Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated companies		$ 289	$ 268
Adjustments to reconcile profit to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		373	355
Accretion of Caterpillar purchased receivable revenue		(343)	(283)
Provision for credit losses		70	48
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes		(22)	(25)
Other, net		35	(11)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Other assets		(21)	26
Payable to dealers and others		(25)	38
Accrued expenses		4	22
Other payables with Caterpillar		(25)	0
Other liabilities		76	51
Net cash provided by operating activities		411	489
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for equipment on operating leases		(701)	(527)
Other capital expenditures		(16)	(22)
Proceeds from disposals of equipment		395	327
Additions to finance receivables		(10,312)	(8,076)
Collections of finance receivables		9,234	7,310
Net changes in Caterpillar purchased receivables		(838)	93
Proceeds from sales of receivables		33	18
Net change in variable lending to Caterpillar		(121)	(62)
Collections of notes receivable from Caterpillar		34	30
Settlements of undesignated derivatives		(81)	(38)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities		(2,373)	(947)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in variable lending from Caterpillar		3	(10)
Proceeds from borrowings with Caterpillar		0	1,000
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)		7,363	3,731
Payments on debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)		(4,744)	(4,133)
Short-term borrowings, net (original maturities three months or less)		(542)	72
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		2,080	660
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		9	20
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		127	222
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year	[1]	536	600
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	[1]	$ 663	$ 822

[1] As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, restricted cash, which is included in Other assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, was $2 million and $3 million, respectively. Restricted cash primarily includes cash related to syndication activities.