 800us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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Dealer | Latin America | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 800us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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Dealer | Latin America | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
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Dealer | Caterpillar Power Finance    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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Dealer | Caterpillar Power Finance | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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Dealer | Caterpillar Power Finance | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,083us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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= cfsc_CaterpillarPurchasedReceivablesMember
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 3,078us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 5us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | North America    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 1,948us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | North America | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 1,948us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | North America | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Europe    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 424us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Europe | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 419us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Europe | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 5us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Asia/Pacific    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 384us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Asia/Pacific | Performing    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 384us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_PerformingFinancingReceivableMember
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Asia/Pacific | Nonperforming    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance 0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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/ cfsc_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAxis
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/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= us-gaap_NonperformingFinancingReceivableMember
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Mining    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Mining | Performing    
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Mining | Nonperforming    
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Latin America    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Latin America | Performing    
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Latin America | Nonperforming    
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Caterpillar Power Finance    
Recorded investment in finance receivables    
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Caterpillar Power Finance | Performing    
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Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Caterpillar Power Finance | Nonperforming    
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