Financing receivables that are 91 days or more past due and still accruing.

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- Definition

This element represents the period after which collection of future income is considered as not probable.

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- Definition

Amount of interest income on financing receivable on nonaccrual status.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 16
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124255953&loc=SL82919258-210447

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- Definition

Amortized cost of financing receivable on nonaccrual status with no allowance for credit loss. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 16
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124255953&loc=SL82919258-210447

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- Definition

Amortized cost of financing receivable on nonaccrual status. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
-Subparagraph (a)
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-SubTopic 20
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-Paragraph 16
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-K (SK)
-Number 229
-Section 1405
-Paragraph (a)
-Subparagraph (3)

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-K (SK)
-Number 229
-Section 1405
-Paragraph (a)
-Subparagraph (2)

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Finance Receivables (Details 6) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Finance Receivables (Details 6) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Financing Receivable, Past Due
Period after which collection of future income is considered as not probable			120 days
Customer
Financing Receivable, Past Due
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual With an Allowance	$ 183		$ 183		$ 184
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual Without an Allowance	17		17		26
Amortized Cost, 91+ Still Accruing	21		21		36
Interest income recognized for finance receivables on non-accrual status	2	$ 1	11	$ 9
Customer \| North America
Financing Receivable, Past Due
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual With an Allowance	54		54		47
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual Without an Allowance	5		5		9
Amortized Cost, 91+ Still Accruing	10		10		12
Customer \| EAME
Financing Receivable, Past Due
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual With an Allowance	42		42		18
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual Without an Allowance	0		0		1
Amortized Cost, 91+ Still Accruing	4		4		2
Customer \| Asia/Pacific
Financing Receivable, Past Due
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual With an Allowance	15		15		19
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual Without an Allowance	0		0		0
Amortized Cost, 91+ Still Accruing	7		7		7
Customer \| Mining
Financing Receivable, Past Due
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual With an Allowance	6		6		8
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual Without an Allowance	1		1		1
Amortized Cost, 91+ Still Accruing	0		0		14
Customer \| Latin America
Financing Receivable, Past Due
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual With an Allowance	57		57		52
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual Without an Allowance	0		0		4
Amortized Cost, 91+ Still Accruing	0		0		1
Customer \| Caterpillar Power Finance
Financing Receivable, Past Due
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual With an Allowance	9		9		40
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual Without an Allowance	11		11		11
Amortized Cost, 91+ Still Accruing	0		0		0
Dealer
Financing Receivable, Past Due
Amortized Cost, 91+ Still Accruing	0		0		0
Interest income recognized for finance receivables on non-accrual status	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Dealer \| Latin America
Financing Receivable, Past Due
Amortized Cost, Non-accrual With an Allowance	$ 62		$ 62		$ 78