Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated companies		$ 242	$ 402
Adjustments to reconcile profit to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		553	542
Accretion of Caterpillar purchased receivable revenue		(482)	(460)
Provision for credit losses		32	23
Loss on divestiture		210	0
Other, net		57	(49)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Other assets		198	102
Payable to dealers and others		(26)	31
Accrued expenses		(35)	35
Other payables with Caterpillar		(9)	2
Other liabilities		74	43
Net cash provided by operating activities		814	671
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for equipment on operating leases		(793)	(1,015)
Capital expenditures - excluding equipment on operating leases		(24)	(14)
Proceeds from disposals of equipment		458	515
Additions to finance receivables		(12,281)	(12,484)
Collections of finance receivables		10,904	11,561
Net changes in Caterpillar purchased receivables		68	429
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold		(153)	0
Proceeds from sales of receivables		69	40
Net change in variable lending to Caterpillar		(10)	(98)
Additions to other notes receivable from Caterpillar		(9)	(8)
Collections of other notes receivable from Caterpillar		42	38
Settlements of undesignated derivatives		19	8
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		(1,710)	(1,028)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in variable lending from Caterpillar		(14)	1
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)		7,579	6,360
Payments on debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)		(5,841)	(4,360)
Short-term borrowings, net (original maturities three months or less)		(848)	(1,723)
Dividend paid to Caterpillar		0	(155)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		876	123
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		0	(65)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(20)	(299)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year	[1]	729	870
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	[1]	$ 709	$ 571

[1] As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, restricted cash, which is included in Other assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, was $2 million. Restricted cash primarily includes cash related to syndication activities.