10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014

OR

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                    to

Commission File Number:  1-768

CATERPILLAR INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	37-0602744 (IRS Employer I.D. No.)
100 NE Adams Street, Peoria, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices)	61629 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(309) 675-1000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x   No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	o	Smaller reporting company	o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x

At September 30, 2014, 605,398,874 shares of common stock of the registrant were outstanding.

Table of Contents

Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements	3
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	60
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	93
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	93
Part II. Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	94
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	*
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	94
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	*
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	*
Item 5.	Other Information	*
Item 6.	Exhibits	95

* Item omitted because no answer is called for or item is not applicable.

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Part I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions except per share data)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	12,758	$	12,678
Revenues of Financial Products	791		745
Total sales and revenues	13,549		13,423
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	9,634		9,774
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,446		1,319
Research and development expenses	533		469
Interest expense of Financial Products	157		178
Other operating (income) expenses	387		282
Total operating costs	12,157		12,022
Operating profit	1,392		1,401
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	128		116
Other income (expense)	117		(24		)
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,381		1,261
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	364		310
Profit of consolidated companies	1,017		951
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	4		(1		)
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	1,021		950
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	4		4
Profit1	$	1,017	$	946
Profit per common share	$	1.66	$	1.48
Profit per common share – diluted2	$	1.63	$	1.45
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (millions)
– Basic	611.5		639.3
– Diluted 2	622.8		651.9
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	—	$	—

¹    Profit attributable to common stockholders.

²   Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	1,021		$	950
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $(44); 2013 - $33	(710		)	291
Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Current year actuarial gain (loss), net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $(2); 2013 - $2	4			(3		)
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $(44); 2013 - $(67)	86			129
Current year prior service credit (cost), net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $(1); 2013 - $0	—			—
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $3; 2013 - $5	(6		)	(9		)
Amortization of transition (asset) obligation, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $0; 2013 - $(1)	—			—
Derivative financial instruments:
Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $17; 2013 - $(15)	(30		)	26
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $1; 2013 - $(5)	—			9
Available-for-sale securities:
Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $5; 2013 - $(6)	(5		)	9
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $7; 2013 - $0	(13		)	(1		)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(674		)	451
Comprehensive income	347			1,401
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(4		)	(4		)
Comprehensive income attributable to stockholders	$	343		$	1,397

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions except per share data)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	38,642	$	39,048
Revenues of Financial Products	2,298		2,206
Total sales and revenues	40,940		41,254
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	29,268		30,186
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,175		4,130
Research and development expenses	1,557		1,579
Interest expense of Financial Products	470		552
Other operating (income) expenses	1,205		631
Total operating costs	36,675		37,078
Operating profit	4,265		4,176
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	358		356
Other income (expense)	236		(79		)
Consolidated profit before taxes	4,143		3,741
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	1,201		943
Profit of consolidated companies	2,942		2,798
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	6		(1		)
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	2,948		2,797
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	10		11
Profit1	$	2,938	$	2,786
Profit per common share	$	4.73	$	4.30
Profit per common share – diluted2	$	4.64	$	4.21
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (millions)
– Basic	620.6		647.6
– Diluted 2	632.7		661.3
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	1.30	$	1.12

¹    Profit attributable to common stockholders.

²   Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	2,948		$	2,797
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $(52); 2013 - $41	(643		)	(255		)
Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Current year actuarial gain (loss), net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $(7); 2013 - $(14)	14			24
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $(132); 2013 - $(201)	258			388
Current year prior service credit (cost), net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $(1); 2013 - $0	1			—
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $10; 2013 - $14	(18		)	(27		)
Amortization of transition (asset) obligation, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $0; 2013 - $(1)	—			1
Derivative financial instruments:
Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $33; 2013 - $(2)	(57		)	2
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $7; 2013 - $(24)	(10		)	42
Available-for-sale securities:
Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $(6); 2013 - $(8)	18			14
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: 2014 - $11; 2013 - $0	(23		)	(1		)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(460		)	188
Comprehensive income	2,488			2,985
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(9		)	(13		)
Comprehensive income attributable to stockholders	$	2,479		$	2,972

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)

	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments	$	6,082		$	6,081
Receivables – trade and other	7,705			8,413
Receivables – finance	9,307			8,763
Deferred and refundable income taxes	1,370			1,553
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,250			900
Inventories	13,328			12,625
Total current assets	39,042			38,335
Property, plant and equipment – net	16,431			17,075
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,473			1,397
Long-term receivables – finance	14,691			14,926
Investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies	265			272
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	761			594
Intangible assets	3,210			3,596
Goodwill	6,801			6,956
Other assets	1,814			1,745
Total assets	$	84,488		$	84,896
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings:
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	7		$	16
Financial Products	4,429			3,663
Accounts payable	6,778			6,560
Accrued expenses	3,466			3,493
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	2,230			1,622
Customer advances	2,165			2,360
Dividends payable	—			382
Other current liabilities	1,848			1,849
Long-term debt due within one year:
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	509			760
Financial Products	6,157			6,592
Total current liabilities	27,589			27,297
Long-term debt due after one year:
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	9,498			7,999
Financial Products	18,682			18,720
Liability for postemployment benefits	6,539			6,973
Other liabilities	3,284			3,029
Total liabilities	65,592			64,018
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 10 and 13)
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock of $1.00 par value:
Authorized shares: 2,000,000,000 Issued shares: (9/30/14 and 12/31/13 – 814,894,624) at paid-in amount	4,968			4,709
Treasury stock (9/30/14 – 209,495,750 shares; 12/31/13 – 177,072,282 shares) at cost	(15,765		)	(11,854		)
Profit employed in the business	33,977			31,854
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,357		)	(3,898		)
Noncontrolling interests	73			67
Total stockholders’ equity	18,896			20,878
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	84,488		$	84,896

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)

	Common stock			Treasury stock			Profit employed in the business			Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			Noncontrolling interests			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	4,481		$	(10,074	)	$	29,558		$	(6,433	)	$	50		$	17,582
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	—			—			2,786			—			11			2,797
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	—			—			—			(257		)	2			(255		)
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax	—			—			—			386			—			386
Derivative financial instruments, net of tax	—			—			—			44			—			44
Available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—			—			—			13			—			13
Change in ownership from noncontrolling interests	(6		)	—			—			—			14			8
Dividends declared	—			—			(730		)	—			—			(730		)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			(10		)	(10		)
Common shares issued from treasury stock for stock-based compensation:  4,792,341	(83		)	160			—			—			—			77
Stock-based compensation expense	196			—			—			—			—			196
Net excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	69			—			—			—			—			69
Common shares repurchased: 23,484,843 1	—			(2,000		)	—			—			—			(2,000		)
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	4,657		$	(11,914	)	$	31,614		$	(6,247	)	$	67		$	18,177
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	4,709		$	(11,854	)	$	31,854		$	(3,898	)	$	67		$	20,878
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	—			—			2,938			—			10			2,948
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	—			—			—			(642		)	(1		)	(643		)
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax	—			—			—			255			—			255
Derivative financial instruments, net of tax	—			—			—			(67		)	—			(67		)
Available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—			—			—			(5		)	—			(5		)
Change in ownership from noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			4			4
Dividends declared	—			—			(815		)	—			—			(815		)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			(7		)	(7		)
Common shares issued from treasury stock for stock-based compensation: 9,338,857	(109		)	327			—			—			—			218
Stock-based compensation expense	207			—			—			—			—			207
Net excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	161			—			—			—			—			161
Common shares repurchased: 41,762,325 1	—			(4,238		)	—			—			—			(4,238		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	4,968		$	(15,765	)	$	33,977		$	(4,357	)	$	73		$	18,896

¹  See Note 11 regarding shares repurchased.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	2,948		$	2,797
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	2,368			2,263
Other	327			377
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables – trade and other	244			992
Inventories	(859		)	1,911
Accounts payable	667			157
Accrued expenses	(44		)	(227		)
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	648			(500		)
Customer advances	(132		)	(230		)
Other assets – net	(104		)	(74		)
Other liabilities – net	123			145
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	6,186			7,611
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures – excluding equipment leased to others	(1,072		)	(1,862		)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,310		)	(1,301		)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	681			593
Additions to finance receivables	(8,464		)	(8,339		)
Collections of finance receivables	7,264			6,790
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	154			110
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(18		)	(193		)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	196			168
Proceeds from sale of securities	347			297
Investments in securities	(769		)	(312		)
Other – net	(12		)	(29		)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(3,003		)	(4,078		)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,197		)	(730		)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(7		)	(10		)
Contribution from noncontrolling interests	2			—
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	218			77
Treasury shares purchased	(4,238		)	(2,000		)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	162			70
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	1,991			145
Financial Products	7,112			6,854
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(779		)	(1,134		)
Financial Products	(7,114		)	(7,636		)
Short-term borrowings – net (original maturities three months or less)	791			1,736
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(3,059		)	(2,628		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(123		)	(38		)
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments	1			867
Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period	6,081			5,490
Cash and short-term investments at end of period	$	6,082		$	6,357

All short-term investments, which consist primarily of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, are considered to be cash equivalents.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. A.  Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of (a) the consolidated results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, (b) the consolidated comprehensive income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, (c) the consolidated financial position at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, (d) the consolidated changes in stockholders’ equity for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and (e) the consolidated cash flow for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.  The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation.

We have revised previously reported amounts on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to correct for customer advances invoiced but not yet paid and to correct for certain non-cash transactions impacting Receivables - trade and other and Accounts payable. Although these revisions did not impact Net cash provided by operating activities, cash provided by Receivables - trade and other decreased by $173 million, cash provided by Accounts payable increased by $116 million and cash used for Customer advances decreased by $57 million from the amounts previously reported for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013. Management has concluded that the impact was not material to any period presented.

Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (2013 Form 10-K).

The December 31, 2013 financial position data included herein is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2013 Form 10-K but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

B.  Nature of Operations

Information in our financial statements and related commentary are presented in the following categories:

Machinery, Energy & Transportation – Represents the aggregate total of Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Energy & Transportation, and All Other operating segments and related corporate items and eliminations.

Financial Products – Primarily includes the company’s Financial Products Segment.  This category includes Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial), Caterpillar Financial Insurance Services (Insurance Services) and their respective subsidiaries. 

2.New Accounting Guidance

Joint and several liability arrangements – In February 2013,the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued accounting guidance on the recognition, measurement and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements. The guidance requires an entity to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this guidance is fixed at the reporting date, as the sum of the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. The entity is also required to disclose the nature and amount of the obligation as well as any other information about those obligations. This guidance was effective January 1, 2014, with retrospective application required. The guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Parent's accounting for the cumulative translation adjustment upon derecognition of certain subsidiaries or groups of assets within a foreign entity or of an investment in a foreign entity – In March 2013, the FASB issued accounting guidance on the parent's accounting for the cumulative translation adjustment (CTA) upon derecognition of certain subsidiaries or groups of assets within a foreign entity or of an investment in a foreign entity. The new standard clarifies existing guidance regarding when the CTA should be released into earnings upon various deconsolidation and consolidation

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transactions. This guidance was effective January 1, 2014. The guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists – In July 2013, the FASB issued accounting guidance on the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The guidance requires an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, to be presented as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward in the financial statements if available under the applicable tax jurisdiction. The guidance was effective January 1, 2014. The guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Reporting discontinued operations and disclosures of disposals of components of an entity – In April 2014, the FASB issued accounting guidance for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modifies related disclosure requirements. The guidance defines a discontinued operation as a disposal of a component or group of components that is disposed of or is classified as held for sale and represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results. This guidance is effective January 1, 2015. We do not expect the adoption to have a material impact on our financial statements.

Revenue recognition – In May 2014, the FASB issued new revenue recognition guidance to provide a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers. Under the new guidance, an entity will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers at an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. A five step model has been introduced for an entity to apply when recognizing revenue. The new guidance also includes enhanced disclosure requirements, and is effective January 1, 2017. Entities have the option to apply the new guidance under a retrospective approach to each prior reporting period presented, or a modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially applying the new guidance recognized at the date of initial application within the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity. We are in the process of evaluating the application and implementation of the new guidance.

3.Stock-Based Compensation

Accounting for stock-based compensation requires that the cost resulting from all stock-based payments be recognized in the financial statements based on the grant date fair value of the award.  Stock-based compensation primarily consists of stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs) and stock-settled stock appreciation rights (SARs).  We recognized pretax stock-based compensation cost in the amount of $70 million and $207 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively; and $64 million and $196 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

The following table illustrates the type and fair value of the stock-based compensation awards granted during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

	2014			2013
	Shares Granted	Fair Value Per Award		Shares Granted	Fair Value Per Award
Stock options	4,448,218	$	29.52	4,276,060	$	28.34
RSUs	1,429,512	$	89.18	1,614,870	$	84.05

The stock price on the date of grant was $96.31 and $89.75 for 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The following table provides the assumptions used in determining the fair value of the stock-based awards for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

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	Grant Year
	2014	2013
Weighted-average dividend yield	2.15%	2.13%
Weighted-average volatility	28.2%	30.6%
Range of volatilities	18.4-36.2%	23.4-40.6%
Range of risk-free interest rates	0.12-2.60%	0.16-1.88%
Weighted-average expected lives	8 years	8 years

As of September 30, 2014, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation awards was $236 million, which will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite service periods of approximately 1.9 years.

4.Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Our earnings and cash flow are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices.  Our Risk Management Policy (policy) allows for the use of derivative financial instruments to prudently manage foreign currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price exposures.  Our policy specifies that derivatives are not to be used for speculative purposes.  Derivatives that we use are primarily foreign currency forward, option, and cross currency contracts, interest rate swaps, and commodity forward and option contracts.  Our derivative activities are subject to the management, direction and control of our senior financial officers.  Risk management practices, including the use of financial derivative instruments, are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors at least annually.

All derivatives are recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position at their fair value. On the date the derivative contract is entered into, we designate the derivative as (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability (fair value hedge), (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flow to be paid (cash flow hedge), or (3) an undesignated instrument. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is qualified, designated and highly effective as a fair value hedge, along with the gain or loss on the hedged recognized asset or liability that is attributable to the hedged risk, are recorded in current earnings. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is qualified, designated and highly effective as a cash flow hedge are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI), to the extent effective, on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position until they are reclassified to earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.  Changes in the fair value of undesignated derivative instruments and the ineffective portion of designated derivative instruments are reported in current earnings. Cash flow from designated derivative financial instruments are classified within the same category as the item being hedged on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow.  Cash flow from undesignated derivative financial instruments are included in the investing category on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow.

We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions.  This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and linking cash flow hedges to specific forecasted transactions or variability of cash flow.

We also formally assess, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the designated derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flow of hedged items.  When a derivative is determined not to be highly effective as a hedge or the underlying hedged transaction is no longer probable, we discontinue hedge accounting prospectively, in accordance with the derecognition criteria for hedge accounting.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Foreign currency exchange rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the U.S. dollar value of sales made and costs incurred in foreign currencies. Movements in foreign currency rates also affect our competitive position as these changes may affect business practices and/or pricing strategies of non-U.S.-based competitors. Additionally, we have balance sheet positions denominated in foreign currencies, thereby creating exposure to movements in exchange rates.

Our Machinery, Energy & Transportation operations purchase, manufacture and sell products in many locations around the world. As we have a diversified revenue and cost base, we manage our future foreign currency cash flow exposure on a net basis. We use foreign currency forward and option contracts to manage unmatched foreign currency cash inflow

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and outflow. Our objective is to minimize the risk of exchange rate movements that would reduce the U.S. dollar value of our foreign currency cash flow. Our policy allows for managing anticipated foreign currency cash flow for up to five years.

We generally designate as cash flow hedges at inception of the contract any Australian dollar, Brazilian real, British pound, Canadian dollar, Chinese yuan, euro, Indian rupee, Japanese yen, Mexican peso, Singapore dollar or Swiss franc forward or option contracts that meet the requirements for hedge accounting and the maturity extends beyond the current quarter-end. Designation is performed on a specific exposure basis to support hedge accounting. The remainder of Machinery, Energy & Transportation foreign currency contracts are undesignated, including any hedges designed to protect our competitive exposure.  

As of September 30, 2014, $17 million of deferred net losses, net of tax, included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position), are expected to be reclassified to current earnings (Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations) over the next twelve months when earnings are affected by the hedged transactions.  The actual amount recorded in Other income (expense) will vary based on exchange rates at the time the hedged transactions impact earnings.

In managing foreign currency risk for our Financial Products operations, our objective is to minimize earnings volatility resulting from conversion and the remeasurement of net foreign currency balance sheet positions, and future transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Our policy allows the use of foreign currency forward, option and cross currency contracts to offset the risk of currency mismatch between our receivables and debt, and exchange rate risk associated with future transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Substantially all such foreign currency forward, option and cross currency contracts are undesignated.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the amount of our interest payments and the value of our fixed-rate debt. Our practice is to use interest rate derivatives to manage our exposure to interest rate changes and, in some cases, lower the cost of borrowed funds.

Our Machinery, Energy & Transportation operations generally use fixed-rate debt as a source of funding.  Our objective is to minimize the cost of borrowed funds.  Our policy allows us to enter into fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements to meet that objective. We designate fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps as fair value hedges at inception of the contract, and we designate certain forward rate agreements as cash flow hedges at inception of the contract.

As of September 30, 2014, $4 million of deferred net losses, net of tax, included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position), related to Machinery, Energy & Transportation forward rate agreements, are expected to be reclassified to current earnings(Interest expense excluding Financial Products in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations) over the next twelve months.

Financial Products operations has a match-funding policy that addresses interest rate risk by aligning the interest rate profile (fixed or floating rate) of Cat Financial’s debt portfolio with the interest rate profile of their receivables portfolio within predetermined ranges on an ongoing basis. In connection with that policy, we use interest rate derivative instruments to modify the debt structure to match assets within the receivables portfolio. This matched funding reduces the volatility of margins between interest-bearing assets and interest-bearing liabilities, regardless of which direction interest rates move.

Our policy allows us to use fixed-to-floating, floating-to-fixed, and floating-to-floating interest rate swaps to meet the match-funding objective.  We designate fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps as fair value hedges to protect debt against changes in fair value due to changes in the benchmark interest rate.  We designate most floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges to protect against the variability of cash flows due to changes in the benchmark interest rate.

As of September 30, 2014, $4 million of deferred net losses, net of tax, included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position), related to Financial Products floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps, are expected to be reclassified to current earnings (Interest expense of Financial Products in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations) over the next twelve months.  The actual amount recorded in Interest expense of Financial Products will vary based on interest rates at the time the hedged transactions impact earnings.

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We have, at certain times, liquidated fixed-to-floating and floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps at both Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.  The gains or losses associated with these swaps at the time of liquidation are amortized into earnings over the original term of the previously designated hedged item.

Commodity Price Risk

Commodity price movements create a degree of risk by affecting the price we must pay for certain raw material. Our policy is to use commodity forward and option contracts to manage the commodity risk and reduce the cost of purchased materials.

Our Machinery, Energy & Transportation operations purchase base and precious metals embedded in the components we purchase from suppliers.  Our suppliers pass on to us price changes in the commodity portion of the component cost. In addition, we are subject to price changes on energy products such as natural gas and diesel fuel purchased for operational use.

Our objective is to minimize volatility in the price of these commodities. Our policy allows us to enter into commodity forward and option contracts to lock in the purchase price of a portion of these commodities within a five-year horizon. All such commodity forward and option contracts are undesignated.

The location and fair value of derivative instruments reported in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position are as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	Consolidated Statement of Financial	Asset (Liability) Fair Value
	Position Location	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Designated derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Receivables – trade and other	$	36		$	54
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Long-term receivables – trade and other	2			—
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Accrued expenses	(63		)	(39		)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other liabilities	(4		)	—
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Receivables – trade and other	12			7
Financial Products	Long-term receivables – trade and other	71			115
Financial Products	Accrued expenses	(9		)	(6		)
		$	45		$	131
Undesignated derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Receivables – trade and other	$	3		$	19
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Accrued expenses	(41		)	(1		)
Financial Products	Receivables – trade and other	10			7
Financial Products	Long-term receivables – trade and other	12			9
Financial Products	Accrued expenses	(22		)	(4		)
Commodity contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Receivables – trade and other	1			—
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Accrued expenses	(4		)	—
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other liabilities	(1		)	—
		$	(42	)	$	30

The total notional amounts of the derivative instruments are as follows:

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(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	4,178	$	3,565
Financial Products	$	5,573	$	6,743

The notional amounts of the derivative financial instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties. The amounts exchanged by the parties are calculated by reference to the notional amounts and by other terms of the derivatives, such as foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, or commodity prices.

The effect of derivatives designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations is as follows: 

Fair Value Hedges (Millions of dollars)
		Three Months Ended September 30, 2014						Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Classification	Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings			Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	$	(19	)	$	1	1	$	(9	)	$	12
		$	(19	)	$	1		$	(9	)	$	12
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Classification	Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings			Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	$	(38	)	$	24	1	$	(87	)	$	92
		$	(38	)	$	24		$	(87	)	$	92

¹  The Other income (expense) line has been reduced by $18 million and $14 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, for the cumulative correction of immaterial errors related to prior periods, of which $14 million related to prior years.

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Cash Flow Hedges (Millions of dollars)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings			Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(45	)	Other income (expense)	$	4		$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	—			Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(1		)	—
Financial Products	(2		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(2		)	—
	$	(47	)		$	1		$	—

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings			Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	44		Other income (expense)	$	(12	)	$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	—			Other income (expense)	(1		)	—
Financial Products	(3		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(1		)	—
	$	41			$	(14	)	$	—

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings				Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(20	)	Other income (expense)	$	24			$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(63		)	Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(3		)		—
Financial Products	(7		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(4		)		—
	$	(90	)		$	17			$	—
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings				Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	4		Other income (expense)	$	(60	)	1	$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	—			Other income (expense)	(2		)		—
Financial Products	—			Interest expense of Financial Products	(4		)		—
	$	4			$	(66	)		$	—

¹  Includes $3 million loss reclassified from AOCI to Other income (expense) in 2013 as certain derivatives were dedesignated as the related transactions are no longer probable to occur.

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The effect of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations is as follows: 

(Millions of dollars)
	Classification of Gains (Losses)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	$	(44	)	$	15
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	(19		)	3
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	—			(1		)
Commodity contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	(6		)	2
		$	(69	)	$	19
	Classification of Gains (Losses)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	$	(35	)	$	7
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	(36		)	4
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	—			(1		)
Commodity contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	(3		)	(2		)
		$	(74	)	$	8

We enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) master netting agreements within Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products that permit the net settlement of amounts owed under their respective derivative contracts. Under these master netting agreements, net settlement generally permits the company 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.

Collateral is generally not required of the counterparties or of our company under the master netting agreements. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, no cash collateral was received or pledged under the master netting agreements.

The effect of the net settlement provisions of the master netting agreements on our derivative balances upon an event of default or termination event is as follows:

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September 30, 2014							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount of Assets
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	42	$	—	$	42	$	(42	)	$	—	$	—
Financial Products	105		—		105		(15		)	—		90
Total	$	147	$	—	$	147	$	(57	)	$	—	$	90

September 30, 2014									Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities			Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position			Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount of Liabilities
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(113	)	$	—	$	(113	)	$	42	$	—	$	(71	)
Financial Products	(31		)	—		(31		)	15		—		(16		)
Total	$	(144	)	$	—	$	(144	)	$	57	$	—	$	(87	)

December 31, 2013							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount of Assets
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	73	$	—	$	73	$	(32	)	$	—	$	41
Financial Products	138		—		138		(9		)	—		129
Total	$	211	$	—	$	211	$	(41	)	$	—	$	170

December 31, 2013									Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities			Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position			Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount of Liabilities
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(40	)	$	—	$	(40	)	$	32	$	—	$	(8	)
Financial Products	(10		)	—		(10		)	9		—		(1		)
Total	$	(50	)	$	—	$	(50	)	$	41	$	—	$	(9	)

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5.Inventories

Inventories (principally using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method) are comprised of the following:

(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Raw materials	$	3,221	$	2,966
Work-in-process	2,983		2,589
Finished goods	6,832		6,785
Supplies	292		285
Total inventories	$	13,328	$	12,625

6.Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies

Combined financial information of the unconsolidated affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method (generally on a lag of 3 months or less) was as follows:

Results of Operations of unconsolidated affiliated companies: (Millions of dollars)	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Sales	$	453		$	349		$	1,253		$	916
Cost of sales	357			284			974			722
Gross profit	$	96		$	65		$	279		$	194
Profit (loss)	$	(7	)	$	(6	)	$	(17	)	$	(31	)

Financial Position of unconsolidated affiliated companies: (Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Assets:
Current assets	$	707	$	683
Property, plant and equipment – net	673		710
Other assets	580		608
	1,960		2,001
Liabilities:
Current liabilities	502		437
Long-term debt due after one year	872		900
Other liabilities	229		262
	1,603		1,599
Equity	$	357	$	402

Caterpillar’s investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies: (Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Investments in equity method companies	$	255	$	262
Plus: Investments in cost method companies	10		10
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies	$	265	$	272

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7.Intangible Assets and Goodwill

A.  Intangible assets

Intangible assets are comprised of the following:

		September 30, 2014
(Millions of dollars)	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer relationships	15	$	2,525	$	(635	)	$	1,890
Intellectual property	11	1,732		(545		)	1,187
Other	11	238		(123		)	115
Total finite-lived intangible assets	14	4,495		(1,303		)	3,192
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - In-process research & development		18		—			18
Total intangible assets		$	4,513	$	(1,303	)	$	3,210

		December 31, 2013
	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer relationships	15	$	2,653	$	(539	)	$	2,114
Intellectual property	11	1,821		(495		)	1,326
Other	10	274		(136		)	138
Total finite-lived intangible assets	13	4,748		(1,170		)	3,578
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - In-process research & development		18		—			18
Total intangible assets		$	4,766	$	(1,170	)	$	3,596

Gross customer relationship intangibles of $46 million and related accumulated amortization of $9 million were reclassified from Intangible assets to assets held for sale and/or divested during 2014, and are not included in the September 30, 2014 balances in the table above. These transactions were related to the divestiture of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business. See Note 19 for additional information on divestitures.

Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $91 million and $276 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $91 million and $276 million, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets is expected to be:

(Millions of dollars)
2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Thereafter
$356	$348	$326	$325	$320	$1,811

B.  Goodwill

We test goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that an impairment may have occurred. We perform our annual goodwill impairment test as of October 1 and monitor for interim triggering events on an ongoing basis. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment utilizing a qualitative assessment or a two-step process. We have an option to make a qualitative assessment of a reporting unit's goodwill for impairment. If we choose to perform a qualitative assessment and determine the fair value more likely than not exceeds the carrying value, no further evaluation is necessary. For reporting units where we perform the two-step process, the first step requires us to compare the fair value of each reporting unit, which we primarily determine using an income approach based on the present value of discounted cash flows, to the respective carrying value, which includes goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, the goodwill is not considered impaired. If the carrying value is higher than the fair value, there is an indication that an impairment may exist and the second step is required. In step two, the implied fair value of goodwill is calculated as the excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the fair values assigned to its assets and liabilities. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value of the reporting unit's goodwill,

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the difference is recognized as an impairment loss. No goodwill for reporting units was impaired during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013.

As discussed in Note 15, effective January 1, 2014, we revised our reportable segments in line with the changes to our organizational structure. Our reporting units did not significantly change as a result of the changes to our reportable segments. The segment information for 2013 has been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the 2014 presentation.

The changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were as follows: 

(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2013			Acquisitions		Held for Sale and Business Divestitures 1			Other Adjustments 2			September 30, 2014
Construction Industries
Goodwill	$	291		$	—	$	—		$	7		$	298
Resource Industries
Goodwill	4,468			—		(15		)	(109		)	4,344
Impairments	(580		)	—		—			—			(580		)
Net goodwill	3,888			—		(15		)	(109		)	3,764
Energy & Transportation
Goodwill	2,600			7		—			(45		)	2,562
All Other 3
Goodwill	199			—		—			—			199
Impairments	(22		)	—		—			—			(22		)
Net goodwill	177			—		—			—			177
Consolidated total
Goodwill	7,558			7		(15		)	(147		)	7,403
Impairments	(602		)	—		—			—			(602		)
Net goodwill	$	6,956		$	7	$	(15	)	$	(147	)	$	6,801

¹See Note 19 for additional details.

² Other adjustments are comprised primarily of foreign currency translation.

³Includes All Other operating segments (See Note 15).

8.Available-For-Sale Securities

We have investments in certain debt and equity securities, primarily at Insurance Services, that have been classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value based upon quoted market prices. These investments are primarily included in Other assets in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Unrealized gains and losses arising from the revaluation of available-for-sale securities are included, net of applicable deferred income taxes, in equity (Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position).  Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are generally determined using the specific identification method for debt and equity securities.  Realized gains and losses are included in Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations.

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	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Cost Basis		Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)		Fair Value		Cost Basis		Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)			Fair Value
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	10	$	10	$	—		$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	93		1		94		119		1			120
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	703		18		721		612		21			633
Asset-backed securities	107		2		109		72		—			72
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	310		1		311		322		(1		)	321
Residential	16		—		16		18		—			18
Commercial	65		5		70		87		6			93
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	151		69		220		173		81			254
Smaller company growth	19		27		46		25		24			49
Total	$	1,474	$	123	$	1,597	$	1,438	$	132		$	1,570

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, charges for other-than-temporary declines in the market values of securities were $1 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, there were no charges for other-than-temporary declines in the market values of securities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, charges for other-than-temporary declines in the market values of securities were $1 million. These charges were accounted for as realized losses and were included in Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations. The cost basis for the impacted securities was adjusted to reflect these charges.

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Investments in an unrealized loss position that are not other-than-temporarily impaired:
	September 30, 2014
	Less than 12 months1				12 months or more1				Total
(Millions of dollars)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	$	223	$	1	$	36	$	—	$	259	$	1
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	51		—		142		4		193		4
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	23		2		1		—		24		2
Total	$	297	$	3	$	179	$	4	$	476	$	7

	December 31, 2013
	Less than 12 months1				12 months or more1				Total
(Millions of dollars)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	$	159	$	2	$	1	$	—	$	160	$	2
Asset-backed securities	6		—		20		1		26		1
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	140		4		65		2		205		6
Total	$	305	$	6	$	86	$	3	$	391	$	9

¹  Indicates length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

Corporate Bonds.  The unrealized losses on our investments in corporate bonds relate to changes in interest rates and credit-related yield spreads since time of purchase.  We do not intend to sell the investments and it is not likely that we will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis.  We do not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2014.

Mortgage-Backed Debt Securities.  The unrealized losses on our investments in mortgage-backed securities relate to changes in interest rates and credit-related yield spreads since time of purchase.  We do not intend to sell the investments and it is not likely that we will be required to sell these investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis.  We do not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2014.

Equity Securities.  Insurance Services maintains a well-diversified equity portfolio consisting of two specific mandates:  large capitalization value stocks and smaller company growth stocks.  U.S. equity valuations were higher on average during the third quarter of 2014 on generally favorable economic data.  The unrealized losses on our investments in equity securities relate to inherent risks of individual holdings and/or their respective sectors. We do not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2014.

The cost basis and fair value of the available-for-sale debt securities at September 30, 2014, by contractual maturity, is shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay and creditors may have the right to call obligations.

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	September 30, 2014
(Millions of dollars)	Cost Basis		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	78	$	79
Due after one year through five years	759		776
Due after five years through ten years	46		48
Due after ten years	30		31
U.S. governmental agency mortgage-backed securities	310		311
Residential mortgage-backed securities	16		16
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	65		70
Total debt securities – available-for-sale	$	1,304	$	1,331

Sales of Securities:
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	125	$	90	$	347	$	297
Gross gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	22	$	2	$	36	$	4
Gross losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	1	$	1	$	1	$	2

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9.Postretirement Benefits

A.  Pension and postretirement benefit costs

(Millions of dollars)	U.S. Pension Benefits						Non-U.S. Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	September 30,						September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
For the three months ended:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	39		$	49		$	28		$	31		$	19		$	24
Interest cost	162			147			47			43			54			48
Expected return on plan assets 1	(221		)	(208		)	(66		)	(59		)	(13		)	(14		)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation (asset)	—			—			—			—			—			1
Prior service cost (credit) 2	5			4			—			—			(14		)	(18		)
Net actuarial loss (gain) 3	98			136			22			33			10			27
Net periodic benefit cost	83			128			31			48			56			68
Adjustment for subsidiary pension plan 4	—			31			—			—			—			—
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits 5	—			—			5			—			—			—
Total cost included in operating profit	$	83		$	159		$	36		$	48		$	56		$	68
For the nine months ended:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	118		$	147		$	83		$	93		$	62		$	79
Interest cost	486			436			139			128			160			146
Expected return on plan assets 1	(664		)	(624		)	(195		)	(176		)	(39		)	(42		)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation (asset)	—			—			—			—			—			2
Prior service cost (credit)2	13			13			—			1			(41		)	(55		)
Net actuarial loss (gain) 3	294			409			65			99			31			81
Net periodic benefit cost	247			381			92			145			173			211
Adjustment for subsidiary pension plan 4	—			31			—			—			—			—
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits 5	—			—			12			3			—			—
Total cost included in operating profit	$	247		$	412		$	104		$	148		$	173		$	211
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net cost:
Discount rate	4.6		%	3.7		%	4.1		%	3.7		%	4.6		%	3.7		%
Expected rate of return on plan assets	7.8		%	7.8		%	6.9		%	6.7		%	7.8		%	7.8		%
Rate of compensation increase	4.0		%	4.5		%	4.2		%	3.9		%	4.0		%	4.4		%

¹  Expected return on plan assets developed using calculated market-related value of plan assets which recognizes differences in expected and actual returns over a three-year period.

²  Prior service cost (credit) for both pension and other postretirement benefits are generally amortized using the straight-line method over the average remaining service period of active employees expected to receive benefits from the plan. For pension plans in which all or almost all of the plan's participants are inactive and other postretirement benefit plans in which all or almost all of the plan's participants are fully eligible for benefits under the plan, prior service cost (credit) are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining life expectancy of those participants.

³  Net actuarial loss (gain) for pension and other postretirement benefit plans are generally amortized using the straight-line method over the average remaining service period of active employees expected to receive benefits from the plan. For plans in which all or almost all of the plan’s participants are inactive, net actuarial loss (gain) are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining life expectancy of the inactive participants.

⁴  Charge to recognize a previously unrecorded liability related to a subsidiary's pension plans.

₅  Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits were recognized in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations.

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We made $68 million and $455 million of contributions to our pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. We currently anticipate full-year 2014 contributions of approximately $510 million, all of which are required. We made $118 million and $398 million of contributions to our pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

B.  Defined contribution benefit costs

Total company costs related to our defined contribution plans were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	2014		2013		2014		2013
U.S. Plans	$	62	$	74	$	232	$	218
Non-U.S. Plans	21		16		62		47
	$	83	$	90	$	294	$	265

10.Guarantees and Product Warranty

We have provided an indemnity to a third-party insurance company for potential losses related to performance bonds issued on behalf of Caterpillar dealers.  The bonds are issued to insure governmental agencies against nonperformance by certain dealers.  We also provided guarantees to a third-party related to the performance of contractual obligations by certain Caterpillar dealers. The guarantees cover potential financial losses incurred by the third-party resulting from the dealers’ nonperformance.

We provide loan guarantees to third-party lenders for financing associated with machinery purchased by customers. These guarantees have varying terms and are secured by the machinery. In addition, Cat Financial participates in standby letters of credit issued to third parties on behalf of their customers. These standby letters of credit have varying terms and beneficiaries and are secured by customer assets.

We have provided a guarantee to one of our customers in Brazil related to the performance of contractual obligations by a supplier consortium to which one of our Caterpillar subsidiaries is a member. The guarantees cover potential damages (some of them capped) incurred by the customer resulting from the supplier consortium’s non-performance. The guarantee will expire when the supplier consortium performs all its contractual obligations, which is expected to be completed in 2025.

We have provided guarantees to third-party lessors for certain properties leased by Cat Logistics Services, LLC, in which we sold a 65 percent equity interest in the third quarter of 2012. The guarantees are for the possibility that the third party logistics business would default on real estate lease payments. The guarantees were granted at lease inception, which was prior to the divestiture, and generally will expire at the end of the lease terms.

No significant loss has been experienced or is anticipated under any of these guarantees.  At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the related liability was $11 million and $13 million, respectively. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted and without reduction for any amounts that may possibly be recovered under recourse or collateralized provisions) we could be required to make under the guarantees are as follows:

(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Caterpillar dealer guarantees	$	193	$	193
Customer guarantees	62		62
Customer guarantees – supplier consortium	334		364
Third party logistics business guarantees	134		151
Other guarantees	33		35
Total guarantees	$	756	$	805

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Cat Financial provides guarantees to repurchase certain loans of Caterpillar dealers from a special-purpose corporation (SPC) that qualifies as a variable interest entity.  The purpose of the SPC is to provide short-term working capital loans to Caterpillar dealers.  This SPC issues commercial paper and uses the proceeds to fund its loan program.  Cat Financial has a loan purchase agreement with the SPC that obligates Cat Financial to purchase certain loans that are not paid at maturity.  Cat Financial receives a fee for providing this guarantee, which provides a source of liquidity for the SPC.  Cat Financial is the primary beneficiary of the SPC as its guarantees result in Cat Financial having both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the SPC’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses, and therefore Cat Financial has consolidated the financial statements of the SPC.  As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the SPC’s assets of $1,123 million and $1,005 million, respectively, are primarily comprised of loans to dealers and the SPC’s liabilities of $1,122 million and $1,005 million, respectively, are primarily comprised of commercial paper.  The assets of the SPC are not available to pay Cat Financial's creditors. Cat Financial may be obligated to perform under the guarantee if the SPC experiences losses. No loss has been experienced or is anticipated under this loan purchase agreement.

Our product warranty liability is determined by applying historical claim rate experience to the current field population and dealer inventory.  Generally, historical claim rates are based on actual warranty experience for each product by machine model/engine size by customer or dealer location (inside or outside North America).  Specific rates are developed for each product shipment month and are updated monthly based on actual warranty claim experience.  

(Millions of dollars)	2014
Warranty liability, January 1	$	1,367
Reduction in liability (payments)	(797		)
Increase in liability (new warranties) 1	826
Warranty liability, September 30	$	1,396

¹ The increase in liability includes approximately $107 million for changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties due to higher than expected actual warranty claim experience.

(Millions of dollars)	2013
Warranty liability, January 1	$	1,477
Reduction in liability (payments)	(938		)
Increase in liability (new warranties)	828
Warranty liability, December 31	$	1,367

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11.Profit Per Share

Computations of profit per share:	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions except per share data)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Profit for the period (A) 1:	$	1,017	$	946	$	2,938	$	2,786
Determination of shares (in millions):
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (B)	611.5		639.3		620.6		647.6
Shares issuable on exercise of stock awards, net of shares assumed to be purchased out of proceeds at average market price	11.3		12.6		12.1		13.7
Average common shares outstanding for fully diluted computation (C) 2	622.8		651.9		632.7		661.3
Profit per share of common stock:
Assuming no dilution (A/B)	$	1.66	$	1.48	$	4.73	$	4.30
Assuming full dilution (A/C) 2	$	1.63	$	1.45	$	4.64	$	4.21
Shares outstanding as of September 30 (in millions)					605.4		636.4

¹  Profit attributable to common stockholders.

²  Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

SARs and stock options to purchase 7,494,204 and 10,288,573 common shares were outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, which were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, there were outstanding SARs and stock options to purchase 10,285,409 and 10,191,424 common shares which were anti-dilutive.

In February 2007, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of $7.5 billion of Caterpillar common stock (the 2007 Authorization), and in December 2011, the 2007 Authorization was extended through December 2015. In April 2013, we entered into a definitive agreement with Citibank, N.A. to purchase shares of our common stock under an accelerated stock repurchase transaction (April 2013 ASR Agreement), which was completed in June 2013. In accordance with the terms of the April 2013 ASR Agreement, a total of 11.5 million shares of our common stock were repurchased at an aggregate cost to Caterpillar of $1.0 billion.

In July 2013, we entered into a definitive agreement with Société Générale to purchase shares of our common stock under an accelerated stock repurchase transaction (July 2013 ASR Agreement), which was completed in September 2013. In accordance with the terms of the July 2013 ASR Agreement, a total of 11.9 million shares of our common stock were repurchased at an aggregate cost to Caterpillar of $1.0 billion.

In January 2014, we completed the 2007 Authorization and entered into a definitive agreement with Citibank, N.A. to purchase shares of our common stock under an accelerated stock repurchase transaction (January 2014 ASR Agreement), which was completed in March 2014. In accordance with the terms of the January 2014 ASR Agreement, a total of approximately 18.1 million shares of our common stock were repurchased at an aggregate cost to Caterpillar of approximately $1.7 billion.

In January 2014, the Board approved a new authorization to repurchase up to $10.0 billion of Caterpillar common stock, which will expire on December 31, 2018. In July 2014, we entered into definitive agreements with Société Générale to purchase shares of our common stock under accelerated stock repurchase transactions (July 2014 ASR Agreements) which were completed in September 2014. In accordance with the terms of the July 2014 ASR Agreements, a total of approximately 23.7 million shares of our common stock were repurchased at an aggregate cost to Caterpillar of $2.5 billion. Through the end of the third quarter of 2014, $2.5 billion of the $10.0 billion authorization was spent.

12. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income and its components are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, included in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, consisted of the following:

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(Millions of dollars)	Foreign currency translation			Pension and other postretirement benefits			Derivative financial instruments			Available-for-sale securities			Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Balance at June 30, 2014	$	244		$	(3,981	)	$	(42	)	$	96		$	(3,683	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(710		)	4			(30		)	(5		)	(741		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	—			80			—			(13		)	67
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(710		)	84			(30		)	(18		)	(674		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	(466	)	$	(3,897	)	$	(72	)	$	78		$	(4,357	)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Balance at June 30, 2013	$	(92	)	$	(6,645	)	$	(33	)	$	72		$	(6,698	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	291			(3		)	26			9			323
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	—			120			9			(1		)	128
Other comprehensive income (loss)	291			117			35			8			451
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	199		$	(6,528	)	$	2		$	80		$	(6,247	)

(Millions of dollars)	Foreign currency translation			Pension and other postretirement benefits			Derivative financial instruments			Available-for-sale securities			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	176		$	(4,152	)	$	(5	)	$	83		$	(3,898	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(642		)	15			(57		)	18			(666		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	—			240			(10		)	(23		)	207
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(642		)	255			(67		)	(5		)	(459		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	(466	)	$	(3,897	)	$	(72	)	$	78		$	(4,357	)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	456		$	(6,914	)	$	(42	)	$	67		$	(6,433	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(257		)	24			2			14			(217		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	—			362			42			(1		)	403
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(257		)	386			44			13			186
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	199		$	(6,528	)	$	2		$	80		$	(6,247	)

The effect of the reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations is as follows:

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		Three Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	Classification of income (expense)	2014			2013
Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Amortization of actuarial gain (loss)	Note 9 1	$	(130	)	$	(196	)
Amortization of prior service credit (cost)	Note 9 1	9			14
Amortization of transition asset (obligation)	Note 9 1	—			(1		)
Reclassifications before tax		(121		)	(183		)
Tax (provision) benefit		41			63
Reclassifications net of tax		$	(80	)	$	(120	)
Derivative financial instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts	Other income (expense)	$	4		$	(12	)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(1		)	—
Interest rate contracts	Other income (expense)	—			(1		)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense of Financial Products	(2		)	(1		)
Reclassifications before tax		1			(14		)
Tax (provision) benefit		(1		)	5
Reclassifications net of tax		$	—		$	(9	)
Available-for-sale securities:
Realized gain (loss)	Other income (expense)	$	20		$	1
Tax (provision) benefit		(7		)	—
Reclassifications net of tax		$	13		$	1
Total reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		$	(67	)	$	(128	)

¹    Amounts are included in the calculation of net periodic benefit cost. See Note 9 for additional information.

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		Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	Classification of income (expense)	2014			2013
Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Amortization of actuarial gain (loss)	Note 9 1	$	(390	)	$	(589	)
Amortization of prior service credit (cost)	Note 9 1	28			41
Amortization of transition asset (obligation)	Note 9 1	—			(2		)
Reclassifications before tax		(362		)	(550		)
Tax (provision) benefit		122			188
Reclassifications net of tax		$	(240	)	$	(362	)
Derivative financial instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts	Other income (expense)	$	24		$	(60	)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(3		)	—
Interest rate contracts	Other income (expense)	—			(2		)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense of Financial Products	(4		)	(4		)
Reclassifications before tax		17			(66		)
Tax (provision) benefit		(7		)	24
Reclassifications net of tax		$	10		$	(42	)
Available-for-sale securities:
Realized gain (loss)	Other income (expense)	$	34		$	1
Tax (provision) benefit		(11		)	—
Reclassifications net of tax		$	23		$	1
Total reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		$	(207	)	$	(403	)

¹    Amounts are included in the calculation of net periodic benefit cost. See Note 9 for additional information.

13.Environmental and Legal Matters

The Company is regulated by federal, state and international environmental laws governing our use, transport and disposal of substances and control of emissions. In addition to governing our manufacturing and other operations, these laws often impact the development of our products, including, but not limited to, required compliance with air emissions standards applicable to internal combustion engines. We have made, and will continue to make, significant research and development and capital expenditures to comply with these emissions standards.

We are engaged in remedial activities at a number of locations, often with other companies, pursuant to federal and state laws.  When it is probable we will pay remedial costs at a site, and those costs can be reasonably estimated, the investigation, remediation, and operating and maintenance costs are accrued against our earnings.  Costs are accrued based on consideration of currently available data and information with respect to each individual site, including available technologies, current applicable laws and regulations, and prior remediation experience. Where no amount within a range of estimates is more likely, we accrue the minimum. Where multiple potentially responsible parties are involved, we consider our proportionate share of the probable costs. In formulating the estimate of probable costs, we do not consider amounts expected to be recovered from insurance companies or others.  We reassess these accrued amounts on a quarterly basis. The amount recorded for environmental remediation is not material and is included in Accrued expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. There is no more than a remote chance that a material amount for remedial activities at any individual site, or at all the sites in the aggregate, will be required.

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On September 10, 2014, the SEC issued to Caterpillar a subpoena seeking information concerning the Company’s accounting for the goodwill relating to its acquisition of Bucyrus International Inc. in 2011 and related matters. The Company is cooperating with the SEC regarding this subpoena and its ongoing investigation. We currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operation, financial position or liquidity.

On March 20, 2014, Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) published a Technical Opinion which named 18 companies and over 100 individuals as defendants, including two subsidiaries of Caterpillar Inc., MGE - Equipamentos e Serviços Ferroviários Ltda. (MGE) and Caterpillar Brasil Ltda. The publication of the Technical Opinion opened CADE's official administrative investigation into allegations that the defendants participated in anticompetitive bid activity for the construction and maintenance of metro and train networks in Brazil. While companies cannot be held criminally liable for anticompetitive conduct in Brazil, criminal charges have been brought against two current employees of MGE and one former employee of MGE involving the same conduct alleged by CADE. The Company has responded to all requests for information from the authorities. The Company is unable to predict the outcome or reasonably estimate the potential loss; however, we currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operation, financial position or liquidity.

On February 19, 2014, Progress Rail Services Corporation (Progress Rail), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., received information from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Enforcement Division indicating it is contemplating an enforcement proceeding with potential monetary sanctions in excess of $100,000 in connection with a notice of violation received by Progress Rail on March 15, 2013 alleging violations of air emissions regulations applicable to compression ignition mobile cargo handling equipment operating at California ports or intermodal rail yards. Despite uncertainty regarding the applicability of these regulations, Progress Rail, in coordination with CARB, implemented certain corrective action measures. Progress Rail is cooperating with CARB to resolve this matter. We currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operation, financial position or liquidity.

On October 24, 2013, Progress Rail received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The subpoena requests documents and information from Progress Rail, United Industries Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Progress Rail, and Caterpillar Inc. relating to allegations that Progress Rail conducted improper or unnecessary railcar inspections and repairs and improperly disposed of parts, equipment, tools and other items. In connection with this subpoena, Progress Rail was informed by the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California that it is a target of a criminal investigation into potential violations of environmental laws and alleged improper business practices. The Company is cooperating with the authorities. The Company is unable to predict the outcome or reasonably estimate the potential loss; however, we currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operation, financial position or liquidity.

In addition, we are involved in other unresolved legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. The most prevalent of these unresolved actions involve disputes related to product design, manufacture and performance liability (including claimed asbestos and welding fumes exposure), contracts, employment issues, environmental matters or intellectual property rights.  The aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accrued liabilities, if any, associated with these unresolved legal actions is not material.  In some cases, we cannot reasonably estimate a range of loss because there is insufficient information regarding the matter.  However, there is no more than a remote chance that any liability arising from these matters would be material.  Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of these unresolved legal actions, we believe that these actions will not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

14.Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the first nine months of 2014 reflects an estimated annual effective tax rate of 29.5 percent compared with 29 percent for the first nine months of 2013, excluding the items discussed below. The increase from the full-year 2013 rate of 28.5 percent is primarily due to the expiration of the U.S. research and development tax credit.

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The provision for income taxes for the first nine months of 2014 also includes a net benefit of $21 million to adjust prior years' U.S. taxes and interest. A $33 million benefit was recorded to reflect a settlement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) related to 1992 through 1994 which resulted in a $16 million benefit to remeasure previously unrecognized tax benefits and a $17 million benefit to adjust related interest, net of tax. This benefit was offset by a net charge of $12 million to adjust prior years' U.S. taxes that included a charge of $55 million to correct for an error which resulted in an understatement of tax liabilities for prior years. The provision for income taxes for the first nine months of 2013 also included a benefit of $87 million primarily related to the research and development tax credit that was retroactively extended for 2012 and a benefit of $55 million to adjust the prior year's U.S. taxes.

It is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change in the next 12 months. The IRS is currently examining our U.S. tax returns for 2007 to 2009 including the impact of a loss carryback to 2005. While we have not yet received a Revenue Agent's Report generally issued at the end of the field examination process, we have received Notices of Proposed Adjustment from the IRS relating to U.S. taxation of profits earned by one of our non-U.S. subsidiaries, Caterpillar SARL, from certain parts transactions and to the disallowance of foreign tax credits incurred in connection with unrelated financings. We disagree with these proposed adjustments, which the IRS did not propose in previous audits of U.S. tax returns in which the same tax positions were taken. To the extent that adjustments are assessed upon completion of the field examination relating to these matters, we would vigorously contest the adjustments in appeals. The completion of the field examination for this audit is expected in the next 12 months. In our major non-U.S. jurisdictions, tax years are typically subject to examination for three to eight years. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations. Due to the uncertainty related to the timing and potential outcome of these matters, we cannot estimate the range of reasonably possible change in unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months.

15.Segment Information

A. Basis for segment information

Our Executive Office is comprised of five Group Presidents, a Senior Vice President, an Executive Vice President and a CEO. Group Presidents are accountable for a related set of end-to-end businesses that they manage.  The Senior Vice President leads the Caterpillar Enterprise System Group, which was formed during the second quarter of 2013, and the Executive Vice President leads the Law and Public Policy Division. The CEO allocates resources and manages performance at the Group President level.  As such, the CEO serves as our Chief Operating Decision Maker and operating segments are primarily based on the Group President reporting structure.

Three of our operating segments, Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation are led by Group Presidents.  One operating segment, Financial Products, is led by a Group President who also has responsibility for Corporate Services.  Corporate Services is a cost center primarily responsible for the performance of certain support functions globally and to provide centralized services; it does not meet the definition of an operating segment. One Group President leads three smaller operating segments that are included in the All Other operating segments.  The Caterpillar Enterprise System Group and Law and Public Policy Division are cost centers and do not meet the definition of an operating segment.

Effective January 1, 2014, responsibility for paving products, forestry products, industrial and waste products and tunnel boring equipment moved from Resource Industries to the All Other operating segments. The responsibility for select work tools was moved from Resource Industries to Construction Industries, and the responsibility for administration of three wholly-owned dealers in Japan moved from Construction Industries to the All Other operating segments. In addition, restructuring costs in 2013 were included in operating segments and are now a reconciling item between Segment profit and Consolidated profit before taxes. The segment information for 2013 has been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the 2014 presentation.

B. Description of segments

We have seven operating segments, of which four are reportable segments.  Following is a brief description of our reportable segments and the business activities included in the All Other operating segments:

Construction Industries:  A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in infrastructure and building construction applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes backhoe

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loaders, small wheel loaders, small track-type tractors, skid steer loaders, multi-terrain loaders, mini excavators, compact wheel loaders, telehandlers, select work tools, small, medium and large track excavators, wheel excavators, medium wheel loaders, compact track loaders, medium track-type tractors, track-type loaders, motor graders and pipe layers. In addition, Construction Industries has responsibility for an integrated manufacturing cost center. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

Resource Industries: A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in mining and quarrying applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes large track-type tractors, large mining trucks, hard rock vehicles, longwall miners, electric rope shovels, draglines, hydraulic shovels, drills, highwall miners, large wheel loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, select work tools, machinery components and electronics and control systems. Resource Industries also manages areas that provide services to other parts of the company, including integrated manufacturing and research and development. In addition, segment profit includes the impact from divestiture of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

Energy & Transportation (formerly Power Systems):  A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using reciprocating engines, turbines, diesel-electric locomotives and related parts across industries serving power generation, industrial, oil and gas and transportation applications, including marine and rail-related businesses. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management, development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and product support of turbines and turbine-related services, reciprocating engine powered generator sets, integrated systems used in the electric power generation industry, reciprocating engines and integrated systems and solutions for the marine and oil and gas industries; reciprocating engines supplied to the industrial industry as well as Caterpillar machinery; the business strategy, product design, product management, development, manufacturing, remanufacturing, leasing, and service of diesel-electric locomotives and components and other rail-related products and services. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

Financial Products Segment:  Provides financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment, as well as some financing for Caterpillar sales to dealers.  Financing plans include operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans and wholesale financing plans. The segment also provides various forms of insurance to customers and dealers to help support the purchase and lease of our equipment.

All Other operating segments: Primarily includes activities such as: the remanufacturing of Cat® engines and components and remanufacturing services for other companies as well as the business strategy, product management, development, manufacturing, marketing and product support of undercarriage, specialty products, hardened bar stock components and ground engaging tools primarily for Cat products, paving products, forestry products, industrial and waste products, and tunnel boring equipment; the product management, development, marketing, sales and product support of on-highway vocational trucks for North America; parts distribution; distribution services responsible for dealer development and administration including three wholly-owned dealers in Japan, dealer portfolio management and ensuring the most efficient and effective distribution of machines, engines and parts. Results for the All Other operating segments are included as a reconciling item between reportable segments and consolidated external reporting.

C. Segment measurement and reconciliations

There are several methodology differences between our segment reporting and our external reporting.  The following is a list of the more significant methodology differences:

• Machinery, Energy & Transportation segment net assets generally include inventories, receivables, property, plant and equipment, goodwill, intangibles, accounts payable, and customer advances.  Liabilities other than accounts payable and customer advances are generally managed at the corporate level and are not included in segment operations.  Financial Products Segment assets generally include all categories of assets.

• Segment inventories and cost of sales are valued using a current cost methodology.

• Goodwill allocated to segments is amortized using a fixed amount based on a 20 year useful life.  This methodology difference only impacts segment assets; no goodwill amortization expense is included in segment profit. In addition, only a portion of goodwill for certain acquisitions made in 2011 or later has been allocated to segments.

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• The present value of future lease payments for certain Machinery, Energy & Transportation operating leases is included in segment assets.  The estimated financing component of the lease payments is excluded.

• Currency exposures for Machinery, Energy & Transportation are generally managed at the corporate level and the effects of changes in exchange rates on results of operations within the year are not included in segment profit.  The net difference created in the translation of revenues and costs between exchange rates used for U.S. GAAP reporting and exchange rates used for segment reporting are recorded as a methodology difference.

• Postretirement benefit expenses are split; segments are generally responsible for service and prior service costs, with the remaining elements of net periodic benefit cost included as a methodology difference.

• Machinery, Energy & Transportation segment profit is determined on a pretax basis and excludes interest expense and other income/expense items.  Financial Products Segment profit is determined on a pretax basis and includes other income/expense items.

Reconciling items are created based on accounting differences between segment reporting and our consolidated external reporting. Please refer to pages 38 to 44 for financial information regarding significant reconciling items.  Most of our reconciling items are self-explanatory given the above explanations.  For the reconciliation of profit, we have grouped the reconciling items as follows:

• Corporate costs:  These costs are related to corporate requirements and strategies that are considered to be for the benefit of the entire organization.

• Restructuring costs: Primarily costs for employee separation costs and long-lived asset impairments. A table, Reconciliation of Restructuring Costs on page 41, has been included to illustrate how segment profit would have been impacted by the restructuring costs. See Note 20 for more information.

• Methodology differences:  See previous discussion of significant accounting differences between segment reporting and consolidated external reporting.

• Timing:   Timing differences in the recognition of costs between segment reporting and consolidated external reporting.

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Reportable Segments
Three Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)
	2014
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales and revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at September 30		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	4,471	$	67	$	4,538	$	129	$	483	$	6,717	$	82
Resource Industries	2,172		144		2,316		174		147		9,940		65
Energy & Transportation	5,585		570		6,155		163		1,125		8,598		146
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	12,228	$	781	$	13,009	$	466	$	1,755	$	25,255	$	293
Financial Products Segment	851		—		851		229		220		37,292		427
Total	$	13,079	$	781	$	13,860	$	695	$	1,975	$	62,547	$	720
	2013
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales and revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at December 31		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	4,569	$	67	$	4,636	$	126	$	289	$	7,607	$	128
Resource Industries	2,668		102		2,770		178		386		10,389		99
Energy & Transportation	4,922		471		5,393		161		875		8,492		125
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	12,159	$	640	$	12,799	$	465	$	1,550	$	26,488	$	352
Financial Products Segment	807		—		807		203		218		36,980		473
Total	$	12,966	$	640	$	13,606	$	668	$	1,768	$	63,468	$	825

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Reportable Segments
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)
	2014
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales and revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at September 30		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	14,942	$	198	$	15,140	$	394	$	1,845	$	6,717	$	225
Resource Industries	6,536		402		6,938		519		429		9,940		165
Energy & Transportation	15,536		1,706		17,242		478		2,961		8,598		317
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	37,014	$	2,306	$	39,320	$	1,391	$	5,235	$	25,255	$	707
Financial Products Segment	2,502		—		2,502		665		704		37,292		1,206
Total	$	39,516	$	2,306	$	41,822	$	2,056	$	5,939	$	62,547	$	1,913
	2013
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales and revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at December 31		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	13,663	$	257	$	13,920	$	362	$	885	$	7,607	$	352
Resource Industries	9,156		356		9,512		513		1,369		10,389		334
Energy & Transportation	14,590		1,328		15,918		468		2,419		8,492		390
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	37,409	$	1,941	$	39,350	$	1,343	$	4,673	$	26,488	$	1,076
Financial Products Segment	2,408		—		2,408		571		724		36,980		1,244
Total	$	39,817	$	1,941	$	41,758	$	1,914	$	5,397	$	63,468	$	2,320

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Reconciliation of Sales and revenues:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	12,228		$	851	$	—			$	13,079
All Other operating segments	583			—		—				583
Other	(53		)	24		(84		)	1	(113		)
Total sales and revenues	$	12,758		$	875	$	(84	)		$	13,549
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	12,159		$	807	$	—			$	12,966
All Other operating segments	532			—		—				532
Other	(13		)	18		(80		)	1	(75		)
Total sales and revenues	$	12,678		$	825	$	(80	)		$	13,423
1  Elimination of Financial Products revenues from Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

Reconciliation of Sales and revenues:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	37,014		$	2,502	$	—			$	39,516
All Other operating segments	1,720			—		—				1,720
Other	(92		)	55		(259		)	1	(296		)
Total sales and revenues	$	38,642		$	2,557	$	(259	)		$	40,940
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	37,409		$	2,408	$	—			$	39,817
All Other operating segments	1,673			—		—				1,673
Other	(34		)	54		(256		)	1	(236		)
Total sales and revenues	$	39,048		$	2,462	$	(256	)		$	41,254
1  Elimination of Financial Products revenues from Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

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Reconciliation of Consolidated profit before taxes:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products			Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total profit from reportable segments	$	1,755		$	220		$	1,975
All Other operating segments	228			—			228
Cost centers	31			—			31
Corporate costs	(408		)	—			(408		)
Timing	(125		)	—			(125		)
Restructuring costs	(81		)	—			(81		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	6			—			6
Postretirement benefit expense	(84		)	—			(84		)
Financing costs	(136		)	—			(136		)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(4		)	—			(4		)
Currency	39			—			39
Other income/expense methodology differences	(55		)	—			(55		)
Other methodology differences	(8		)	3			(5		)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	1,158		$	223		$	1,381
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total profit from reportable segments	$	1,550		$	218		$	1,768
All Other operating segments	180			—			180
Cost centers	43			—			43
Corporate costs	(353		)	—			(353		)
Timing	84			—			84
Restructuring costs	(36		)	—			(36		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	(36		)	—			(36		)
Postretirement benefit expense	(174		)	—			(174		)
Financing costs	(120		)	—			(120		)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies	1			—			1
Currency	(32		)	—			(32		)
Other income/expense methodology differences	(58		)	—			(58		)
Other methodology differences	(2		)	(4		)	(6		)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	1,047		$	214		$	1,261

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Reconciliation of Consolidated profit before taxes:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products			Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total profit from reportable segments	$	5,235		$	704		$	5,939
All Other operating segments	686			—			686
Cost centers	105			—			105
Corporate costs	(1,201		)	—			(1,201		)
Timing	(205		)	—			(205		)
Restructuring costs	(344		)	—			(344		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	29			—			29
Postretirement benefit expense	(304		)	—			(304		)
Financing costs	(373		)	—			(373		)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(6		)	—			(6		)
Currency	16			—			16
Other income/expense methodology differences	(186		)	—			(186		)
Other methodology differences	(12		)	(1		)	(13		)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	3,440		$	703		$	4,143
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total profit from reportable segments	$	4,673		$	724		$	5,397
All Other operating segments	593			—			593
Cost centers	100			—			100
Corporate costs	(1,093		)	—			(1,093		)
Timing	78			—			78
Restructuring costs	(71		)	—			(71		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	(139		)	—			(139		)
Postretirement benefit expense	(505		)	—			(505		)
Financing costs	(361		)	—			(361		)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies	1			—			1
Currency	(71		)	—			(71		)
Other income/expense methodology differences	(178		)	—			(178		)
Other methodology differences	(20		)	10			(10		)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	3,007		$	734		$	3,741

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Reconciliation of Restructuring costs:

As noted above, restructuring costs are a reconciling item between Segment profit and Consolidated profit before taxes. Had we included the amounts in the segments' results, the profit would have been as shown below:

Reconciliation of Restructuring costs:
(Millions of dollars)	Segment profit		Restructuring costs			Segment profit with restructuring costs
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Construction Industries	$	483	$	(30	)	$	453
Resource Industries	147		(31		)	116
Energy & Transportation	1,125		(5		)	1,120
Financial Products Segment	220		—			220
All Other operating segments	228		(12		)	216
Total	$	2,203	$	(78	)	$	2,125
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Construction Industries	$	289	$	(18	)	$	271
Resource Industries	386		(10		)	376
Energy & Transportation	875		(4		)	871
Financial Products Segment	218		—			218
All Other operating segments	180		(4		)	176
Total	$	1,948	$	(36	)	$	1,912

Reconciliation of Restructuring costs:
(Millions of dollars)	Segment profit		Restructuring costs			Segment profit with restructuring costs
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Construction Industries	$	1,845	$	(257	)	$	1,588
Resource Industries	429		(52		)	377
Energy & Transportation	2,961		(11		)	2,950
Financial Products Segment	704		—			704
All Other operating segments	686		(18		)	668
Total	$	6,625	$	(338	)	$	6,287
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Construction Industries	$	885	$	(21	)	$	864
Resource Industries	1,369		(19		)	1,350
Energy & Transportation	2,419		(10		)	2,409
Financial Products Segment	724		—			724
All Other operating segments	593		(19		)	574
Total	$	5,990	$	(69	)	$	5,921

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Reconciliation of Assets:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
September 30, 2014
Total assets from reportable segments	$	25,255		$	37,292		$	—		$	62,547
All Other operating segments	2,758			—			—			2,758
Items not included in segment assets:
Cash and short-term investments	4,805			—			—			4,805
Intercompany receivables	1,195			—			(1,195		)	—
Investment in Financial Products	4,739			—			(4,739		)	—
Deferred income taxes	2,509			—			(536		)	1,973
Goodwill and intangible assets	3,633			—			—			3,633
Property, plant and equipment – net and other assets	1,623			—			—			1,623
Operating lease methodology difference	(208		)	—			—			(208		)
Liabilities included in segment assets	10,405			—			—			10,405
Inventory methodology differences	(2,626		)	—			—			(2,626		)
Other	(272		)	(80		)	(70		)	(422		)
Total assets	$	53,816		$	37,212		$	(6,540	)	$	84,488
December 31, 2013
Total assets from reportable segments	$	26,488		$	36,980		$	—		$	63,468
All Other operating segments	2,973			—			—			2,973
Items not included in segment assets:
Cash and short-term investments	4,597			—			—			4,597
Intercompany receivables	1,219			—			(1,219		)	—
Investment in Financial Products	4,798			—			(4,798		)	—
Deferred income taxes	2,541			—			(525		)	2,016
Goodwill and intangible assets	3,582			—			—			3,582
Property, plant and equipment – net and other assets	1,175			—			—			1,175
Operating lease methodology difference	(273		)	—			—			(273		)
Liabilities included in segment assets	10,357			—			—			10,357
Inventory methodology differences	(2,539		)	—			—			(2,539		)
Other	(214		)	(135		)	(111		)	(460		)
Total assets	$	54,704		$	36,845		$	(6,653	)	$	84,896

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Reconciliations of Depreciation and amortization:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	466		$	229	$	695
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segments	70			—		70
Cost centers	36			—		36
Other	(9		)	6		(3		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	563		$	235	$	798
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	465		$	203	$	668
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segments	74			—		74
Cost centers	38			—		38
Other	(7		)	6		(1		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	570		$	209	$	779

Reconciliations of Depreciation and amortization:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	1,391		$	665	$	2,056
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segments	209			—		209
Cost centers	111			—		111
Other	(26		)	18		(8		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	1,685		$	683	$	2,368
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	1,343		$	571	$	1,914
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segments	229			—		229
Cost centers	111			—		111
Other	(9		)	18		9
Total depreciation and amortization	$	1,674		$	589	$	2,263

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Reconciliations of Capital expenditures:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	293		$	427	$	—		$	720
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segments	93			—		—			93
Cost centers	17			—		—			17
Timing	10			—		—			10
Other	(18		)	37		(12		)	7
Total capital expenditures	$	395		$	464	$	(12	)	$	847
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	352		$	473	$	—		$	825
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segments	110			—		—			110
Cost centers	45			—		—			45
Timing	5			—		—			5
Other	(22		)	18		(15		)	(19		)
Total capital expenditures	$	490		$	491	$	(15	)	$	966

Reconciliations of Capital expenditures:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	707		$	1,206	$	—		$	1,913
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segments	187			—		—			187
Cost centers	66			—		—			66
Timing	239			—		—			239
Other	(66		)	89		(46		)	(23		)
Total capital expenditures	$	1,133		$	1,295	$	(46	)	$	2,382
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	1,076		$	1,244	$	—		$	2,320
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segments	261			—		—			261
Cost centers	131			—		—			131
Timing	531			—		—			531
Other	(96		)	66		(50		)	(80		)
Total capital expenditures	$	1,903		$	1,310	$	(50	)	$	3,163

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16.Cat Financial Financing Activities

Credit quality of financing receivables and allowance for credit losses

Cat Financial applies a systematic methodology to determine the allowance for credit losses for finance receivables.  Based upon Cat Financial’s analysis of credit losses and risk factors, portfolio segments are as follows:

• Customer – Finance receivables with retail customers.

• Dealer – Finance receivables with Caterpillar dealers.

Cat Financial further evaluates portfolio segments by the class of finance receivables, which is defined as a level of information (below a portfolio segment) in which the finance receivables have the same initial measurement attribute and a similar method for assessing and monitoring credit risk.  Typically, Cat Financial’s finance receivables within a geographic area have similar credit risk profiles and methods for assessing and monitoring credit risk.  Cat Financial’s classes, which align with management reporting for credit losses, are as follows:

• North America – Finance receivables originated in the United States or Canada.

• Europe – Finance receivables originated in Europe, Africa, Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

• Asia Pacific – Finance receivables originated in Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

• Mining – Finance receivables related to large mining customers worldwide.

• Latin America – Finance receivables originated in Central and South American countries and Mexico.

• Caterpillar Power Finance – Finance receivables related to marine vessels with Caterpillar engines worldwide and Caterpillar electrical power generation, gas compression and co-generation systems and non-Caterpillar equipment that is powered by these systems worldwide.

The provision for credit losses has been increased by $14 million and $10 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, for the correction of immaterial errors related to prior periods, of which $10 million related to prior years.

Impaired loans and finance leases

For all classes, a loan or finance lease is considered impaired, based on current information and events, if it is probable that Cat Financial will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan or finance lease.  Loans and finance leases reviewed for impairment include loans and finance leases that are past due, non-performing or in bankruptcy. Recognition of income is suspended and the loan or finance lease is placed on non-accrual status when management determines that collection of future income is not probable (generally after 120 days past due except in locations where local regulatory requirements dictate a different method, or in instances in which relevant information is known that warrants placing the loan or finance lease on non-accrual status).  Accrual is resumed, and previously suspended income is recognized, when the loan or finance lease becomes contractually current and/or collection doubts are removed.  Cash receipts on impaired loans or finance leases are recorded against the receivable and then to any unrecognized income.

There were no impaired loans or finance leases as of September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013, for the Dealer portfolio segment.  The average recorded investment for impaired loans and finance leases for the Dealer portfolio segment was zero for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Individually impaired loans and finance leases for the Customer portfolio segment were as follows: 

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	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	15	$	15	$	—	$	23	$	22	$	—
Europe	46		46		—		48		47		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		—		7		7		—
Mining	10		10		—		134		134		—
Latin America	37		37		—		11		11		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	121		120		—		223		222		—
Total	$	229	$	228	$	—	$	446	$	443	$	—
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	7	$	7	$	2	$	13	$	13	$	4
Europe	33		32		9		20		19		7
Asia Pacific	22		22		7		16		16		2
Mining	144		142		14		—		—		—
Latin America	43		43		14		23		23		6
Caterpillar Power Finance	137		137		41		110		106		51
Total	$	386	$	383	$	87	$	182	$	177	$	70
Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	22	$	22	$	2	$	36	$	35	$	4
Europe	79		78		9		68		66		7
Asia Pacific	22		22		7		23		23		2
Mining	154		152		14		134		134		—
Latin America	80		80		14		34		34		6
Caterpillar Power Finance	258		257		41		333		328		51
Total	$	615	$	611	$	87	$	628	$	620	$	70

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	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014				Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	19	$	—	$	23	$	—
Europe	47		1		52		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		3		—
Mining	29		—		96		2
Latin America	37		—		14		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	143		1		280		1
Total	$	275	$	2	$	468	$	3
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	10	$	—	$	14	$	—
Europe	24		1		21		—
Asia Pacific	26		—		18		—
Mining	127		2		—		—
Latin America	27		1		53		1
Caterpillar Power Finance	100		1		156		1
Total	$	314	$	5	$	262	$	2
Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	29	$	—	$	37	$	—
Europe	71		2		73		—
Asia Pacific	26		—		21		—
Mining	156		2		96		2
Latin America	64		1		67		1
Caterpillar Power Finance	243		2		436		2
Total	$	589	$	7	$	730	$	5

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	22	$	1	$	26	$	3
Europe	47		1		48		—
Asia Pacific	4		—		4		—
Mining	82		3		40		2
Latin America	29		—		11		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	174		4		285		2
Total	$	358	$	9	$	414	$	7
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	10	$	—	$	18	$	—
Europe	21		1		23		1
Asia Pacific	18		1		18		1
Mining	75		4		1		—
Latin America	24		1		44		2
Caterpillar Power Finance	84		2		143		1
Total	$	232	$	9	$	247	$	5
Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	32	$	1	$	44	$	3
Europe	68		2		71		1
Asia Pacific	22		1		22		1
Mining	157		7		41		2
Latin America	53		1		55		2
Caterpillar Power Finance	258		6		428		3
Total	$	590	$	18	$	661	$	12

Non-accrual and past due loans and finance leases

For all classes, Cat Financial considers a loan or finance lease past due if any portion of a contractual payment is due and unpaid for more than 30 days.  Recognition of income is suspended and the loan or finance lease is placed on non-accrual status when management determines that collection of future income is not probable (generally after 120 days past due except in locations where local regulatory requirements dictate a different method, or in instances in which relevant information is known that warrants placing the loan or finance lease on non-accrual status).  Accrual is resumed, and previously suspended income is recognized, when the loan or finance lease becomes contractually current and/or collection doubts are removed.

As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there were no loans or finance leases on non-accrual status for the Dealer portfolio segment.

The investment in customer loans and finance leases on non-accrual status was as follows:

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(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Customer
North America	$	23	$	26
Europe	38		28
Asia Pacific	91		50
Mining	40		23
Latin America	241		179
Caterpillar Power Finance	130		119
Total	$	563	$	425

Aging related to loans and finance leases was as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014
	31-60 Days Past Due		61-90 Days Past Due		91+ Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Finance Receivables		91+ Still Accruing
Customer
North America	$	47	$	8	$	24	$	79	$	7,017	$	7,096	$	4
Europe	19		20		36		75		2,722		2,797		8
Asia Pacific	67		26		107		200		2,477		2,677		18
Mining	4		4		11		19		2,065		2,084		—
Latin America	70		30		239		339		2,551		2,890		16
Caterpillar Power Finance	24		28		95		147		2,947		3,094		—
Dealer
North America	—		—		—		—		2,333		2,333		—
Europe	—		—		—		—		152		152		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		—		—		591		591		—
Latin America	—		—		—		—		684		684		—
Total	$	231	$	116	$	512	$	859	$	23,539	$	24,398	$	46

(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2013
	31-60 Days Past Due		61-90 Days Past Due		91+ Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Finance Receivables		91+ Still Accruing
Customer
North America	$	37	$	12	$	24	$	73	$	6,508	$	6,581	$	—
Europe	26		15		29		70		2,805		2,875		6
Asia Pacific	54		23		59		136		2,752		2,888		11
Mining	3		—		12		15		2,128		2,143		—
Latin America	54		25		165		244		2,474		2,718		5
Caterpillar Power Finance	55		30		60		145		2,946		3,091		—
Dealer
North America	—		—		—		—		2,283		2,283		—
Europe	—		—		—		—		150		150		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		—		—		583		583		—
Mining	—		—		—		—		1		1		—
Latin America	—		—		—		—		748		748		—
Total	$	229	$	105	$	349	$	683	$	23,378	$	24,061	$	22

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Allowance for credit loss activity

An analysis of the allowance for credit losses was as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer			Dealer		Total
Balance at beginning of year	$	365		$	10	$	375
Receivables written off	(115		)	—		(115		)
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	36			—		36
Provision for credit losses	119			—		119
Other	(13		)	—		(13		)
Balance at end of period	$	392		$	10	$	402
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	87		$	—	$	87
Collectively evaluated for impairment	305			10		315
Ending Balance	$	392		$	10	$	402
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	615		$	—	$	615
Collectively evaluated for impairment	20,023			3,760		23,783
Ending Balance	$	20,638		$	3,760	$	24,398

(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2013
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer			Dealer		Total
Balance at beginning of year	$	414		$	9	$	423
Receivables written off	(179		)	—		(179		)
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	56			—		56
Provision for credit losses	83			1		84
Other	(9		)	—		(9		)
Balance at end of year	$	365		$	10	$	375
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	70		$	—	$	70
Collectively evaluated for impairment	295			10		305
Ending Balance	$	365		$	10	$	375
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	628		$	—	$	628
Collectively evaluated for impairment	19,668			3,765		23,433
Ending Balance	$	20,296		$	3,765	$	24,061

Credit quality of finance receivables

The credit quality of finance receivables is reviewed on a monthly basis.  Credit quality indicators include performing and non-performing.  Non-performing is defined as finance receivables currently over 120 days past due and/or on non-accrual status or in bankruptcy.  Finance receivables not meeting the criteria listed above are considered performing.  Non-performing receivables have the highest probability for credit loss.  The allowance for credit losses attributable to non-performing receivables is based on the most probable source of repayment, which is normally the liquidation of collateral.  In determining collateral value, Cat Financial estimates the current fair market value of the collateral less selling costs. In addition, Cat Financial considers credit enhancements such as additional collateral and contractual third-party guarantees in determining the allowance for credit losses attributable to non-performing receivables.

The recorded investment in performing and non-performing finance receivables was as follows: 

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(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Customer		Dealer		Total		Customer		Dealer		Total
Performing
North America	$	7,073	$	2,333	$	9,406	$	6,555	$	2,283	$	8,838
Europe	2,759		152		2,911		2,847		150		2,997
Asia Pacific	2,586		591		3,177		2,838		583		3,421
Mining	2,044		—		2,044		2,120		1		2,121
Latin America	2,649		684		3,333		2,539		748		3,287
Caterpillar Power Finance	2,964		—		2,964		2,972		—		2,972
Total Performing	$	20,075	$	3,760	$	23,835	$	19,871	$	3,765	$	23,636
Non-Performing
North America	$	23	$	—	$	23	$	26	$	—	$	26
Europe	38		—		38		28		—		28
Asia Pacific	91		—		91		50		—		50
Mining	40		—		40		23		—		23
Latin America	241		—		241		179		—		179
Caterpillar Power Finance	130		—		130		119		—		119
Total Non-Performing	$	563	$	—	$	563	$	425	$	—	$	425
Performing & Non-Performing
North America	$	7,096	$	2,333	$	9,429	$	6,581	$	2,283	$	8,864
Europe	2,797		152		2,949		2,875		150		3,025
Asia Pacific	2,677		591		3,268		2,888		583		3,471
Mining	2,084		—		2,084		2,143		1		2,144
Latin America	2,890		684		3,574		2,718		748		3,466
Caterpillar Power Finance	3,094		—		3,094		3,091		—		3,091
Total	$	20,638	$	3,760	$	24,398	$	20,296	$	3,765	$	24,061

Troubled Debt Restructurings

A restructuring of a loan or finance lease receivable constitutes a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) when the lender grants a concession it would not otherwise consider to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties.  Concessions granted may include extended contract maturities, inclusion of interest only periods, below market interest rates, extended skip payment periods and reduction of principal and/or accrued interest.

TDRs are reviewed along with other receivables as part of management’s ongoing evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses.  The allowance for credit losses attributable to TDRs is based on the most probable source of repayment, which is normally the liquidation of collateral.  In determining collateral value, Cat Financial estimates the current fair market value of the collateral less selling costs. In addition, Cat Financial considers credit enhancements such as additional collateral and contractual third-party guarantees in determining the allowance for credit losses attributable to TDRs.

There were no loans or finance lease receivables modified as TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013 for the Dealer portfolio segment.

Loan and finance lease receivables in the Customer portfolio segment modified as TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:

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(Dollars in millions)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014					Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	20	$	9	$	3	14	$	1	$	—
Europe	—	—		—		7	5		5
Mining	45	122		124		45	123		123
Latin America	45	3		3		10	1		1
Caterpillar Power Finance 1	7	44		46		6	65		67
Total 2	117	$	178	$	176	82	$	195	$	196

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014					Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	24	$	11	$	5	46	$	5	$	5
Europe	8	7		7		15	6		6
Mining	47	165		157		45	123		123
Latin America	47	32		31		16	2		2
Caterpillar Power Finance 1	13	80		81		10	101		104
Total 2	139	$	295	$	281	132	$	237	$	240

¹  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, there were no additional funds subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, $13 million and $25 million, respectively, of additional funds were subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR.  The $13 million and $25 million of additional funds are not reflected in the table above as no incremental modifications have been made with the borrower during the period presented.  At September 30, 2014, there were no remaining commitments to lend additional funds to a borrower whose terms have been modified in a TDR.

²  Modifications include extended contract maturities, inclusion of interest only periods, below market interest rates, extended skip payment periods and reduction of principal and/or accrued interest.

TDRs in the Customer portfolio segment with a payment default during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date, were as follows: 

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(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	3	$	—	5	$	1
Europe	5	1		5	—
Total	8	$	1	10	$	1

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	10	$	1	18	$	4
Europe	12	2		5	—
Caterpillar Power Finance	—	—		2	3
Total	22	$	3	25	$	7

17.Fair Value Measurements

A.Fair value measurements

The guidance on fair value measurements defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.  This guidance also specifies a fair value hierarchy based upon the observability of inputs used in valuation techniques.  Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs (lowest level) reflect internally developed market assumptions.  In accordance with this guidance, fair value measurements are classified under the following hierarchy:

• Level 1 –Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

• Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs or significant value-drivers are observable in active markets.

• Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value-drivers are unobservable.

When available, we use quoted market prices to determine fair value, and we classify such measurements within Level 1.  In some cases where market prices are not available, we make use of observable market based inputs to calculate fair value, in which case the measurements are classified within Level 2.  If quoted or observable market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that use, where possible, current market-based parameters such as interest rates, yield curves and currency rates.  These measurements are classified within Level 3.

Fair value measurements are classified according to the lowest level input or value-driver that is significant to the valuation.  A measurement may therefore be classified within Level 3 even though there may be significant inputs that are readily observable.

Fair value measurement includes the consideration of nonperformance risk.  Nonperformance risk refers to the risk that an obligation (either by a counterparty or Caterpillar) will not be fulfilled.  For financial assets traded in an active market (Level 1 and certain Level 2), the nonperformance risk is included in the market price.  For certain other financial assets and liabilities (certain Level 2 and Level 3), our fair value calculations have been adjusted accordingly.

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Available-for-sale securities

Our available-for-sale securities, primarily at Insurance Services, include a mix of equity and debt instruments (see Note 8 for additional information).  Fair values for our U.S. treasury bonds and equity securities are based upon valuations for identical instruments in active markets.  Fair values for other government bonds, corporate bonds and mortgage-backed debt securities are based upon models that take into consideration such market-based factors as recent sales, risk-free yield curves and prices of similarly rated bonds.

Derivative financial instruments

The fair value of interest rate swap derivatives is primarily based on models that utilize the appropriate market-based forward swap curves and zero-coupon interest rates to determine discounted cash flows.  The fair value of foreign currency and commodity forward, option and cross currency contracts is based on a valuation model that discounts cash flows resulting from the differential between the contract price and the market-based forward rate.

Guarantees

The fair value of guarantees is based upon our estimate of the premium a market participant would require to issue the same guarantee in a stand-alone arms-length transaction with an unrelated party. If quoted or observable market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that utilize current market-based assumptions.

Assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at fair value, primarily related to Financial Products, included in our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are summarized below:

(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Assets / Liabilities, at Fair Value
Assets
Available-for-sale securities
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	—		94		—		94
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	—		721		—		721
Asset-backed securities	—		109		—		109
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	—		311		—		311
Residential	—		16		—		16
Commercial	—		70		—		70
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	220		—		—		220
Smaller company growth	46		—		—		46
Total available-for-sale securities	276		1,321		—		1,597
Derivative financial instruments, net	—		3		—		3
Total Assets	$	276	$	1,324	$	—	$	1,600
Liabilities
Guarantees	$	—	$	—	$	11	$	11
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	11	$	11

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(Millions of dollars)	December 31, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Assets / Liabilities, at Fair Value
Assets
Available-for-sale securities
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	—		120		—		120
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	—		633		—		633
Asset-backed securities	—		72		—		72
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	—		321		—		321
Residential	—		18		—		18
Commercial	—		93		—		93
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	254		—		—		254
Smaller company growth	49		—		—		49
Total available-for-sale securities	313		1,257		—		1,570
Derivative financial instruments, net	—		161		—		161
Total Assets	$	313	$	1,418	$	—	$	1,731
Liabilities
Guarantees	$	—	$	—	$	13	$	13
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	13	$	13

Below are roll-forwards of liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.  These instruments were valued using pricing models that, in management’s judgment, reflect the assumptions of a marketplace participant.

(Millions of dollars)	Guarantees
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	13
Issuance of guarantees	—
Expiration of guarantees	(2		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	11
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	14
Issuance of guarantees	6
Expiration of guarantees	(5		)
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	15

In addition to the amounts above, Cat Financial impaired loans are subject to measurement at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. A loan is considered impaired when management determines that collection of contractual amounts due is not probable.  In these cases, an allowance for credit losses may be established based primarily on the fair value of associated collateral.  As the collateral’s fair value is based on observable market prices and/or current appraised values, the impaired loans are classified as Level 2 measurements. Cat Financial had impaired loans with a fair value of $250 million and $81 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.  

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B.Fair values of financial instruments

In addition to the methods and assumptions we use to record the fair value of financial instruments as discussed in the Fair value measurements section above, we used the following methods and assumptions to estimate the fair value of our financial instruments:

Cash and short-term investments

Carrying amount approximated fair value.

Restricted cash and short-term investments

Carrying amount approximated fair value.  Restricted cash and short-term investments are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

Finance receivables

Fair value was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current rates, representative of receivables with similar remaining maturities.

Wholesale inventory receivables

Fair value was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current rates, representative of receivables with similar remaining maturities.

Short-term borrowings

Carrying amount approximated fair value.

Long-term debt

Fair value for fixed and floating rate debt was estimated based on quoted market prices.

Please refer to the table below for the fair values of our financial instruments.

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	Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Fair Value Levels	Reference
Assets
Cash and short-term investments	$	6,082		$	6,082		$	6,081	$	6,081	1
Restricted cash and short-term investments	443		1	443		1	53		53		1
Available-for-sale securities	1,597			1,597			1,570		1,570		1 & 2	Note 8
Finance receivables – net (excluding finance leases 2)	16,441			16,112			16,049		15,913		2	Note 16
Wholesale inventory receivables – net (excluding finance leases 2)	1,766			1,697			1,529		1,467		2	Note 16
Foreign currency contracts – net	—			—			45		45		2	Note 4
Interest rate swaps – net	74			74			116		116		2	Note 4
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	4,436			4,436			3,679		3,679		1
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	10,007			11,533			8,759		9,905		2
Financial Products	24,839			25,357			25,312		25,849		2
Foreign currency contracts – net	67			67			—		—		2	Note 4
Commodity contracts – net	4			4			—		—		2	Note 4
Guarantees	11			11			13		13		3	Note 10

¹  Includes short-term investments of $378 million which mature in the fourth quarter of 2014.

²  Total excluded items have a net carrying value at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 of $7,975 million and $8,053 million, respectively.

18. Acquisitions

ERA Mining Machinery Limited (Siwei)

During the second quarter of 2012, Caterpillar, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Caterpillar (Luxembourg) Investment Co. S.A. (CAT Lux), completed a tender offer to acquire the issued shares of ERA Mining Machinery Limited (Siwei), including its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhengzhou Siwei Mechanical Manufacturing Co., Ltd. In the fourth quarter of 2013, Siwei was renamed Caterpillar (Zhengzhou) Ltd. The tender offer allowed Siwei shareholders to choose between two types of consideration in exchange for their shares. The alternatives were either cash consideration or a loan note issued by CAT Lux to the former shareholders of Siwei. Approximately 4 billion Siwei shares were tendered for the cash alternative and approximately 1.6 billion Siwei shares were tendered for the loan note alternative.

In May 2013, Caterpillar and its wholly-owned subsidiaries CAT Lux and Siwei entered into a settlement agreement with two former directors of Siwei and two other parties with an interest in the settlement, including Mining Machinery Limited (MML). The agreement settles the dispute between the parties which arose from Caterpillar's determination that Siwei senior managers had engaged in accounting misconduct for several years prior to Caterpillar's announcement of the completion of its tender offer for Siwei in the second quarter of 2012.

Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the parties agreed that (i) the loan notes issued by CAT Lux (and guaranteed by Caterpillar) as a portion of the Siwei purchase price and held by MML and (ii) loans made by the two former Siwei directors to Siwei prior to its acquisition by Caterpillar would all be canceled and discharged in exchange for payments by CAT Lux to MML and the two former directors in an aggregate amount of approximately $30 million. As of the settlement in May 2013, the loan notes had a book value of approximately $152 million and the obligation related to the loans by the two former directors was approximately $13 million. The settlement agreement contains a mutual release and discharge of the parties' respective claims with respect to the dispute and contains an agreement by Caterpillar and CAT Lux not to pursue any such claims against either the auditors or former directors of Siwei. The settlement and discharge of the loan obligations resulted in the recognition of a gain of approximately $135 million reported in Other

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operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations and is included in the Resource Industries segment.

19.Divestitures

Bucyrus Distribution Business Divestiture

In conjunction with our acquisition of Bucyrus in July 2011, we announced our intention to sell the Bucyrus distribution business to Caterpillar dealers that support mining customers around the world in a series of individual transactions.  Bucyrus predominantly employed a direct to end customer model to sell and support products.  The intention is for all Bucyrus products to be sold and serviced by Caterpillar dealers, consistent with our long-held distribution strategy.  These transitions are occurring in phases based on the mining business opportunity within each dealer territory.

The portions of the Bucyrus distribution business that were sold or classified as held for sale did not qualify as discontinued operations because Caterpillar expects significant continuing direct cash flows from the Caterpillar dealers after the divestitures. The gain or loss on disposal, along with the continuing operations of these disposal groups, has been reported in the Resource Industries segment. Goodwill has been allocated to each disposal group using the relative fair value method. The value of the customer relationship intangibles related to each portion of the Bucyrus distribution business sold or held for sale has been included in the disposal groups. The disposal groups have been recorded at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less cost to sell. In the second quarter of 2014, we recorded an impairment charge of $4 million related to disposal groups being sold to Caterpillar dealers. Fair value was determined based upon the negotiated sales price. The impairment was recorded in Other operating (income) expenses and included in the Resource Industries segment. The portions of the distribution business that were sold were not material to our results of operations, financial position or cash flow.

We completed three sale transactions during the first quarter, fifteen during the second quarter and twelve during the third quarter of 2014 whereby portions of the Bucyrus distribution business were sold to Caterpillar dealers for an aggregate price of $196 million. For the first nine months of 2014, after-tax profit was unfavorably impacted by $16 million as a result of the Bucyrus distribution divestiture activities. This is comprised of $22 million of income related to the sales transactions, a net unfavorable adjustment of $8 million related to prior sale transactions (both included in Other operating (income) expenses), costs incurred related to the Bucyrus distribution divestiture activities of $23 million (included in Selling, general and administrative expenses) and income tax of $7 million.

Assets sold in the first nine months of 2014 primarily consisted of customer relationship intangibles of $81 million, allocated goodwill of $63 million and inventory of $19 million related to the divested portions of the Bucyrus distribution business.

20.Restructuring Costs

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recognized $81 million and $344 million, respectively, of restructuring costs in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations, which included $46 million of employee separation costs and $35 million of long-lived asset impairments and other restructuring costs for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and $295 million of employee separation costs and $49 million of long-lived asset impairments and other restructuring costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The restructuring costs in 2014 were primarily related to a reduction in workforce at our Gosselies, Belgium facility. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recognized $36 million and $71 million, respectively, of restructuring costs, which included $34 million of employee separation costs and $2 million of long-lived asset impairments for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $57 million of employee separation costs and $14 million of long-lived asset impairments for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. For the first nine months of 2013, costs primarily related to separation programs in North America and Europe.

Restructuring costs for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $200 million and were recognized in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations. The 2013 restructuring costs included $151 million of employee separation costs, $41 million of long-lived asset impairments and $8 million of other restructuring costs. The most significant charges in 2013 were for the restructuring of management and support functions and the closure or downsizing of several facilities related to our mining business.

Restructuring costs are a reconciling item between Segment profit and Consolidated profit before taxes. See Note 15 for more information.

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Our accounting for separations was dependent upon how the particular program was designed. For voluntary programs, eligible separation costs were recognized at the time of employee acceptance. For involuntary programs, eligible costs were recognized when management had approved the program, the affected employees had been properly notified and the costs were estimable.

The following table summarizes the 2013 and 2014 employee separation activity:

(Millions of dollars)
	Total
Liability balance at December 31, 2012	$	29
Increase in liability (separation charges)	151
Reduction in liability (payments and other adjustments)	(91		)
Liability balance at December 31, 2013	$	89
Increase in liability (separation charges)	295
Reduction in liability (payments and other adjustments)	(197		)
Liability balance at September 30, 2014	$	187

The remaining liability balances as of September 30, 2014 represent costs for employees who have not yet separated from the Company or whose full severance has not yet been paid. The majority of these remaining costs are expected to be paid in 2014 and 2015.

In December 2013, we announced a restructuring plan for our Gosselies, Belgium facility. This restructuring plan is designed to improve the competitiveness of our European manufacturing footprint and achieve competitiveness in our European operations by refocusing our current Gosselies operations on final machine assembly, test and paint with limited component and fabrication operations. This action will include reshaping our supply base for more efficient sourcing, improving factory efficiencies and workforce reductions and was approved by the Belgian Minister of Employment in February 2014. We estimate the total employee cash separation costs to be about $300 million before tax, which represents substantially all of the restructuring costs to be incurred under the restructuring plan. We expect to recognize substantially all of these separation-related charges throughout 2014. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recognized $26 million and $241 million, respectively, of employee separation costs relating to this restructuring plan. The majority of these remaining costs are expected to be paid in 2014 and 2015.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

Third-quarter 2014 sales and revenues were $13.549 billion, compared with $13.423 billion in the third quarter of 2013. Profit per share for the third quarter of 2014 was $1.63, a 12 percent increase from third-quarter 2013 profit per share of $1.45. Profit was $1.017 billion in the third quarter of 2014, an increase of 8 percent from $946 million in the third quarter of 2013.

Sales and revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $40.940 billion, down $314 million from $41.254 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Profit per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $4.64, a 10 percent increase from the nine months ended September 30, 2013 profit per share of $4.21. Profit was $2.938 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of 5 percent from $2.786 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Highlights for the third quarter of 2014 include:

• Third-quarter sales and revenues were $13.549 billion, compared with $13.423 billion in the third quarter of 2013. Energy & Transportation’s sales were higher, while Resource Industries’ sales declined.

• Restructuring costs were $81 million in the third quarter of 2014 with an after-tax impact of $0.09 per share.

• Profit per share was $1.63 in the third quarter of 2014 and $1.72 per share excluding restructuring costs. Profit in the third quarter of 2013 was $1.45 per share.

• Machinery, Energy & Transportation (ME&T) operating cash flow was $1.442 billion in the third quarter of 2014, compared with $2.109 billion in the third quarter of 2013.

• ME&T debt-to-capital ratio was 34.7 percent compared with 32.5 percent at the end of the second quarter of 2014.

• As previously announced, the company repurchased $2.5 billion of Caterpillar common stock during the third quarter of 2014. This repurchase is part of the $10 billion stock repurchase authorization approved by the Board of Directors in the first quarter of 2014.

Highlights for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 include:

• Sales and revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $40.940 billion, compared with $41.254 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Sales decreases in Resource Industries were nearly offset by increases in Construction Industries and Energy & Transportation. Financial Products’ revenues were slightly higher.

• Restructuring costs were $344 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 with an after-tax impact of $0.39 per share.

• Profit per share was $4.64 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and excluding restructuring costs of $0.39 per share was $5.03 per share. Profit per share was $4.21 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

• ME&T operating cash flow was $5.384 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $6.247 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

• During the first nine months of 2014, the company repurchased $4.2 billion of Caterpillar common stock.

Notes:

• Glossary of terms is included on pages 73-75; first occurrence of terms shown in bold italics.

• Information on non-GAAP financial measures is included on page 84.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COMPARED WITH THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

CONSOLIDATED SALES AND REVENUES

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in Consolidated Sales and Revenues between the third quarter of 2013 (at left) and the third quarter of 2014 (at right). Items favorably impacting sales and revenues appear as upward stair steps with the corresponding dollar amounts above each bar, while items negatively impacting sales and revenues appear as downward stair steps with dollar amounts reflected in parentheses above each bar. Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's Board of Directors and employees.

Sales and Revenues

Total sales and revenues were $13.549 billion in the third quarter of 2014, about flat with the third quarter of 2013.

When reviewing the change in sales and revenues, we focus on the following perspectives:

• Reason for the change: Sales volume decreased $187 million primarily due to lower volume in Resource Industries and Construction Industries, partially offset by increased volume in Energy & Transportation. Favorable changes in price realization,primarily in Construction Industries and Energy & Transportation, and currency and increases in Financial Products’ revenues about offset the sales volume decrease.

The volume decrease was the result of lower end-user demand primarily for mining equipment, as customers continued to reduce their capital expenditures. This decrease was partially offset by the favorable impact of changes in dealer machine and engine inventories as dealers reduced machine and engine inventories about $600 million in the third quarter of 2014 compared with a decrease of about $800 million in the third quarter of 2013. We believe that dealers will continue to decrease inventory, primarily construction equipment, in the fourth quarter of 2014 due to expected seasonal selling patterns and increased utilization of inventory from our product distribution centers. Dealers are independent, and there could be many reasons for changes in their inventory levels. In general, dealers adjust inventory based on their expectations of future demand and product delivery times. Dealers’ demand expectations take into account seasonal changes, macroeconomic conditions and other factors. Delivery times can vary based on availability of product from Caterpillar factories and product distribution centers.

Aftermarket parts sales were slightly higher than the third quarter of 2013, primarily in Energy & Transportation.

• Sales by geographic region: Sales increases in North America were about offset by declines in Latin America and Asia/Pacific. Sales increased 15 percent in North America, primarily due to higher demand for oil and gas and transportation applications and construction equipment. Sales decreased 21 percent in Latin America, primarily due to lower end-user demand for construction and mining equipment and engines used for oil and gas applications. Asia/Pacific sales declined 7 percent primarily due to lower construction and mining equipment sales. While sales in Asia/Pacific declined overall, sales in China

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were about flat. Sales in EAME were about flat as lower end-user demand was offset by the favorable impact of changes in dealer inventories. While EAME sales were about flat, the impact from higher sales in Europe due to weak but improving economic conditions was offset by sales declines in the CIS as a result of political unrest.

• Sales by segment: Energy & Transportation’s sales were higher, while Resource Industries’ sales declined. Energy & Transportation’s sales increased 13 percent primarily due to higher demand for transportation and oil and gas applications. Resource Industries’ sales decreased 19 percent, primarily due to lower end-user demand for mining equipment, partially offset by the favorable impact of changes in dealer inventories. Construction Industries’ sales were about flat. Financial Products’ segment revenues increased 5 percent.

CONSOLIDATED OPERATING PROFIT

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in Consolidated Operating Profit between the third quarter of 2013 (at left) and the third quarter of 2014 (at right). Items favorably impacting operating profitappear as upward stair steps with the corresponding dollar amounts above each bar, while items negatively impacting operating profit appear as downward stair steps with dollar amounts reflected in parentheses above each bar. Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's Board of Directors and employees. The bar entitled Other includes consolidating adjustments and Machinery, Energy & Transportation other operating (income) expenses.

Operating profit for the third quarter of 2014 was $1.392 billion, about flat with the third quarter of 2013. Increased SG&A and R&D expenses resulting from higher incentive compensation expense were about offset by favorable price realization.

Manufacturing costs were about flat as higher warranty expense, primarily for mining equipment, and increased incentive compensation expense were about offset by lower material costs and favorable changes in cost absorption as inventory increased in the third quarter of 2014, compared with a decrease in the third quarter of 2013.

Restructuring costs of $81 million in the third quarter of 2014 related to a reduction in workforce in our Gosselies, Belgium, facility and several other restructuring programs across the company. In the third quarter of 2013 restructuring costs were $36 million.

The third-quarter 2014 incentive compensation expense was about $390 million, and we expect the full year will be about $1.3 billion. Short-term incentive compensation in the third quarter of 2013 was about $100 million, and full-year 2013 was about $545 million. Short-term incentive compensation expense is directly related to financial and operational performance measured against targets set annually.

Other Profit/Loss Items

• Other income/expense was income of$117 million compared with expense of $24 million in the third quarter of 2013. The change was primarily due to the favorable net impact from currency translation and hedging gains and losses. The third quarter of 2014 included net gains related to currency translation and hedging compared to net losses in the third quarter of 2013.

• The provision for income taxes in the third quarter of 2014 reflects an estimated annual tax rate of 29.5 percent compared with 29 percent for third quarter of 2013, excluding the items discussed below. The increase from the full-year 2013 rate of 28.5 percent is primarily due to the expiration of the U.S. research and development tax credit. The provisions for income

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taxes for the third quarters of 2014 and 2013 also include benefits of $43 million and $55 million, respectively, resulting from true-up of estimated amounts used in the tax provision to the U.S. tax return as filed in September of each year.

Segment Information

Sales and Revenues by Geographic Region

(Millions of dollars)	Total			% Change		North America			% Change		Latin America			% Change		EAME			% Change		Asia/ Pacific			% Change
Third Quarter 2014
Construction Industries 1	$	4,471		(2	)%	$	1,913		9	%	$	599		(15	)%	$	997		1	%	$	962		(13	)%
Resource Industries 2	2,172			(19	)%	752			(10	)%	369			(31	)%	495			(25	)%	556			(13	)%
Energy & Transportation 3	5,585			13	%	2,541			33	%	481			(21	)%	1,582			9	%	981			2	%
All Other Segments4	583			10	%	376			18	%	64			2	%	82			(7	)%	61			—	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(53		)	—		(27		)			—					(26		)			—
Machinery, Energy & Transportation Sales	12,758			1	%	5,555			15	%	1,513			(21	)%	3,130			(2	)%	2,560			(7	)%
Financial Products Segment	851			5	%	446			3	%	130			24	%	127			—	%	148			3	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(60		)			(28		)			(14		)			(6		)			(12		)
Financial Products Revenues	791			6	%	418			6	%	116			20	%	121			1	%	136			2	%
Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	13,549		1	%	$	5,973		15	%	$	1,629		(19	)%	$	3,251		(2	)%	$	2,696		(7	)%
Third Quarter 2013
Construction Industries 1	$	4,569				$	1,760				$	708				$	990				$	1,111
Resource Industries 2	2,668					838					534					659					637
Energy & Transportation 3	4,922					1,905					608					1,450					959
All Other Segments 4	532					320					63					88					61
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(13		)			(12		)			—					—					(1		)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation Sales	12,678					4,811					1,913					3,187					2,767
Financial Products Segment	807					431					105					127					144
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(62		)			(36		)			(8		)			(7		)			(11		)
Financial Products Revenues	745					395					97					120					133
Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	13,423				$	5,206				$	2,010				$	3,307				$	2,900

¹  Does not include inter-segment sales of $67 million and $67 million in third quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively.

²  Does not include inter-segment sales of $144 million and $102 million in third quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively.

³  Does not include inter-segment sales of $570 million and $471 million in third quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively.

⁴  Does not include inter-segment sales of $875 million and $805 million in third quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Sales and Revenues by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Third Quarter 2013			Sales Volume			Price Realization			Currency		Other		Third Quarter 2014			$ Change			% Change
Construction Industries	$	4,569		$	(243	)	$	123		$	22	$	—	$	4,471		$	(98	)	(2	)%
Resource Industries	2,668			(483		)	(28		)	15		—		2,172			(496		)	(19	)%
Energy & Transportation	4,922			545			65			53		—		5,585			663			13	%
All Other Segments	532			34			14			3		—		583			51			10	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(13		)	(40		)	(1		)	1		—		(53		)	(40		)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation Sales	12,678			(187		)	173			94		—		12,758			80			1	%
Financial Products Segment	807			—			—			—		44		851			44			5	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(62		)	—			—			—		2		(60		)	2
Financial Products Revenues	745			—			—			—		46		791			46			6	%
Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	13,423		$	(187	)	$	173		$	94	$	46	$	13,549		$	126		1	%

Operating Profit by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Third Quarter 2014			Third Quarter 2013			$ Change			% Change
Construction Industries	$	483		$	289		$	194		67	%
Resource Industries	147			386			(239		)	(62	)%
Energy & Transportation	1,125			875			250			29	%
All Other Segments	228			180			48			27	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(739		)	(475		)	(264		)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	1,244			1,255			(11		)	(1	)%
Financial Products Segment	220			218			2			1	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(1		)	(8		)	7
Financial Products	219			210			9			4	%
Consolidating Adjustments	(71		)	(64		)	(7		)
Consolidated Operating Profit	$	1,392		$	1,401		$	(9	)	(1	)%

Construction Industries

Construction Industries’ sales were $4.471 billion in the third quarter of 2014, about flat with the third quarter of 2013. Sales volume was lower, while price realization improved. Sales of new equipment decreased slightly, while sales of aftermarket parts increased slightly.

• The sales volume decrease was primarily related to unfavorable changes in dealer inventories as dealers lowered their inventories more significantly in the third quarter of 2014 than in the third quarter of 2013. We believe that dealers will continue to decrease inventory in the fourth quarter of 2014 due to expected seasonal selling patterns and increased utilization of inventory from our product distribution centers. Additionally, deliveries to end users decreased.

• Price realization was favorable across all geographic regions primarily due to less discounting. About one-third of the overall improvement was due to the absence of a large government order in Brazil during the third quarter of 2013.

Sales decreases in Asia/Pacific and Latin America were about offset by increases in North America. EAME sales were about flat.

• In Asia/Pacific, the sales decline was primarily due to unfavorable changes in dealer inventories as dealers decreased inventory in the third quarter of 2014 and increased inventory in the third quarter of 2013. In addition, deliveries to end users were lower due to weak construction activity.

• Sales decreased in Latin America primarily due to the absence of a large government order in Brazil.

• Sales in North America improved primarily due to higher end-user demand resulting from an increase in construction-related spending in the United States. Although still below prior peaks, construction-related spending continues to improve. This

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increase was partially offset by the impact of unfavorable changes in dealer inventories as dealers reduced inventory more significantly in the third quarter of 2014 than in the third quarter of 2013.

Construction Industries’ profit was $483 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared with $289 million in the third quarter of 2013. Profit increased primarily due to the favorable impacts of price realization and currency and lower manufacturing costs. These favorable impacts were partially offset by lower sales volume and increased SG&A and R&D expenses.

Segment profit for 2014 is based on fixed exchange rates set at the beginning of 2014, while segment profit for 2013 is based on fixed exchange rates set at the beginning of 2013. The difference in these fixed exchange rates resulted in a favorable currency impact for the segment.

Manufacturing costs improved primarily due to favorable changes in cost absorption resulting from the absence of a decrease in inventory during the third quarter of 2013. In addition, material costs were lower. These favorable items were partially offset by higher incentive compensation expense.

SG&A and R&D expenses increased primarily due to higher incentive compensation expense.

Resource Industries

Resource Industries’ sales were $2.172 billion in the third quarter of 2014, a decrease of $496 million, or 19 percent, from the third quarter of 2013. Sales declined in all geographic regions primarily due to lower end-user demand. This unfavorable impact was partially offset by the favorable impact of changes in dealer inventories. While dealers continued to reduce inventories during the third quarter of 2014, the reductions were less significant than in the third quarter of 2013.

Although prices of some mined commodities remained above investment thresholds, customers in all geographic regions have reduced spending across the mining industry. We believe that mining companies are increasing productivity at existing mines and improving their transportation infrastructure rather than investing in expansions or new mine openings, which results in lower demand for our mining products. In addition, projects financed and started in prior years have led to an increased supply of coal and iron ore which has outpaced demand and resulted in prices at or below investment thresholds for those commodities. As a result, new orders for mining equipment continued to be weak in the quarter.

Aftermarket part sales were slightly lower. We believe some companies are continuing to extend proactive maintenance schedules and delay major overhauls when possible.

Resource Industries’ profit was $147 million in the third quarter of 2014 compared with $386 million in the third quarter of 2013. The decrease was primarily the result of lower sales volume, increased SG&A and R&D expenses and unfavorable price realization.

SG&A and R&D expenses increased primarily due to higher spending for new product introduction programs and increased incentive compensation expense. Price realization was unfavorable primarily due to an increasingly competitive pricing environment. Manufacturing costs were about flat as increased warranty expense was about offset by lower material costs.

Energy & Transportation

Energy & Transportation’s sales were $5.585 billion in the third quarter of 2014, an increase of 13 percent compared with the third quarter of 2013. The sales increase was primarily due to higher volume. In addition, the impacts of price realization and currency were favorable. Sales for all applications increased.

• Transportation - Sales increased in North America and EAME and were about flat in Asia/Pacific and Latin America. Higher sales in North America and EAME were primarily due to increased sales for rail applications. In North America, sales strengthened due to customer demand in advance of the 2015 emissions change for locomotives. In EAME, sales increased as we continue to focus on expansion of our rail business.

While we believe that market conditions have changed and there will be more demand for locomotives in North America than we expected in 2015, we currently do not believe the timing of our Tier 4 locomotive offering will have a significant impact on Energy & Transportation's sales. In addition to North American locomotive sales, our Rail business includes locomotive parts sales, international locomotive sales and Progress Rail Services.

• Oil and Gas - Sales increased in North America and were partially offset by declines in Latin America. EAME and Asia/Pacific sales were about flat. In North America, sales increased primarily due to higher demand for equipment used in well servicing, gas compression and drilling applications as prices remained at or above levels for continued investment. In Latin America, lower sales were primarily due to lower end-user demand.

Caterpillar provides products that are used in a variety of different oil and gas applications, including offshore and land drilling, well servicing, oil and gas production and gas compression. The products that we provide to the oil and gas industry include reciprocating engines, well stimulation pumps, transmissions, gas turbines and centrifugal natural gas compressors. Due to the diversity of our offerings, we currently do not expect the recent decline in oil prices to have a significant impact on our 2014 sales.

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• Industrial - Sales increased in EAME and were about flat in all other geographic regions. In EAME, sales increased due to higher demand for engines used by original equipment manufacturers for industrial and construction applications.

• Power Generation - Sales were slightly higher as favorable changes in dealer inventories primarily in North America were partially offset by slightly lower end-user demand.

Energy & Transportation’s profit was $1.125 billion in the third quarter of 2014, compared with $875 million in the third quarter of 2013. The improvement was primarily due to higher sales volume and favorable price realization, partially offset by an increase in incentive compensation expense. In the fourth quarter of 2014, we expect negative product mix due to sales recognition for a large power generation project in EAME.

Financial Products Segment

Financial Products’ revenues were $851 million in the third quarter of 2014, an increase of $44 million, or 5 percent, from the third quarter of 2013. The increase was primarily due to the favorable impact from higher average earning assets primarily in North America.

Financial Products’ profit was $220 million in the third quarter of 2014, compared with $218 million in the third quarter of 2013. The increase was primarily due to a $23 million improvement on net yield on average earning assets and a $21 million increase in gains on sales of securities at Caterpillar Financial Insurance Services. These increases were partially offset by $32 million of unfavorable adjustments related to prior periods for interest rate swap contracts and the provision for credit losses.

At the end of the third quarter of 2014, past dues at Cat Financial were 2.81 percent compared with 2.63 percent at the end of the second quarter of 2014, 2.37 percent at the end of 2013 and 2.45 percent at the end of the third quarter of 2013. The increase reflects higher past dues in Cat Financial’s Latin American, Asia/Pacific and European portfolios. Write-offs, net of recoveries, were $22 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared with $58 million for the third quarter of 2013.

As of September 30, 2014, Cat Financial's allowance for credit losses totaled $405 million, or 1.37 percent of net finance receivables, compared with $387 million, or 1.27 percent of net finance receivables as of June 30, 2014, and $378 million, or 1.30 percent of net finance receivables, at year-end 2013. The allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2013, was $404 million, or 1.40 percent of net finance receivables.

Corporate Items and Eliminations

Expense for corporate items and eliminations was $740 million in the third quarter of 2014, an increase of $257 million from the third quarter of 2013. Corporate items and eliminations include: corporate-level expenses; restructuring costs; timing differences, as some expenses are reported in segment profit on a cash basis; retirement benefit costs other than service cost; currency differences for ME&T, as segment profit is reported using annual fixed exchange rates and inter-segment eliminations.

The increase in expense from the third quarter of 2013 was primarily due to timing differences, higher corporate costs, the unfavorable impact of currency and higher restructuring costs. Segment profit for 2014 is based on fixed exchange rates set at the beginning of 2014, while segment profit for 2013 is based on fixed exchange rates set at the beginning of 2013. The difference in actual exchange rates compared with fixed exchange rates is included in corporate items and eliminations and is not reflected in segment profit. These unfavorable items were partially offset by decreased retirement benefit costs.

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NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 COMPARED WITH NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

CONSOLIDATED SALES AND REVENUES

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in Consolidated Sales and Revenues between the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (at left) and the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (at right). Items favorably impacting sales and revenues appear as upward stair steps with the corresponding dollar amounts above each bar, while items negatively impacting sales and revenues appear as downward stair steps with dollar amounts reflected in parentheses above each bar. Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's Board of Directors and employees.

Total sales and revenues were $40.940 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, down $314 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2013. When reviewing the change in sales and revenues, we focus on the following perspectives:

• Reasons for the change: Sales volume decreased $641 million primarily due to lower volume in Resource Industries, partially offset by higher volume in Construction Industries and Energy & Transportation.

The volume decrease was primarily the result of lower end-user demand for mining equipment in Resource Industries, as customers are continuing to reduce their capital expenditures. This unfavorable impact was partially offset by the favorable impact of changes in dealer machine and engine inventories, as dealers decreased inventories about $400 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to a decrease of about $2.6 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. We believe that dealers will continue to decrease inventory, primarily construction equipment, in the fourth quarter of 2014 due to expected seasonal selling patterns and increased utilization of inventory from our product distribution centers. Dealers are independent, and there could be many reasons for changes in their inventory levels. In general, dealers adjust inventory based on their expectations of future demand and product delivery times. Dealers’ demand expectations take into account seasonal changes, macroeconomic conditions and other factors. Delivery times can vary based on availability of product from Caterpillar factories and product distribution centers.

Aftermarket parts sales were about flat as declines in Resource Industries were about offset by increases in Energy & Transportation.

• Sales by geographic region: Sales declines in Asia/Pacific and Latin America were about offset by increases in North America. In Asia/Pacific, sales decreased 11 percent as a result of lower end-user demand primarily for mining equipment, partially offset by the favorable impact of changes in dealer inventories for mining equipment. Sales declined 18 percent in Latin America primarily due to lower end-user demand for mining equipment. Sales increased 12 percent in North America primarily due to higher end-user demand for construction equipment and oil and gas and transportation applications and the favorable impact of dealer inventory changes primarily for construction equipment.

Sales were about flat in EAME, as lower end-user demand for mining equipment was about offset by the favorable impact of changes in dealer inventories. While sales in EAME were about flat, sales declines in the CIS were about offset by higher construction equipment and engine sales in Europe due to weak but improving economic conditions. We believe the sales

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declines in the CIS were due to the effects of ongoing political unrest on economic activity in the region. Further escalation of geo-political events in the region could negatively impact trade overall and the demand for our products.

• Sales by segment: Sales decreases in Resource Industries were nearly offset by increases in Construction Industries and Energy & Transportation. Resource Industries’ sales declined 29 percent, resulting primarily from weaker demand for mining products, partially offset by the favorable impact of changes in dealer inventories. Construction Industries’ sales increased 9 percent primarily due to the favorable impact of changes in dealer inventories and increased end-user demand. Energy & Transportation’s sales were 6 percent higher primarily due to increases in oil and gas, transportation and industrial applications. Financial Products segment revenues were slightly higher.

CONSOLIDATED OPERATING PROFIT

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in Consolidated Operating Profit between the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (at left) and the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (at right). Items favorably impacting operating profitappear as upward stair steps with the corresponding dollar amounts above each bar, while items negatively impacting operating profit appear as downward stair steps with dollar amounts reflected in parentheses above each bar. Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's Board of Directors and employees. The bar entitled Other includes consolidating adjustments and Machinery, Energy & Transportation other operating (income) expenses.

Operating profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, was $4.265 billion, compared with $4.176 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The increase was primarily the result of favorable manufacturing costs, improved price realization, primarily for Construction Industries and Energy & Transportation, and the favorable impact of currency. These impacts were about offset by higher restructuring costs, lower sales volume, the absence of a gain related to a settlement with the previous owners of Caterpillar (Zhengzhou) Ltd. and lower Financial Products segment profit.

Manufacturing costs improved $333 million. The improvement was primarily due to favorable changes in cost absorption resulting from an increase in inventory during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to a significant decrease in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, favorable material costs and improved efficiencies. These impacts were partially offset by higher incentive compensation and warranty expenses.

SG&A and R&D expenses were about flat as increased incentive compensation expense was about offset by lower spending on new product introduction programs and other cost reduction measures.

The favorable impact of currency was mostly due to the Japanese yen, partially offset by the British pound. We have a sizeable manufacturing presence in Japan and United Kingdom, and while some of the production is sold within these countries, we are a net exporter from both, and therefore, a weaker Japanese yen provides a benefit and a stronger British pound results in an unfavorable impact.

Restructuring costs of $344 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were primarily related to a reduction in workforce at our Gosselies, Belgium, facility. In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, restructuring costs were $71 million. For the full year 2014, we expect restructuring costs to be about $450 million, higher than the previous estimate of about $400 million. The increase in the full-year estimate is primarily due to restructuring programs related to mining.

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Short-term incentive compensation expense related to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was about $1.0 billion, and we expect the full year will be about $1.3 billion. Short-term incentive compensation expense related to the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was about $350 million, and full-year 2013 was about $545 million.

Other Profit/Loss Items

• Other income/expense was income of $236 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared with expense of $79 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The change was primarily due to the favorable impact of currency translation and hedging gains and losses. Translation and hedging losses in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 totaled $230 million. In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, translation and hedging gains were $86 million.

• The provision for income taxes for the first nine months of 2014 reflects an estimated annual effective tax rate of 29.5 percent compared with 29 percent for the first nine months of 2013, excluding the items discussed below. The increase from the full-year 2013 rate of 28.5 percent is primarily due to the expiration of the U.S. research and development tax credit.

The provision for income taxes for the first nine months of 2014 also includes a net benefit of $21 million to adjust prior years’ U.S. taxes and interest. This compares to benefits for the first nine months of 2013 of $87 million primarily related to the research and development tax credit that was retroactively extended for 2012 and $55 million to adjust the prior year’s U.S. taxes.

Segment Information

Sales and Revenues by Geographic Region

(Millions of dollars)	Total			% Change		North America			% Change		Latin America			% Change		EAME			% Change		Asia/ Pacific			% Change
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Construction Industries 1	$	14,942		9	%	$	6,407		21	%	$	1,896		(5	)%	$	3,333		11	%	$	3,306		(2	)%
Resource Industries 2	6,536			(29	)%	2,343			(11	)%	1,113			(39	)%	1,550			(33	)%	1,530			(36	)%
Energy & Transportation 3	15,536			6	%	6,882			16	%	1,422			(11	)%	4,317			7	%	2,915			(3	)%
All Other Segments 4	1,720			3	%	1,082			6	%	190			9	%	268			(6	)%	180			(5	)%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(92		)			(59		)			(1		)			(31		)			(1		)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation Sales	38,642			(1	)%	16,655			12	%	4,620			(18	)%	9,437			(2	)%	7,930			(11	)%
Financial Products Segment	2,502			4	%	1,331			6	%	356			10	%	379			2	%	436			(5	)%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(204		)			(108		)			(38		)			(20		)			(38		)
Financial Products Revenues	2,298			4	%	1,223			7	%	318			6	%	359			2	%	398			(5	)%
Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	40,940		(1	)%	$	17,878		12	%	$	4,938		(16	)%	$	9,796		(2	)%	$	8,328		(11	)%
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Construction Industries 1	$	13,663				$	5,308				$	2,005				$	2,991				$	3,359
Resource Industries 2	9,156					2,625					1,824					2,328					2,379
Energy & Transportation 3	14,590					5,935					1,601					4,038					3,016
All Other Segments 4	1,673					1,024					175					285					189
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(34		)			(38		)			1					2					1
Machinery, Energy & Transportation Sales	39,048					14,854					5,606					9,644					8,944
Financial Products Segment	2,408					1,252					324					372					460
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(202		)			(114		)			(24		)			(21		)			(43		)
Financial Products Revenues	2,206					1,138					300					351					417
Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	41,254				$	15,992				$	5,906				$	9,995				$	9,361

¹ Does not include inter-segment sales of $198 million and $257 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

²  Does not include inter-segment sales of $402 million and $356 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

³  Does not include inter-segment sales of $1,706 million and $1,328 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

⁴ Does not include inter-segment sales of $2,597 million and $2,438 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Sales and Revenues by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, 2013			Sales Volume			Price Realization			Currency			Other			Nine Months Ended Sept. 30, 2014			$ Change			% Change
Construction Industries	$	13,663		$	1,250		$	164		$	(135	)	$	—		$	14,942		$	1,279		9	%
Resource Industries	9,156			(2,548		)	(64		)	(8		)	—			6,536			(2,620		)	(29	)%
Energy & Transportation	14,590			700			145			101			—			15,536			946			6	%
All Other Segments	1,673			16			31			—			—			1,720			47			3	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(34		)	(59		)	1			—			—			(92		)	(58		)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation Sales	39,048			(641		)	277			(42		)	—			38,642			(406		)	(1	)%
Financial Products Segment	2,408			—			—			—			94			2,502			94			4	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(202		)	—			—			—			(2		)	(204		)	(2		)
Financial Products Revenues	2,206			—			—			—			92			2,298			92			4	%
Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	41,254		$	(641	)	$	277		$	(42	)	$	92		$	40,940		$	(314	)	(1	)%

Operating Profit by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013			$ Change			% Change
Construction Industries	$	1,845		$	885		$	960		108	%
Resource Industries	429			1,369			(940		)	(69	)%
Energy & Transportation	2,961			2,419			542			22	%
All Other Segments	686			593			93			16	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(2,121		)	(1,621		)	(500		)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	3,800			3,645			155			4	%
Financial Products Segment	704			724			(20		)	(3	)%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(28		)	9			(37		)
Financial Products	676			733			(57		)	(8	)%
Consolidating Adjustments	(211		)	(202		)	(9		)
Consolidated Operating Profit	$	4,265		$	4,176		$	89		2	%

Construction Industries

Construction Industries’ sales were $14.942 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $1.279 billion, or 9 percent, from the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The sales increase was primarily due to higher sales volume and the favorable impact of price realization, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of currency. Sales of new equipment increased, and sales of aftermarket parts were about flat.

• The increase in sales volume was primarily related to the impact of changes in dealer inventories. Dealer inventories increased in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to a decrease in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. We believe that dealers will continue to decrease inventory in the fourth quarter of 2014 due to expected seasonal selling patterns and increased utilization of inventory from our product distribution centers. The remaining increase in sales volume was primarily due to increased deliveries to end users.

• The favorable impact of price realization was primarily in Latin America and Asia/Pacific.

• The unfavorable currency impact was primarily from a weaker Japanese yen and Brazilian real, as sales in these currencies translated into fewer U.S. dollars.

Sales increased in North America and EAME, while sales in Latin America and Asia/Pacific were about flat.

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• In North America, higher sales were primarily due to higher end-user demand resulting from an increase in construction-related spending in the United States. Although still below the 2006 peak, construction-related sales are improving in the United States. The remaining sales increase was primarily due to the impact of dealer inventory changes, as dealers increased inventory in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to a decrease in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

• In EAME, higher sales were primarily due to the favorable impact of dealer inventory changes, partially offset by lower end-user demand. Dealer inventory increased in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to a decrease in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease in end-user demand was primarily due to lower dealer deliveries to end users in Africa/Middle East and CIS resulting from political unrest, partially offset by increased dealer deliveries to end users in Europe primarily due to weak but improving economic conditions.

• While sales in Asia/Pacific were about flat, decreases in Thailand resulting from social and political unrest were nearly offset by increases in China. In the first eight months of 2014, the overall construction machinery industry in China fell approximately 10 percent from the same period last year. However, our dealer deliveries to end users in China have outpaced the industry overall. We expect the Chinese construction machinery industry to remain challenged in the near future.

Construction Industries’ profit was $1.845 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $885 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in profit was primarily due to higher sales volume, the favorable impact of currency, improved manufacturing costs and favorable price realization.

Segment profit for 2014 is based on fixed exchange rates set at the beginning of 2014, while segment profit for 2013 is based on fixed exchange rates set at the beginning of 2013. The difference in these fixed exchange rates resulted in a favorable currency impact for the segment.

Manufacturing costs improved primarily due to favorable changes in cost absorption, lower material costs and improved efficiencies, partially offset by higher incentive compensation and depreciation expenses. Favorable changes in cost absorption resulted from a significantly larger decrease in inventory during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

SG&A and R&D expenses were about flat despite the increase in sales volume. Increased incentive compensation expense was about offset by lower spending on new product introduction programs.

Resource Industries

Resource Industries’ sales were $6.536 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, a decrease of $2.620 billion, or 29 percent, from the nine months ended September 30, 2013 - nearly all from lower sales volume. The sales volume decline was primarily due to lower end-user demand across all geographic regions. Aftermarket part sales also declined, as we believe some companies are continuing to extend proactive maintenance schedules and delay major overhauls when possible. These declines were partially offset by the favorable impact of changes in dealer inventory. While dealers continued to reduce machine inventories worldwide for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the reductions were less significant than for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Customer demand for mining equipment has not improved, and as a result, dealers need less inventory and are making reductions to align inventory with demand.

Although prices of some mined commodities remained above investment thresholds, customers in all geographic regions have reduced spending across the mining industry. We believe that mining companies are increasing productivity at existing mines and improving their transportation infrastructure rather than investing in expansions or new mine openings, which results in lower demand for our mining products. In addition, projects financed and started in prior years have led to an increased supply of coal and iron ore which has outpaced demand and resulted in prices at or below investment thresholds for those commodities. As a result, new orders for mining equipment continued to be weak for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

The mining industry remains weak and quoting activity and order rates remain at low levels. While we have not seen evidence of an upturn in the industry, because of the low level of sales of new equipment, we believe the likelihood of significant decline from current levels is limited.

Resource Industries’ profit was $429 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $1.369 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease was primarily the result of lower sales volume and the absence of a $135 million gain related to the settlement with previous owners of Caterpillar (Zhengzhou) Ltd., which was partially offset by an improvement in manufacturing costs.

The improvement in manufacturing costs was primarily driven by favorable changes in cost absorption resulting from an increase in inventory for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared with a decrease in inventory for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Material costs were also favorable. These favorable items were partially offset by higher warranty expense.

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Energy & Transportation

Energy & Transportation’s sales were $15.536 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $946 million, or 6 percent, from the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The sales increase was primarily due to higher sales volume. In addition, the impacts of price realization and currency were favorable. Sales increased into oil and gas, transportation and industrial applications and were about flat for power generation applications. Sales of aftermarket parts increased.

• Oil and Gas - Sales increases in North America and EAME were partially offset by declines in Latin America and Asia/Pacific. In North America, sales increased primarily due to higher demand for equipment used in well servicing, gas compression and drilling applications as prices remained at or above levels for continued investment. In EAME, the sales increase was primarily due to the timing of large projects. Due to the large project nature of many of the Energy & Transportation end markets, the timing of these projects can vary causing volatility in our sales. Sales declines in Asia/ Pacific were primarily due to lower sales in Australia. In Latin America, sales declined primarily due to lower end-user demand.

Caterpillar provides products that are used in a variety of different oil and gas applications, including offshore and land drilling, well servicing, oil and gas production and gas compression. The products that we provide to the oil and gas industry include reciprocating engines, well stimulation pumps, transmissions, gas turbines and centrifugal natural gas compressors. Due to the diversity of our offerings, we currently do not expect the recent decline in oil prices to have a significant impact on our 2014 sales.

• Transportation - Sales increased in North America and EAME and were about flat in Asia/Pacific and Latin America. Higher sales in North America and EAME were primarily due to increased sales for rail applications. In North America, sales strengthened due to customer demand in advance of the 2015 emissions change for locomotives. In EAME, sales increased as we continue to focus on expansion of our rail business.

While we believe that market conditions have changed and there will be more demand for locomotives in North America than we expected in 2015, we currently do not believe the timing of our Tier 4 locomotive offering will have a significant impact on Energy & Transportation's sales. In addition to North American locomotive sales, our Rail business includes locomotive parts sales, international locomotive sales and Progress Rail Services.

• Industrial - Sales into industrial applications increased in all geographic regions except for Latin America where sales were about flat. The increase in sales was primarily due to higher demand for engines used by original equipment manufacturers for industrial applications.

Energy & Transportation’s profit was $2.961 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $2.419 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in profit was primarily due to higher sales volume, favorable price realization and lower material costs, partially offset by higher incentive compensation expense. In the fourth quarter of 2014, we expect negative product mix due to sales recognition for a large power generation project in EAME.

Financial Products Segment

Financial Products’ revenues were $2.502 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $94 million, or 4 percent, from the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The increase was primarily due to the favorable impact from higher average earningassets primarily in North America.

Financial Products’ profit was $704 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $724 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease was primarily due to the absence of $73 million in favorable reserve adjustments in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, at Insurance Services and a $34 million increase in the provision for credit losses at Cat Financial. These decreases were partially offset by a $43 million favorable impact from higher average earning assets and a $41 million improvement on net yield on average earning assets.

Corporate Items and Eliminations

Expense for corporate items and eliminations was $2.149 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $537 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Corporate items and eliminations include: corporate-level expenses; restructuring costs; timing differences, as some expenses are reported in segment profit on a cash basis; retirement benefit costs other than service cost; currency differences for ME&T, as segment profit is reported using annual fixed exchange rates and inter-segment eliminations.

The increase in expense from the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily due to timing differences, restructuring costs and the unfavorable impact of currency. Segment profit for 2014 is based on fixed exchange rates set at the beginning of 2014, while segment profit for 2013 is based on fixed exchange rates set at the beginning of 2013. The difference in actual exchange rates compared with fixed exchange rates is included in corporate items and eliminations and is not reflected in segment profit. These unfavorable items were partially offset by decreased retirement benefit costs.

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RESTRUCTURING COSTS

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recognized $81 million and $344 million, respectively, of restructuring costs, which included $46 million of employee separation costs and $35 million of long-lived asset impairments and other restructuring costs for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and $295 million of employee separation costs and $49 million of long-lived asset impairments and other restructuring costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The restructuring costs in 2014 were primarily related to a reduction in workforce at our Gosselies, Belgium facility. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recognized $36 million and $71 million, respectively, of restructuring costs, which included $34 million of employee separation costs and $2 million of long-lived asset impairments for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $57 million of employee separation costs and $14 million of long-lived asset impairments for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. For the first nine months of 2013, costs primarily related to separation programs in North America and Europe.

Restructuring costs for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $200 million and included $151 million of employee separation costs, $41 million of long-lived asset impairments and $8 million of other restructuring costs. The most significant charges in 2013 were for the restructuring of management and support functions and the closure or downsizing of several facilities related to our mining business.

Restructuring costs are a reconciling item between Segment profit and Consolidated profit before taxes.

The following table summarizes the 2013 and 2014 employee separation activity:

(Millions of dollars)
	Total
Liability balance at December 31, 2012	$	29
Increase in liability (separation charges)	151
Reduction in liability (payments and other adjustments)	(91		)
Liability balance at December 31, 2013	$	89
Increase in liability (separation charges)	295
Reduction in liability (payments and other adjustments)	(197		)
Liability balance at September 30, 2014	$	187

The remaining liability balances as of September 30, 2014 represent costs for employees who have not yet separated from the Company or whose full severance has not yet been paid. The majority of these remaining costs are expected to be paid in 2014 and 2015.

In December 2013, we announced a restructuring plan for our Gosselies, Belgium facility. This restructuring plan is designed to improve the competitiveness of our European manufacturing footprint and achieve competitiveness in our European operations by refocusing our current Gosselies operations on final machine assembly, test and paint with limited component and fabrication operations. This action will include reshaping our supply base for more efficient sourcing, improving factory efficiencies and workforce reductions and was approved by the Belgian Minister of Employment in February 2014. We estimate the total employee cash separation costs to be about $300 million before tax, which represents substantially all of the restructuring costs to be incurred under the restructuring plan. We expect to recognize substantially all of these separation-related charges throughout 2014. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recognized $26 million and $241 million, respectively, of employee separation costs relating to this restructuring plan. The majority of these remaining costs are expected to be paid in 2014 and 2015.

For the full year, we expect total restructuring costs of about $450 million. Excluding charges related to our Belgium facility, restructuring costs for 2014 are anticipated to be about $150 million and are for a wide range of actions across the company that are part of our ongoing efforts to optimize our cost structure and improve the efficiency of our operations.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

1. All Other Segments - Primarily includes activities such as: the remanufacturing of Cat® engines and components and remanufacturing services for other companies as well as the business strategy, product management, development, manufacturing, marketing and product support of undercarriage, specialty products, hardened bar stock components and ground engaging tools primarily for Cat products, paving products, forestry products, industrial and waste products and tunnel boring equipment; the product management, development, marketing, sales and product support of on-highway vocational

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trucks for North America; parts distribution; distribution services responsible for dealer development and administration including three wholly-owned dealers in Japan, dealer portfolio management and ensuring the most efficient and effective distribution of machines, engines and parts.

2. Caterpillar (Zhengzhou) Ltd. - A wholly-owned subsidiary (formerly known as Siwei) which primarily designs, manufactures, sells and supports underground coal mining equipment in China and is included in our Resource Industries segment.

3. Consolidating Adjustments - Eliminations of transactions between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

4. Construction Industries - A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in infrastructure and building construction applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes backhoe loaders, small wheel loaders, small track-type tractors, skid steer loaders, multi-terrain loaders, mini excavators, compact wheel loaders, telehandlers, select work tools, small, medium and large track excavators, wheel excavators, medium wheel loaders, compact track loaders, medium track-type tractors, track-type loaders, motor graders and pipe layers. In addition, Construction Industries has responsibility for an integrated manufacturing cost center.

5. Currency - With respect to sales and revenues, currency represents the translation impact on sales resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar. With respect to operating profit, currency represents the net translation impact on sales and operating costs resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar. Currency includes the impact on sales and operating profit for the Machinery, Energy & Transportation lines of business only; currency impacts on Financial Products revenues and operating profit are included in the Financial Products portions of the respective analyses. With respect to other income/expense, currency represents the effects of forward and option contracts entered into by the company to reduce the risk of fluctuations in exchange rates (hedging) and the net effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on our foreign currency assets and liabilities for consolidated results (translation).

6. Debt-to-Capital Ratio - A key measure of Machinery, Energy & Transportation’s financial strength used by both management and our credit rating agencies. The metric is defined as Machinery, Energy & Transportation’s short-term borrowings, long-term debt due within one year and long-term debt due after one year (debt) divided by the sum of Machinery, Energy & Transportation’s debt and stockholders’ equity. Debt also includes Machinery, Energy & Transportation’s borrowings from Financial Products.

7. EAME - A geographic region including Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

8. Earning Assets - Assets consisting primarily of total finance receivables net of unearned income, plus equipment on operating leases, less accumulated depreciation at Cat Financial.

9. Energy & Transportation (formerly Power Systems) - A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using reciprocating engines, turbines, diesel-electric locomotives and related parts across industries serving power generation, industrial, oil and gas and transportation applications, including marine and rail-related businesses. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management, development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and product support of turbines and turbine-related services, reciprocating engine powered generator sets, integrated systems used in the electric power generation industry, reciprocating engines and integrated systems and solutions for the marine and oil and gas industries; reciprocating engines supplied to the industrial industry as well as Caterpillar machinery; the business strategy, product design, product management, development, manufacturing, remanufacturing, leasing, and service of diesel-electric locomotives and components and other rail-related products and services.

10. Financial Products Segment -Provides financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Cat and other equipment, as well as some financing for Caterpillar sales to dealers. Financing plans include operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans and wholesale financing plans. The segment also provides various forms of insurance to customers and dealers to help support the purchase and lease of our equipment.

11. Latin America - Geographic region including Central and South American countries and Mexico.

12. Machinery, Energy & Transportation (ME&T) - Represents the aggregate total of Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Energy & Transportation and All Other Segments and related corporate items and eliminations.

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13. Machinery, Energy & Transportation Other Operating (Income) Expenses - Comprised primarily of gains/losses on disposal of long-lived assets, gains/losses on divestitures, long-lived asset impairment charges and legal settlements. Restructuring costs, which are classified as other operating expenses on the Results of Operations, are presented separately on the Operating Profit Comparison.

14. Manufacturing Costs - Manufacturing costs exclude the impacts of currency and represent the volume-adjusted change for variable costs and the absolute dollar change for period manufacturing costs. Variable manufacturing costs are defined as having a direct relationship with the volume of production. This includes material costs, direct labor and other costs that vary directly with production volume such as freight, power to operate machines and supplies that are consumed in the manufacturing process. Period manufacturing costs support production but are defined as generally not having a direct relationship to short-term changes in volume. Examples include machinery and equipment repair, depreciation on manufacturing assets, facility support, procurement, factory scheduling, manufacturing planning and operations management.

15. Price Realization - The impact of net price changes excluding currency and new product introductions. Consolidated price realization includes the impact of changes in the relative weighting of sales between geographic regions.

16. Resource Industries - A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in mining and quarrying applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes large track-type tractors, large mining trucks, hard rock vehicles, longwall miners, electric rope shovels, draglines, hydraulic shovels, drills, highwall miners, large wheel loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, select work tools, machinery components and electronics and control systems. Resource Industries also manages areas that provide services to other parts of the company, including integrated manufacturing and research and development. In addition, segment profit includes the impact from divestiture of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business.

17. Restructuring Costs - Primarily costs for employee separation costs and long-lived asset impairments.

18. Sales Volume - With respect to sales and revenues, sales volume represents the impact of changes in the quantities sold for Machinery, Energy & Transportation as well as the incremental revenue impact of new product introductions, including emissions-related product updates. With respect to operating profit, sales volume represents the impact of changes in the quantities sold for Machinery, Energy & Transportation combined with product mix as well as the net operating profit impact of new product introductions, including emissions-related product updates. Product mix represents the net operating profit impact of changes in the relative weighting of Machinery, Energy & Transportation sales with respect to total sales.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Sources of funds

We generate significant capital resources from operating activities, which are the primary source of funding for our Machinery, Energy & Transportation operations. Funding for these businesses is also available from commercial paper and long-term debt issuances. Financial Products' operations are funded primarily from commercial paper, term debt issuances and collections from the existing portfolio. Throughout the first nine months of 2014, we experienced favorable liquidity conditions globally in both our Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products' operations. On a consolidated basis, we ended the third quarter of 2014 with $6.08 billion of cash, unchanged from the balance at year-end 2013. We intend to maintain a strong cash and liquidity position. Our cash balances are held in numerous locations throughout the world with approximately $4.7 billion held by our non-U.S. subsidiaries. Amounts held outside the United States are available for general corporate use and could be used in the United States without incurring significant additional U.S. taxes.

Consolidated operating cash flow for the first nine months of 2014 was $6.19 billion, down from $7.61 billion for the same period a year ago. The decrease was primarily due to changes in inventory and receivables. During the first nine months of 2014, inventory increased, while during the same period of 2013, inventory decreased significantly to align with demand levels. Also, during the first nine months of 2014, reductions in receivables were less significant than in the same period of 2013. Partially offsetting these items was a slight increase in profit, which included higher accruals for short-term incentive compensation and restructuring costs during the first nine months of 2014. In addition, we experienced favorable changes in accounts payable and lower short-term incentive compensation payments in 2014. See further discussion of operating cash flow under Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

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Total debt as of September 30, 2014 was $39.28 billion, an increase of $1.53 billion from year-end 2013. Debt related to Machinery, Energy & Transportation increased $1.24 billion in the first nine months of 2014, primarily due to the issuance of $2.0 billion of long-term debt. On May 8, 2014, we issued $1.0 billion of 3.40% Senior Notes due 2024, $500 million of 4.30% Senior Notes due 2044, and $500 million of 4.75% Senior Notes due 2064. The Notes are unsecured obligations of Caterpillar and rank equally with all other unsecured senior indebtedness. This debt was issued for general corporate purposes and to repay certain indebtedness. Debt related to Financial Products increased $293 million, reflecting increasing portfolio balances.

We have three global credit facilities with a syndicate of banks totaling $10.50 billion (Credit Facility) available in the aggregate to both Caterpillar and Cat Financial for general liquidity purposes.  Based on management's allocation decision, which can be revised from time to time, the portion of the Credit Facility available to Machinery, Energy & Transportation as of September 30, 2014 was $2.75 billion. Our three Global Credit Facilities are:

• In September 2014, we renewed the 364-day facility. The 364-day facility of $3.15 billion (of which $0.82 billion is available to Machinery, Energy & Transportation) now expires in September 2015.

• In September 2014, we amended and extended the 2010 four-year facility. The 2010 four-year facility, as amended, of $2.73 billion (of which $0.72 billion is available to Machinery, Energy & Transportation) now expires in September 2017.

• In September 2014, we amended and extended the 2011 five-year facility. The 2011 five-year facility, as amended, of $4.62 billion (of which $1.21 billion is available to Machinery, Energy & Transportation) now expires in September 2019.

At September 30, 2014, Caterpillar's consolidated net worth was $22.79 billion, which was above the $9.00 billion required under the Credit Facility.  The consolidated net worth is defined as the consolidated stockholders' equity including preferred stock but excluding the pension and other postretirement benefits balance within Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

At September 30, 2014, Cat Financial's covenant interest coverage ratio was 2.21 to 1.  This is above the 1.15 to 1 minimum ratio calculated as (1) profit excluding income taxes, interest expense and net gain/(loss) from interest rate derivatives to (2) interest expense calculated at the end of each calendar quarter for the rolling four quarter period then most recently ended, required by the Credit Facility.

In addition, at September 30, 2014, Cat Financial's covenant leverage ratio was 7.89 to 1. This is below the maximum ratio of debt to net worth of 10 to 1, calculated (1) on a monthly basis as the average of the leverage ratios determined on the last day of each of the six preceding calendar months and (2) at each December 31, required by the Credit Facility.

In the event Caterpillar or Cat Financial does not meet one or more of their respective financial covenants under the Credit Facility in the future (and are unable to obtain a consent or waiver), the syndicate of banks may terminate the commitments allocated to the party that does not meet its covenants.  Additionally, in such event, certain of Cat Financial's other lenders under other loan agreements where similar financial covenants or cross default provisions are applicable, may, at their election, choose to pursue remedies under those loan agreements, including accelerating the repayment of outstanding borrowings. At September 30, 2014, there were no borrowings under the Credit Facility.

Our total credit commitments and available credit as of September 30, 2014 were:

	September 30, 2014
(Millions of dollars)	Consolidated			Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products
Credit lines available:
Global credit facilities	$	10,500		$	2,750		$	7,750
Other external	4,418			218			4,200
Total credit lines available	14,918			2,968			11,950
Less: Commercial paper outstanding	(3,344		)	—			(3,344		)
Less: Utilized credit	(2,011		)	(7		)	(2,004		)
Available credit	$	9,563		$	2,961		$	6,602

The other external consolidated credit lines with banks as of September 30, 2014 totaled $4.42 billion. These committed and uncommitted credit lines, which may be eligible for renewal at various future dates or have no specified expiration date, are used primarily by our subsidiaries for local funding requirements. Caterpillar or Cat Financial may guarantee subsidiary borrowings under these lines.

In the event that Caterpillar or Cat Financial, or any of their debt securities, experiences a credit rating downgrade, it would likely result in an increase in our borrowing costs and make access to certain credit markets more difficult. In the event economic conditions deteriorate such that access to debt markets becomes unavailable, our Machinery, Energy & Transportation's operations

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would rely on cash flow from operations, use of existing cash balances, borrowings from Cat Financial and access to our Credit Facility. Our Financial Products' operations would rely on cash flow from its existing portfolio, existing cash balances, access to our Credit Facility and other credit line facilities of Cat Financial and potential borrowings from Caterpillar. In addition, we maintain a support agreement with Cat Financial, which requires Caterpillar to remain the sole owner of Cat Financial and may, under certain circumstances, require Caterpillar to make payments to Cat Financial should Cat Financial fail to maintain certain financial ratios.

Machinery, Energy & Transportation

Net cash provided by operating activities was $5.38 billion in the first nine months of 2014, compared with $6.25 billion for the same period in 2013. The decrease was primarily due to changes in inventory. During the first nine months of 2014, inventory increased, while during the first nine months of 2013, inventory decreased significantly to align with demand levels. Partially offsetting the change in inventory was a slight increase in profit, which included higher accruals for short-term incentive compensation and restructuring costs during the first nine months of 2014. In addition, we experienced favorable changes in accounts payable and lower short-term incentive compensation payments in 2014.

Net cash used for investing activities in the first nine months of 2014 was $1.27 billion, compared with $1.81 billion for the same period in 2013. The change was primarily due to lower capital expenditures during the first nine months of 2014 compared to the same period a year ago, partially offset by investments in held-to-maturity securities during the first nine months of 2014.

Net cash used for financing activities during the first nine months of 2014 was $3.85 billion, primarily due to the repurchase of Caterpillar common stock and dividend payments, partially offset by the issuance of long-term debt in May 2014. Net cash used during the same period of 2013 was $3.62 billion, due to the repurchase of Caterpillar common stock, net payments on long-term debt and dividend payments.

Our priorities for the use of cash are to maintain a strong financial position in support of our credit rating, provide capital to support growth, appropriately fund employee benefit plans, pay dividends and repurchase common stock.

Strong financial position – A key measure of Machinery, Energy & Transportation's financial strength used by both management and our credit rating agencies is Machinery, Energy & Transportation's debt-to-capital ratio. Debt-to-capital is defined as short-term borrowings, long-term debt due within one year and long-term debt due after one year (debt) divided by the sum of debt and stockholders' equity. Debt also includes Machinery, Energy & Transportation borrowings from Financial Products. The debt-to-capital ratio for Machinery, Energy & Transportation was 34.7 percent at September 30, 2014, within our target range of 30 to 45 percent. The Machinery, Energy & Transportation's debt-to-capital ratio was 29.7 percent at December 31, 2013. The increase in the debt-to-capital ratio was due the repurchase of Caterpillar common stock as well as the issuance of debt in May of 2014.

Capital to support growth – Capital expenditures were $1.13 billion during the first nine months of 2014, compared to $1.90 billion for the same period in 2013. We expect capital expenditures for 2014 will be less than $2 billion.

Appropriately funded employee benefit plans – We made $455 million of contributions to our pension plans during the first nine months of 2014. We currently anticipate full-year 2014 contributions of approximately $510 million, all of which are required. We made $398 million of contributions to our pension plans during the first nine months of 2013.

Paying dividends – Dividends paid totaled $1.20 billion in the first nine months of 2014, representing 60 cents per share paid in the first and second quarters and 70 cents per share paid in the third quarter. Each quarter, our Board of Directors reviews the company's dividend for the applicable quarter. The Board evaluates the financial condition of the company and considers the economic outlook, corporate cash flow, the company's liquidity needs, and the health and stability of global credit markets to determine whether to maintain or change the quarterly dividend.

Common stock repurchases – In February 2007, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of $7.5 billion of Caterpillar common stock (the 2007 Authorization), and in December 2011, the 2007 Authorization was extended through December 2015. During the first quarter of 2014, we repurchased approximately $1.74 billion of Caterpillar common stock, completing the 2007 Authorization. In January 2014, the Board approved a new authorization to repurchase up to $10 billion of Caterpillar common stock (the 2014 Authorization), which will expire on December 31, 2018. In the third quarter of 2014, we repurchased $2.5 billion of Caterpillar common stock, leaving $7.5 billion in the 2014 Authorization. Caterpillar's basic shares outstanding as of September 30, 2014 were approximately 605 million.

Financial Products

Financial Products' operating cash flow was $1.14 billion in the first nine months of 2014, compared with $919 million for the same period a year ago. Net cash used for investing activities was $1.81 billion for the first nine months of 2014, compared with $1.64 billion for the same period in 2013. The change was primarily due to net intercompany purchased receivables. Net cash provided by financing activities was $524 million for the first nine months of 2014, compared with $803 million for the same period in 2013. The change was primarily due to lower net debt issuances and higher dividends paid to Caterpillar.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. The more significant estimates include: residual values for leased assets, fair values for goodwill impairment tests, impairment of available-for-sale securities, warranty liability, stock-based compensation, reserves for product liability and insurance losses, postretirement benefits, post-sale discounts, credit losses and income taxes. We have incorporated many years of data into the determination of each of these estimates and we have not historically experienced significant adjustments. These assumptions are reviewed at least annually with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.  Following are the methods and assumptions used in determining our estimates and an indication of the risks inherent in each.

Residual values for leased assets – The residual values for Cat Financial’s leased assets, which are based upon the estimated wholesale market value of leased equipment at the time of the expiration of the lease, are based on a careful analysis of historical wholesale market sales prices, projected forward on a level trend line without consideration for inflation or possible future pricing action.  At the inception of the lease, residual values are derived from consideration of the following critical factors: market size and demand, any known significant market/product trends, total expected hours of usage, machine configuration, application, location, model changes, quantities and past re-marketing experience, third-party residual guarantees and contractual customer purchase options. Many of these factors are gathered in an application survey that is completed prior to quotation.  The lease agreement also clearly defines applicable return conditions and remedies for non-compliance, to ensure that the leased equipment will be in good operating condition upon return.  Model changes and updates, as well as market strength and product acceptance, are monitored and adjustments are made to residual values in accordance with the significance of any such changes.  Remarketing sales staff works closely with customers and dealers to manage the sale of lease returns and the recovery of residual exposure.

During the term of the leases, residual amounts are monitored.  If estimated market values reflect a non-temporary impairment due to economic factors, obsolescence or other adverse circumstances, the residuals are adjusted to the lower estimated values by a charge to earnings.  For equipment on operating leases, the charge is recognized through depreciation expense.  For finance leases, it is recognized through a reduction of finance revenue.

Fair values for goodwill impairment tests – We test goodwill for impairment annually, at the reporting unit level, and whenever events or circumstances make it likely that an impairment may have occurred, such as a significant adverse change in the business climate or a decision to sell all or a portion of a reporting unit.  We perform our annual goodwill impairment test as of October 1 and monitor for interim triggering events on an ongoing basis.

Goodwill is reviewed for impairment utilizing a qualitative assessment or a two-step process.  We have an option to make a qualitative assessment of a reporting unit's goodwill for impairment.  If we choose to perform a qualitative assessment and determine the fair value more likely than not exceeds the carrying value, no further evaluation is necessary.  For reporting units where we perform the two-step process, the first step requires us to compare the fair value of each reporting unit, which we primarily determine using an income approach based on the present value of discounted cash flows, to the respective carrying value, which includes goodwill.  If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, the goodwill is not considered impaired.  If the carrying value is higher than the fair value, there is an indication that an impairment may exist and the second step is required.  In step two, the implied fair value of goodwill is calculated as the excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the fair values assigned to its assets and liabilities.  If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value of the reporting unit's goodwill, the difference is recognized as an impairment loss.

The impairment test process requires valuation of the respective reporting unit, which we primarily determine using an income approach based on a discounted five year forecasted cash flow with a year-five residual value. The residual value is computed using the constant growth method, which values the forecasted cash flows in perpetuity. The income approach is supported by a reconciliation of our calculated fair value for Caterpillar to the company's market capitalization. The assumptions about future cash flows and growth rates are based on each reporting unit's long-term forecast and are subject to review and approval by senior management. The discount rate is a risk-adjusted weighted average cost of capital, which we believe approximates the rate from a market participant's perspective. The estimated fair value could be impacted by changes in market conditions, interest rates, growth rates, tax rates, costs, pricing and capital expenditures.

A prolonged economic downturn resulting in lower long-term growth rates and reduced long-term profitability may reduce the fair value of our reporting units. Industry specific events or circumstances that have a negative impact to the valuation assumptions may also reduce the fair value of our reporting units.  Should such events occur and it becomes more likely than not that a reporting unit's fair value has fallen below its carrying value, we will perform an interim goodwill impairment test(s), in addition to the

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annual impairment test.  Future impairment tests may result in a goodwill impairment, depending on the outcome of both step one and step two of the impairment review process.  A goodwill impairment would be reported as a non-cash charge to earnings.

Impairment of available-for-sale securities –Available-for-sale securities, primarily at Insurance Services, are reviewed at least quarterly to identify fair values below cost which may indicate that a security is impaired and should be written down to fair value.

For debt securities, once a security’s fair value is below cost we utilize data gathered by investment managers, external sources and internal research to monitor the performance of the security to determine whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred.  These reviews, which include an analysis of whether it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery, consist of both quantitative and qualitative analysis and require a degree of management judgment.  Securities in a loss position are monitored and assessed at least quarterly based on severity and timing of loss and may be deemed other-than-temporarily impaired at any time.  Once a security’s fair value has been 20 percent or more below its original cost for six consecutive months, the security will be other-than-temporarily impaired unless there are sufficient facts and circumstances supporting otherwise.

For equity securities in a loss position, determining whether a security is other-than-temporarily impaired requires an analysis of that security's historical sector return as well as the volatility of that return. This information is utilized to estimate a security’s future fair value and to assess whether the security has the ability to recover to its original cost over a reasonable period of time. Both historical annualized sector returns and the volatility of those returns are considered over a two year period to arrive at these estimates.

For both debt and equity securities, qualitative factors are also considered in determining whether a security is other-than-temporarily impaired. These include reviews of the following:  significant changes in the regulatory, economic or technological environment of the investee, significant changes in the general market condition of either the geographic area or the industry in which the investee operates, and length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost.  These qualitative factors are subjective and require a degree of management judgment.

Warranty liability – At the time a sale is recognized, we record estimated future warranty costs.  The warranty liability is determined by applying historical claim rate experience to the current field population and dealer inventory.  Generally, historical claim rates are based on actual warranty experience for each product by machine model/engine size by customer or dealer location (inside or outside North America).  Specific rates are developed for each product shipment month and are updated monthly based on actual warranty claim experience.  Warranty costs may differ from those estimated if actual claim rates are higher or lower than our historical rates.

Stock-based compensation – We use a lattice-based option-pricing model to calculate the fair value of our stock options and SARs.  The calculation of the fair value of the awards using the lattice-based option-pricing model is affected by our stock price on the date of grant as well as assumptions regarding the following:

• Volatility is a measure of the amount by which the stock price is expected to fluctuate each year during the expected term of the award and is based on historical Caterpillar stock price movement and current implied volatilities from traded options on Caterpillar stock. The implied volatilities from traded options are impacted by changes in market conditions.  An increase in the volatility would result in an increase in our expense.

• The expected term represents the period of time that awards granted are expected to be outstanding and is an output of the lattice-based option-pricing model. In determining the expected term of the award, future exercise and forfeiture patterns are estimated from Caterpillar employee historical exercise behavior.  These patterns are also affected by the vesting conditions of the award.  Changes in the future exercise behavior of employees or in the vesting period of the award could result in a change in the expected term.  An increase in the expected term would result in an increase to our expense.

• The weighted-average dividend yield is based on Caterpillar’s historical dividend yields.  As holders of stock options and SARs do not receive dividend payments, this could result in employees retaining the award for a longer period of time if dividend yields decrease or exercising the award sooner if dividend yields increase.  A decrease in the dividend yield would result in an increase in our expense.

• The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at time of grant.  As the risk-free interest rate increases, the expected term increases, resulting in an increase in our expense.

The fair value of our RSUs is determined by reducing the stock price on the date of grant by the present value of the estimated dividends to be paid during the vesting period. The estimated dividends are based on Caterpillar’s dividend yield at the time of grant. A decrease in the dividend yield would result in an increase in our expense.

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Stock-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the number of awards that are expected to vest.  In determining the stock-based compensation expense to be recognized, a forfeiture rate is applied to the fair value of the award.  This rate represents the number of awards that are expected to be forfeited prior to vesting and is based on Caterpillar employee historical behavior.  Changes in the future behavior of employees could impact this rate.  A decrease in this rate would result in an increase in our expense.

Product liability and insurance loss reserve – We determine these reserves based upon reported claims in process of settlement and actuarial estimates for losses incurred but not reported. Loss reserves, including incurred but not reported reserves, are based on estimates and ultimate settlements may vary significantly from such estimates due to increased claims frequency or severity over historical levels.

Postretirement benefits – Primary actuarial assumptions were determined as follows:

• The U.S. expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on our estimate of long-term passive returns for equities and fixed income securities weighted by the allocation of our plan assets.  Based on historical performance, we increase the passive returns due to our active management of the plan assets.  A similar process is used to determine the rate for our non-U.S. pension plans.  This rate is impacted by changes in general market conditions, but because it represents a long-term rate, it is not significantly impacted by short-term market swings.  Changes in our allocation of plan assets would also impact this rate.  For example, a shift to more fixed income securities would lower the rate. A decrease in the rate would increase our expense.

• The assumed discount rate is used to discount future benefit obligations back to today’s dollars.  The U.S. discount rate is based on a benefit cash flow-matching approach and represents the rate at which our benefit obligations could effectively be settled as of our measurement date, December 31.  The benefit cash flow-matching approach involves analyzing Caterpillar’s projected cash flows against a high quality bond yield curve, calculated using a wide population of corporate Aa bonds available on the measurement date.  The very highest and lowest yielding bonds (top and bottom 10 percent) are excluded from the analysis.  A similar approach is used to determine the assumed discount rate for our most significant non-U.S. plans. This rate is sensitive to changes in interest rates.  A decrease in the discount rate would increase our obligation and future expense.

• The expected rate of compensation increase is used to develop benefit obligations using projected pay at retirement. It represents average long-term salary increases. This rate is influenced by our long-term compensation policies.  An increase in the rate would increase our obligation and expense.

• The assumed health care trend rate represents the rate at which health care costs are assumed to increase and is based on historical and expected experience.  Changes in our projections of future health care costs due to general economic conditions and those specific to health care (e.g., technology driven cost changes) will impact this trend rate.  An increase in the trend rate would increase our obligation and expense.

The effects of actual results differing from our assumptions and the effects of changing assumptions are considered actuarial gains or losses. Actuarial gains or losses are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). When the unamortized actuarial gains or losses for an individual plan exceed 10 percent of the higher of the projected benefit obligation or 10 percent of market-related value of plans assets at the beginning of the year, the excess is amortized as a component of net periodic benefit cost using the straight-line method. The amortization period is generally the average remaining service period of active employees expected to receive benefits from the plan. For plans in which all or almost all of the plan’s participants are inactive, actuarial gains or losses are amortized over the remaining life expectancy of the inactive participants.

Post-sale discount reserve – We provide discounts to dealers through merchandising programs.  We have numerous programs that are designed to promote the sale of our products.  The most common dealer programs provide a discount when the dealer sells a product to a targeted end user.  The amount of accrued post-sale discounts was $1.26 billion and $1.13 billion as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.  The reserve represents discounts that we expect to pay on previously sold units and is reviewed at least quarterly.  The reserve is adjusted if discounts paid differ from those estimated.  Historically, those adjustments have not been material.

Credit loss reserve – The allowance for credit losses is an estimate of the losses inherent in our finance receivable portfolio and includes consideration of accounts that have been individually identified as impaired, as well as pools of finance receivables where it is probable that certain receivables in the pool are impaired but the individual accounts cannot yet be identified.   In identifying and measuring impairment, management takes into consideration past loss experience, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of underlying collateral and current economic conditions.  In estimating probable credit losses, we review accounts that are past due, non-performing, in bankruptcy or otherwise

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identified as at-risk for potential credit loss including accounts which have been modified.  Accounts are identified as at-risk for potential credit loss using information available about the customer, such as financial statements, news reports and published credit ratings, as well as general information regarding industry trends and the economic environment in which our customers operate.

The allowance for credit losses attributable to specific accounts is based on the most probable source of repayment, which is normally the liquidation of collateral.  In determining collateral value, we estimate the current fair market value of the collateral less selling costs. We also consider credit enhancements such as additional collateral and contractual third-party guarantees. The allowance for credit losses attributable to the remaining accounts not yet individually identified as impaired is estimated utilizing probabilities of default and the estimated loss given default.  In addition, qualitative factors not able to be fully captured in previous analysis including industry trends, macroeconomic factors and model imprecision are considered in the evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses.  These qualitative factors are subjective and require a degree of management judgment.

While management believes it has exercised prudent judgment and applied reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that in the future, changes in economic conditions or other factors would not cause changes in the financial health of our customers. If the financial health of our customers deteriorates, the timing and level of payments received could be impacted and therefore, could result in a change to our estimated losses.

Income taxes – We are subject to the income tax laws of the many jurisdictions in which we operate.  These tax laws are complex, and the manner in which they apply to our facts is sometimes open to interpretation.  In establishing the provision for income taxes, we must make judgments about the application of these inherently complex tax laws.

Despite our belief that our tax return positions are consistent with applicable tax laws, we believe that taxing authorities could challenge certain positions. Settlement of any challenge can result in no change, a complete disallowance, or some partial adjustment reached through negotiations or litigation. We record tax benefits for uncertain tax positions based upon management’s evaluation of the information available at the reporting date.  To be recognized in the financial statements, a tax benefit must be at least more likely than not of being sustained based on technical merits.  The benefit for positions meeting the recognition threshold is measured as the largest benefit more likely than not of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information.  Significant judgment is required in making these determinations and adjustments to unrecognized tax benefits may be necessary to reflect actual taxes payable upon settlement.  Adjustments related to positions impacting the effective tax rate affect the provision for income taxes.  Adjustments related to positions impacting the timing of deductions impact deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Our income tax positions and analysis are based on currently enacted tax law.  Future changes in tax law could significantly impact the provision for income taxes, the amount of taxes payable, and the deferred tax asset and liability balances.  Deferred tax assets generally represent tax benefits for tax deductions or credits available in future tax returns.  Certain estimates and assumptions are required to determine whether it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the benefit of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.  In making this assessment, management analyzes and estimates the impact of future taxable income, reversing temporary differences and available prudent and feasible tax planning strategies.  Should a change in facts or circumstances lead to a change in judgment about the ultimate realizability of a deferred tax asset, we record or adjust the related valuation allowance in the period that the change in facts and circumstances occurs, along with a corresponding increase or decrease in the provision for income taxes.

A provision for U.S. income taxes has not been recorded on undistributed profits of our non-U.S. subsidiaries that we have determined to be indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S.  If management intentions or U.S. tax law changes in the future, there may be a significant negative impact on the provision for income taxes to record an incremental tax liability in the period the change occurs. A deferred tax asset is recognized only if we have definite plans to generate a U.S. tax benefit by repatriating earnings in the foreseeable future.

GLOBAL WORKFORCE

Caterpillar worldwide full-time employment was 114,352 at the end of the third quarter of 2014, compared with 121,506 at the end of the third quarter of 2013, a decrease of 7,154 full-time employees. The flexible workforce increased by 1,017 for a total decrease in the global workforce of 6,137. The decrease was primarily the result of restructuring programs.

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OTHER MATTERS

Environmental and Legal Matters

The Company is regulated by federal, state and international environmental laws governing our use, transport and disposal of substances and control of emissions. In addition to governing our manufacturing and other operations, these laws often impact the development of our products, including, but not limited to, required compliance with air emissions standards applicable to internal combustion engines. We have made, and will continue to make, significant research and development and capital expenditures to comply with these emissions standards.

We are engaged in remedial activities at a number of locations, often with other companies, pursuant to federal and state laws. When it is probable we will pay remedial costs at a site, and those costs can be reasonably estimated, the investigation, remediation, and operating and maintenance costs are accrued against our earnings. Costs are accrued based on consideration of currently available data and information with respect to each individual site, including available technologies, current applicable laws and regulations, and prior remediation experience. Where no amount within a range of estimates is more likely, we accrue the minimum. Where multiple potentially responsible parties are involved, we consider our proportionate share of the probable costs. In formulating the estimate of probable costs, we do not consider amounts expected to be recovered from insurance companies or others. We reassess these accrued amounts on a quarterly basis. The amount recorded for environmental remediation is not material and is included in Accrued expenses. There is no more than a remote chance that a material amount for remedial activities at any individual site, or at all the sites in the aggregate, will be required.

On September 10, 2014, the SEC issued to Caterpillar a subpoena seeking information concerning the Company’s accounting for the goodwill relating to its acquisition of Bucyrus International Inc. in 2011 and related matters. The Company is cooperating with the SEC regarding this subpoena and its ongoing investigation. We currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operation, financial position or liquidity.

On March 20, 2014, Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) published a Technical Opinion which named 18 companies and over 100 individuals as defendants, including two subsidiaries of Caterpillar Inc., MGE - Equipamentos e Serviços Ferroviários Ltda. (MGE) and Caterpillar Brasil Ltda. The publication of the Technical Opinion opened CADE's official administrative investigation into allegations that the defendants participated in anticompetitive bid activity for the construction and maintenance of metro and train networks in Brazil. While companies cannot be held criminally liable for anticompetitive conduct in Brazil, criminal charges have been brought against two current employees of MGE and one former employee of MGE involving the same conduct alleged by CADE. The Company has responded to all requests for information from the authorities. The Company is unable to predict the outcome or reasonably estimate the potential loss; however, we currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operation, financial position or liquidity.

On February 19, 2014, Progress Rail Services Corporation (Progress Rail), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., received information from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Enforcement Division indicating it is contemplating an enforcement proceeding with potential monetary sanctions in excess of $100,000 in connection with a notice of violation received by Progress Rail on March 15, 2013 alleging violations of air emissions regulations applicable to compression ignition mobile cargo handling equipment operating at California ports or intermodal rail yards. Despite uncertainty regarding the applicability of these regulations, Progress Rail, in coordination with CARB, implemented certain corrective action measures. Progress Rail is cooperating with CARB to resolve this matter. We currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operation, financial position or liquidity.

On October 24, 2013, Progress Rail received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The subpoena requests documents and information from Progress Rail, United Industries Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Progress Rail, and Caterpillar Inc. relating to allegations that Progress Rail conducted improper or unnecessary railcar inspections and repairs and improperly disposed of parts, equipment, tools and other items. In connection with this subpoena, Progress Rail was informed by the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California that it is a target of a criminal investigation into potential violations of environmental laws and alleged improper business practices. The Company is cooperating with the authorities. The Company is unable to predict the outcome or reasonably estimate the potential loss; however, we currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operation, financial position or liquidity.

In addition, we are involved in other unresolved legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. The most prevalent of these unresolved actions involve disputes related to product design, manufacture and performance liability (including claimed asbestos and welding fumes exposure), contracts, employment issues, environmental matters or intellectual property rights. The aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accrued liabilities, if any, associated with these unresolved legal actions

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is not material. In some cases, we cannot reasonably estimate a range of loss because there is insufficient information regarding the matter. However, there is no more than a remote chance that any liability arising from these matters would be material. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of these unresolved legal actions, we believe that these actions will not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

Retirement Benefits

We recognized pension expense of $119 million and $351 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to $207 million and $560 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease in expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 is primarily due to lower amortization of net actuarial losses primarily due to higher discount rates at the end of 2013 compared to 2012 and a $31 million charge in 2013 to recognize a previously unrecorded liability related to a subsidiary's pension plan. Accounting guidance on retirement benefits requires companies to discount future benefit obligations back to today’s dollars using a discount rate that is based on high-quality fixed income investments. A decrease in the discount rate increases the pension benefit obligation, while an increase in the discount rate decreases the pension benefit obligation. This increase or decrease in the pension benefit obligation is recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently amortized into earnings as an actuarial gain or loss. The guidance also requires companies to use an expected long-term rate of return on plan assets for computing current year pension expense. Differences between the actual and expected returns are also recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently amortized into earnings as actuarial gains and losses. As of September 30, 2014, total actuarial losses, recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), related to pensions were $5.39 billion.  The majority of the actuarial losses are due to changes in discount rates, losses from demographic assumptions over the past several years and plan asset losses.

Other postretirement benefit expense was $56 million and $173 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to $68 million and $211 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.  The decrease in expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 is primarily due to lower amortization of net actuarial losses primarily due to higher discount rates at the end of 2013 compared to 2012.  Actuarial losses that were recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for other postretirement benefit plans were $0.63 billion at September 30, 2014. These losses mainly reflect the impact of discount rates, changes in our health care trend assumption, and plan asset losses, partially offset by gains from lower than expected health care costs. 

Actuarial losses will be impacted in future periods by actual asset returns, actual health care inflation, discount rate changes, actual demographic experience and other factors that impact these expenses. These losses, reported in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), will generally be amortized as a component of net periodic benefit cost on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of active employees expected to receive benefits from the plan. For plans in which all or almost all of the plan’s participants are inactive, actuarial losses are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining life expectancy of the inactive participants. At the end of 2013, the average remaining service period of active employees or life expectancy for inactive participants was 10 years for our U.S. pension plans, 13 years for non-U.S. pension plans and 9 years for other postretirement benefit plans. We expect our amortization of net actuarial losses to decrease approximately $260 million in 2014 as compared to 2013, primarily due to an increase in discount rates during 2013 and plan asset gains during 2013. We expect our total pension and other postretirement benefits expense to decrease approximately $290 million in 2014 which is primarily due to a decrease in amortization of net actuarial losses.

Accounting guidance requires recognition of the overfunded or underfunded status of pension and other postretirement benefit

plans on the balance sheet. Based on September 30, 2014 discount rates (approximately 4.1 percent for our U.S. plans) which are lower than the discount rates used at December 31, 2013, we would be required to recognize an increase in our underfunded status of approximately $1.7 billion at December 31, 2014. This would result in an increase in our Liability for postemployment benefits of approximately $1.7 billion and a decrease in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of approximately $1.1 billion, net of tax. It is difficult to predict the adjustment amount, as it is dependent on several factors including the discount rate, actual returns on plan assets and other actuarial assumptions. Final determination will only be known on the measurement date, which is December 31, 2014.

We made $68 million and $455 million of contributions to our pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. We currently anticipate full-year 2014 contributions of approximately $510 million, all of which are required. We made $118 million and $398 million of contributions to our pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

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Order Backlog

The dollar amount of backlog believed to be firm was approximately $19.7 billion at September 30, 2014 and $19.3 billion at June 30, 2014.  This represents an increase of about $400 million from the end of the second quarter of 2014. The increase was primarily related to an early order program for rental machines in North America and Europe with delivery in 2015 and an increase in the backlog for reciprocating engines. These increases were partially offset by declines in the backlog for locomotives. The dollar amount of backlog believed to be firm was approximately $18.0 billion at December 31, 2013. Of the total backlog, approximately $2.9 billion at September 30, 2014, $3.2 billion at June 30, 2014, and $3.0 billion at December 31, 2013 was not expected to be filled in the following twelve months.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

The following definitions are provided for the non-GAAP financial measures used in this report.  These non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to the calculation of similar measures for other companies.  Management does not intend for these items to be considered in isolation or substituted for the related GAAP measures.

We have incurred significant restructuring costs in 2014. We believe it is important to separately quantify the profit-per-share impact of restructuring costs in order for our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 to be meaningful to our readers. Reconciliation of profit per share excluding restructuring costs to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, profit per share - diluted is as follows:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2014		September 30, 2014
Profit per share - diluted	$	1.63	$	4.64
Per share restructuring costs	$	0.09	$	0.39
Profit per share excluding restructuring costs	$	1.72	$	5.03

Supplemental Consolidating Data

We are providing supplemental consolidating data for the purpose of additional analysis.  The data has been grouped as follows:

Consolidated – Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Machinery, Energy & Transportation – Caterpillar defines Machinery, Energy & Transportation as it is presented in the supplemental data as Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.  Machinery, Energy & Transportation information relates to the design, manufacture and marketing of our products.  Financial Products information relates to the financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment.  The nature of these businesses is different especially with regard to the financial position and cash flow items.  Caterpillar management utilizes this presentation internally to highlight these differences.  We also believe this presentation will assist readers in understanding our business.

Financial Products – Our finance and insurance subsidiaries, primarily Cat Financial and Insurance Services.

Consolidating Adjustments – Eliminations of transactions between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

Pages 85 to 92 reconcile Machinery, Energy & Transportation with Financial Products on the equity basis to Caterpillar Inc. consolidated financial information.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Results of Operations

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)

			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation 1		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	12,758	$	12,758	$	—	$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	791		—		875		(84		)	2
Total sales and revenues	13,549		12,758		875		(84		)
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	9,634		9,634		—		—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,446		1,278		172		(4		)	3
Research and development expenses	533		533		—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	157		—		158		(1		)	4
Other operating (income) expenses	387		69		326		(8		)	3
Total operating costs	12,157		11,514		656		(13		)
Operating profit	1,392		1,244		219		(71		)
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	128		139		—		(11		)	4
Other income (expense)	117		53		4		60			5
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,381		1,158		223		—
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	364		304		60		—
Profit of consolidated companies	1,017		854		163		—
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	4		4		—		—
Equity in profit of Financial Products’ subsidiaries	—		161		—		(161		)	6
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	1,021		1,019		163		(161		)
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	4		2		2		—
Profit7	$	1,017	$	1,017	$	161	$	(161	)

¹  Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.

²  Elimination of Financial Products’ revenues earned from Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

³  Elimination of net expenses recorded by Machinery, Energy & Transportation paid to Financial Products.

⁴  Elimination of interest expense recorded between Financial Products and Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

⁵  Elimination of discount recorded by Machinery, Energy & Transportation on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

⁶  Elimination of Financial Products’ profit due to equity method of accounting.

⁷  Profit attributable to common stockholders.

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Supplemental Data for Results of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)

			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation 1		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	38,642	$	38,642	$	—	$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	2,298		—		2,557		(259		)	2
Total sales and revenues	40,940		38,642		2,557		(259		)
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	29,268		29,268		—		—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,175		3,717		477		(19		)	3
Research and development expenses	1,557		1,557		—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	470		—		475		(5		)	4
Other operating (income) expenses	1,205		300		929		(24		)	3
Total operating costs	36,675		34,842		1,881		(48		)
Operating profit	4,265		3,800		676		(211		)
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	358		390		—		(32		)	4
Other income (expense)	236		30		27		179			5
Consolidated profit before taxes	4,143		3,440		703		—
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	1,201		1,003		198		—
Profit of consolidated companies	2,942		2,437		505		—
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	6		6		—		—
Equity in profit of Financial Products’ subsidiaries	—		498		—		(498		)	6
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	2,948		2,941		505		(498		)
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	10		3		7		—
Profit7	$	2,938	$	2,938	$	498	$	(498	)

¹  Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.

²  Elimination of Financial Products’ revenues earned from Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

³  Elimination of net expenses recorded by Machinery, Energy & Transportation paid to Financial Products.

⁴  Elimination of interest expense recorded between Financial Products and Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

⁵  Elimination of discount recorded by Machinery, Energy & Transportation on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

⁶  Elimination of Financial Products’ profit due to equity method of accounting.

⁷  Profit attributable to common stockholders.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Results of Operations

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)

				Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated			Machinery, Energy & Transportation 1			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	12,678		$	12,678		$	—	$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	745			—			825		(80		)	2
Total sales and revenues	13,423			12,678			825		(80		)
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	9,774			9,774			—		—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,319			1,168			156		(5		)	3
Research and development expenses	469			469			—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	178			—			179		(1		)	4
Other operating (income) expenses	282			12			280		(10		)	3
Total operating costs	12,022			11,423			615		(16		)
Operating profit	1,401			1,255			210		(64		)
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	116			127			—		(11		)	4
Other income (expense)	(24		)	(81		)	4		53			5
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,261			1,047			214		—
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	310			248			62		—
Profit of consolidated companies	951			799			152		—
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(1		)	(1		)	—		—
Equity in profit of Financial Products’ subsidiaries	—			149			—		(149		)	6
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	950			947			152		(149		)
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	4			1			3		—
Profit7	$	946		$	946		$	149	$	(149	)

¹  Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.

²  Elimination of Financial Products’ revenues earned from Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

³  Elimination of net expenses recorded by Machinery, Energy & Transportation paid to Financial Products.

⁴  Elimination of interest expense recorded between Financial Products and Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

⁵  Elimination of discount recorded by Machinery, Energy & Transportation on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

⁶  Elimination of Financial Products’ profit due to equity method of accounting.

⁷  Profit attributable to common stockholders.

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Supplemental Data for Results of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)

				Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated			Machinery, Energy & Transportation 1			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	39,048		$	39,048		$	—	$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	2,206			—			2,462		(256		)	2
Total sales and revenues	41,254			39,048			2,462		(256		)
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	30,186			30,186			—		—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,130			3,721			435		(26		)	3
Research and development expenses	1,579			1,579			—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	552			—			557		(5		)	4
Other operating (income) expenses	631			(83		)	737		(23		)	3
Total operating costs	37,078			35,403			1,729		(54		)
Operating profit	4,176			3,645			733		(202		)
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	356			388			—		(32		)	4
Other income (expense)	(79		)	(250		)	1		170			5
Consolidated profit before taxes	3,741			3,007			734		—
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	943			733			210		—
Profit of consolidated companies	2,798			2,274			524		—
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(1		)	(1		)	—		—
Equity in profit of Financial Products’ subsidiaries	—			515			—		(515		)	6
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	2,797			2,788			524		(515		)
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	11			2			9		—
Profit7	$	2,786		$	2,786		$	515	$	(515	)

¹  Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.

²  Elimination of Financial Products’ revenues earned from Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

³  Elimination of net expenses recorded by Machinery, Energy & Transportation paid to Financial Products.

⁴  Elimination of interest expense recorded between Financial Products and Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

⁵  Elimination of discount recorded by Machinery, Energy & Transportation on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

⁶  Elimination of Financial Products’ profit due to equity method of accounting.

⁷  Profit attributable to common stockholders.

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Supplemental Data for Financial Position

At September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)

				Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated			Machinery, Energy & Transportation 1			Financial Products			Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments	$	6,082		$	4,805		$	1,277		$	—
Receivables – trade and other	7,705			4,436			351			2,918			2,3
Receivables – finance	9,307			—			13,446			(4,139		)	3
Deferred and refundable income taxes	1,370			1,318			52			—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,250			829			434			(13		)	4
Inventories	13,328			13,328			—			—
Total current assets	39,042			24,716			15,560			(1,234		)
Property, plant and equipment – net	16,431			12,350			4,081			—
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,473			192			267			1,014			2,3
Long-term receivables – finance	14,691			—			15,736			(1,045		)	3
Investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies	265			265			—			—
Investments in Financial Products subsidiaries	—			4,739			—			(4,739		)	5
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	761			1,188			109			(536		)	6
Intangible assets	3,210			3,203			7			—
Goodwill	6,801			6,784			17			—
Other assets	1,814			379			1,435			—
Total assets	$	84,488		$	53,816		$	37,212		$	(6,540	)
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	4,436		$	7		$	5,545		$	(1,116	)	7
Accounts payable	6,778			6,692			190			(104		)	8
Accrued expenses	3,466			3,179			300			(13		)	9
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	2,230			2,195			35			—
Customer advances	2,165			2,165			—			—
Other current liabilities	1,848			1,266			595			(13		)	6
Long-term debt due within one year	6,666			509			6,157			—
Total current liabilities	27,589			16,013			12,822			(1,246		)
Long-term debt due after one year	28,180			9,530			18,682			(32		)	7
Liability for postemployment benefits	6,539			6,539			—			—
Other liabilities	3,284			2,838			969			(523		)	6
Total liabilities	65,592			34,920			32,473			(1,801		)
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock	4,968			4,968			906			(906		)	5
Treasury stock	(15,765		)	(15,765		)	—			—
Profit employed in the business	33,977			33,977			3,819			(3,819		)	5
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,357		)	(4,357		)	(115		)	115			5
Noncontrolling interests	73			73			129			(129		)	5
Total stockholders’ equity	18,896			18,896			4,739			(4,739		)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	84,488		$	53,816		$	37,212		$	(6,540	)

¹  Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.

²  Elimination of receivables between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

³  Reclassification of Machinery, Energy & Transportation's trade receivables purchased by Financial Products and Financial Products’ wholesale inventory receivables.

⁴  Elimination of Machinery, Energy & Transportation's insurance premiums that are prepaid to Financial Products.

⁵  Elimination of Financial Products’ equity which is accounted for by Machinery, Energy & Transportation on the equity basis.

⁶  Reclassification reflecting required netting of deferred tax assets / liabilities by taxing jurisdiction.

⁷  Elimination of debt between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

⁸  Elimination of payables between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

⁹  Elimination of prepaid insurance in Financial Products’ accrued expenses.

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Supplemental Data for Financial Position

At December 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)

				Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated			Machinery, Energy & Transportation 1			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments	$	6,081		$	4,597		$	1,484	$	—
Receivables – trade and other	8,413			5,188			386		2,839			2,3
Receivables – finance	8,763			—			12,886		(4,123		)	3
Deferred and refundable income taxes	1,553			1,511			42		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	900			417			496		(13		)	4
Inventories	12,625			12,625			—		—
Total current assets	38,335			24,338			15,294		(1,297		)
Property, plant and equipment – net	17,075			13,078			3,997		—
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,397			224			292		881			2,3
Long-term receivables – finance	14,926			—			15,840		(914		)	3
Investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies	272			272			—		—
Investments in Financial Products subsidiaries	—			4,798			—		(4,798		)	5
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	594			1,027			92		(525		)	6
Intangible assets	3,596			3,589			7		—
Goodwill	6,956			6,939			17		—
Other assets	1,745			439			1,306		—
Total assets	$	84,896		$	54,704		$	36,845	$	(6,653	)
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	3,679		$	16		$	4,781	$	(1,118	)	7
Accounts payable	6,560			6,516			209		(165		)	8
Accrued expenses	3,493			3,165			341		(13		)	9
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	1,622			1,589			33		—
Customer advances	2,360			2,360			—		—
Dividends payable	382			382			—		—
Other current liabilities	1,849			1,425			432		(8		)	6
Long-term debt due within one year	7,352			760			6,592		—
Total current liabilities	27,297			16,213			12,388		(1,304		)
Long-term debt due after one year	26,719			8,033			18,720		(34		)	7
Liability for postemployment benefits	6,973			6,973			—		—
Other liabilities	3,029			2,607			939		(517		)	6
Total liabilities	64,018			33,826			32,047		(1,855		)
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock	4,709			4,709			906		(906		)	5
Treasury stock	(11,854		)	(11,854		)	—		—
Profit employed in the business	31,854			31,854			3,586		(3,586		)	5
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(3,898		)	(3,898		)	183		(183		)	5
Noncontrolling interests	67			67			123		(123		)	5
Total stockholders’ equity	20,878			20,878			4,798		(4,798		)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	84,896		$	54,704		$	36,845	$	(6,653	)

¹  Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.

²  Elimination of receivables between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

³  Reclassification of Machinery, Energy & Transportation's trade receivables purchased by Financial Products and Financial Products’ wholesale inventory receivables.

⁴  Elimination of Machinery, Energy & Transportation's insurance premiums that are prepaid to Financial Products.

⁵  Elimination of Financial Products’ equity which is accounted for by Machinery, Energy & Transportation on the equity basis.

⁶  Reclassification reflecting required netting of deferred tax assets / liabilities by taxing jurisdiction.

⁷  Elimination of debt between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

⁸  Elimination of payables between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

⁹  Elimination of prepaid insurance in Financial Products’ accrued expenses.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Cash Flow

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)

				Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated			Machinery, Energy & Transportation 1			Financial Products			Consolidating Adjustments
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	2,948		$	2,941		$	505		$	(498	)	2
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	2,368			1,685			683			—
Undistributed profit of Financial Products	—			(233		)	—			233			3
Other	327			240			(94		)	181			4
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables - trade and other	244			523			27			(306		)	4, 5
Inventories	(859		)	(849		)	—			(10		)	4
Accounts payable	667			657			(51		)	61			4
Accrued expenses	(44		)	18			(62		)	—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	648			646			2			—
Customer advances	(132		)	(132		)	—			—
Other assets – net	(104		)	(94		)	(21		)	11			4
Other liabilities – net	123			(18		)	152			(11		)	4
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	6,186			5,384			1,141			(339		)
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures - excluding equipment leased to others	(1,072		)	(1,063		)	(9		)	—
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,310		)	(70		)	(1,286		)	46			4
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	681			61			626			(6		)	4
Additions to finance receivables	(8,464		)	—			(10,777		)	2,313			5, 8
Collections of finance receivables	7,264			—			9,280			(2,016		)	5
Net intercompany purchased receivables	—			—			246			(246		)	5
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	154			—			157			(3		)	5
Net intercompany borrowings	—			—			1			(1		)	6
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(18		)	(18		)	—			—
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	196			210			—			(14		)	8
Proceeds from sale of securities	347			21			326			—
Investments in securities	(769		)	(418		)	(351		)	—
Other – net	(12		)	8			(20		)	—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(3,003		)	(1,269		)	(1,807		)	73
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,197		)	(1,197		)	(265		)	265			7
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(7		)	(7		)	—			—
Contribution from noncontrolling interests	2			2			—			—
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	218			218			—			—
Treasury shares purchased	(4,238		)	(4,238		)	—			—
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	162			162			—			—
Net intercompany borrowings	—			(1		)	—			1			6
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)	9,103			1,991			7,112			—
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)	(7,893		)	(779		)	(7,114		)	—
Short-term borrowings – net (original maturities three months or less)	791			—			791			—
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(3,059		)	(3,849		)	524			266
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(123		)	(58		)	(65		)	—
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments	1			208			(207		)	—
Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period	6,081			4,597			1,484			—
Cash and short-term investments at end of period	$	6,082		$	4,805		$	1,277		$	—

¹  Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.

²  Elimination of Financial Products’ profit after tax due to equity method of accounting.

³  Elimination of non-cash adjustment for the undistributed earnings from Financial Products.

⁴  Elimination of non-cash adjustments and changes in assets and liabilities related to consolidated reporting.

⁵  Reclassification of Financial Products' cash flow activity from investing to operating for receivables that arose from the sale of inventory.

⁶  Elimination of net proceeds and payments to/from Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

⁷  Elimination of dividend from Financial Products to Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

⁸  Elimination of proceeds received from Financial Products related to Machinery, Energy & Transportation’s sale of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business to Cat dealers.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Cash Flow

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)

				Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated			Machinery, Energy & Transportation 1			Financial Products			Consolidating Adjustments
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	2,797		$	2,788		$	524		$	(515	)	2
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	2,263			1,674			589			—
Undistributed profit of Financial Products	—			(365		)	—			365			3
Other	377			247			(33		)	163			4
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables - trade and other	992			585			40			367			4, 5
Inventories	1,911			1,916			—			(5		)	4
Accounts payable	157			169			(82		)	70			4
Accrued expenses	(227		)	(101		)	(126		)	—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	(500		)	(494		)	(6		)	—
Customer advances	(230		)	(230		)	—			—
Other assets – net	(74		)	(51		)	3			(26		)	4
Other liabilities – net	145			109			10			26			4
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	7,611			6,247			919			445
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures - excluding equipment leased to others	(1,862		)	(1,851		)	(11		)	—
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,301		)	(52		)	(1,299		)	50			4
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	593			72			535			(14		)	4
Additions to finance receivables	(8,339		)	—			(10,400		)	2,061			5, 8
Collections of finance receivables	6,790			—			8,803			(2,013		)	5
Net intercompany purchased receivables	—			—			600			(600		)	5
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	110			—			111			(1		)	5
Net intercompany borrowings	—			—			35			(35		)	6
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(193		)	(193		)	—			—
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	168			246			—			(78		)	8
Proceeds from sale of securities	297			19			278			—
Investments in securities	(312		)	(15		)	(297		)	—
Other – net	(29		)	(32		)	3			—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(4,078		)	(1,806		)	(1,642		)	(630		)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(730		)	(730		)	(150		)	150			7
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(10		)	(10		)	—			—
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	77			77			—			—
Treasury shares purchased	(2,000		)	(2,000		)	—			—
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	70			70			—			—
Net intercompany borrowings	—			(35		)	—			35			6
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)	6,999			145			6,854			—
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)	(8,770		)	(1,134		)	(7,636		)	—
Short-term borrowings – net (original maturities three months or less)	1,736			1			1,735			—
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(2,628		)	(3,616		)	803			185
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(38		)	(23		)	(15		)	—
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments	867			802			65			—
Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period	5,490			3,306			2,184			—
Cash and short-term investments at end of period	$	6,357		$	4,108		$	2,249		$	—

¹  Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.

²  Elimination of Financial Products' profit after tax due to equity method of accounting.

³  Elimination of non-cash adjustment for the undistributed earnings from Financial Products.

⁴  Elimination of non-cash adjustments and changes in assets and liabilities related to consolidated reporting.

⁵  Reclassification of Financial Products' cash flow activity from investing to operating for receivables that arose from the sale of inventory.

⁶  Elimination of net proceeds and payments to/from Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

⁷  Elimination of dividend from Financial Products to Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

⁸  Elimination of proceeds received from Financial Products related to Machinery, Energy & Transportation’s sale of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business to Cat dealers.

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Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements in this Form 10-Q relate to future events and expectations and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “will be,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “could,” “should” or other similar words or expressions often identify forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our outlook, projections, forecasts or trend descriptions. These statements do not guarantee future performance, and we do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.

Caterpillar’s actual results may differ materially from those described or implied in our forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to: (i) global economic conditions and economic conditions in the industries we serve; (ii) government monetary or fiscal policies and infrastructure spending; (iii) commodity price changes, component price increases, fluctuations in demand for our products or significant shortages of component products; (iv) disruptions or volatility in global financial markets limiting our sources of liquidity or the liquidity of our customers, dealers and suppliers; (v) political and economic risks, commercial instability and events beyond our control in the countries in which we operate; (vi) failure to maintain our credit ratings and potential resulting increases to our cost of borrowing and adverse effects on our cost of funds, liquidity, competitive position and access to capital markets; (vii) our Financial Products segment’s risks associated with the financial services industry; (viii) changes in interest rates or market liquidity conditions; (ix) an increase in delinquencies, repossessions or net losses of Cat Financial’s customers; (x) new regulations or changes in financial services regulations; (xi) a failure to realize, or a delay in realizing, all of the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; (xii) international trade policies and their impact on demand for our products and our competitive position; (xiii) our ability to develop, produce and market quality products that meet our customers’ needs; (xiv) the impact of the highly competitive environment in which we operate on our sales and pricing; (xv) failure to realize all of the anticipated benefits from initiatives to increase our productivity, efficiency and cash flow and to reduce costs; (xvi) additional restructuring costs or a failure to realize anticipated savings or benefits from past or future cost reduction actions; (xvii) inventory management decisions and sourcing practices of our dealers and our OEM customers; (xviii) compliance with environmental laws and regulation; (xix) alleged or actual violations of trade or anti-corruption laws and regulations; (xx) additional tax expense or exposure; (xxi) currency fluctuations; (xxii) our or Cat Financial’s compliance with financial covenants; (xxiii) increased pension plan funding obligations; (xxiv) union disputes or other employee relations issues; (xxv) significant legal proceedings, claims, lawsuits or investigations; (xxvi) compliance requirements imposed if additional carbon emissions legislation and/or regulations are adopted; (xxvii) changes in accounting standards; (xxviii) failure or breach of IT security; (xxix) adverse effects of unexpected events including natural disasters; and (xxx) other factors described in more detail under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 18, 2014 for the year ended December 31, 2013, and under Part II. Item 1A in our Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 1, 2014 for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from Note 4 – “Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management” included in Part I, Item 1 and Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.  Based on that evaluation, the company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that the company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

During the third quarter of 2014, there has been no change in the company's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from Note 13 included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.    

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Period 1	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased Under the Program	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Program (dollars in billions) 2
July 1-31, 2014	22,150,692	$	105.70	22,150,692	$	7.659
August 1-31, 2014	—	$	—	—	$	7.659
September 1-30, 2014	1,500,898	$	105.70	1,500,898	$	7.500
Total	23,651,590	$	105.70	23,651,590

¹  In July 2014, we entered into definitive agreements with Société Générale to purchase shares of our common stock under accelerated stock repurchase transactions (July ASR Agreements). Pursuant to the terms of the July ASR Agreements, a total of 23.7 million shares of our common stock were repurchased at an aggregate cost to Caterpillar of $2.5 billion.

²  In January 2014, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of $10.0 billion of Caterpillar stock, which will expire on December 31, 2018. Through the end of the third quarter of 2014, $2.5 billion of the $10.0 billion authorization was spent.

Other Purchases of Equity Securities

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased 1	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased Under the Program	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Program
July 1-31, 2014	9,407	$	102.01	NA	NA
August 1-31, 2014	5,922	$	108.02	NA	NA
September 1-30, 2014	14,444	$	109.29	NA	NA
Total	29,773	$	106.73

¹ Represents shares delivered back to issuer for the payment of taxes resulting from the vesting of restricted stock units and the exercise of stock options by employees and Directors.

Non-U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plans

We have 28 employee stock purchase plans administered outside the United States for our non-U.S. employees.  As of September 30, 2014, those plans had approximately 13,800 active participants in the aggregate.  During the third quarter of 2014, approximately 323,000 shares of Caterpillar common stock or foreign denominated equivalents were distributed under the plans.  Participants in some foreign plans have the option of receiving non-U.S. share certificates (foreign-denominated equivalents) in lieu of U.S. shares of Caterpillar common stock upon withdrawal from the plan.  These equivalent certificates are tradable only on the local stock market and are included in our determination of shares outstanding.

Distributions of Caterpillar stock under the plans are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (Act) pursuant to 17 CFR 230.903.

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Item 6. Exhibits

10.1	2014 364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2014, among the Company, Cat Financial, Caterpillar International Finance Limited and Caterpillar Finance Corporation, certain financial institutions named therein, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, Citibank International plc, as Local Currency Agent, and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,Ltd., as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 16, 2014).
10.2	Local Currency Addendum to the 2014 364-Day Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 16, 2014).
10.3	Japan Local Currency Addendum to the 2014 364-Day Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 16, 2014).
10.4	Omnibus Amendment No. 4 and Amendment No. 2 to Local Currency Addendum to the 2010 Four-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2014, by and among the Company, Cat Financial, Caterpillar International Finance Limited and Caterpillar Finance Corporation, the banks named therein, Local Currency Banks and Japan Local Currency Banks party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, Citibank International plc, as Local Currency Agent, and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 16, 2014).
10.5	Omnibus Amendment No. 3 and Amendment No. 2 to the Local Currency Addendum to the 2011 Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2014, by and among the Company, Cat Financial, Caterpillar International Finance Limited and Caterpillar Finance Corporation, the banks named therein, Local Currency Banks and Japan Local Currency Banks party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, Citibank International plc, as Local Currency Agent, and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.5 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 16, 2014).
11	Computations of Earnings per Share (included in Note 11 of this Form 10-Q filed for the quarter ended September 30, 2014).
31.1	Certification of Douglas R. Oberhelman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc., as required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Bradley M. Halverson, Group President and Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc., as required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32	Certification of Douglas R. Oberhelman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc. and Bradley M. Halverson, Group President and Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc., as required pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	CATERPILLAR INC.
October 31, 2014	/s/Douglas R. Oberhelman	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
	(Douglas R. Oberhelman)
October 31, 2014	/s/Bradley M. Halverson	Group President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Bradley M. Halverson)
October 31, 2014	/s/James B. Buda	Executive Vice President, Law and Public Policy
	(James B. Buda)
October 31, 2014	/s/Jananne A. Copeland	Chief Accounting Officer
	(Jananne A. Copeland)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	2014 364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2014, among the Company, Cat Financial, Caterpillar International Finance Limited and Caterpillar Finance Corporation, certain financial institutions named therein, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, Citibank International plc, as Local Currency Agent, and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,Ltd., as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 16, 2014).
10.2	Local Currency Addendum to the 2014 364-Day Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 16, 2014).
10.3	Japan Local Currency Addendum to the 2014 364-Day Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 16, 2014).
10.4	Omnibus Amendment No. 4 and Amendment No. 2 to Local Currency Addendum to the 2010 Four-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2014, by and among the Company, Cat Financial, Caterpillar International Finance Limited and Caterpillar Finance Corporation, the banks named therein, Local Currency Banks and Japan Local Currency Banks party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, Citibank International plc, as Local Currency Agent, and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 16, 2014).
10.5	Omnibus Amendment No. 3 and Amendment No. 2 to the Local Currency Addendum to the 2011 Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2014, by and among the Company, Cat Financial, Caterpillar International Finance Limited and Caterpillar Finance Corporation, the banks named therein, Local Currency Banks and Japan Local Currency Banks party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, Citibank International plc, as Local Currency Agent, and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.5 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 16, 2014).
11	Computations of Earnings per Share (included in Note 11 of this Form 10-Q filed for the quarter ended September 30, 2014).
31.1	Certification of Douglas R. Oberhelman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc., as required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Bradley M. Halverson, Group President and Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc., as required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32	Certification of Douglas R. Oberhelman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc. and Bradley M. Halverson, Group President and Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc., as required pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, Douglas R. Oberhelman, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Caterpillar Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

October 31, 2014	/s/Douglas R. Oberhelman	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
	(Douglas R. Oberhelman)

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, Bradley M. Halverson, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Caterpillar Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

October 31, 2014	/s/Bradley M. Halverson	Group President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Bradley M. Halverson)

EX-32

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Caterpillar Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of our knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

October 31, 2014	/s/Douglas R. Oberhelman	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
	(Douglas R. Oberhelman)
October 31, 2014	/s/Bradley M. Halverson	Group President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Bradley M. Halverson)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Caterpillar Inc. and will be retained by Caterpillar Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Profit Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computations of profit per share

Computations of profit per share:	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions except per share data)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Profit for the period (A) 1:	$	1,017	$	946	$	2,938	$	2,786
Determination of shares (in millions):
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (B)	611.5		639.3		620.6		647.6
Shares issuable on exercise of stock awards, net of shares assumed to be purchased out of proceeds at average market price	11.3		12.6		12.1		13.7
Average common shares outstanding for fully diluted computation (C) 2	622.8		651.9		632.7		661.3
Profit per share of common stock:
Assuming no dilution (A/B)	$	1.66	$	1.48	$	4.73	$	4.30
Assuming full dilution (A/C) 2	$	1.63	$	1.45	$	4.64	$	4.21
Shares outstanding as of September 30 (in millions)					605.4		636.4

¹  Profit attributable to common stockholders.

²  Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

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Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Results of Operations of unconsolidated affiliated companies:
Sales	$ 453	$ 349	$ 1,253	$ 916
Cost of sales	357	284	974	722
Gross profit	96	65	279	194
Profit (loss)	(7)	(6)	(17)	(31)
Assets:
Current assets	707		707		683
Property, plant and equipment - net	673		673		710
Other assets	580		580		608
Assets	1,960		1,960		2,001
Liabilities:
Current liabilities	502		502		437
Long-term debt due after one year	872		872		900
Other liabilities	229		229		262
Liabilities	1,603		1,603		1,599
Equity	357		357		402
Caterpillar's investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies:
Investments in equity method companies	255		255		262
Plus: Investments in cost method companies	10		10		10
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies	$ 265		$ 265		$ 272

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset Fair Value	$ 147	$ 211
Liability Fair Value	(144)	(50)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset Fair Value	42	73
Liability Fair Value	(113)	(40)
Financial Products
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset Fair Value	105	138
Liability Fair Value	(31)	(10)
Designated Derivatives
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset (Liability) Fair Value	45	131
Designated Derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Receivables-trade and other | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset Fair Value	36	54
Designated Derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-term receivables-trade and other | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset Fair Value	2	0
Designated Derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Accrued Expenses | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivatives Fair Value
Liability Fair Value	(63)	(39)
Designated Derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Liabilities | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivatives Fair Value
Liability Fair Value	(4)	0
Designated Derivatives | Interest rate contracts | Receivables-trade and other | Financial Products
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset Fair Value	12	7
Designated Derivatives | Interest rate contracts | Long-term receivables-trade and other | Financial Products
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset Fair Value	71	115
Designated Derivatives | Interest rate contracts | Accrued Expenses | Financial Products
Derivatives Fair Value
Liability Fair Value	(9)	(6)
Undesignated Derivatives
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset (Liability) Fair Value	(42)	30
Undesignated Derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Receivables-trade and other | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset Fair Value	3	19
Undesignated Derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Receivables-trade and other | Financial Products
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset Fair Value	10	7
Undesignated Derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Long-term receivables-trade and other | Financial Products
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset Fair Value	12	9
Undesignated Derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Accrued Expenses | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivatives Fair Value
Liability Fair Value	(41)	(1)
Undesignated Derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Accrued Expenses | Financial Products
Derivatives Fair Value
Liability Fair Value	(22)	(4)
Undesignated Derivatives | Commodity contracts | Receivables-trade and other | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivatives Fair Value
Asset Fair Value	1	0
Undesignated Derivatives | Commodity contracts | Accrued Expenses | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivatives Fair Value
Liability Fair Value	(4)	0
Undesignated Derivatives | Commodity contracts | Other Liabilities | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivatives Fair Value
Liability Fair Value	$ (1)	$ 0

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Segment Information (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	$ 13,549	$ 13,423	$ 40,940	$ 41,254
Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	13,079	12,966	39,516	39,817
All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	583	532	1,720	1,673
Other
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	(113)	(75)	(296)	(236)
Consolidating Adjustments
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	(84)	(80)	(259)	(256)
Consolidating Adjustments | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	0	0	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	0	0	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Other
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	(84)	(80)	(259)	(256)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	12,228	12,159	37,014	37,409
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	12,758	12,678	38,642	39,048
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	12,228	12,159	37,014	37,409
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	583	532	1,720	1,673
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Other
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	(53)	(13)	(92)	(34)
Financial Products | Business
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	875	825	2,557	2,462
Financial Products | Business | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	851	807	2,502	2,408
Financial Products | Business | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Other
Reconciliation of Sales and revenues
Sales and revenues	$ 24	$ 18	$ 55	$ 54

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Intangible assets
Weighted Amortizable Life (in years)			14 years		13 years
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 4,495		$ 4,495		$ 4,748
Accumulated Amortization	(1,303)		(1,303)		(1,170)
Net	3,192		3,192		3,578
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - In-process research & development	18		18		18
Total intangible assets, net	3,210		3,210		3,596
Total intangible assets, gross carrying amount	4,513		4,513		4,766
Amortization expense	91	91	276	276
2014	356		356
2015	348		348
2016	326		326
2017	325		325
2018	320		320
Thereafter	1,811		1,811
Customer Relationships
Intangible assets
Weighted Amortizable Life (in years)			15 years		15 years
Gross Carrying Amount	2,525		2,525		2,653
Accumulated Amortization	(635)		(635)		(539)
Net	1,890		1,890		2,114
Intangible assets reclassified to held for sale and/or divested			46
Current period accumulated amortization on held for sale or disposed of intangible assets			9
Intellectual Property
Intangible assets
Weighted Amortizable Life (in years)			11 years		11 years
Gross Carrying Amount	1,732		1,732		1,821
Accumulated Amortization	(545)		(545)		(495)
Net	1,187		1,187		1,326
Other
Intangible assets
Weighted Amortizable Life (in years)			11 years		10 years
Gross Carrying Amount	238		238		274
Accumulated Amortization	(123)		(123)		(136)
Net	$ 115		$ 115		$ 138

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Cat Financial Financing Activities (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Correction to prior periods	Sep. 30, 2014 Correction to prior periods	Sep. 30, 2014 Customer	Dec. 31, 2013 Customer	Sep. 30, 2014 Dealer	Dec. 31, 2013 Dealer
Allowance for Credit Loss Activity
Balance at beginning of year	$ 375	$ 423			$ 365	$ 414	$ 10	$ 9
Receivables written off	(115)	(179)			(115)	(179)	0	0
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	36	56			36	56	0	0
Provision for credit losses	119	84	14	10	119	83	0	1
Other	(13)	(9)			(13)	(9)	0	0
Balance at end of period	402	375			392	365	10	10
Allowance for Credit Losses
Individually evaluated for impairment	87	70			87	70	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	315	305			305	295	10	10
Ending Balance	402	375			392	365	10	10
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables
Individually evaluated for impairment	615	628			615	628	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	23,783	23,433			20,023	19,668	3,760	3,765
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	$ 24,398	$ 24,061			$ 20,638	$ 20,296	$ 3,760	$ 3,765

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation expense, before tax (in dollars)	$ 70	$ 64	$ 207	$ 196
Stock-based compensation awards
Granted, Stock options (in shares)			4,448,218	4,276,060
Fair Value Per Award, Stock options (in dollars per share)			$ 29.52	$ 28.34
Stock price on the date of grant (in dollars per share)	$ 96.31	$ 89.75	$ 96.31	$ 89.75
Assumptions used in determining the fair value of the stock-based awards
Weighted-average dividend yield (as a percent)			2.15%	2.13%
Weighted-average volatility (as a percent)			28.20%	30.60%
Volatilities, low end of range (as a percent)			18.40%	23.40%
Volatilities, high end of range (as a percent)			36.20%	40.60%
Risk-free interest rates, low end of range (as a percent)			0.12%	0.16%
Risk-free interest rates, high end of range (as a percent)			2.60%	1.88%
Weighted-average expected lives (in years)			8 years	8 years
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation awards (in dollars)	$ 236		$ 236
Term of amortization of unrecognized compensation cost over weighted-average remaining requisite service periods (in years)			1 year 11 months
RSUs
Stock-based compensation awards
Granted (in shares)			1,429,512	1,614,870
Fair Value Per Award (in dollars per share)			$ 89.18	$ 84.05

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Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories (principally using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method) are comprised of the following:

(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Raw materials	$	3,221	$	2,966
Work-in-process	2,983		2,589
Finished goods	6,832		6,785
Supplies	292		285
Total inventories	$	13,328	$	12,625

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Cat Financial Financing Activities (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Receivables [Abstract]
Period after which finance receivables are considered non-performing (in days)	120 days
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	$ 24,398	$ 24,061
Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	23,835	23,636
Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	563	425
North America
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	9,429	8,864
North America | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	9,406	8,838
North America | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	23	26
Europe
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,949	3,025
Europe | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,911	2,997
Europe | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	38	28
Asia Pacific
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	3,268	3,471
Asia Pacific | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	3,177	3,421
Asia Pacific | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	91	50
Mining
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,084	2,144
Mining | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,044	2,121
Mining | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	40	23
Latin America
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	3,574	3,466
Latin America | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	3,333	3,287
Latin America | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	241	179
Caterpillar Power Finance
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	3,094	3,091
Caterpillar Power Finance | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,964	2,972
Caterpillar Power Finance | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	130	119
Customer
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	20,638	20,296
Customer | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	20,075	19,871
Customer | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	563	425
Customer | North America
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	7,096	6,581
Customer | North America | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	7,073	6,555
Customer | North America | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	23	26
Customer | Europe
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,797	2,875
Customer | Europe | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,759	2,847
Customer | Europe | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	38	28
Customer | Asia Pacific
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,677	2,888
Customer | Asia Pacific | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,586	2,838
Customer | Asia Pacific | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	91	50
Customer | Mining
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,084	2,143
Customer | Mining | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,044	2,120
Customer | Mining | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	40	23
Customer | Latin America
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,890	2,718
Customer | Latin America | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,649	2,539
Customer | Latin America | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	241	179
Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	3,094	3,091
Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,964	2,972
Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	130	119
Dealer
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	3,760	3,765
Dealer | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	3,760	3,765
Dealer | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	0	0
Dealer | North America
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,333	2,283
Dealer | North America | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	2,333	2,283
Dealer | North America | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables
Dealer | Europe
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	152	150
Dealer | Europe | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	152	150
Dealer | Europe | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables
Dealer | Asia Pacific
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	591	583
Dealer | Asia Pacific | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	591	583
Dealer | Asia Pacific | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables
Dealer | Mining
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	0	1
Dealer | Mining | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	0	1
Dealer | Mining | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables
Dealer | Latin America
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	684	748
Dealer | Latin America | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	684	748
Dealer | Latin America | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables
Dealer | Caterpillar Power Finance
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	0	0
Dealer | Caterpillar Power Finance | Performing
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables	0	0
Dealer | Caterpillar Power Finance | Nonperforming
Finance Receivables
Ending balance-recorded investment in finance receivables

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Segment Information (Details 5) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	$ 84,488	$ 84,896
Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	62,547	63,468
All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	2,758	2,973
Cash and Short Term Investments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	4,805	4,597
Intercompany Receivables
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Investment in Financial Products
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Deferred Income Taxes
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	1,973	2,016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	3,633	3,582
Property Plant and Equipment-Net and Other Assets
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	1,623	1,175
Operating Lease Methodology Difference
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	(208)	(273)
Liabilities Included in Segment Assets
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	10,405	10,357
Inventory Methodology Differences
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	(2,626)	(2,539)
Other
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	(422)	(460)
Consolidating Adjustments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	(6,540)	(6,653)
Consolidating Adjustments | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Cash and Short Term Investments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Intercompany Receivables
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	(1,195)	(1,219)
Consolidating Adjustments | Investment in Financial Products
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	(4,739)	(4,798)
Consolidating Adjustments | Deferred Income Taxes
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	(536)	(525)
Consolidating Adjustments | Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Property Plant and Equipment-Net and Other Assets
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Operating Lease Methodology Difference
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Liabilities Included in Segment Assets
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Inventory Methodology Differences
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Other
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	(70)	(111)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	25,255	26,488
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	53,816	54,704
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	25,255	26,488
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	2,758	2,973
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Cash and Short Term Investments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	4,805	4,597
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Intercompany Receivables
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	1,195	1,219
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Investment in Financial Products
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	4,739	4,798
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Deferred Income Taxes
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	2,509	2,541
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	3,633	3,582
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Property Plant and Equipment-Net and Other Assets
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	1,623	1,175
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Operating Lease Methodology Difference
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	(208)	(273)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Liabilities Included in Segment Assets
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	10,405	10,357
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Inventory Methodology Differences
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	(2,626)	(2,539)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Other
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	(272)	(214)
Financial Products | Business
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	37,212	36,845
Financial Products | Business | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	37,292	36,980
Financial Products | Business | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Cash and Short Term Investments
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Intercompany Receivables
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Investment in Financial Products
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Deferred Income Taxes
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Property Plant and Equipment-Net and Other Assets
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Operating Lease Methodology Difference
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Liabilities Included in Segment Assets
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Inventory Methodology Differences
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Other
Reconciliation of Assets
Total assets	$ (80)	$ (135)

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Available-For-Sale Securities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	$ 1,474	$ 1,438
Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)	123	132
Fair Value	1,597	1,570
U.S. treasury bonds
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	10	10
Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)	0	0
Fair Value	10	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	93	119
Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)	1	1
Fair Value	94	120
Corporate bonds
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	703	612
Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)	18	21
Fair Value	721	633
Asset-backed securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	107	72
Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)	2	0
Fair Value	109	72
U.S. governmental agency mortgage-backed securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	310	322
Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)	1	(1)
Fair Value	311	321
Residential
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	16	18
Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)	0	0
Fair Value	16	18
Commercial
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	65	87
Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)	5	6
Fair Value	70	93
Large capitalization value
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	151	173
Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)	69	81
Fair Value	220	254
Smaller company growth
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	19	25
Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)	27	24
Fair Value	$ 46	$ 49

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Cat Financial Financing Activities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Receivables [Abstract]
Period after which collection of future income is considered as not probable (in days)			120 days
Customer
Impaired loans and finance leases
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	$ 229		$ 229		$ 446
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	228		228		443
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0		0		0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	386		386		182
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	383		383		177
Related Allowance	87		87		70
Recorded Investment, Total	615		615		628
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	611		611		620
Related Allowance, Total	87		87		70
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	275	468	358	414
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	2	3	9	7
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	314	262	232	247
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	5	2	9	5
Average Recorded Investment, Total	589	730	590	661
Interest Income Recognized, Total	7	5	18	12
Customer | North America
Impaired loans and finance leases
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	15		15		23
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	15		15		22
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0		0		0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	7		7		13
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	7		7		13
Related Allowance	2		2		4
Recorded Investment, Total	22		22		36
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	22		22		35
Related Allowance, Total	2		2		4
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	19	23	22	26
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	0	0	1	3
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	10	14	10	18
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	0	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment, Total	29	37	32	44
Interest Income Recognized, Total	0	0	1	3
Customer | Europe
Impaired loans and finance leases
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	46		46		48
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	46		46		47
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0		0		0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	33		33		20
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	32		32		19
Related Allowance	9		9		7
Recorded Investment, Total	79		79		68
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	78		78		66
Related Allowance, Total	9		9		7
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	47	52	47	48
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	1	0	1	0
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	24	21	21	23
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	1	0	1	1
Average Recorded Investment, Total	71	73	68	71
Interest Income Recognized, Total	2	0	2	1
Customer | Asia Pacific
Impaired loans and finance leases
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	0		0		7
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	0		0		7
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0		0		0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	22		22		16
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	22		22		16
Related Allowance	7		7		2
Recorded Investment, Total	22		22		23
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	22		22		23
Related Allowance, Total	7		7		2
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	0	3	4	4
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	0	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	26	18	18	18
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	0	0	1	1
Average Recorded Investment, Total	26	21	22	22
Interest Income Recognized, Total	0	0	1	1
Customer | Mining
Impaired loans and finance leases
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	10		10		134
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	10		10		134
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0		0		0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	144		144		0
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	142		142		0
Related Allowance	14		14		0
Recorded Investment, Total	154		154		134
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	152		152		134
Related Allowance, Total	14		14		0
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	29	96	82	40
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	0	2	3	2
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	127	0	75	1
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	2	0	4	0
Average Recorded Investment, Total	156	96	157	41
Interest Income Recognized, Total	2	2	7	2
Customer | Latin America
Impaired loans and finance leases
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	37		37		11
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	37		37		11
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0		0		0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	43		43		23
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	43		43		23
Related Allowance	14		14		6
Recorded Investment, Total	80		80		34
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	80		80		34
Related Allowance, Total	14		14		6
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	37	14	29	11
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	0	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	27	53	24	44
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	1	1	1	2
Average Recorded Investment, Total	64	67	53	55
Interest Income Recognized, Total	1	1	1	2
Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance
Impaired loans and finance leases
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	121		121		223
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	120		120		222
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0		0		0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	137		137		110
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	137		137		106
Related Allowance	41		41		51
Recorded Investment, Total	258		258		333
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	257		257		328
Related Allowance, Total	41		41		51
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	143	280	174	285
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	1	1	4	2
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	100	156	84	143
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	1	1	2	1
Average Recorded Investment, Total	243	436	258	428
Interest Income Recognized, Total	2	2	6	3
Dealer
Impaired loans and finance leases
Recorded Investment, Total	0		0		0
Average Recorded Investment, Total	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Restructuring Costs (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring and Related Cost [Abstract]
Restructuring costs total	$ 81	$ 36	$ 344	$ 71	$ 200
Employee separation costs	46	34	295	57	151
Restructuring fixed asset impairments	35	2	49	14	41
Other restructuring costs					8
Employee Separation Charges [Roll Forward]
Liability balance at beginning of period			89	29	29
Increase in liability (separation charges)	46	34	295	57	151
Reduction in liability (payments and other adjustments)			(197)		(91)
Liability balance at end of period	187		187		89
Gosselies, Belgium facility
Restructuring and Related Cost [Abstract]
Employee separation costs	26		241
Estimated cash separation costs	300		300
Employee Separation Charges [Roll Forward]
Increase in liability (separation charges)	$ 26		$ 241

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	$ 1,597	$ 1,570
Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	1,597	1,570
Derivative financial instruments, net	3	161
Total Assets	1,600	1,731
Liabilities
Guarantees	11	13
Total Liabilities	11	13
U.S. treasury bonds
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	10	10
U.S. treasury bonds | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	10	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	94	120
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	94	120
Corporate bonds
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	721	633
Corporate bonds | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	721	633
Asset-backed securities
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	109	72
Asset-backed securities | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	109	72
U.S. governmental agency | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	311	321
Residential
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	16	18
Residential | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	16	18
Commercial
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	70	93
Commercial | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	70	93
Large capitalization value
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	220	254
Large capitalization value | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	220	254
Smaller company growth
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	46	49
Smaller company growth | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	46	49
Level 1 | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	276	313
Derivative financial instruments, net	0	0
Total Assets	276	313
Liabilities
Guarantees	0	0
Total Liabilities	0	0
Level 1 | U.S. treasury bonds | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	10	10
Level 1 | Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 1 | Corporate bonds | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 1 | Asset-backed securities | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 1 | U.S. governmental agency | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 1 | Residential | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 1 | Commercial | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 1 | Large capitalization value | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	220	254
Level 1 | Smaller company growth | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	46	49
Level 2 | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	1,321	1,257
Derivative financial instruments, net	3	161
Total Assets	1,324	1,418
Liabilities
Guarantees	0	0
Total Liabilities	0	0
Level 2 | U.S. treasury bonds | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 2 | Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	94	120
Level 2 | Corporate bonds | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	721	633
Level 2 | Asset-backed securities | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	109	72
Level 2 | U.S. governmental agency | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	311	321
Level 2 | Residential | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	16	18
Level 2 | Commercial | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	70	93
Level 2 | Large capitalization value | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 2 | Smaller company growth | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 3 | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Derivative financial instruments, net	0	0
Total Assets	0	0
Liabilities
Guarantees	11	13
Total Liabilities	11	13
Level 3 | U.S. treasury bonds | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 3 | Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 3 | Corporate bonds | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 3 | Asset-backed securities | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 3 | U.S. governmental agency | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 3 | Residential | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 3 | Commercial | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 3 | Large capitalization value | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	0	0
Level 3 | Smaller company growth | Recurring basis
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	$ 0	$ 0

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Cat Financial Financing Activities (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Receivables [Abstract]
Period after which Unpaid Installments are Considered as Past Due (in days)	30 days
Period after which collection of future income is considered as not probable (in days)	120 days
Aging related to loans and finance leases
31-60 Days Past Due	$ 231	$ 229
61-90 Days Past Due	116	105
91+ Days Past Due	512	349
Total Past Due	859	683
Current	23,539	23,378
Total Finance Receivables	24,398	24,061
91+ Still Accruing	46	22
North America
Aging related to loans and finance leases
Total Finance Receivables	9,429	8,864
Europe
Aging related to loans and finance leases
Total Finance Receivables	2,949	3,025
Asia Pacific
Aging related to loans and finance leases
Total Finance Receivables	3,268	3,471
Mining
Aging related to loans and finance leases
Total Finance Receivables	2,084	2,144
Latin America
Aging related to loans and finance leases
Total Finance Receivables	3,574	3,466
Caterpillar Power Finance
Aging related to loans and finance leases
Total Finance Receivables	3,094	3,091
Customer
Aging related to loans and finance leases
Total Finance Receivables	20,638	20,296
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	563	425
Customer | North America
Aging related to loans and finance leases
31-60 Days Past Due	47	37
61-90 Days Past Due	8	12
91+ Days Past Due	24	24
Total Past Due	79	73
Current	7,017	6,508
Total Finance Receivables	7,096	6,581
91+ Still Accruing	4	0
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	23	26
Customer | Europe
Aging related to loans and finance leases
31-60 Days Past Due	19	26
61-90 Days Past Due	20	15
91+ Days Past Due	36	29
Total Past Due	75	70
Current	2,722	2,805
Total Finance Receivables	2,797	2,875
91+ Still Accruing	8	6
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	38	28
Customer | Asia Pacific
Aging related to loans and finance leases
31-60 Days Past Due	67	54
61-90 Days Past Due	26	23
91+ Days Past Due	107	59
Total Past Due	200	136
Current	2,477	2,752
Total Finance Receivables	2,677	2,888
91+ Still Accruing	18	11
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	91	50
Customer | Mining
Aging related to loans and finance leases
31-60 Days Past Due	4	3
61-90 Days Past Due	4	0
91+ Days Past Due	11	12
Total Past Due	19	15
Current	2,065	2,128
Total Finance Receivables	2,084	2,143
91+ Still Accruing	0	0
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	40	23
Customer | Latin America
Aging related to loans and finance leases
31-60 Days Past Due	70	54
61-90 Days Past Due	30	25
91+ Days Past Due	239	165
Total Past Due	339	244
Current	2,551	2,474
Total Finance Receivables	2,890	2,718
91+ Still Accruing	16	5
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	241	179
Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance
Aging related to loans and finance leases
31-60 Days Past Due	24	55
61-90 Days Past Due	28	30
91+ Days Past Due	95	60
Total Past Due	147	145
Current	2,947	2,946
Total Finance Receivables	3,094	3,091
91+ Still Accruing	0	0
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	130	119
Dealer
Aging related to loans and finance leases
Total Finance Receivables	3,760	3,765
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	0	0
Dealer | North America
Aging related to loans and finance leases
31-60 Days Past Due
61-90 Days Past Due
91+ Days Past Due
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	2,333	2,283
Total Finance Receivables	2,333	2,283
91+ Still Accruing
Dealer | Europe
Aging related to loans and finance leases
31-60 Days Past Due
61-90 Days Past Due
91+ Days Past Due
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	152	150
Total Finance Receivables	152	150
91+ Still Accruing
Dealer | Asia Pacific
Aging related to loans and finance leases
31-60 Days Past Due
61-90 Days Past Due
91+ Days Past Due
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	591	583
Total Finance Receivables	591	583
91+ Still Accruing
Dealer | Mining
Aging related to loans and finance leases
31-60 Days Past Due
61-90 Days Past Due
91+ Days Past Due
Total Past Due		0
Current		1
Total Finance Receivables	0	1
91+ Still Accruing
Dealer | Latin America
Aging related to loans and finance leases
31-60 Days Past Due
61-90 Days Past Due
91+ Days Past Due
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	684	748
Total Finance Receivables	684	748
91+ Still Accruing
Dealer | Caterpillar Power Finance
Aging related to loans and finance leases
Total Finance Receivables	$ 0	$ 0

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Segment Information (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	$ 1,381	$ 1,261	$ 4,143	$ 3,741
Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,975	1,768	5,939	5,397
All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	228	180	686	593
Cost Centers
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	31	43	105	100
Corporate Costs
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(408)	(353)	(1,201)	(1,093)
Timing
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(125)	84	(205)	78
Restructuring Costs
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(81)	(36)	(344)	(71)
Inventory/cost of sales
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	6	(36)	29	(139)
Postretirement Benefits Expense
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(84)	(174)	(304)	(505)
Financing Costs
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(136)	(120)	(373)	(361)
Equity in Profit/Loss of Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(4)	1	(6)	1
Currency
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	39	(32)	16	(71)
Other Income Expense Methodology Differences
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(55)	(58)	(186)	(178)
Other
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(5)	(6)	(13)	(10)
Business
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	2,203	1,948	6,625	5,990
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,755	1,550	5,235	4,673
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,158	1,047	3,440	3,007
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,755	1,550	5,235	4,673
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	228	180	686	593
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Cost Centers
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	31	43	105	100
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Corporate Costs
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(408)	(353)	(1,201)	(1,093)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Timing
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(125)	84	(205)	78
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Restructuring Costs
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(81)	(36)	(344)	(71)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Inventory/cost of sales
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	6	(36)	29	(139)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Postretirement Benefits Expense
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(84)	(174)	(304)	(505)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Financing Costs
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(136)	(120)	(373)	(361)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Equity in Profit/Loss of Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(4)	1	(6)	1
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Currency
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	39	(32)	16	(71)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Other Income Expense Methodology Differences
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(55)	(58)	(186)	(178)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Other
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	(8)	(2)	(12)	(20)
Financial Products | Business
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	223	214	703	734
Financial Products | Business | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	220	218	704	724
Financial Products | Business | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Cost Centers
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Corporate Costs
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Timing
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Restructuring Costs
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Inventory/cost of sales
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Postretirement Benefits Expense
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Financing Costs
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Equity in Profit/Loss of Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Currency
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Other Income Expense Methodology Differences
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Other
Reconciliation of Consolidated profit (loss) before taxes
Consolidated profit before taxes	$ 3	$ (4)	$ (1)	$ 10

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Cat Financial Financing Activities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Receivables [Abstract]

Cat Financial Financing Activities

Cat Financial Financing Activities

Credit quality of financing receivables and allowance for credit losses

Cat Financial applies a systematic methodology to determine the allowance for credit losses for finance receivables.  Based upon Cat Financial’s analysis of credit losses and risk factors, portfolio segments are as follows:

• Customer – Finance receivables with retail customers.

• Dealer – Finance receivables with Caterpillar dealers.

Cat Financial further evaluates portfolio segments by the class of finance receivables, which is defined as a level of information (below a portfolio segment) in which the finance receivables have the same initial measurement attribute and a similar method for assessing and monitoring credit risk.  Typically, Cat Financial’s finance receivables within a geographic area have similar credit risk profiles and methods for assessing and monitoring credit risk.  Cat Financial’s classes, which align with management reporting for credit losses, are as follows:

• North America – Finance receivables originated in the United States or Canada.

• Europe – Finance receivables originated in Europe, Africa, Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

• Asia Pacific – Finance receivables originated in Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

• Mining – Finance receivables related to large mining customers worldwide.

• Latin America – Finance receivables originated in Central and South American countries and Mexico.

• Caterpillar Power Finance – Finance receivables related to marine vessels with Caterpillar engines worldwide and Caterpillar electrical power generation, gas compression and co-generation systems and non-Caterpillar equipment that is powered by these systems worldwide.

The provision for credit losses has been increased by $14 million and $10 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, for the correction of immaterial errors related to prior periods, of which $10 million related to prior years.

Impaired loans and finance leases

For all classes, a loan or finance lease is considered impaired, based on current information and events, if it is probable that Cat Financial will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan or finance lease.  Loans and finance leases reviewed for impairment include loans and finance leases that are past due, non-performing or in bankruptcy. Recognition of income is suspended and the loan or finance lease is placed on non-accrual status when management determines that collection of future income is not probable (generally after 120 days past due except in locations where local regulatory requirements dictate a different method, or in instances in which relevant information is known that warrants placing the loan or finance lease on non-accrual status).  Accrual is resumed, and previously suspended income is recognized, when the loan or finance lease becomes contractually current and/or collection doubts are removed.  Cash receipts on impaired loans or finance leases are recorded against the receivable and then to any unrecognized income.

There were no impaired loans or finance leases as of September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013, for the Dealer portfolio segment.  The average recorded investment for impaired loans and finance leases for the Dealer portfolio segment was zero for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Individually impaired loans and finance leases for the Customer portfolio segment were as follows: 

	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	15	$	15	$	—	$	23	$	22	$	—
Europe	46		46		—		48		47		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		—		7		7		—
Mining	10		10		—		134		134		—
Latin America	37		37		—		11		11		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	121		120		—		223		222		—
Total	$	229	$	228	$	—	$	446	$	443	$	—
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	7	$	7	$	2	$	13	$	13	$	4
Europe	33		32		9		20		19		7
Asia Pacific	22		22		7		16		16		2
Mining	144		142		14		—		—		—
Latin America	43		43		14		23		23		6
Caterpillar Power Finance	137		137		41		110		106		51
Total	$	386	$	383	$	87	$	182	$	177	$	70
Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	22	$	22	$	2	$	36	$	35	$	4
Europe	79		78		9		68		66		7
Asia Pacific	22		22		7		23		23		2
Mining	154		152		14		134		134		—
Latin America	80		80		14		34		34		6
Caterpillar Power Finance	258		257		41		333		328		51
Total	$	615	$	611	$	87	$	628	$	620	$	70

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014				Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	19	$	—	$	23	$	—
Europe	47		1		52		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		3		—
Mining	29		—		96		2
Latin America	37		—		14		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	143		1		280		1
Total	$	275	$	2	$	468	$	3
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	10	$	—	$	14	$	—
Europe	24		1		21		—
Asia Pacific	26		—		18		—
Mining	127		2		—		—
Latin America	27		1		53		1
Caterpillar Power Finance	100		1		156		1
Total	$	314	$	5	$	262	$	2
Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	29	$	—	$	37	$	—
Europe	71		2		73		—
Asia Pacific	26		—		21		—
Mining	156		2		96		2
Latin America	64		1		67		1
Caterpillar Power Finance	243		2		436		2
Total	$	589	$	7	$	730	$	5

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	22	$	1	$	26	$	3
Europe	47		1		48		—
Asia Pacific	4		—		4		—
Mining	82		3		40		2
Latin America	29		—		11		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	174		4		285		2
Total	$	358	$	9	$	414	$	7
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	10	$	—	$	18	$	—
Europe	21		1		23		1
Asia Pacific	18		1		18		1
Mining	75		4		1		—
Latin America	24		1		44		2
Caterpillar Power Finance	84		2		143		1
Total	$	232	$	9	$	247	$	5
Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	32	$	1	$	44	$	3
Europe	68		2		71		1
Asia Pacific	22		1		22		1
Mining	157		7		41		2
Latin America	53		1		55		2
Caterpillar Power Finance	258		6		428		3
Total	$	590	$	18	$	661	$	12

Non-accrual and past due loans and finance leases

For all classes, Cat Financial considers a loan or finance lease past due if any portion of a contractual payment is due and unpaid for more than 30 days.  Recognition of income is suspended and the loan or finance lease is placed on non-accrual status when management determines that collection of future income is not probable (generally after 120 days past due except in locations where local regulatory requirements dictate a different method, or in instances in which relevant information is known that warrants placing the loan or finance lease on non-accrual status).  Accrual is resumed, and previously suspended income is recognized, when the loan or finance lease becomes contractually current and/or collection doubts are removed.

As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there were no loans or finance leases on non-accrual status for the Dealer portfolio segment.

The investment in customer loans and finance leases on non-accrual status was as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Customer
North America	$	23	$	26
Europe	38		28
Asia Pacific	91		50
Mining	40		23
Latin America	241		179
Caterpillar Power Finance	130		119
Total	$	563	$	425

Aging related to loans and finance leases was as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014
	31-60 Days Past Due		61-90 Days Past Due		91+ Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Finance Receivables		91+ Still Accruing
Customer
North America	$	47	$	8	$	24	$	79	$	7,017	$	7,096	$	4
Europe	19		20		36		75		2,722		2,797		8
Asia Pacific	67		26		107		200		2,477		2,677		18
Mining	4		4		11		19		2,065		2,084		—
Latin America	70		30		239		339		2,551		2,890		16
Caterpillar Power Finance	24		28		95		147		2,947		3,094		—
Dealer
North America	—		—		—		—		2,333		2,333		—
Europe	—		—		—		—		152		152		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		—		—		591		591		—
Latin America	—		—		—		—		684		684		—
Total	$	231	$	116	$	512	$	859	$	23,539	$	24,398	$	46

(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2013
	31-60 Days Past Due		61-90 Days Past Due		91+ Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Finance Receivables		91+ Still Accruing
Customer
North America	$	37	$	12	$	24	$	73	$	6,508	$	6,581	$	—
Europe	26		15		29		70		2,805		2,875		6
Asia Pacific	54		23		59		136		2,752		2,888		11
Mining	3		—		12		15		2,128		2,143		—
Latin America	54		25		165		244		2,474		2,718		5
Caterpillar Power Finance	55		30		60		145		2,946		3,091		—
Dealer
North America	—		—		—		—		2,283		2,283		—
Europe	—		—		—		—		150		150		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		—		—		583		583		—
Mining	—		—		—		—		1		1		—
Latin America	—		—		—		—		748		748		—
Total	$	229	$	105	$	349	$	683	$	23,378	$	24,061	$	22

Allowance for credit loss activity

An analysis of the allowance for credit losses was as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer			Dealer		Total
Balance at beginning of year	$	365		$	10	$	375
Receivables written off	(115		)	—		(115		)
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	36			—		36
Provision for credit losses	119			—		119
Other	(13		)	—		(13		)
Balance at end of period	$	392		$	10	$	402
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	87		$	—	$	87
Collectively evaluated for impairment	305			10		315
Ending Balance	$	392		$	10	$	402
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	615		$	—	$	615
Collectively evaluated for impairment	20,023			3,760		23,783
Ending Balance	$	20,638		$	3,760	$	24,398

(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2013
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer			Dealer		Total
Balance at beginning of year	$	414		$	9	$	423
Receivables written off	(179		)	—		(179		)
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	56			—		56
Provision for credit losses	83			1		84
Other	(9		)	—		(9		)
Balance at end of year	$	365		$	10	$	375
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	70		$	—	$	70
Collectively evaluated for impairment	295			10		305
Ending Balance	$	365		$	10	$	375
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	628		$	—	$	628
Collectively evaluated for impairment	19,668			3,765		23,433
Ending Balance	$	20,296		$	3,765	$	24,061

Credit quality of finance receivables

The credit quality of finance receivables is reviewed on a monthly basis.  Credit quality indicators include performing and non-performing.  Non-performing is defined as finance receivables currently over 120 days past due and/or on non-accrual status or in bankruptcy.  Finance receivables not meeting the criteria listed above are considered performing.  Non-performing receivables have the highest probability for credit loss.  The allowance for credit losses attributable to non-performing receivables is based on the most probable source of repayment, which is normally the liquidation of collateral.  In determining collateral value, Cat Financial estimates the current fair market value of the collateral less selling costs. In addition, Cat Financial considers credit enhancements such as additional collateral and contractual third-party guarantees in determining the allowance for credit losses attributable to non-performing receivables.

The recorded investment in performing and non-performing finance receivables was as follows: 

(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Customer		Dealer		Total		Customer		Dealer		Total
Performing
North America	$	7,073	$	2,333	$	9,406	$	6,555	$	2,283	$	8,838
Europe	2,759		152		2,911		2,847		150		2,997
Asia Pacific	2,586		591		3,177		2,838		583		3,421
Mining	2,044		—		2,044		2,120		1		2,121
Latin America	2,649		684		3,333		2,539		748		3,287
Caterpillar Power Finance	2,964		—		2,964		2,972		—		2,972
Total Performing	$	20,075	$	3,760	$	23,835	$	19,871	$	3,765	$	23,636
Non-Performing
North America	$	23	$	—	$	23	$	26	$	—	$	26
Europe	38		—		38		28		—		28
Asia Pacific	91		—		91		50		—		50
Mining	40		—		40		23		—		23
Latin America	241		—		241		179		—		179
Caterpillar Power Finance	130		—		130		119		—		119
Total Non-Performing	$	563	$	—	$	563	$	425	$	—	$	425
Performing & Non-Performing
North America	$	7,096	$	2,333	$	9,429	$	6,581	$	2,283	$	8,864
Europe	2,797		152		2,949		2,875		150		3,025
Asia Pacific	2,677		591		3,268		2,888		583		3,471
Mining	2,084		—		2,084		2,143		1		2,144
Latin America	2,890		684		3,574		2,718		748		3,466
Caterpillar Power Finance	3,094		—		3,094		3,091		—		3,091
Total	$	20,638	$	3,760	$	24,398	$	20,296	$	3,765	$	24,061

Troubled Debt Restructurings

A restructuring of a loan or finance lease receivable constitutes a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) when the lender grants a concession it would not otherwise consider to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties.  Concessions granted may include extended contract maturities, inclusion of interest only periods, below market interest rates, extended skip payment periods and reduction of principal and/or accrued interest.

TDRs are reviewed along with other receivables as part of management’s ongoing evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses.  The allowance for credit losses attributable to TDRs is based on the most probable source of repayment, which is normally the liquidation of collateral.  In determining collateral value, Cat Financial estimates the current fair market value of the collateral less selling costs. In addition, Cat Financial considers credit enhancements such as additional collateral and contractual third-party guarantees in determining the allowance for credit losses attributable to TDRs.

There were no loans or finance lease receivables modified as TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013 for the Dealer portfolio segment.

Loan and finance lease receivables in the Customer portfolio segment modified as TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:

(Dollars in millions)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014					Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	20	$	9	$	3	14	$	1	$	—
Europe	—	—		—		7	5		5
Mining	45	122		124		45	123		123
Latin America	45	3		3		10	1		1
Caterpillar Power Finance 1	7	44		46		6	65		67
Total 2	117	$	178	$	176	82	$	195	$	196

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014					Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	24	$	11	$	5	46	$	5	$	5
Europe	8	7		7		15	6		6
Mining	47	165		157		45	123		123
Latin America	47	32		31		16	2		2
Caterpillar Power Finance 1	13	80		81		10	101		104
Total 2	139	$	295	$	281	132	$	237	$	240

¹  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, there were no additional funds subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, $13 million and $25 million, respectively, of additional funds were subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR.  The $13 million and $25 million of additional funds are not reflected in the table above as no incremental modifications have been made with the borrower during the period presented.  At September 30, 2014, there were no remaining commitments to lend additional funds to a borrower whose terms have been modified in a TDR.

²  Modifications include extended contract maturities, inclusion of interest only periods, below market interest rates, extended skip payment periods and reduction of principal and/or accrued interest.

TDRs in the Customer portfolio segment with a payment default during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date, were as follows: 

(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	3	$	—	5	$	1
Europe	5	1		5	—
Total	8	$	1	10	$	1

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	10	$	1	18	$	4
Europe	12	2		5	—
Caterpillar Power Finance	—	—		2	3
Total	22	$	3	25	$	7

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Designated Derivatives | Fair Value Hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gains (Losses) on Derivatives	$ (19)	$ (9)	$ (38)	$ (87)
Gains (Losses) on Borrowings	1	12	24	92
Designated Derivatives | Fair Value Hedges | Interest rate contracts | Financial Products | Other Income (Expense)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gains (Losses) on Derivatives	(19)	(9)	(38)	(87)
Gains (Losses) on Borrowings	1	12	24	92
Designated Derivatives | Fair Value Hedges | Interest rate contracts | Financial Products | Other Income (Expense) | Correction to prior periods
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gains (Losses) on Borrowings	(18)		(14)
Designated Derivatives | Cash Flow Hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)	(47)	41	(90)	4
Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings	1	(14)	17	(66)
Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)	0	0	0	0
Designated Derivatives | Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)	(45)	44	(20)	4
Designated Derivatives | Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign exchange contracts | Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Other Income (Expense)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings	4	(12)	24	(60)
Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)	0	0	0	0
Gains (Losses) reclassified from AOCI to earnings for derivatives dedesignated as related transactions are no longer probable to occur				(3)
Designated Derivatives | Cash Flow Hedges | Interest rate contracts | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)	0	0	(63)	0
Designated Derivatives | Cash Flow Hedges | Interest rate contracts | Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Other Income (Expense)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings		(1)		(2)
Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)		0		0
Designated Derivatives | Cash Flow Hedges | Interest rate contracts | Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Interest Expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings	(1)		(3)
Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)	0		0
Designated Derivatives | Cash Flow Hedges | Interest rate contracts | Financial Products
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)	(2)	(3)	(7)	0
Designated Derivatives | Cash Flow Hedges | Interest rate contracts | Financial Products | Interest Expense
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings	(2)	(1)	(4)	(4)
Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)	0	0	0	0
Undesignated Derivatives
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	(69)	19	(74)	8
Undesignated Derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Other Income (Expense)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	(44)	15	(35)	7
Undesignated Derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Financial Products | Other Income (Expense)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	(19)	3	(36)	4
Undesignated Derivatives | Interest rate contracts | Financial Products | Other Income (Expense)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	0	(1)	0	(1)
Undesignated Derivatives | Commodity contracts | Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Other Income (Expense)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	$ (6)	$ 2	$ (3)	$ (2)

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Cat Financial Financing Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Receivables [Abstract]

Impaired loans and finance leases

Individually impaired loans and finance leases for the Customer portfolio segment were as follows: 

	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	15	$	15	$	—	$	23	$	22	$	—
Europe	46		46		—		48		47		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		—		7		7		—
Mining	10		10		—		134		134		—
Latin America	37		37		—		11		11		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	121		120		—		223		222		—
Total	$	229	$	228	$	—	$	446	$	443	$	—
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	7	$	7	$	2	$	13	$	13	$	4
Europe	33		32		9		20		19		7
Asia Pacific	22		22		7		16		16		2
Mining	144		142		14		—		—		—
Latin America	43		43		14		23		23		6
Caterpillar Power Finance	137		137		41		110		106		51
Total	$	386	$	383	$	87	$	182	$	177	$	70
Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	22	$	22	$	2	$	36	$	35	$	4
Europe	79		78		9		68		66		7
Asia Pacific	22		22		7		23		23		2
Mining	154		152		14		134		134		—
Latin America	80		80		14		34		34		6
Caterpillar Power Finance	258		257		41		333		328		51
Total	$	615	$	611	$	87	$	628	$	620	$	70

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014				Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	19	$	—	$	23	$	—
Europe	47		1		52		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		3		—
Mining	29		—		96		2
Latin America	37		—		14		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	143		1		280		1
Total	$	275	$	2	$	468	$	3
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	10	$	—	$	14	$	—
Europe	24		1		21		—
Asia Pacific	26		—		18		—
Mining	127		2		—		—
Latin America	27		1		53		1
Caterpillar Power Finance	100		1		156		1
Total	$	314	$	5	$	262	$	2
Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	29	$	—	$	37	$	—
Europe	71		2		73		—
Asia Pacific	26		—		21		—
Mining	156		2		96		2
Latin America	64		1		67		1
Caterpillar Power Finance	243		2		436		2
Total	$	589	$	7	$	730	$	5

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	22	$	1	$	26	$	3
Europe	47		1		48		—
Asia Pacific	4		—		4		—
Mining	82		3		40		2
Latin America	29		—		11		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	174		4		285		2
Total	$	358	$	9	$	414	$	7
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	10	$	—	$	18	$	—
Europe	21		1		23		1
Asia Pacific	18		1		18		1
Mining	75		4		1		—
Latin America	24		1		44		2
Caterpillar Power Finance	84		2		143		1
Total	$	232	$	9	$	247	$	5
Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	32	$	1	$	44	$	3
Europe	68		2		71		1
Asia Pacific	22		1		22		1
Mining	157		7		41		2
Latin America	53		1		55		2
Caterpillar Power Finance	258		6		428		3
Total	$	590	$	18	$	661	$	12

Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status

The investment in customer loans and finance leases on non-accrual status was as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Customer
North America	$	23	$	26
Europe	38		28
Asia Pacific	91		50
Mining	40		23
Latin America	241		179
Caterpillar Power Finance	130		119
Total	$	563	$	425

Aging related to loans and finance leases

Aging related to loans and finance leases was as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014
	31-60 Days Past Due		61-90 Days Past Due		91+ Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Finance Receivables		91+ Still Accruing
Customer
North America	$	47	$	8	$	24	$	79	$	7,017	$	7,096	$	4
Europe	19		20		36		75		2,722		2,797		8
Asia Pacific	67		26		107		200		2,477		2,677		18
Mining	4		4		11		19		2,065		2,084		—
Latin America	70		30		239		339		2,551		2,890		16
Caterpillar Power Finance	24		28		95		147		2,947		3,094		—
Dealer
North America	—		—		—		—		2,333		2,333		—
Europe	—		—		—		—		152		152		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		—		—		591		591		—
Latin America	—		—		—		—		684		684		—
Total	$	231	$	116	$	512	$	859	$	23,539	$	24,398	$	46

(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2013
	31-60 Days Past Due		61-90 Days Past Due		91+ Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Finance Receivables		91+ Still Accruing
Customer
North America	$	37	$	12	$	24	$	73	$	6,508	$	6,581	$	—
Europe	26		15		29		70		2,805		2,875		6
Asia Pacific	54		23		59		136		2,752		2,888		11
Mining	3		—		12		15		2,128		2,143		—
Latin America	54		25		165		244		2,474		2,718		5
Caterpillar Power Finance	55		30		60		145		2,946		3,091		—
Dealer
North America	—		—		—		—		2,283		2,283		—
Europe	—		—		—		—		150		150		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		—		—		583		583		—
Mining	—		—		—		—		1		1		—
Latin America	—		—		—		—		748		748		—
Total	$	229	$	105	$	349	$	683	$	23,378	$	24,061	$	22

Allowance for credit losses and recorded investment in finance receivables

An analysis of the allowance for credit losses was as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer			Dealer		Total
Balance at beginning of year	$	365		$	10	$	375
Receivables written off	(115		)	—		(115		)
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	36			—		36
Provision for credit losses	119			—		119
Other	(13		)	—		(13		)
Balance at end of period	$	392		$	10	$	402
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	87		$	—	$	87
Collectively evaluated for impairment	305			10		315
Ending Balance	$	392		$	10	$	402
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	615		$	—	$	615
Collectively evaluated for impairment	20,023			3,760		23,783
Ending Balance	$	20,638		$	3,760	$	24,398

(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2013
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer			Dealer		Total
Balance at beginning of year	$	414		$	9	$	423
Receivables written off	(179		)	—		(179		)
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	56			—		56
Provision for credit losses	83			1		84
Other	(9		)	—		(9		)
Balance at end of year	$	365		$	10	$	375
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	70		$	—	$	70
Collectively evaluated for impairment	295			10		305
Ending Balance	$	365		$	10	$	375
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	628		$	—	$	628
Collectively evaluated for impairment	19,668			3,765		23,433
Ending Balance	$	20,296		$	3,765	$	24,061

Recorded investment of performing and non-performing finance receivables

The recorded investment in performing and non-performing finance receivables was as follows: 

(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Customer		Dealer		Total		Customer		Dealer		Total
Performing
North America	$	7,073	$	2,333	$	9,406	$	6,555	$	2,283	$	8,838
Europe	2,759		152		2,911		2,847		150		2,997
Asia Pacific	2,586		591		3,177		2,838		583		3,421
Mining	2,044		—		2,044		2,120		1		2,121
Latin America	2,649		684		3,333		2,539		748		3,287
Caterpillar Power Finance	2,964		—		2,964		2,972		—		2,972
Total Performing	$	20,075	$	3,760	$	23,835	$	19,871	$	3,765	$	23,636
Non-Performing
North America	$	23	$	—	$	23	$	26	$	—	$	26
Europe	38		—		38		28		—		28
Asia Pacific	91		—		91		50		—		50
Mining	40		—		40		23		—		23
Latin America	241		—		241		179		—		179
Caterpillar Power Finance	130		—		130		119		—		119
Total Non-Performing	$	563	$	—	$	563	$	425	$	—	$	425
Performing & Non-Performing
North America	$	7,096	$	2,333	$	9,429	$	6,581	$	2,283	$	8,864
Europe	2,797		152		2,949		2,875		150		3,025
Asia Pacific	2,677		591		3,268		2,888		583		3,471
Mining	2,084		—		2,084		2,143		1		2,144
Latin America	2,890		684		3,574		2,718		748		3,466
Caterpillar Power Finance	3,094		—		3,094		3,091		—		3,091
Total	$	20,638	$	3,760	$	24,398	$	20,296	$	3,765	$	24,061

Loans and finance receivables modified as TDRs

Loan and finance lease receivables in the Customer portfolio segment modified as TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:

(Dollars in millions)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014					Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	20	$	9	$	3	14	$	1	$	—
Europe	—	—		—		7	5		5
Mining	45	122		124		45	123		123
Latin America	45	3		3		10	1		1
Caterpillar Power Finance 1	7	44		46		6	65		67
Total 2	117	$	178	$	176	82	$	195	$	196

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014					Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	24	$	11	$	5	46	$	5	$	5
Europe	8	7		7		15	6		6
Mining	47	165		157		45	123		123
Latin America	47	32		31		16	2		2
Caterpillar Power Finance 1	13	80		81		10	101		104
Total 2	139	$	295	$	281	132	$	237	$	240

¹  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, there were no additional funds subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, $13 million and $25 million, respectively, of additional funds were subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR.  The $13 million and $25 million of additional funds are not reflected in the table above as no incremental modifications have been made with the borrower during the period presented.  At September 30, 2014, there were no remaining commitments to lend additional funds to a borrower whose terms have been modified in a TDR.

²  Modifications include extended contract maturities, inclusion of interest only periods, below market interest rates, extended skip payment periods and reduction of principal and/or accrued interest.

TDRs in the Customer portfolio segment with a payment default during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date, were as follows: 

(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	3	$	—	5	$	1
Europe	5	1		5	—
Total	8	$	1	10	$	1

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	10	$	1	18	$	4
Europe	12	2		5	—
Caterpillar Power Finance	—	—		2	3
Total	22	$	3	25	$	7

TDRs with a payment default which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date

Loan and finance lease receivables in the Customer portfolio segment modified as TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:

(Dollars in millions)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014					Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	20	$	9	$	3	14	$	1	$	—
Europe	—	—		—		7	5		5
Mining	45	122		124		45	123		123
Latin America	45	3		3		10	1		1
Caterpillar Power Finance 1	7	44		46		6	65		67
Total 2	117	$	178	$	176	82	$	195	$	196

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014					Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	24	$	11	$	5	46	$	5	$	5
Europe	8	7		7		15	6		6
Mining	47	165		157		45	123		123
Latin America	47	32		31		16	2		2
Caterpillar Power Finance 1	13	80		81		10	101		104
Total 2	139	$	295	$	281	132	$	237	$	240

¹  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, there were no additional funds subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, $13 million and $25 million, respectively, of additional funds were subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR.  The $13 million and $25 million of additional funds are not reflected in the table above as no incremental modifications have been made with the borrower during the period presented.  At September 30, 2014, there were no remaining commitments to lend additional funds to a borrower whose terms have been modified in a TDR.

²  Modifications include extended contract maturities, inclusion of interest only periods, below market interest rates, extended skip payment periods and reduction of principal and/or accrued interest.

TDRs in the Customer portfolio segment with a payment default during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date, were as follows: 

(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	3	$	—	5	$	1
Europe	5	1		5	—
Total	8	$	1	10	$	1

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	10	$	1	18	$	4
Europe	12	2		5	—
Caterpillar Power Finance	—	—		2	3
Total	22	$	3	25	$	7

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Segment Information (Details 7) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	$ 847	$ 966	$ 2,382	$ 3,163
Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	720	825	1,913	2,320
All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	93	110	187	261
Cost Centers
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	17	45	66	131
Timing
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	10	5	239	531
Other
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	7	(19)	(23)	(80)
Consolidating Adjustments
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	(12)	(15)	(46)	(50)
Consolidating Adjustments | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	0	0	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	0	0	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Cost Centers
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	0	0	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Timing
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	0	0	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments | Other
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	(12)	(15)	(46)	(50)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	293	352	707	1,076
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	395	490	1,133	1,903
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	293	352	707	1,076
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	93	110	187	261
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Cost Centers
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	17	45	66	131
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Timing
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	10	5	239	531
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Other
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	(18)	(22)	(66)	(96)
Financial Products | Business
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	464	491	1,295	1,310
Financial Products | Business | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	427	473	1,206	1,244
Financial Products | Business | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Cost Centers
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Timing
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Other
Reconciliation of Capital expenditures
Total capital expenditures	$ 37	$ 18	$ 89	$ 66

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Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of net periodic cost and weighted-average assumptions used to determine net cost

(Millions of dollars)	U.S. Pension Benefits						Non-U.S. Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	September 30,						September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
For the three months ended:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	39		$	49		$	28		$	31		$	19		$	24
Interest cost	162			147			47			43			54			48
Expected return on plan assets 1	(221		)	(208		)	(66		)	(59		)	(13		)	(14		)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation (asset)	—			—			—			—			—			1
Prior service cost (credit) 2	5			4			—			—			(14		)	(18		)
Net actuarial loss (gain) 3	98			136			22			33			10			27
Net periodic benefit cost	83			128			31			48			56			68
Adjustment for subsidiary pension plan 4	—			31			—			—			—			—
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits 5	—			—			5			—			—			—
Total cost included in operating profit	$	83		$	159		$	36		$	48		$	56		$	68
For the nine months ended:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	118		$	147		$	83		$	93		$	62		$	79
Interest cost	486			436			139			128			160			146
Expected return on plan assets 1	(664		)	(624		)	(195		)	(176		)	(39		)	(42		)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation (asset)	—			—			—			—			—			2
Prior service cost (credit)2	13			13			—			1			(41		)	(55		)
Net actuarial loss (gain) 3	294			409			65			99			31			81
Net periodic benefit cost	247			381			92			145			173			211
Adjustment for subsidiary pension plan 4	—			31			—			—			—			—
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits 5	—			—			12			3			—			—
Total cost included in operating profit	$	247		$	412		$	104		$	148		$	173		$	211
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net cost:
Discount rate	4.6		%	3.7		%	4.1		%	3.7		%	4.6		%	3.7		%
Expected rate of return on plan assets	7.8		%	7.8		%	6.9		%	6.7		%	7.8		%	7.8		%
Rate of compensation increase	4.0		%	4.5		%	4.2		%	3.9		%	4.0		%	4.4		%

¹  Expected return on plan assets developed using calculated market-related value of plan assets which recognizes differences in expected and actual returns over a three-year period.

²  Prior service cost (credit) for both pension and other postretirement benefits are generally amortized using the straight-line method over the average remaining service period of active employees expected to receive benefits from the plan. For pension plans in which all or almost all of the plan's participants are inactive and other postretirement benefit plans in which all or almost all of the plan's participants are fully eligible for benefits under the plan, prior service cost (credit) are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining life expectancy of those participants.

³  Net actuarial loss (gain) for pension and other postretirement benefit plans are generally amortized using the straight-line method over the average remaining service period of active employees expected to receive benefits from the plan. For plans in which all or almost all of the plan’s participants are inactive, net actuarial loss (gain) are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining life expectancy of the inactive participants.

⁴  Charge to recognize a previously unrecorded liability related to a subsidiary's pension plans.

₅  Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits were recognized in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations.

Components of net periodic cost and weighted-average assumptions used to determine net cost

(Millions of dollars)	U.S. Pension Benefits						Non-U.S. Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	September 30,						September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
For the three months ended:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	39		$	49		$	28		$	31		$	19		$	24
Interest cost	162			147			47			43			54			48
Expected return on plan assets 1	(221		)	(208		)	(66		)	(59		)	(13		)	(14		)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation (asset)	—			—			—			—			—			1
Prior service cost (credit) 2	5			4			—			—			(14		)	(18		)
Net actuarial loss (gain) 3	98			136			22			33			10			27
Net periodic benefit cost	83			128			31			48			56			68
Adjustment for subsidiary pension plan 4	—			31			—			—			—			—
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits 5	—			—			5			—			—			—
Total cost included in operating profit	$	83		$	159		$	36		$	48		$	56		$	68
For the nine months ended:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	118		$	147		$	83		$	93		$	62		$	79
Interest cost	486			436			139			128			160			146
Expected return on plan assets 1	(664		)	(624		)	(195		)	(176		)	(39		)	(42		)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation (asset)	—			—			—			—			—			2
Prior service cost (credit)2	13			13			—			1			(41		)	(55		)
Net actuarial loss (gain) 3	294			409			65			99			31			81
Net periodic benefit cost	247			381			92			145			173			211
Adjustment for subsidiary pension plan 4	—			31			—			—			—			—
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits 5	—			—			12			3			—			—
Total cost included in operating profit	$	247		$	412		$	104		$	148		$	173		$	211
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net cost:
Discount rate	4.6		%	3.7		%	4.1		%	3.7		%	4.6		%	3.7		%
Expected rate of return on plan assets	7.8		%	7.8		%	6.9		%	6.7		%	7.8		%	7.8		%
Rate of compensation increase	4.0		%	4.5		%	4.2		%	3.9		%	4.0		%	4.4		%

¹  Expected return on plan assets developed using calculated market-related value of plan assets which recognizes differences in expected and actual returns over a three-year period.

²  Prior service cost (credit) for both pension and other postretirement benefits are generally amortized using the straight-line method over the average remaining service period of active employees expected to receive benefits from the plan. For pension plans in which all or almost all of the plan's participants are inactive and other postretirement benefit plans in which all or almost all of the plan's participants are fully eligible for benefits under the plan, prior service cost (credit) are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining life expectancy of those participants.

³  Net actuarial loss (gain) for pension and other postretirement benefit plans are generally amortized using the straight-line method over the average remaining service period of active employees expected to receive benefits from the plan. For plans in which all or almost all of the plan’s participants are inactive, net actuarial loss (gain) are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining life expectancy of the inactive participants.

⁴  Charge to recognize a previously unrecorded liability related to a subsidiary's pension plans.

₅  Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits were recognized in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations.

Company costs related to U.S. and non-U.S. defined contribution plans

Total company costs related to our defined contribution plans were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	2014		2013		2014		2013
U.S. Plans	$	62	$	74	$	232	$	218
Non-U.S. Plans	21		16		62		47
	$	83	$	90	$	294	$	265

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 6) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Offsetting Liabilities
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities	$ (144)	$ (50)
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position	0	0
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position	(144)	(50)
Financial Instruments	57	41
Cash Collateral Pledged	0	0
Net Amount of Liabilities	(87)	(9)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Offsetting Liabilities
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities	(113)	(40)
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position	0	0
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position	(113)	(40)
Financial Instruments	42	32
Cash Collateral Pledged	0	0
Net Amount of Liabilities	(71)	(8)
Financial Products
Offsetting Liabilities
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities	(31)	(10)
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position	0	0
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position	(31)	(10)
Financial Instruments	15	9
Cash Collateral Pledged	0	0
Net Amount of Liabilities	$ (16)	$ (1)

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Environmental and Legal Matters (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Mar. 20, 2014 individuals	Mar. 20, 2014 subsidiaries	Mar. 20, 2014 former_employee	Mar. 20, 2014 companies	Mar. 20, 2014 current_employees	Feb. 19, 2014
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]
Number of defendants	100	2	1	18	2
Potential monetary sanctions, in excess of						$ 100,000

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Postretirement Benefits (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Defined contribution plans
Costs related to defined contribution plans	$ 83	$ 90	$ 294	$ 265
U.S. Plans
Defined contribution plans
Costs related to defined contribution plans	62	74	232	218
Non-U.S. Plans
Defined contribution plans
Costs related to defined contribution plans	$ 21	$ 16	$ 62	$ 47

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Derivative
Foreign currency cash flow hedges, maximum period (in years)	5 years
Deferred net losses, foreign currency exchange rate risk, to be reclassified from equity to current earnings over the next twelve months	$ 17
Commodity forward and option contracts, maximum period (in years)	5 years
Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivative
Deferred net losses, interest rate risk, to be reclassified from equity to current earnings over the next twelve months	4
Financial Products
Derivative
Deferred net losses, interest rate risk, to be reclassified from equity to current earnings over the next twelve months	$ 4

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$ 2,948	$ 2,797
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	2,368	2,263
Other	327	377
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables - trade and other	244	992
Inventories	(859)	1,911
Accounts payable	667	157
Accrued expenses	(44)	(227)
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	648	(500)
Customer advances	(132)	(230)
Other assets - net	(104)	(74)
Other liabilities - net	123	145
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	6,186	7,611
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures - excluding equipment leased to others	(1,072)	(1,862)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,310)	(1,301)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	681	593
Additions to finance receivables	(8,464)	(8,339)
Collections of finance receivables	7,264	6,790
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	154	110
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(18)	(193)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	196	168
Proceeds from sale of securities	347	297
Investments in securities	(769)	(312)
Other - net	(12)	(29)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(3,003)	(4,078)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,197)	(730)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(7)	(10)
Contribution from noncontrolling interests	2	0
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	218	77
Treasury shares purchased	(4,238)	(2,000)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	162	70
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	1,991	145
Financial Products	7,112	6,854
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(779)	(1,134)
Financial Products	(7,114)	(7,636)
Short-term borrowings - net (original maturities three months or less)	791	1,736
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(3,059)	(2,628)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(123)	(38)
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments	1	867
Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period	6,081	5,490
Cash and short-term investments at end of period	$ 6,082	$ 6,357

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Guarantees and Product Warranty (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Percentage of equity interest sold in subsidiary (as a percent)			65.00%
Related liability	$ 11	$ 13
Guarantor Obligations
Guarantees, maximum potential amount of future payments	756	805
Special-Purpose Corporation assets in Consolidated Statement of Financial Position	1,123	1,005
Special-Purpose Corporation liabilities in Consolidated Statement of Financial Position	1,122	1,005
Caterpillar dealer guarantees
Guarantor Obligations
Guarantees, maximum potential amount of future payments	193	193
Customer guarantees
Guarantor Obligations
Guarantees, maximum potential amount of future payments	62	62
Customer guarantees-supplier consortium
Guarantor Obligations
Guarantees, maximum potential amount of future payments	334	364
Third party logistics business guarantees
Guarantor Obligations
Guarantees, maximum potential amount of future payments	134	151
Other guarantees
Guarantor Obligations
Guarantees, maximum potential amount of future payments	$ 33	$ 35

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at fair value

Assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at fair value, primarily related to Financial Products, included in our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are summarized below:

(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Assets / Liabilities, at Fair Value
Assets
Available-for-sale securities
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	—		94		—		94
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	—		721		—		721
Asset-backed securities	—		109		—		109
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	—		311		—		311
Residential	—		16		—		16
Commercial	—		70		—		70
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	220		—		—		220
Smaller company growth	46		—		—		46
Total available-for-sale securities	276		1,321		—		1,597
Derivative financial instruments, net	—		3		—		3
Total Assets	$	276	$	1,324	$	—	$	1,600
Liabilities
Guarantees	$	—	$	—	$	11	$	11
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	11	$	11

(Millions of dollars)	December 31, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Assets / Liabilities, at Fair Value
Assets
Available-for-sale securities
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	—		120		—		120
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	—		633		—		633
Asset-backed securities	—		72		—		72
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	—		321		—		321
Residential	—		18		—		18
Commercial	—		93		—		93
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	254		—		—		254
Smaller company growth	49		—		—		49
Total available-for-sale securities	313		1,257		—		1,570
Derivative financial instruments, net	—		161		—		161
Total Assets	$	313	$	1,418	$	—	$	1,731
Liabilities
Guarantees	$	—	$	—	$	13	$	13
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	13	$	13

Roll-forward of liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs

Below are roll-forwards of liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.  These instruments were valued using pricing models that, in management’s judgment, reflect the assumptions of a marketplace participant.

(Millions of dollars)	Guarantees
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	13
Issuance of guarantees	—
Expiration of guarantees	(2		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	11
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	14
Issuance of guarantees	6
Expiration of guarantees	(5		)
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	15

Fair values of financial instruments

Please refer to the table below for the fair values of our financial instruments.

	Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Fair Value Levels	Reference
Assets
Cash and short-term investments	$	6,082		$	6,082		$	6,081	$	6,081	1
Restricted cash and short-term investments	443		1	443		1	53		53		1
Available-for-sale securities	1,597			1,597			1,570		1,570		1 & 2	Note 8
Finance receivables – net (excluding finance leases 2)	16,441			16,112			16,049		15,913		2	Note 16
Wholesale inventory receivables – net (excluding finance leases 2)	1,766			1,697			1,529		1,467		2	Note 16
Foreign currency contracts – net	—			—			45		45		2	Note 4
Interest rate swaps – net	74			74			116		116		2	Note 4
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	4,436			4,436			3,679		3,679		1
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	10,007			11,533			8,759		9,905		2
Financial Products	24,839			25,357			25,312		25,849		2
Foreign currency contracts – net	67			67			—		—		2	Note 4
Commodity contracts – net	4			4			—		—		2	Note 4
Guarantees	11			11			13		13		3	Note 10

¹  Includes short-term investments of $378 million which mature in the fourth quarter of 2014.

²  Total excluded items have a net carrying value at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 of $7,975 million and $8,053 million, respectively.

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Restructuring Costs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Restructuring Costs

Restructuring Costs

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recognized $81 million and $344 million, respectively, of restructuring costs in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations, which included $46 million of employee separation costs and $35 million of long-lived asset impairments and other restructuring costs for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and $295 million of employee separation costs and $49 million of long-lived asset impairments and other restructuring costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The restructuring costs in 2014 were primarily related to a reduction in workforce at our Gosselies, Belgium facility. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recognized $36 million and $71 million, respectively, of restructuring costs, which included $34 million of employee separation costs and $2 million of long-lived asset impairments for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $57 million of employee separation costs and $14 million of long-lived asset impairments for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. For the first nine months of 2013, costs primarily related to separation programs in North America and Europe.

Restructuring costs for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $200 million and were recognized in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations. The 2013 restructuring costs included $151 million of employee separation costs, $41 million of long-lived asset impairments and $8 million of other restructuring costs. The most significant charges in 2013 were for the restructuring of management and support functions and the closure or downsizing of several facilities related to our mining business.

Restructuring costs are a reconciling item between Segment profit and Consolidated profit before taxes. See Note 15 for more information.

Our accounting for separations was dependent upon how the particular program was designed. For voluntary programs, eligible separation costs were recognized at the time of employee acceptance. For involuntary programs, eligible costs were recognized when management had approved the program, the affected employees had been properly notified and the costs were estimable.

The following table summarizes the 2013 and 2014 employee separation activity:

(Millions of dollars)
	Total
Liability balance at December 31, 2012	$	29
Increase in liability (separation charges)	151
Reduction in liability (payments and other adjustments)	(91		)
Liability balance at December 31, 2013	$	89
Increase in liability (separation charges)	295
Reduction in liability (payments and other adjustments)	(197		)
Liability balance at September 30, 2014	$	187

The remaining liability balances as of September 30, 2014 represent costs for employees who have not yet separated from the Company or whose full severance has not yet been paid. The majority of these remaining costs are expected to be paid in 2014 and 2015.

In December 2013, we announced a restructuring plan for our Gosselies, Belgium facility. This restructuring plan is designed to improve the competitiveness of our European manufacturing footprint and achieve competitiveness in our European operations by refocusing our current Gosselies operations on final machine assembly, test and paint with limited component and fabrication operations. This action will include reshaping our supply base for more efficient sourcing, improving factory efficiencies and workforce reductions and was approved by the Belgian Minister of Employment in February 2014. We estimate the total employee cash separation costs to be about $300 million before tax, which represents substantially all of the restructuring costs to be incurred under the restructuring plan. We expect to recognize substantially all of these separation-related charges throughout 2014. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recognized $26 million and $241 million, respectively, of employee separation costs relating to this restructuring plan. The majority of these remaining costs are expected to be paid in 2014 and 2015.

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Divestitures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Divestitures and Assets held for sale [Abstract]

Divestitures

Divestitures

Bucyrus Distribution Business Divestiture

In conjunction with our acquisition of Bucyrus in July 2011, we announced our intention to sell the Bucyrus distribution business to Caterpillar dealers that support mining customers around the world in a series of individual transactions.  Bucyrus predominantly employed a direct to end customer model to sell and support products.  The intention is for all Bucyrus products to be sold and serviced by Caterpillar dealers, consistent with our long-held distribution strategy.  These transitions are occurring in phases based on the mining business opportunity within each dealer territory.

The portions of the Bucyrus distribution business that were sold or classified as held for sale did not qualify as discontinued operations because Caterpillar expects significant continuing direct cash flows from the Caterpillar dealers after the divestitures. The gain or loss on disposal, along with the continuing operations of these disposal groups, has been reported in the Resource Industries segment. Goodwill has been allocated to each disposal group using the relative fair value method. The value of the customer relationship intangibles related to each portion of the Bucyrus distribution business sold or held for sale has been included in the disposal groups. The disposal groups have been recorded at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less cost to sell. In the second quarter of 2014, we recorded an impairment charge of $4 million related to disposal groups being sold to Caterpillar dealers. Fair value was determined based upon the negotiated sales price. The impairment was recorded in Other operating (income) expenses and included in the Resource Industries segment. The portions of the distribution business that were sold were not material to our results of operations, financial position or cash flow.

We completed three sale transactions during the first quarter, fifteen during the second quarter and twelve during the third quarter of 2014 whereby portions of the Bucyrus distribution business were sold to Caterpillar dealers for an aggregate price of $196 million. For the first nine months of 2014, after-tax profit was unfavorably impacted by $16 million as a result of the Bucyrus distribution divestiture activities. This is comprised of $22 million of income related to the sales transactions, a net unfavorable adjustment of $8 million related to prior sale transactions (both included in Other operating (income) expenses), costs incurred related to the Bucyrus distribution divestiture activities of $23 million (included in Selling, general and administrative expenses) and income tax of $7 million.

Assets sold in the first nine months of 2014 primarily consisted of customer relationship intangibles of $81 million, allocated goodwill of $63 million and inventory of $19 million related to the divested portions of the Bucyrus distribution business.

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:
Goodwill, beginning of period			$ 7,558
Impairments, beginning of period			(602)
Net goodwill, beginning of period			6,956
Goodwill Acquired			7
Held for sale and business divestitures			(15)
Goodwill impairment charge	0	0	0	0
Other adjustments			(147)
Goodwill, end of period	7,403		7,403
Impairments, end of period	(602)		(602)
Net goodwill, end of period	6,801		6,801
Construction Industries
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:
Net goodwill, beginning of period			291
Goodwill Acquired			0
Held for sale and business divestitures			0
Other adjustments			7
Net goodwill, end of period	298		298
Resource Industries
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:
Goodwill, beginning of period			4,468
Impairments, beginning of period			(580)
Net goodwill, beginning of period			3,888
Goodwill Acquired			0
Held for sale and business divestitures			(15)
Other adjustments			(109)
Goodwill, end of period	4,344		4,344
Impairments, end of period	(580)		(580)
Net goodwill, end of period	3,764		3,764
Energy & Transportation
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:
Net goodwill, beginning of period			2,600
Goodwill Acquired			7
Held for sale and business divestitures			0
Other adjustments			(45)
Net goodwill, end of period	2,562		2,562
All Other
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:
Goodwill, beginning of period			199
Impairments, beginning of period			(22)
Net goodwill, beginning of period			177
Goodwill Acquired			0
Held for sale and business divestitures			0
Other adjustments			0
Goodwill, end of period	199		199
Impairments, end of period	(22)		(22)
Net goodwill, end of period	$ 177		$ 177

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Restructuring Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Summary of separation activity

The following table summarizes the 2013 and 2014 employee separation activity:

(Millions of dollars)
	Total
Liability balance at December 31, 2012	$	29
Increase in liability (separation charges)	151
Reduction in liability (payments and other adjustments)	(91		)
Liability balance at December 31, 2013	$	89
Increase in liability (separation charges)	295
Reduction in liability (payments and other adjustments)	(197		)
Liability balance at September 30, 2014	$	187

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Risk Management Policy

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Foreign currency exchange rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the U.S. dollar value of sales made and costs incurred in foreign currencies. Movements in foreign currency rates also affect our competitive position as these changes may affect business practices and/or pricing strategies of non-U.S.-based competitors. Additionally, we have balance sheet positions denominated in foreign currencies, thereby creating exposure to movements in exchange rates.

Our Machinery, Energy & Transportation operations purchase, manufacture and sell products in many locations around the world. As we have a diversified revenue and cost base, we manage our future foreign currency cash flow exposure on a net basis. We use foreign currency forward and option contracts to manage unmatched foreign currency cash inflow and outflow. Our objective is to minimize the risk of exchange rate movements that would reduce the U.S. dollar value of our foreign currency cash flow. Our policy allows for managing anticipated foreign currency cash flow for up to five years.

We generally designate as cash flow hedges at inception of the contract any Australian dollar, Brazilian real, British pound, Canadian dollar, Chinese yuan, euro, Indian rupee, Japanese yen, Mexican peso, Singapore dollar or Swiss franc forward or option contracts that meet the requirements for hedge accounting and the maturity extends beyond the current quarter-end. Designation is performed on a specific exposure basis to support hedge accounting. The remainder of Machinery, Energy & Transportation foreign currency contracts are undesignated, including any hedges designed to protect our competitive exposure.  

As of September 30, 2014, $17 million of deferred net losses, net of tax, included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position), are expected to be reclassified to current earnings (Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations) over the next twelve months when earnings are affected by the hedged transactions.  The actual amount recorded in Other income (expense) will vary based on exchange rates at the time the hedged transactions impact earnings.

In managing foreign currency risk for our Financial Products operations, our objective is to minimize earnings volatility resulting from conversion and the remeasurement of net foreign currency balance sheet positions, and future transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Our policy allows the use of foreign currency forward, option and cross currency contracts to offset the risk of currency mismatch between our receivables and debt, and exchange rate risk associated with future transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Substantially all such foreign currency forward, option and cross currency contracts are undesignated.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the amount of our interest payments and the value of our fixed-rate debt. Our practice is to use interest rate derivatives to manage our exposure to interest rate changes and, in some cases, lower the cost of borrowed funds.

Our Machinery, Energy & Transportation operations generally use fixed-rate debt as a source of funding.  Our objective is to minimize the cost of borrowed funds.  Our policy allows us to enter into fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements to meet that objective. We designate fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps as fair value hedges at inception of the contract, and we designate certain forward rate agreements as cash flow hedges at inception of the contract.

As of September 30, 2014, $4 million of deferred net losses, net of tax, included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position), related to Machinery, Energy & Transportation forward rate agreements, are expected to be reclassified to current earnings(Interest expense excluding Financial Products in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations) over the next twelve months.

Financial Products operations has a match-funding policy that addresses interest rate risk by aligning the interest rate profile (fixed or floating rate) of Cat Financial’s debt portfolio with the interest rate profile of their receivables portfolio within predetermined ranges on an ongoing basis. In connection with that policy, we use interest rate derivative instruments to modify the debt structure to match assets within the receivables portfolio. This matched funding reduces the volatility of margins between interest-bearing assets and interest-bearing liabilities, regardless of which direction interest rates move.

Our policy allows us to use fixed-to-floating, floating-to-fixed, and floating-to-floating interest rate swaps to meet the match-funding objective.  We designate fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps as fair value hedges to protect debt against changes in fair value due to changes in the benchmark interest rate.  We designate most floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges to protect against the variability of cash flows due to changes in the benchmark interest rate.

As of September 30, 2014, $4 million of deferred net losses, net of tax, included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position), related to Financial Products floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps, are expected to be reclassified to current earnings (Interest expense of Financial Products in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations) over the next twelve months.  The actual amount recorded in Interest expense of Financial Products will vary based on interest rates at the time the hedged transactions impact earnings.

We have, at certain times, liquidated fixed-to-floating and floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps at both Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.  The gains or losses associated with these swaps at the time of liquidation are amortized into earnings over the original term of the previously designated hedged item.

Commodity Price Risk

Commodity price movements create a degree of risk by affecting the price we must pay for certain raw material. Our policy is to use commodity forward and option contracts to manage the commodity risk and reduce the cost of purchased materials.

Our Machinery, Energy & Transportation operations purchase base and precious metals embedded in the components we purchase from suppliers.  Our suppliers pass on to us price changes in the commodity portion of the component cost. In addition, we are subject to price changes on energy products such as natural gas and diesel fuel purchased for operational use.

Our objective is to minimize volatility in the price of these commodities. Our policy allows us to enter into commodity forward and option contracts to lock in the purchase price of a portion of these commodities within a five-year horizon. All such commodity forward and option contracts are undesignated.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of type and fair value of the stock-based compensation awards granted during the period

The following table illustrates the type and fair value of the stock-based compensation awards granted during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

	2014			2013
	Shares Granted	Fair Value Per Award		Shares Granted	Fair Value Per Award
Stock options	4,448,218	$	29.52	4,276,060	$	28.34
RSUs	1,429,512	$	89.18	1,614,870	$	84.05

Schedule providing assumptions used in determining the fair value of stock-based awards

The following table provides the assumptions used in determining the fair value of the stock-based awards for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

	Grant Year
	2014	2013
Weighted-average dividend yield	2.15%	2.13%
Weighted-average volatility	28.2%	30.6%
Range of volatilities	18.4-36.2%	23.4-40.6%
Range of risk-free interest rates	0.12-2.60%	0.16-1.88%
Weighted-average expected lives	8 years	8 years

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) (Parentheticals)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Common shares issued from treasury stock for stock-based compensation (in shares)	9,338,857	4,792,341
Common shares repurchased (in shares)	41,762,325	23,484,843

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Location and fair value of derivative instruments reported in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

The location and fair value of derivative instruments reported in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position are as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	Consolidated Statement of Financial	Asset (Liability) Fair Value
	Position Location	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Designated derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Receivables – trade and other	$	36		$	54
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Long-term receivables – trade and other	2			—
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Accrued expenses	(63		)	(39		)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other liabilities	(4		)	—
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Receivables – trade and other	12			7
Financial Products	Long-term receivables – trade and other	71			115
Financial Products	Accrued expenses	(9		)	(6		)
		$	45		$	131
Undesignated derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Receivables – trade and other	$	3		$	19
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Accrued expenses	(41		)	(1		)
Financial Products	Receivables – trade and other	10			7
Financial Products	Long-term receivables – trade and other	12			9
Financial Products	Accrued expenses	(22		)	(4		)
Commodity contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Receivables – trade and other	1			—
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Accrued expenses	(4		)	—
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other liabilities	(1		)	—
		$	(42	)	$	30

Total notional amounts of derivative instruments

The total notional amounts of the derivative instruments are as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	4,178	$	3,565
Financial Products	$	5,573	$	6,743

Effect of derivatives designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations

The effect of derivatives designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations is as follows: 

Fair Value Hedges (Millions of dollars)
		Three Months Ended September 30, 2014						Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Classification	Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings			Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	$	(19	)	$	1	1	$	(9	)	$	12
		$	(19	)	$	1		$	(9	)	$	12
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Classification	Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings			Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	$	(38	)	$	24	1	$	(87	)	$	92
		$	(38	)	$	24		$	(87	)	$	92

¹  The Other income (expense) line has been reduced by $18 million and $14 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, for the cumulative correction of immaterial errors related to prior periods, of which $14 million related to prior years.

Cash Flow Hedges (Millions of dollars)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings			Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(45	)	Other income (expense)	$	4		$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	—			Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(1		)	—
Financial Products	(2		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(2		)	—
	$	(47	)		$	1		$	—

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings			Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	44		Other income (expense)	$	(12	)	$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	—			Other income (expense)	(1		)	—
Financial Products	(3		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(1		)	—
	$	41			$	(14	)	$	—

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings				Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(20	)	Other income (expense)	$	24			$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(63		)	Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(3		)		—
Financial Products	(7		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(4		)		—
	$	(90	)		$	17			$	—
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings				Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	4		Other income (expense)	$	(60	)	1	$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	—			Other income (expense)	(2		)		—
Financial Products	—			Interest expense of Financial Products	(4		)		—
	$	4			$	(66	)		$	—

¹  Includes $3 million loss reclassified from AOCI to Other income (expense) in 2013 as certain derivatives were dedesignated as the related transactions are no longer probable to occur.

Effect of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations

The effect of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations is as follows: 

(Millions of dollars)
	Classification of Gains (Losses)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	$	(44	)	$	15
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	(19		)	3
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	—			(1		)
Commodity contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	(6		)	2
		$	(69	)	$	19
	Classification of Gains (Losses)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	$	(35	)	$	7
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	(36		)	4
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	—			(1		)
Commodity contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	(3		)	(2		)
		$	(74	)	$	8

Effect of net settlement provisions of the master netting agreements on derivative assets

December 31, 2013							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount of Assets
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	73	$	—	$	73	$	(32	)	$	—	$	41
Financial Products	138		—		138		(9		)	—		129
Total	$	211	$	—	$	211	$	(41	)	$	—	$	170

The effect of the net settlement provisions of the master netting agreements on our derivative balances upon an event of default or termination event is as follows:

September 30, 2014							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount of Assets
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	42	$	—	$	42	$	(42	)	$	—	$	—
Financial Products	105		—		105		(15		)	—		90
Total	$	147	$	—	$	147	$	(57	)	$	—	$	90

Effect of net settlement provisions of the master netting agreements on derivative liabilities

December 31, 2013									Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities			Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position			Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount of Liabilities
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(40	)	$	—	$	(40	)	$	32	$	—	$	(8	)
Financial Products	(10		)	—		(10		)	9		—		(1		)
Total	$	(50	)	$	—	$	(50	)	$	41	$	—	$	(9	)

September 30, 2014									Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities			Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position			Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount of Liabilities
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(113	)	$	—	$	(113	)	$	42	$	—	$	(71	)
Financial Products	(31		)	—		(31		)	15		—		(16		)
Total	$	(144	)	$	—	$	(144	)	$	57	$	—	$	(87	)

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Fair Value Measurements (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Assets
Cash and short-term investments	$ 6,082	$ 6,081	$ 6,357	$ 5,490
Available-for-sale securities	1,597	1,570
Short-term Investments	378
Carrying Amount
Assets
Cash and short-term investments	6,082	6,081
Restricted cash and short-term investments	443	53
Available-for-sale securities	1,597	1,570
Finance receivables-net (excluding finance leases)	16,441	16,049
Wholesale inventory receivables-net (excluding finance leases)	1,766	1,529
Foreign currency contracts-net	0	45
Interest rate swaps-net	74	116
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	4,436	3,679
Foreign currency contracts-net	67	0
Commodity contracts-net	4	0
Guarantees	11	13
Carrying Amount | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Liabilities
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	10,007	8,759
Carrying Amount | Financial Products
Liabilities
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	24,839	25,312
Carrying amount of assets excluded from measurement at fair value
Assets
Finance leases	7,975	8,053
Level 1 | Fair Value
Assets
Cash and short-term investments	6,082	6,081
Restricted cash and short-term investments	443	53
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	4,436	3,679
Level 1 & 2 | Fair Value
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	1,597	1,570
Level 2 | Fair Value
Assets
Finance receivables-net (excluding finance leases)	16,112	15,913
Wholesale inventory receivables-net (excluding finance leases)	1,697	1,467
Foreign currency contracts-net	0	45
Interest rate swaps-net	74	116
Liabilities
Foreign currency contracts-net	67	0
Commodity contracts-net	4	0
Level 2 | Fair Value | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Liabilities
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	11,533	9,905
Level 2 | Fair Value | Financial Products
Liabilities
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)	25,357	25,849
Level 3 | Fair Value
Liabilities
Guarantees	$ 11	$ 13

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Equity [Abstract]

Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, included in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, consisted of the following:

(Millions of dollars)	Foreign currency translation			Pension and other postretirement benefits			Derivative financial instruments			Available-for-sale securities			Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Balance at June 30, 2014	$	244		$	(3,981	)	$	(42	)	$	96		$	(3,683	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(710		)	4			(30		)	(5		)	(741		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	—			80			—			(13		)	67
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(710		)	84			(30		)	(18		)	(674		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	(466	)	$	(3,897	)	$	(72	)	$	78		$	(4,357	)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Balance at June 30, 2013	$	(92	)	$	(6,645	)	$	(33	)	$	72		$	(6,698	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	291			(3		)	26			9			323
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	—			120			9			(1		)	128
Other comprehensive income (loss)	291			117			35			8			451
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	199		$	(6,528	)	$	2		$	80		$	(6,247	)

(Millions of dollars)	Foreign currency translation			Pension and other postretirement benefits			Derivative financial instruments			Available-for-sale securities			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	176		$	(4,152	)	$	(5	)	$	83		$	(3,898	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(642		)	15			(57		)	18			(666		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	—			240			(10		)	(23		)	207
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(642		)	255			(67		)	(5		)	(459		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	(466	)	$	(3,897	)	$	(72	)	$	78		$	(4,357	)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	456		$	(6,914	)	$	(42	)	$	67		$	(6,433	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(257		)	24			2			14			(217		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	—			362			42			(1		)	403
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(257		)	386			44			13			186
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	199		$	(6,528	)	$	2		$	80		$	(6,247	)

Reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The effect of the reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations is as follows:

		Three Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	Classification of income (expense)	2014			2013
Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Amortization of actuarial gain (loss)	Note 9 1	$	(130	)	$	(196	)
Amortization of prior service credit (cost)	Note 9 1	9			14
Amortization of transition asset (obligation)	Note 9 1	—			(1		)
Reclassifications before tax		(121		)	(183		)
Tax (provision) benefit		41			63
Reclassifications net of tax		$	(80	)	$	(120	)
Derivative financial instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts	Other income (expense)	$	4		$	(12	)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(1		)	—
Interest rate contracts	Other income (expense)	—			(1		)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense of Financial Products	(2		)	(1		)
Reclassifications before tax		1			(14		)
Tax (provision) benefit		(1		)	5
Reclassifications net of tax		$	—		$	(9	)
Available-for-sale securities:
Realized gain (loss)	Other income (expense)	$	20		$	1
Tax (provision) benefit		(7		)	—
Reclassifications net of tax		$	13		$	1
Total reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		$	(67	)	$	(128	)

¹    Amounts are included in the calculation of net periodic benefit cost. See Note 9 for additional information.

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	Classification of income (expense)	2014			2013
Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Amortization of actuarial gain (loss)	Note 9 1	$	(390	)	$	(589	)
Amortization of prior service credit (cost)	Note 9 1	28			41
Amortization of transition asset (obligation)	Note 9 1	—			(2		)
Reclassifications before tax		(362		)	(550		)
Tax (provision) benefit		122			188
Reclassifications net of tax		$	(240	)	$	(362	)
Derivative financial instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts	Other income (expense)	$	24		$	(60	)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(3		)	—
Interest rate contracts	Other income (expense)	—			(2		)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense of Financial Products	(4		)	(4		)
Reclassifications before tax		17			(66		)
Tax (provision) benefit		(7		)	24
Reclassifications net of tax		$	10		$	(42	)
Available-for-sale securities:
Realized gain (loss)	Other income (expense)	$	34		$	1
Tax (provision) benefit		(11		)	—
Reclassifications net of tax		$	23		$	1
Total reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		$	(207	)	$	(403	)

¹    Amounts are included in the calculation of net periodic benefit cost. See Note 9 for additional information.

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Inventories (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 3,221	$ 2,966
Work-in-process	2,983	2,589
Finished goods	6,832	6,785
Supplies	292	285
Total inventories	$ 13,328	$ 12,625

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Segment Information (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	$ 1,381	$ 1,261	$ 4,143	$ 3,741
Restructuring costs	(81)	(36)	(344)	(71)	(200)
Reportable Segments
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,975	1,768	5,939	5,397
Reportable Segments | Construction Industries
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	483	289	1,845	885
Reportable Segments | Resource Industries
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	147	386	429	1,369
Reportable Segments | Energy & Transportation
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,125	875	2,961	2,419
Reportable Segments | Financial Products Segment
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	220	218	704	724
All Other operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	228	180	686	593
Business
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	2,203	1,948	6,625	5,990
Restructuring costs	(78)	(36)	(338)	(69)
Consolidated profit before taxes with restructuring costs	2,125	1,912	6,287	5,921
Business | Reportable Segments | Construction Industries
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	483	289	1,845	885
Restructuring costs	(30)	(18)	(257)	(21)
Consolidated profit before taxes with restructuring costs	453	271	1,588	864
Business | Reportable Segments | Resource Industries
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	147	386	429	1,369
Restructuring costs	(31)	(10)	(52)	(19)
Consolidated profit before taxes with restructuring costs	116	376	377	1,350
Business | Reportable Segments | Energy & Transportation
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,125	875	2,961	2,419
Restructuring costs	(5)	(4)	(11)	(10)
Consolidated profit before taxes with restructuring costs	1,120	871	2,950	2,409
Business | Reportable Segments | Financial Products Segment
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	220	218	704	724
Restructuring costs	0	0	0	0
Consolidated profit before taxes with restructuring costs	220	218	704	724
Business | All Other operating segments | All Other
Segment Reporting Information
Consolidated profit before taxes	228	180	686	593
Restructuring costs	(12)	(4)	(18)	(19)
Consolidated profit before taxes with restructuring costs	$ 216	$ 176	$ 668	$ 574

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Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$ 12,758		$ 12,678		$ 38,642		$ 39,048
Revenues of Financial Products	791		745		2,298		2,206
Total sales and revenues	13,549		13,423		40,940		41,254
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	9,634		9,774		29,268		30,186
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,446		1,319		4,175		4,130
Research and development expenses	533		469		1,557		1,579
Interest expense of Financial Products	157		178		470		552
Other operating (income) expenses	387		282		1,205		631
Total operating costs	12,157		12,022		36,675		37,078
Operating profit	1,392		1,401		4,265		4,176
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	128		116		358		356
Other income (expense)	117		(24)		236		(79)
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,381		1,261		4,143		3,741
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	364		310		1,201		943
Profit of consolidated companies	1,017		951		2,942		2,798
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	4		(1)		6		(1)
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	1,021		950		2,948		2,797
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	4		4		10		11
Profit	$ 1,017	[1]	$ 946	[1]	$ 2,938	[1]	$ 2,786	[1]
Profit per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.66		$ 1.48		$ 4.73		$ 4.30
Profit per common share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.63	[2]	$ 1.45	[2]	$ 4.64	[2]	$ 4.21	[2]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (millions)
Basic (in shares)	611.5		639.3		620.6		647.6
Diluted (in shares)	622.8	[2]	651.9	[2]	632.7	[2]	661.3	[2]
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00		$ 0.00		$ 1.30		$ 1.12

[1] 1 Profit attributable to common stockholders.

[2] 2 Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

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Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Receivables - trade and other	$ 244	$ 992
Accounts payable	667	157
Customer advances	(132)	(230)
Statement of Cash Flows revision
Receivables - trade and other		(173)
Accounts payable		116
Customer advances		$ (57)

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (Parenthetical) (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Common stock, Authorized shares	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Common stock, Issued shares	814,894,624	814,894,624
Treasury stock, shares	209,495,750	177,072,282

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Available-For-Sale Securities (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Due in one year or less, Cost Basis	$ 78		$ 78
Due after one year through five years, Cost Basis	759		759
Due after five through ten years, Cost Basis	46		46
Due after ten years, Cost Basis	30		30
Due in one year or less, Fair Value	79		79
Due after one year through five years, Fair Value	776		776
Due after five years through ten years, Fair Value	48		48
Due after ten years, Fair Value	31		31
Cost Basis	1,304		1,304
Fair Value	1,331		1,331
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	1,474		1,474		1,438
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	1,597		1,597		1,570
Available-for-sale Securities, Proceeds, Gains and Losses
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities	125	90	347	297
Gross gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities	22	2	36	4
Gross losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities	1	1	1	2
U.S. governmental agency mortgage-backed securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	310		310		322
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	311		311		321
Residential
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	16		16		18
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	16		16		18
Commercial
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities
Cost Basis	65		65		87
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	$ 70		$ 70		$ 93

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are comprised of the following:

		September 30, 2014
(Millions of dollars)	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer relationships	15	$	2,525	$	(635	)	$	1,890
Intellectual property	11	1,732		(545		)	1,187
Other	11	238		(123		)	115
Total finite-lived intangible assets	14	4,495		(1,303		)	3,192
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - In-process research & development		18		—			18
Total intangible assets		$	4,513	$	(1,303	)	$	3,210

		December 31, 2013
	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer relationships	15	$	2,653	$	(539	)	$	2,114
Intellectual property	11	1,821		(495		)	1,326
Other	10	274		(136		)	138
Total finite-lived intangible assets	13	4,748		(1,170		)	3,578
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - In-process research & development		18		—			18
Total intangible assets		$	4,766	$	(1,170	)	$	3,596

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are comprised of the following:

		September 30, 2014
(Millions of dollars)	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer relationships	15	$	2,525	$	(635	)	$	1,890
Intellectual property	11	1,732		(545		)	1,187
Other	11	238		(123		)	115
Total finite-lived intangible assets	14	4,495		(1,303		)	3,192
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - In-process research & development		18		—			18
Total intangible assets		$	4,513	$	(1,303	)	$	3,210

		December 31, 2013
	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer relationships	15	$	2,653	$	(539	)	$	2,114
Intellectual property	11	1,821		(495		)	1,326
Other	10	274		(136		)	138
Total finite-lived intangible assets	13	4,748		(1,170		)	3,578
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - In-process research & development		18		—			18
Total intangible assets		$	4,766	$	(1,170	)	$	3,596

Expected amortization expense related to intangible assets

Amortization expense related to intangible assets is expected to be:

(Millions of dollars)
2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Thereafter
$356	$348	$326	$325	$320	$1,811

Goodwill

The changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were as follows: 

(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2013			Acquisitions		Held for Sale and Business Divestitures 1			Other Adjustments 2			September 30, 2014
Construction Industries
Goodwill	$	291		$	—	$	—		$	7		$	298
Resource Industries
Goodwill	4,468			—		(15		)	(109		)	4,344
Impairments	(580		)	—		—			—			(580		)
Net goodwill	3,888			—		(15		)	(109		)	3,764
Energy & Transportation
Goodwill	2,600			7		—			(45		)	2,562
All Other 3
Goodwill	199			—		—			—			199
Impairments	(22		)	—		—			—			(22		)
Net goodwill	177			—		—			—			177
Consolidated total
Goodwill	7,558			7		(15		)	(147		)	7,403
Impairments	(602		)	—		—			—			(602		)
Net goodwill	$	6,956		$	7	$	(15	)	$	(147	)	$	6,801

¹See Note 19 for additional details.

² Other adjustments are comprised primarily of foreign currency translation.

³Includes All Other operating segments (See Note 15).

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), start of period	$ (3,683)	$ (6,698)	$ (3,898)	$ (6,433)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(741)	323	(666)	(217)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	67	128	207	403
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(674)	451	(459)	186
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), end of period	(4,357)	(6,247)	(4,357)	(6,247)
Foreign currency translation
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), start of period	244	(92)	176	456
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(710)	291	(642)	(257)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(710)	291	(642)	(257)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), end of period	(466)	199	(466)	199
Pension and other postretirement benefits
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), start of period	(3,981)	(6,645)	(4,152)	(6,914)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	4	(3)	15	24
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	80	120	240	362
Other comprehensive income (loss)	84	117	255	386
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), end of period	(3,897)	(6,528)	(3,897)	(6,528)
Derivative financial instruments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), start of period	(42)	(33)	(5)	(42)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(30)	26	(57)	2
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	0	9	(10)	42
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(30)	35	(67)	44
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), end of period	(72)	2	(72)	2
Available-for-sale securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), start of period	96	72	83	67
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(5)	9	18	14
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	(13)	(1)	(23)	(1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(18)	8	(5)	13
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), end of period	$ 78	$ 80	$ 78	$ 80

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Environmental and Legal Matters

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]

Environmental and Legal Matters

Environmental and Legal Matters

The Company is regulated by federal, state and international environmental laws governing our use, transport and disposal of substances and control of emissions. In addition to governing our manufacturing and other operations, these laws often impact the development of our products, including, but not limited to, required compliance with air emissions standards applicable to internal combustion engines. We have made, and will continue to make, significant research and development and capital expenditures to comply with these emissions standards.

We are engaged in remedial activities at a number of locations, often with other companies, pursuant to federal and state laws.  When it is probable we will pay remedial costs at a site, and those costs can be reasonably estimated, the investigation, remediation, and operating and maintenance costs are accrued against our earnings.  Costs are accrued based on consideration of currently available data and information with respect to each individual site, including available technologies, current applicable laws and regulations, and prior remediation experience. Where no amount within a range of estimates is more likely, we accrue the minimum. Where multiple potentially responsible parties are involved, we consider our proportionate share of the probable costs. In formulating the estimate of probable costs, we do not consider amounts expected to be recovered from insurance companies or others.  We reassess these accrued amounts on a quarterly basis. The amount recorded for environmental remediation is not material and is included in Accrued expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. There is no more than a remote chance that a material amount for remedial activities at any individual site, or at all the sites in the aggregate, will be required.

On September 10, 2014, the SEC issued to Caterpillar a subpoena seeking information concerning the Company’s accounting for the goodwill relating to its acquisition of Bucyrus International Inc. in 2011 and related matters. The Company is cooperating with the SEC regarding this subpoena and its ongoing investigation. We currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operation, financial position or liquidity.

On March 20, 2014, Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) published a Technical Opinion which named 18 companies and over 100 individuals as defendants, including two subsidiaries of Caterpillar Inc., MGE - Equipamentos e Serviços Ferroviários Ltda. (MGE) and Caterpillar Brasil Ltda. The publication of the Technical Opinion opened CADE's official administrative investigation into allegations that the defendants participated in anticompetitive bid activity for the construction and maintenance of metro and train networks in Brazil. While companies cannot be held criminally liable for anticompetitive conduct in Brazil, criminal charges have been brought against two current employees of MGE and one former employee of MGE involving the same conduct alleged by CADE. The Company has responded to all requests for information from the authorities. The Company is unable to predict the outcome or reasonably estimate the potential loss; however, we currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operation, financial position or liquidity.

On February 19, 2014, Progress Rail Services Corporation (Progress Rail), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., received information from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Enforcement Division indicating it is contemplating an enforcement proceeding with potential monetary sanctions in excess of $100,000 in connection with a notice of violation received by Progress Rail on March 15, 2013 alleging violations of air emissions regulations applicable to compression ignition mobile cargo handling equipment operating at California ports or intermodal rail yards. Despite uncertainty regarding the applicability of these regulations, Progress Rail, in coordination with CARB, implemented certain corrective action measures. Progress Rail is cooperating with CARB to resolve this matter. We currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operation, financial position or liquidity.

On October 24, 2013, Progress Rail received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The subpoena requests documents and information from Progress Rail, United Industries Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Progress Rail, and Caterpillar Inc. relating to allegations that Progress Rail conducted improper or unnecessary railcar inspections and repairs and improperly disposed of parts, equipment, tools and other items. In connection with this subpoena, Progress Rail was informed by the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California that it is a target of a criminal investigation into potential violations of environmental laws and alleged improper business practices. The Company is cooperating with the authorities. The Company is unable to predict the outcome or reasonably estimate the potential loss; however, we currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operation, financial position or liquidity.

In addition, we are involved in other unresolved legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. The most prevalent of these unresolved actions involve disputes related to product design, manufacture and performance liability (including claimed asbestos and welding fumes exposure), contracts, employment issues, environmental matters or intellectual property rights.  The aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accrued liabilities, if any, associated with these unresolved legal actions is not material.  In some cases, we cannot reasonably estimate a range of loss because there is insufficient information regarding the matter.  However, there is no more than a remote chance that any liability arising from these matters would be material.  Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of these unresolved legal actions, we believe that these actions will not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

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Available-For-Sale Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of available-for-sale securities

	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Cost Basis		Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)		Fair Value		Cost Basis		Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)			Fair Value
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	10	$	10	$	—		$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	93		1		94		119		1			120
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	703		18		721		612		21			633
Asset-backed securities	107		2		109		72		—			72
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	310		1		311		322		(1		)	321
Residential	16		—		16		18		—			18
Commercial	65		5		70		87		6			93
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	151		69		220		173		81			254
Smaller company growth	19		27		46		25		24			49
Total	$	1,474	$	123	$	1,597	$	1,438	$	132		$	1,570

Investments in an unrealized loss position that are not other-than-temporarily impaired:

Investments in an unrealized loss position that are not other-than-temporarily impaired:
	September 30, 2014
	Less than 12 months1				12 months or more1				Total
(Millions of dollars)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	$	223	$	1	$	36	$	—	$	259	$	1
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	51		—		142		4		193		4
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	23		2		1		—		24		2
Total	$	297	$	3	$	179	$	4	$	476	$	7

	December 31, 2013
	Less than 12 months1				12 months or more1				Total
(Millions of dollars)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	$	159	$	2	$	1	$	—	$	160	$	2
Asset-backed securities	6		—		20		1		26		1
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	140		4		65		2		205		6
Total	$	305	$	6	$	86	$	3	$	391	$	9

¹  Indicates length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

Cost basis and fair value of the available-for-sale debt securities by contractual maturity

The cost basis and fair value of the available-for-sale debt securities at September 30, 2014, by contractual maturity, is shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay and creditors may have the right to call obligations.

	September 30, 2014
(Millions of dollars)	Cost Basis		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	78	$	79
Due after one year through five years	759		776
Due after five years through ten years	46		48
Due after ten years	30		31
U.S. governmental agency mortgage-backed securities	310		311
Residential mortgage-backed securities	16		16
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	65		70
Total debt securities – available-for-sale	$	1,304	$	1,331

Schedule of proceeds and gross gain and losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities

Sales of Securities:
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	125	$	90	$	347	$	297
Gross gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	22	$	2	$	36	$	4
Gross losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	1	$	1	$	1	$	2

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

A. Basis for segment information

Our Executive Office is comprised of five Group Presidents, a Senior Vice President, an Executive Vice President and a CEO. Group Presidents are accountable for a related set of end-to-end businesses that they manage.  The Senior Vice President leads the Caterpillar Enterprise System Group, which was formed during the second quarter of 2013, and the Executive Vice President leads the Law and Public Policy Division. The CEO allocates resources and manages performance at the Group President level.  As such, the CEO serves as our Chief Operating Decision Maker and operating segments are primarily based on the Group President reporting structure.

Three of our operating segments, Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation are led by Group Presidents.  One operating segment, Financial Products, is led by a Group President who also has responsibility for Corporate Services.  Corporate Services is a cost center primarily responsible for the performance of certain support functions globally and to provide centralized services; it does not meet the definition of an operating segment. One Group President leads three smaller operating segments that are included in the All Other operating segments.  The Caterpillar Enterprise System Group and Law and Public Policy Division are cost centers and do not meet the definition of an operating segment.

Effective January 1, 2014, responsibility for paving products, forestry products, industrial and waste products and tunnel boring equipment moved from Resource Industries to the All Other operating segments. The responsibility for select work tools was moved from Resource Industries to Construction Industries, and the responsibility for administration of three wholly-owned dealers in Japan moved from Construction Industries to the All Other operating segments. In addition, restructuring costs in 2013 were included in operating segments and are now a reconciling item between Segment profit and Consolidated profit before taxes. The segment information for 2013 has been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the 2014 presentation.

B. Description of segments

We have seven operating segments, of which four are reportable segments.  Following is a brief description of our reportable segments and the business activities included in the All Other operating segments:

Construction Industries:  A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in infrastructure and building construction applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes backhoe loaders, small wheel loaders, small track-type tractors, skid steer loaders, multi-terrain loaders, mini excavators, compact wheel loaders, telehandlers, select work tools, small, medium and large track excavators, wheel excavators, medium wheel loaders, compact track loaders, medium track-type tractors, track-type loaders, motor graders and pipe layers. In addition, Construction Industries has responsibility for an integrated manufacturing cost center. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

Resource Industries: A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in mining and quarrying applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes large track-type tractors, large mining trucks, hard rock vehicles, longwall miners, electric rope shovels, draglines, hydraulic shovels, drills, highwall miners, large wheel loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, select work tools, machinery components and electronics and control systems. Resource Industries also manages areas that provide services to other parts of the company, including integrated manufacturing and research and development. In addition, segment profit includes the impact from divestiture of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

Energy & Transportation (formerly Power Systems):  A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using reciprocating engines, turbines, diesel-electric locomotives and related parts across industries serving power generation, industrial, oil and gas and transportation applications, including marine and rail-related businesses. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management, development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and product support of turbines and turbine-related services, reciprocating engine powered generator sets, integrated systems used in the electric power generation industry, reciprocating engines and integrated systems and solutions for the marine and oil and gas industries; reciprocating engines supplied to the industrial industry as well as Caterpillar machinery; the business strategy, product design, product management, development, manufacturing, remanufacturing, leasing, and service of diesel-electric locomotives and components and other rail-related products and services. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

Financial Products Segment:  Provides financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment, as well as some financing for Caterpillar sales to dealers.  Financing plans include operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans and wholesale financing plans. The segment also provides various forms of insurance to customers and dealers to help support the purchase and lease of our equipment.

All Other operating segments: Primarily includes activities such as: the remanufacturing of Cat® engines and components and remanufacturing services for other companies as well as the business strategy, product management, development, manufacturing, marketing and product support of undercarriage, specialty products, hardened bar stock components and ground engaging tools primarily for Cat products, paving products, forestry products, industrial and waste products, and tunnel boring equipment; the product management, development, marketing, sales and product support of on-highway vocational trucks for North America; parts distribution; distribution services responsible for dealer development and administration including three wholly-owned dealers in Japan, dealer portfolio management and ensuring the most efficient and effective distribution of machines, engines and parts. Results for the All Other operating segments are included as a reconciling item between reportable segments and consolidated external reporting.

C. Segment measurement and reconciliations

There are several methodology differences between our segment reporting and our external reporting.  The following is a list of the more significant methodology differences:

• Machinery, Energy & Transportation segment net assets generally include inventories, receivables, property, plant and equipment, goodwill, intangibles, accounts payable, and customer advances.  Liabilities other than accounts payable and customer advances are generally managed at the corporate level and are not included in segment operations.  Financial Products Segment assets generally include all categories of assets.

• Segment inventories and cost of sales are valued using a current cost methodology.

• Goodwill allocated to segments is amortized using a fixed amount based on a 20 year useful life.  This methodology difference only impacts segment assets; no goodwill amortization expense is included in segment profit. In addition, only a portion of goodwill for certain acquisitions made in 2011 or later has been allocated to segments.

• The present value of future lease payments for certain Machinery, Energy & Transportation operating leases is included in segment assets.  The estimated financing component of the lease payments is excluded.

• Currency exposures for Machinery, Energy & Transportation are generally managed at the corporate level and the effects of changes in exchange rates on results of operations within the year are not included in segment profit.  The net difference created in the translation of revenues and costs between exchange rates used for U.S. GAAP reporting and exchange rates used for segment reporting are recorded as a methodology difference.

• Postretirement benefit expenses are split; segments are generally responsible for service and prior service costs, with the remaining elements of net periodic benefit cost included as a methodology difference.

• Machinery, Energy & Transportation segment profit is determined on a pretax basis and excludes interest expense and other income/expense items.  Financial Products Segment profit is determined on a pretax basis and includes other income/expense items.

Reconciling items are created based on accounting differences between segment reporting and our consolidated external reporting. Please refer to pages 38 to 44 for financial information regarding significant reconciling items.  Most of our reconciling items are self-explanatory given the above explanations.  For the reconciliation of profit, we have grouped the reconciling items as follows:

• Corporate costs:  These costs are related to corporate requirements and strategies that are considered to be for the benefit of the entire organization.

• Restructuring costs: Primarily costs for employee separation costs and long-lived asset impairments. A table, Reconciliation of Restructuring Costs on page 41, has been included to illustrate how segment profit would have been impacted by the restructuring costs. See Note 20 for more information.

• Methodology differences:  See previous discussion of significant accounting differences between segment reporting and consolidated external reporting.

• Timing:   Timing differences in the recognition of costs between segment reporting and consolidated external reporting.

Reportable Segments
Three Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)
	2014
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales and revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at September 30		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	4,471	$	67	$	4,538	$	129	$	483	$	6,717	$	82
Resource Industries	2,172		144		2,316		174		147		9,940		65
Energy & Transportation	5,585		570		6,155		163		1,125		8,598		146
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	12,228	$	781	$	13,009	$	466	$	1,755	$	25,255	$	293
Financial Products Segment	851		—		851		229		220		37,292		427
Total	$	13,079	$	781	$	13,860	$	695	$	1,975	$	62,547	$	720
	2013
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales and revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at December 31		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	4,569	$	67	$	4,636	$	126	$	289	$	7,607	$	128
Resource Industries	2,668		102		2,770		178		386		10,389		99
Energy & Transportation	4,922		471		5,393		161		875		8,492		125
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	12,159	$	640	$	12,799	$	465	$	1,550	$	26,488	$	352
Financial Products Segment	807		—		807		203		218		36,980		473
Total	$	12,966	$	640	$	13,606	$	668	$	1,768	$	63,468	$	825

Reportable Segments
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)
	2014
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales and revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at September 30		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	14,942	$	198	$	15,140	$	394	$	1,845	$	6,717	$	225
Resource Industries	6,536		402		6,938		519		429		9,940		165
Energy & Transportation	15,536		1,706		17,242		478		2,961		8,598		317
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	37,014	$	2,306	$	39,320	$	1,391	$	5,235	$	25,255	$	707
Financial Products Segment	2,502		—		2,502		665		704		37,292		1,206
Total	$	39,516	$	2,306	$	41,822	$	2,056	$	5,939	$	62,547	$	1,913
	2013
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales and revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at December 31		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	13,663	$	257	$	13,920	$	362	$	885	$	7,607	$	352
Resource Industries	9,156		356		9,512		513		1,369		10,389		334
Energy & Transportation	14,590		1,328		15,918		468		2,419		8,492		390
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	37,409	$	1,941	$	39,350	$	1,343	$	4,673	$	26,488	$	1,076
Financial Products Segment	2,408		—		2,408		571		724		36,980		1,244
Total	$	39,817	$	1,941	$	41,758	$	1,914	$	5,397	$	63,468	$	2,320

Reconciliation of Sales and revenues:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	12,228		$	851	$	—			$	13,079
All Other operating segments	583			—		—				583
Other	(53		)	24		(84		)	1	(113		)
Total sales and revenues	$	12,758		$	875	$	(84	)		$	13,549
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	12,159		$	807	$	—			$	12,966
All Other operating segments	532			—		—				532
Other	(13		)	18		(80		)	1	(75		)
Total sales and revenues	$	12,678		$	825	$	(80	)		$	13,423
1  Elimination of Financial Products revenues from Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

Reconciliation of Sales and revenues:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	37,014		$	2,502	$	—			$	39,516
All Other operating segments	1,720			—		—				1,720
Other	(92		)	55		(259		)	1	(296		)
Total sales and revenues	$	38,642		$	2,557	$	(259	)		$	40,940
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	37,409		$	2,408	$	—			$	39,817
All Other operating segments	1,673			—		—				1,673
Other	(34		)	54		(256		)	1	(236		)
Total sales and revenues	$	39,048		$	2,462	$	(256	)		$	41,254
1  Elimination of Financial Products revenues from Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

Reconciliation of Consolidated profit before taxes:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products			Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total profit from reportable segments	$	1,755		$	220		$	1,975
All Other operating segments	228			—			228
Cost centers	31			—			31
Corporate costs	(408		)	—			(408		)
Timing	(125		)	—			(125		)
Restructuring costs	(81		)	—			(81		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	6			—			6
Postretirement benefit expense	(84		)	—			(84		)
Financing costs	(136		)	—			(136		)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(4		)	—			(4		)
Currency	39			—			39
Other income/expense methodology differences	(55		)	—			(55		)
Other methodology differences	(8		)	3			(5		)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	1,158		$	223		$	1,381
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total profit from reportable segments	$	1,550		$	218		$	1,768
All Other operating segments	180			—			180
Cost centers	43			—			43
Corporate costs	(353		)	—			(353		)
Timing	84			—			84
Restructuring costs	(36		)	—			(36		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	(36		)	—			(36		)
Postretirement benefit expense	(174		)	—			(174		)
Financing costs	(120		)	—			(120		)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies	1			—			1
Currency	(32		)	—			(32		)
Other income/expense methodology differences	(58		)	—			(58		)
Other methodology differences	(2		)	(4		)	(6		)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	1,047		$	214		$	1,261

Reconciliation of Consolidated profit before taxes:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products			Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total profit from reportable segments	$	5,235		$	704		$	5,939
All Other operating segments	686			—			686
Cost centers	105			—			105
Corporate costs	(1,201		)	—			(1,201		)
Timing	(205		)	—			(205		)
Restructuring costs	(344		)	—			(344		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	29			—			29
Postretirement benefit expense	(304		)	—			(304		)
Financing costs	(373		)	—			(373		)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(6		)	—			(6		)
Currency	16			—			16
Other income/expense methodology differences	(186		)	—			(186		)
Other methodology differences	(12		)	(1		)	(13		)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	3,440		$	703		$	4,143
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total profit from reportable segments	$	4,673		$	724		$	5,397
All Other operating segments	593			—			593
Cost centers	100			—			100
Corporate costs	(1,093		)	—			(1,093		)
Timing	78			—			78
Restructuring costs	(71		)	—			(71		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	(139		)	—			(139		)
Postretirement benefit expense	(505		)	—			(505		)
Financing costs	(361		)	—			(361		)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies	1			—			1
Currency	(71		)	—			(71		)
Other income/expense methodology differences	(178		)	—			(178		)
Other methodology differences	(20		)	10			(10		)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	3,007		$	734		$	3,741

Reconciliation of Restructuring costs:

As noted above, restructuring costs are a reconciling item between Segment profit and Consolidated profit before taxes. Had we included the amounts in the segments' results, the profit would have been as shown below:

Reconciliation of Restructuring costs:
(Millions of dollars)	Segment profit		Restructuring costs			Segment profit with restructuring costs
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Construction Industries	$	483	$	(30	)	$	453
Resource Industries	147		(31		)	116
Energy & Transportation	1,125		(5		)	1,120
Financial Products Segment	220		—			220
All Other operating segments	228		(12		)	216
Total	$	2,203	$	(78	)	$	2,125
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Construction Industries	$	289	$	(18	)	$	271
Resource Industries	386		(10		)	376
Energy & Transportation	875		(4		)	871
Financial Products Segment	218		—			218
All Other operating segments	180		(4		)	176
Total	$	1,948	$	(36	)	$	1,912

Reconciliation of Restructuring costs:
(Millions of dollars)	Segment profit		Restructuring costs			Segment profit with restructuring costs
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Construction Industries	$	1,845	$	(257	)	$	1,588
Resource Industries	429		(52		)	377
Energy & Transportation	2,961		(11		)	2,950
Financial Products Segment	704		—			704
All Other operating segments	686		(18		)	668
Total	$	6,625	$	(338	)	$	6,287
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Construction Industries	$	885	$	(21	)	$	864
Resource Industries	1,369		(19		)	1,350
Energy & Transportation	2,419		(10		)	2,409
Financial Products Segment	724		—			724
All Other operating segments	593		(19		)	574
Total	$	5,990	$	(69	)	$	5,921

Reconciliation of Assets:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
September 30, 2014
Total assets from reportable segments	$	25,255		$	37,292		$	—		$	62,547
All Other operating segments	2,758			—			—			2,758
Items not included in segment assets:
Cash and short-term investments	4,805			—			—			4,805
Intercompany receivables	1,195			—			(1,195		)	—
Investment in Financial Products	4,739			—			(4,739		)	—
Deferred income taxes	2,509			—			(536		)	1,973
Goodwill and intangible assets	3,633			—			—			3,633
Property, plant and equipment – net and other assets	1,623			—			—			1,623
Operating lease methodology difference	(208		)	—			—			(208		)
Liabilities included in segment assets	10,405			—			—			10,405
Inventory methodology differences	(2,626		)	—			—			(2,626		)
Other	(272		)	(80		)	(70		)	(422		)
Total assets	$	53,816		$	37,212		$	(6,540	)	$	84,488
December 31, 2013
Total assets from reportable segments	$	26,488		$	36,980		$	—		$	63,468
All Other operating segments	2,973			—			—			2,973
Items not included in segment assets:
Cash and short-term investments	4,597			—			—			4,597
Intercompany receivables	1,219			—			(1,219		)	—
Investment in Financial Products	4,798			—			(4,798		)	—
Deferred income taxes	2,541			—			(525		)	2,016
Goodwill and intangible assets	3,582			—			—			3,582
Property, plant and equipment – net and other assets	1,175			—			—			1,175
Operating lease methodology difference	(273		)	—			—			(273		)
Liabilities included in segment assets	10,357			—			—			10,357
Inventory methodology differences	(2,539		)	—			—			(2,539		)
Other	(214		)	(135		)	(111		)	(460		)
Total assets	$	54,704		$	36,845		$	(6,653	)	$	84,896

Reconciliations of Depreciation and amortization:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	466		$	229	$	695
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segments	70			—		70
Cost centers	36			—		36
Other	(9		)	6		(3		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	563		$	235	$	798
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	465		$	203	$	668
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segments	74			—		74
Cost centers	38			—		38
Other	(7		)	6		(1		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	570		$	209	$	779

Reconciliations of Depreciation and amortization:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	1,391		$	665	$	2,056
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segments	209			—		209
Cost centers	111			—		111
Other	(26		)	18		(8		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	1,685		$	683	$	2,368
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	1,343		$	571	$	1,914
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segments	229			—		229
Cost centers	111			—		111
Other	(9		)	18		9
Total depreciation and amortization	$	1,674		$	589	$	2,263

Reconciliations of Capital expenditures:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	293		$	427	$	—		$	720
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segments	93			—		—			93
Cost centers	17			—		—			17
Timing	10			—		—			10
Other	(18		)	37		(12		)	7
Total capital expenditures	$	395		$	464	$	(12	)	$	847
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	352		$	473	$	—		$	825
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segments	110			—		—			110
Cost centers	45			—		—			45
Timing	5			—		—			5
Other	(22		)	18		(15		)	(19		)
Total capital expenditures	$	490		$	491	$	(15	)	$	966

Reconciliations of Capital expenditures:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	707		$	1,206	$	—		$	1,913
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segments	187			—		—			187
Cost centers	66			—		—			66
Timing	239			—		—			239
Other	(66		)	89		(46		)	(23		)
Total capital expenditures	$	1,133		$	1,295	$	(46	)	$	2,382
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	1,076		$	1,244	$	—		$	2,320
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segments	261			—		—			261
Cost centers	131			—		—			131
Timing	531			—		—			531
Other	(96		)	66		(50		)	(80		)
Total capital expenditures	$	1,903		$	1,310	$	(50	)	$	3,163

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Estimated annual effective tax rate (as a percent)	29.50%	29.00%	28.50%
Discrete tax item	$ (21)
Settlement benefit, interest and previously unrecognized tax benefits	(33)
Settlement benefit, previously unrecognized tax benefits	(16)
Settlement benefit, interest	(17)
Prior year tax adjustment expense (benefit)	12	(55)
Tax correction	55
Benefit from research and development tax credit retroactively extended		$ (87)
Length of time tax years subject to examination, minimum	3 years
Length of time tax years subject to examination, maximum	8 years

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		Total	Common stock	Treasury stock	Profit employed in the business	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Noncontrolling interests
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012		$ 17,582	$ 4,481	$ (10,074)	$ 29,558	$ (6,433)	$ 50
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies		2,797	0	0	2,786	0	11
Foreign currency translation, net of tax		(255)	0	0	0	(257)	2
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax		386	0	0	0	386	0
Derivative financial instruments, net of tax		44	0	0	0	44	0
Available-for-sale securities, net of tax		13	0	0	0	13	0
Change in ownership from noncontrolling interests		8	(6)	0	0	0	14
Dividends declared		(730)	0	0	(730)	0	0
Distribution to noncontrolling interests		(10)	0	0	0	0	(10)
Common shares issued from treasury stock for stock-based compensation: 9,338,857 and 4,792,341 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively		77	(83)	160	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense		196	196	0	0	0	0
Net excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation		69	69	0	0	0	0
Common shares repurchased: 41,762,325 and 23,484,843 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively	[1]	(2,000)	0	(2,000)	0	0	0
Balance at Sep. 30, 2013		18,177	4,657	(11,914)	31,614	(6,247)	67
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013		20,878	4,709	(11,854)	31,854	(3,898)	67
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies		2,948	0	0	2,938	0	10
Foreign currency translation, net of tax		(643)	0	0	0	(642)	(1)
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax		255	0	0	0	255	0
Derivative financial instruments, net of tax		(67)	0	0	0	(67)	0
Available-for-sale securities, net of tax		(5)	0	0	0	(5)	0
Change in ownership from noncontrolling interests		4	0	0	0	0	4
Dividends declared		(815)	0	0	(815)	0	0
Distribution to noncontrolling interests		(7)	0	0	0	0	(7)
Common shares issued from treasury stock for stock-based compensation: 9,338,857 and 4,792,341 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively		218	(109)	327	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense		207	207	0	0	0	0
Net excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation		161	161	0	0	0	0
Common shares repurchased: 41,762,325 and 23,484,843 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively	[1]	(4,238)	0	(4,238)	0	0	0
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014		$ 18,896	$ 4,968	$ (15,765)	$ 33,977	$ (4,357)	$ 73

[1] See Note 11 regarding shares repurchased.

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$ 1,021	$ 950	$ 2,948	$ 2,797
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:
Foreign currency translation, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: Three months ended: 2014-$(44), 2013-$33; Nine months ended: 2014-$(52), 2013-$41	(710)	291	(643)	(255)
Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Current year actuarial gain (loss), net of tax (provision)/benefit of: Three months ended: 2014-$(2), 2013-$2; Nine months ended: 2014-$(7), 2013-$(14)	4	(3)	14	24
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: Three months ended: 2014-$(44), 2013-$(67); Nine months ended: 2014-$(132), 2013-$(201)	86	129	258	388
Current year prior service credit (cost), net of tax (provision)/benefit of: Three months ended: 2014-$(1), 2013-$0; Nine months ended: 2014-$(1), 2013-$0	0	0	1	0
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: Three months ended: 2014-$3, 2013-$5; Nine months ended: 2014-$10, 2013-$14	(6)	(9)	(18)	(27)
Amortization of transition (asset) obligation, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: Three months ended: 2014-$0, 2013-$(1); Nine months ended: 2014-$0, 2013-$(1)	0	0	0	1
Derivative financial instruments:
Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: Three months ended: 2014-$17, 2013-$(15); Nine months ended: 2014-$33, 2013-$(2)	(30)	26	(57)	2
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: Three months ended: 2014-$1, 2013-$(5); Nine months ended: 2014-$7, 2013-$(24)	0	9	(10)	42
Available-for-sale securities:
Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: Three months ended: 2014-$5, 2013-$(6); Nine months ended: 2014-$(6), 2013-$(8)	(5)	9	18	14
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax (provision)/benefit of: Three months ended: 2014-$7, 2013-$0; Nine months ended: 2014-$11, 2013-$0	(13)	(1)	(23)	(1)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(674)	451	(460)	188
Comprehensive Income	347	1,401	2,488	2,985
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(4)	(4)	(9)	(13)
Comprehensive income attributable to stockholders	$ 343	$ 1,397	$ 2,479	$ 2,972

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Available-For-Sale Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Available-For-Sale Securities

Available-For-Sale Securities

We have investments in certain debt and equity securities, primarily at Insurance Services, that have been classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value based upon quoted market prices. These investments are primarily included in Other assets in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Unrealized gains and losses arising from the revaluation of available-for-sale securities are included, net of applicable deferred income taxes, in equity (Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position).  Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are generally determined using the specific identification method for debt and equity securities.  Realized gains and losses are included in Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations.

	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Cost Basis		Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)		Fair Value		Cost Basis		Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)			Fair Value
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	10	$	10	$	—		$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	93		1		94		119		1			120
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	703		18		721		612		21			633
Asset-backed securities	107		2		109		72		—			72
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	310		1		311		322		(1		)	321
Residential	16		—		16		18		—			18
Commercial	65		5		70		87		6			93
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	151		69		220		173		81			254
Smaller company growth	19		27		46		25		24			49
Total	$	1,474	$	123	$	1,597	$	1,438	$	132		$	1,570

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, charges for other-than-temporary declines in the market values of securities were $1 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, there were no charges for other-than-temporary declines in the market values of securities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, charges for other-than-temporary declines in the market values of securities were $1 million. These charges were accounted for as realized losses and were included in Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations. The cost basis for the impacted securities was adjusted to reflect these charges.

Investments in an unrealized loss position that are not other-than-temporarily impaired:
	September 30, 2014
	Less than 12 months1				12 months or more1				Total
(Millions of dollars)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	$	223	$	1	$	36	$	—	$	259	$	1
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	51		—		142		4		193		4
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	23		2		1		—		24		2
Total	$	297	$	3	$	179	$	4	$	476	$	7

	December 31, 2013
	Less than 12 months1				12 months or more1				Total
(Millions of dollars)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	$	159	$	2	$	1	$	—	$	160	$	2
Asset-backed securities	6		—		20		1		26		1
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	140		4		65		2		205		6
Total	$	305	$	6	$	86	$	3	$	391	$	9

¹  Indicates length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

Corporate Bonds.  The unrealized losses on our investments in corporate bonds relate to changes in interest rates and credit-related yield spreads since time of purchase.  We do not intend to sell the investments and it is not likely that we will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis.  We do not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2014.

Mortgage-Backed Debt Securities.  The unrealized losses on our investments in mortgage-backed securities relate to changes in interest rates and credit-related yield spreads since time of purchase.  We do not intend to sell the investments and it is not likely that we will be required to sell these investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis.  We do not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2014.

Equity Securities.  Insurance Services maintains a well-diversified equity portfolio consisting of two specific mandates:  large capitalization value stocks and smaller company growth stocks.  U.S. equity valuations were higher on average during the third quarter of 2014 on generally favorable economic data.  The unrealized losses on our investments in equity securities relate to inherent risks of individual holdings and/or their respective sectors. We do not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2014.

The cost basis and fair value of the available-for-sale debt securities at September 30, 2014, by contractual maturity, is shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay and creditors may have the right to call obligations.

	September 30, 2014
(Millions of dollars)	Cost Basis		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	78	$	79
Due after one year through five years	759		776
Due after five years through ten years	46		48
Due after ten years	30		31
U.S. governmental agency mortgage-backed securities	310		311
Residential mortgage-backed securities	16		16
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	65		70
Total debt securities – available-for-sale	$	1,304	$	1,331

Sales of Securities:
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	125	$	90	$	347	$	297
Gross gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	22	$	2	$	36	$	4
Gross losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	1	$	1	$	1	$	2

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Document and Entity Information Document	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	CATERPILLAR INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000018230
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	605,398,874
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3

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Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Postretirement Benefits

Postretirement Benefits

A.  Pension and postretirement benefit costs

(Millions of dollars)	U.S. Pension Benefits						Non-U.S. Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	September 30,						September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
For the three months ended:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	39		$	49		$	28		$	31		$	19		$	24
Interest cost	162			147			47			43			54			48
Expected return on plan assets 1	(221		)	(208		)	(66		)	(59		)	(13		)	(14		)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation (asset)	—			—			—			—			—			1
Prior service cost (credit) 2	5			4			—			—			(14		)	(18		)
Net actuarial loss (gain) 3	98			136			22			33			10			27
Net periodic benefit cost	83			128			31			48			56			68
Adjustment for subsidiary pension plan 4	—			31			—			—			—			—
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits 5	—			—			5			—			—			—
Total cost included in operating profit	$	83		$	159		$	36		$	48		$	56		$	68
For the nine months ended:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	118		$	147		$	83		$	93		$	62		$	79
Interest cost	486			436			139			128			160			146
Expected return on plan assets 1	(664		)	(624		)	(195		)	(176		)	(39		)	(42		)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation (asset)	—			—			—			—			—			2
Prior service cost (credit)2	13			13			—			1			(41		)	(55		)
Net actuarial loss (gain) 3	294			409			65			99			31			81
Net periodic benefit cost	247			381			92			145			173			211
Adjustment for subsidiary pension plan 4	—			31			—			—			—			—
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits 5	—			—			12			3			—			—
Total cost included in operating profit	$	247		$	412		$	104		$	148		$	173		$	211
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net cost:
Discount rate	4.6		%	3.7		%	4.1		%	3.7		%	4.6		%	3.7		%
Expected rate of return on plan assets	7.8		%	7.8		%	6.9		%	6.7		%	7.8		%	7.8		%
Rate of compensation increase	4.0		%	4.5		%	4.2		%	3.9		%	4.0		%	4.4		%

¹  Expected return on plan assets developed using calculated market-related value of plan assets which recognizes differences in expected and actual returns over a three-year period.

²  Prior service cost (credit) for both pension and other postretirement benefits are generally amortized using the straight-line method over the average remaining service period of active employees expected to receive benefits from the plan. For pension plans in which all or almost all of the plan's participants are inactive and other postretirement benefit plans in which all or almost all of the plan's participants are fully eligible for benefits under the plan, prior service cost (credit) are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining life expectancy of those participants.

³  Net actuarial loss (gain) for pension and other postretirement benefit plans are generally amortized using the straight-line method over the average remaining service period of active employees expected to receive benefits from the plan. For plans in which all or almost all of the plan’s participants are inactive, net actuarial loss (gain) are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining life expectancy of the inactive participants.

⁴  Charge to recognize a previously unrecorded liability related to a subsidiary's pension plans.

₅  Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits were recognized in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations.

We made $68 million and $455 million of contributions to our pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. We currently anticipate full-year 2014 contributions of approximately $510 million, all of which are required. We made $118 million and $398 million of contributions to our pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

B.  Defined contribution benefit costs

Total company costs related to our defined contribution plans were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	2014		2013		2014		2013
U.S. Plans	$	62	$	74	$	232	$	218
Non-U.S. Plans	21		16		62		47
	$	83	$	90	$	294	$	265

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Cat Financial Financing Activities (Details 5) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 Contracts	Sep. 30, 2013 Contracts	Sep. 30, 2014 Contracts	Sep. 30, 2013 Contracts
Customer
Loans modified as TDRs
Number of Contracts (in contracts)	117	82	139	132
Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 178	$ 195	$ 295	$ 237
Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	176	196	281	240
TDRs with a payment default which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date
Number of Contracts (in contracts)	8	10	22	25
Post-TDR Recorded Investment	1	1	3	7
Customer | North America
Loans modified as TDRs
Number of Contracts (in contracts)	20	14	24	46
Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	9	1	11	5
Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	3	0	5	5
TDRs with a payment default which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date
Number of Contracts (in contracts)	3	5	10	18
Post-TDR Recorded Investment	0	1	1	4
Customer | Europe
Loans modified as TDRs
Number of Contracts (in contracts)	0	7	8	15
Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	5	7	6
Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	5	7	6
TDRs with a payment default which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date
Number of Contracts (in contracts)	5	5	12	5
Post-TDR Recorded Investment	1	0	2	0
Customer | Mining
Loans modified as TDRs
Number of Contracts (in contracts)	45	45	47	45
Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	122	123	165	123
Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	124	123	157	123
Customer | Latin America
Loans modified as TDRs
Number of Contracts (in contracts)	45	10	47	16
Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	3	1	32	2
Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	3	1	31	2
Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance
Loans modified as TDRs
Number of Contracts (in contracts)	7	6	13	10
Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	44	65	80	101
Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	46	67	81	104
Additional funds loaned not recorded as TDRs	0	13	0	25
Remaining Commitments	0		0
TDRs with a payment default which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date
Number of Contracts (in contracts)			0	2
Post-TDR Recorded Investment			$ 0	$ 3
Dealer
Loans modified as TDRs
Number of Contracts (in contracts)	0	0	0	0

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (Parentheticals) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation, net of tax (provision)/benefit	$ (44)	$ 33	$ (52)	$ 41
Current year actuarial gain (loss), net of tax (provision)/benefit	(2)	2	(7)	(14)
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net of tax (provision)/benefit	(44)	(67)	(132)	(201)
Current year prior service credit (cost), net of tax (provision)/benefit	(1)	0	(1)	0
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost, net of tax (provision)/benefit	3	5	10	14
Amortization of transition (asset) obligation, net of tax (provision)/benefit	0	(1)	0	(1)
Derivative financial instruments, Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (provision)/benefit	17	(15)	33	(2)
Derivative financial instruments, (Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax (provision)/benefit	1	(5)	7	(24)
Available-for-sale securities, Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (provision)/benefit	5	(6)	(6)	(8)
Available-for-sale securities, (Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax (provision)/benefit	$ 7	$ 0	$ 11	$ 0

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Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

Accounting for stock-based compensation requires that the cost resulting from all stock-based payments be recognized in the financial statements based on the grant date fair value of the award.  Stock-based compensation primarily consists of stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs) and stock-settled stock appreciation rights (SARs).  We recognized pretax stock-based compensation cost in the amount of $70 million and $207 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively; and $64 million and $196 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

The following table illustrates the type and fair value of the stock-based compensation awards granted during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

	2014			2013
	Shares Granted	Fair Value Per Award		Shares Granted	Fair Value Per Award
Stock options	4,448,218	$	29.52	4,276,060	$	28.34
RSUs	1,429,512	$	89.18	1,614,870	$	84.05

The stock price on the date of grant was $96.31 and $89.75 for 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The following table provides the assumptions used in determining the fair value of the stock-based awards for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

	Grant Year
	2014	2013
Weighted-average dividend yield	2.15%	2.13%
Weighted-average volatility	28.2%	30.6%
Range of volatilities	18.4-36.2%	23.4-40.6%
Range of risk-free interest rates	0.12-2.60%	0.16-1.88%
Weighted-average expected lives	8 years	8 years

As of September 30, 2014, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation awards was $236 million, which will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite service periods of approximately 1.9 years.

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New Accounting Guidance

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

New Accounting Guidance

New Accounting Guidance

Joint and several liability arrangements – In February 2013,the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued accounting guidance on the recognition, measurement and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements. The guidance requires an entity to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this guidance is fixed at the reporting date, as the sum of the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. The entity is also required to disclose the nature and amount of the obligation as well as any other information about those obligations. This guidance was effective January 1, 2014, with retrospective application required. The guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Parent's accounting for the cumulative translation adjustment upon derecognition of certain subsidiaries or groups of assets within a foreign entity or of an investment in a foreign entity – In March 2013, the FASB issued accounting guidance on the parent's accounting for the cumulative translation adjustment (CTA) upon derecognition of certain subsidiaries or groups of assets within a foreign entity or of an investment in a foreign entity. The new standard clarifies existing guidance regarding when the CTA should be released into earnings upon various deconsolidation and consolidation transactions. This guidance was effective January 1, 2014. The guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists – In July 2013, the FASB issued accounting guidance on the financial statement presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The guidance requires an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, to be presented as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward in the financial statements if available under the applicable tax jurisdiction. The guidance was effective January 1, 2014. The guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Reporting discontinued operations and disclosures of disposals of components of an entity – In April 2014, the FASB issued accounting guidance for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modifies related disclosure requirements. The guidance defines a discontinued operation as a disposal of a component or group of components that is disposed of or is classified as held for sale and represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results. This guidance is effective January 1, 2015. We do not expect the adoption to have a material impact on our financial statements.

Revenue recognition – In May 2014, the FASB issued new revenue recognition guidance to provide a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers. Under the new guidance, an entity will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers at an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. A five step model has been introduced for an entity to apply when recognizing revenue. The new guidance also includes enhanced disclosure requirements, and is effective January 1, 2017. Entities have the option to apply the new guidance under a retrospective approach to each prior reporting period presented, or a modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially applying the new guidance recognized at the date of initial application within the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity. We are in the process of evaluating the application and implementation of the new guidance.

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the first nine months of 2014 reflects an estimated annual effective tax rate of 29.5 percent compared with 29 percent for the first nine months of 2013, excluding the items discussed below. The increase from the full-year 2013 rate of 28.5 percent is primarily due to the expiration of the U.S. research and development tax credit.

The provision for income taxes for the first nine months of 2014 also includes a net benefit of $21 million to adjust prior years' U.S. taxes and interest. A $33 million benefit was recorded to reflect a settlement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) related to 1992 through 1994 which resulted in a $16 million benefit to remeasure previously unrecognized tax benefits and a $17 million benefit to adjust related interest, net of tax. This benefit was offset by a net charge of $12 million to adjust prior years' U.S. taxes that included a charge of $55 million to correct for an error which resulted in an understatement of tax liabilities for prior years. The provision for income taxes for the first nine months of 2013 also included a benefit of $87 million primarily related to the research and development tax credit that was retroactively extended for 2012 and a benefit of $55 million to adjust the prior year's U.S. taxes.

It is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change in the next 12 months. The IRS is currently examining our U.S. tax returns for 2007 to 2009 including the impact of a loss carryback to 2005. While we have not yet received a Revenue Agent's Report generally issued at the end of the field examination process, we have received Notices of Proposed Adjustment from the IRS relating to U.S. taxation of profits earned by one of our non-U.S. subsidiaries, Caterpillar SARL, from certain parts transactions and to the disallowance of foreign tax credits incurred in connection with unrelated financings. We disagree with these proposed adjustments, which the IRS did not propose in previous audits of U.S. tax returns in which the same tax positions were taken. To the extent that adjustments are assessed upon completion of the field examination relating to these matters, we would vigorously contest the adjustments in appeals. The completion of the field examination for this audit is expected in the next 12 months. In our major non-U.S. jurisdictions, tax years are typically subject to examination for three to eight years. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations. Due to the uncertainty related to the timing and potential outcome of these matters, we cannot estimate the range of reasonably possible change in unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months.

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Guarantees and Product Warranty

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Guarantees and Product Warranty

Guarantees and Product Warranty

We have provided an indemnity to a third-party insurance company for potential losses related to performance bonds issued on behalf of Caterpillar dealers.  The bonds are issued to insure governmental agencies against nonperformance by certain dealers.  We also provided guarantees to a third-party related to the performance of contractual obligations by certain Caterpillar dealers. The guarantees cover potential financial losses incurred by the third-party resulting from the dealers’ nonperformance.

We provide loan guarantees to third-party lenders for financing associated with machinery purchased by customers. These guarantees have varying terms and are secured by the machinery. In addition, Cat Financial participates in standby letters of credit issued to third parties on behalf of their customers. These standby letters of credit have varying terms and beneficiaries and are secured by customer assets.

We have provided a guarantee to one of our customers in Brazil related to the performance of contractual obligations by a supplier consortium to which one of our Caterpillar subsidiaries is a member. The guarantees cover potential damages (some of them capped) incurred by the customer resulting from the supplier consortium’s non-performance. The guarantee will expire when the supplier consortium performs all its contractual obligations, which is expected to be completed in 2025.

We have provided guarantees to third-party lessors for certain properties leased by Cat Logistics Services, LLC, in which we sold a 65 percent equity interest in the third quarter of 2012. The guarantees are for the possibility that the third party logistics business would default on real estate lease payments. The guarantees were granted at lease inception, which was prior to the divestiture, and generally will expire at the end of the lease terms.

No significant loss has been experienced or is anticipated under any of these guarantees.  At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the related liability was $11 million and $13 million, respectively. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted and without reduction for any amounts that may possibly be recovered under recourse or collateralized provisions) we could be required to make under the guarantees are as follows:

(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Caterpillar dealer guarantees	$	193	$	193
Customer guarantees	62		62
Customer guarantees – supplier consortium	334		364
Third party logistics business guarantees	134		151
Other guarantees	33		35
Total guarantees	$	756	$	805

Cat Financial provides guarantees to repurchase certain loans of Caterpillar dealers from a special-purpose corporation (SPC) that qualifies as a variable interest entity.  The purpose of the SPC is to provide short-term working capital loans to Caterpillar dealers.  This SPC issues commercial paper and uses the proceeds to fund its loan program.  Cat Financial has a loan purchase agreement with the SPC that obligates Cat Financial to purchase certain loans that are not paid at maturity.  Cat Financial receives a fee for providing this guarantee, which provides a source of liquidity for the SPC.  Cat Financial is the primary beneficiary of the SPC as its guarantees result in Cat Financial having both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the SPC’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses, and therefore Cat Financial has consolidated the financial statements of the SPC.  As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the SPC’s assets of $1,123 million and $1,005 million, respectively, are primarily comprised of loans to dealers and the SPC’s liabilities of $1,122 million and $1,005 million, respectively, are primarily comprised of commercial paper.  The assets of the SPC are not available to pay Cat Financial's creditors. Cat Financial may be obligated to perform under the guarantee if the SPC experiences losses. No loss has been experienced or is anticipated under this loan purchase agreement.

Our product warranty liability is determined by applying historical claim rate experience to the current field population and dealer inventory.  Generally, historical claim rates are based on actual warranty experience for each product by machine model/engine size by customer or dealer location (inside or outside North America).  Specific rates are developed for each product shipment month and are updated monthly based on actual warranty claim experience.  

(Millions of dollars)	2014
Warranty liability, January 1	$	1,367
Reduction in liability (payments)	(797		)
Increase in liability (new warranties) 1	826
Warranty liability, September 30	$	1,396

¹ The increase in liability includes approximately $107 million for changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties due to higher than expected actual warranty claim experience.

(Millions of dollars)	2013
Warranty liability, January 1	$	1,477
Reduction in liability (payments)	(938		)
Increase in liability (new warranties)	828
Warranty liability, December 31	$	1,367

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Acquisitions (Details) (ERA Mining Machinery Limited, USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Billions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended
	May 31, 2013 parties director	May 31, 2012 types
Acquisitions
Number of consideration alternatives		2
Number of former directors	2
Number of other parties to the settlement	2
Payments by Caterpillar to parties of the settlement agreement	$ 30
Fair value of loan notes debt component	152
Obligation related to the loans by former directors	13
Gain related to settlement and discharge of loan obligation	$ 135
Cash consideration
Acquisitions
Number of shares tendered (in billions of shares)		4.0
Loan note consideration
Acquisitions
Number of shares tendered (in billions of shares)		1.6

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Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies

Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies

Combined financial information of the unconsolidated affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method (generally on a lag of 3 months or less) was as follows:

Results of Operations of unconsolidated affiliated companies: (Millions of dollars)	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Sales	$	453		$	349		$	1,253		$	916
Cost of sales	357			284			974			722
Gross profit	$	96		$	65		$	279		$	194
Profit (loss)	$	(7	)	$	(6	)	$	(17	)	$	(31	)

Financial Position of unconsolidated affiliated companies: (Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Assets:
Current assets	$	707	$	683
Property, plant and equipment – net	673		710
Other assets	580		608
	1,960		2,001
Liabilities:
Current liabilities	502		437
Long-term debt due after one year	872		900
Other liabilities	229		262
	1,603		1,599
Equity	$	357	$	402

Caterpillar’s investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies: (Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Investments in equity method companies	$	255	$	262
Plus: Investments in cost method companies	10		10
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies	$	265	$	272

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Postretirement Benefits (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Pension Benefits
Pension contributions
Contributions to pension plans	$ 68	$ 118	$ 455	$ 398
Expected full year contributions to pension plans during the year	510		510
U.S. Pension Benefits
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	39	49	118	147
Interest cost	162	147	486	436
Expected return on plan assets	(221)	(208)	(664)	(624)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation / (asset)	0	0	0	0
Prior service cost / (credit)	5	4	13	13
Net actuarial loss / (gain)	98	136	294	409
Net periodic benefit cost, excluding curtailments, settlements and termination benefits	83	128	247	381
Adjustment for subsidiary pension plan	0	31	0	31
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits	0	0	0	0
Total cost included in operating profit	83	159	247	412
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net cost:
Discount rate (as a percent)			4.60%	3.70%
Expected return on plan assets (as a percent)			7.80%	7.80%
Rate of compensation increase (as a percent)			4.00%	4.50%
Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	28	31	83	93
Interest cost	47	43	139	128
Expected return on plan assets	(66)	(59)	(195)	(176)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation / (asset)	0	0	0	0
Prior service cost / (credit)	0	0	0	1
Net actuarial loss / (gain)	22	33	65	99
Net periodic benefit cost, excluding curtailments, settlements and termination benefits	31	48	92	145
Adjustment for subsidiary pension plan	0	0	0	0
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits	5	0	12	3
Total cost included in operating profit	36	48	104	148
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net cost:
Discount rate (as a percent)			4.10%	3.70%
Expected return on plan assets (as a percent)			6.90%	6.70%
Rate of compensation increase (as a percent)			4.20%	3.90%
Other Postretirement Benefits
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	19	24	62	79
Interest cost	54	48	160	146
Expected return on plan assets	(13)	(14)	(39)	(42)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation / (asset)	0	1	0	2
Prior service cost / (credit)	(14)	(18)	(41)	(55)
Net actuarial loss / (gain)	10	27	31	81
Net periodic benefit cost, excluding curtailments, settlements and termination benefits	56	68	173	211
Adjustment for subsidiary pension plan	0	0	0	0
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits	0	0	0	0
Total cost included in operating profit	$ 56	$ 68	$ 173	$ 211
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net cost:
Discount rate (as a percent)			4.60%	3.70%
Expected return on plan assets (as a percent)			7.80%	7.80%
Rate of compensation increase (as a percent)			4.00%	4.40%

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Our earnings and cash flow are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices.  Our Risk Management Policy (policy) allows for the use of derivative financial instruments to prudently manage foreign currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price exposures.  Our policy specifies that derivatives are not to be used for speculative purposes.  Derivatives that we use are primarily foreign currency forward, option, and cross currency contracts, interest rate swaps, and commodity forward and option contracts.  Our derivative activities are subject to the management, direction and control of our senior financial officers.  Risk management practices, including the use of financial derivative instruments, are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors at least annually.

All derivatives are recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position at their fair value. On the date the derivative contract is entered into, we designate the derivative as (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability (fair value hedge), (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flow to be paid (cash flow hedge), or (3) an undesignated instrument. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is qualified, designated and highly effective as a fair value hedge, along with the gain or loss on the hedged recognized asset or liability that is attributable to the hedged risk, are recorded in current earnings. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is qualified, designated and highly effective as a cash flow hedge are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI), to the extent effective, on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position until they are reclassified to earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.  Changes in the fair value of undesignated derivative instruments and the ineffective portion of designated derivative instruments are reported in current earnings. Cash flow from designated derivative financial instruments are classified within the same category as the item being hedged on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow.  Cash flow from undesignated derivative financial instruments are included in the investing category on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow.

We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions.  This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and linking cash flow hedges to specific forecasted transactions or variability of cash flow.

We also formally assess, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the designated derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flow of hedged items.  When a derivative is determined not to be highly effective as a hedge or the underlying hedged transaction is no longer probable, we discontinue hedge accounting prospectively, in accordance with the derecognition criteria for hedge accounting.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Foreign currency exchange rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the U.S. dollar value of sales made and costs incurred in foreign currencies. Movements in foreign currency rates also affect our competitive position as these changes may affect business practices and/or pricing strategies of non-U.S.-based competitors. Additionally, we have balance sheet positions denominated in foreign currencies, thereby creating exposure to movements in exchange rates.

Our Machinery, Energy & Transportation operations purchase, manufacture and sell products in many locations around the world. As we have a diversified revenue and cost base, we manage our future foreign currency cash flow exposure on a net basis. We use foreign currency forward and option contracts to manage unmatched foreign currency cash inflow and outflow. Our objective is to minimize the risk of exchange rate movements that would reduce the U.S. dollar value of our foreign currency cash flow. Our policy allows for managing anticipated foreign currency cash flow for up to five years.

We generally designate as cash flow hedges at inception of the contract any Australian dollar, Brazilian real, British pound, Canadian dollar, Chinese yuan, euro, Indian rupee, Japanese yen, Mexican peso, Singapore dollar or Swiss franc forward or option contracts that meet the requirements for hedge accounting and the maturity extends beyond the current quarter-end. Designation is performed on a specific exposure basis to support hedge accounting. The remainder of Machinery, Energy & Transportation foreign currency contracts are undesignated, including any hedges designed to protect our competitive exposure.  

As of September 30, 2014, $17 million of deferred net losses, net of tax, included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position), are expected to be reclassified to current earnings (Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations) over the next twelve months when earnings are affected by the hedged transactions.  The actual amount recorded in Other income (expense) will vary based on exchange rates at the time the hedged transactions impact earnings.

In managing foreign currency risk for our Financial Products operations, our objective is to minimize earnings volatility resulting from conversion and the remeasurement of net foreign currency balance sheet positions, and future transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Our policy allows the use of foreign currency forward, option and cross currency contracts to offset the risk of currency mismatch between our receivables and debt, and exchange rate risk associated with future transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Substantially all such foreign currency forward, option and cross currency contracts are undesignated.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the amount of our interest payments and the value of our fixed-rate debt. Our practice is to use interest rate derivatives to manage our exposure to interest rate changes and, in some cases, lower the cost of borrowed funds.

Our Machinery, Energy & Transportation operations generally use fixed-rate debt as a source of funding.  Our objective is to minimize the cost of borrowed funds.  Our policy allows us to enter into fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements to meet that objective. We designate fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps as fair value hedges at inception of the contract, and we designate certain forward rate agreements as cash flow hedges at inception of the contract.

As of September 30, 2014, $4 million of deferred net losses, net of tax, included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position), related to Machinery, Energy & Transportation forward rate agreements, are expected to be reclassified to current earnings(Interest expense excluding Financial Products in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations) over the next twelve months.

Financial Products operations has a match-funding policy that addresses interest rate risk by aligning the interest rate profile (fixed or floating rate) of Cat Financial’s debt portfolio with the interest rate profile of their receivables portfolio within predetermined ranges on an ongoing basis. In connection with that policy, we use interest rate derivative instruments to modify the debt structure to match assets within the receivables portfolio. This matched funding reduces the volatility of margins between interest-bearing assets and interest-bearing liabilities, regardless of which direction interest rates move.

Our policy allows us to use fixed-to-floating, floating-to-fixed, and floating-to-floating interest rate swaps to meet the match-funding objective.  We designate fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps as fair value hedges to protect debt against changes in fair value due to changes in the benchmark interest rate.  We designate most floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges to protect against the variability of cash flows due to changes in the benchmark interest rate.

As of September 30, 2014, $4 million of deferred net losses, net of tax, included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position), related to Financial Products floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps, are expected to be reclassified to current earnings (Interest expense of Financial Products in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations) over the next twelve months.  The actual amount recorded in Interest expense of Financial Products will vary based on interest rates at the time the hedged transactions impact earnings.

We have, at certain times, liquidated fixed-to-floating and floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps at both Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.  The gains or losses associated with these swaps at the time of liquidation are amortized into earnings over the original term of the previously designated hedged item.

Commodity Price Risk

Commodity price movements create a degree of risk by affecting the price we must pay for certain raw material. Our policy is to use commodity forward and option contracts to manage the commodity risk and reduce the cost of purchased materials.

Our Machinery, Energy & Transportation operations purchase base and precious metals embedded in the components we purchase from suppliers.  Our suppliers pass on to us price changes in the commodity portion of the component cost. In addition, we are subject to price changes on energy products such as natural gas and diesel fuel purchased for operational use.

Our objective is to minimize volatility in the price of these commodities. Our policy allows us to enter into commodity forward and option contracts to lock in the purchase price of a portion of these commodities within a five-year horizon. All such commodity forward and option contracts are undesignated.

The location and fair value of derivative instruments reported in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position are as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	Consolidated Statement of Financial	Asset (Liability) Fair Value
	Position Location	September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Designated derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Receivables – trade and other	$	36		$	54
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Long-term receivables – trade and other	2			—
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Accrued expenses	(63		)	(39		)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other liabilities	(4		)	—
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Receivables – trade and other	12			7
Financial Products	Long-term receivables – trade and other	71			115
Financial Products	Accrued expenses	(9		)	(6		)
		$	45		$	131
Undesignated derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Receivables – trade and other	$	3		$	19
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Accrued expenses	(41		)	(1		)
Financial Products	Receivables – trade and other	10			7
Financial Products	Long-term receivables – trade and other	12			9
Financial Products	Accrued expenses	(22		)	(4		)
Commodity contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Receivables – trade and other	1			—
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Accrued expenses	(4		)	—
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other liabilities	(1		)	—
		$	(42	)	$	30

The total notional amounts of the derivative instruments are as follows:

(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	4,178	$	3,565
Financial Products	$	5,573	$	6,743

The notional amounts of the derivative financial instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties. The amounts exchanged by the parties are calculated by reference to the notional amounts and by other terms of the derivatives, such as foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, or commodity prices.

The effect of derivatives designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations is as follows: 

Fair Value Hedges (Millions of dollars)
		Three Months Ended September 30, 2014						Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Classification	Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings			Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	$	(19	)	$	1	1	$	(9	)	$	12
		$	(19	)	$	1		$	(9	)	$	12
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Classification	Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings			Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	$	(38	)	$	24	1	$	(87	)	$	92
		$	(38	)	$	24		$	(87	)	$	92

¹  The Other income (expense) line has been reduced by $18 million and $14 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, for the cumulative correction of immaterial errors related to prior periods, of which $14 million related to prior years.

Cash Flow Hedges (Millions of dollars)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings			Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(45	)	Other income (expense)	$	4		$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	—			Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(1		)	—
Financial Products	(2		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(2		)	—
	$	(47	)		$	1		$	—

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings			Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	44		Other income (expense)	$	(12	)	$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	—			Other income (expense)	(1		)	—
Financial Products	(3		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(1		)	—
	$	41			$	(14	)	$	—

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings				Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(20	)	Other income (expense)	$	24			$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(63		)	Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(3		)		—
Financial Products	(7		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(4		)		—
	$	(90	)		$	17			$	—
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings				Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	4		Other income (expense)	$	(60	)	1	$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	—			Other income (expense)	(2		)		—
Financial Products	—			Interest expense of Financial Products	(4		)		—
	$	4			$	(66	)		$	—

¹  Includes $3 million loss reclassified from AOCI to Other income (expense) in 2013 as certain derivatives were dedesignated as the related transactions are no longer probable to occur.

The effect of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations is as follows: 

(Millions of dollars)
	Classification of Gains (Losses)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	$	(44	)	$	15
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	(19		)	3
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	—			(1		)
Commodity contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	(6		)	2
		$	(69	)	$	19
	Classification of Gains (Losses)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	$	(35	)	$	7
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	(36		)	4
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	—			(1		)
Commodity contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	(3		)	(2		)
		$	(74	)	$	8

We enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) master netting agreements within Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products that permit the net settlement of amounts owed under their respective derivative contracts. Under these master netting agreements, net settlement generally permits the company 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.

Collateral is generally not required of the counterparties or of our company under the master netting agreements. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, no cash collateral was received or pledged under the master netting agreements.

The effect of the net settlement provisions of the master netting agreements on our derivative balances upon an event of default or termination event is as follows:

September 30, 2014							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount of Assets
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	42	$	—	$	42	$	(42	)	$	—	$	—
Financial Products	105		—		105		(15		)	—		90
Total	$	147	$	—	$	147	$	(57	)	$	—	$	90

September 30, 2014									Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities			Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position			Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount of Liabilities
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(113	)	$	—	$	(113	)	$	42	$	—	$	(71	)
Financial Products	(31		)	—		(31		)	15		—		(16		)
Total	$	(144	)	$	—	$	(144	)	$	57	$	—	$	(87	)

December 31, 2013							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount of Assets
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	73	$	—	$	73	$	(32	)	$	—	$	41
Financial Products	138		—		138		(9		)	—		129
Total	$	211	$	—	$	211	$	(41	)	$	—	$	170

December 31, 2013									Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities			Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position			Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount of Liabilities
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(40	)	$	—	$	(40	)	$	32	$	—	$	(8	)
Financial Products	(10		)	—		(10		)	9		—		(1		)
Total	$	(50	)	$	—	$	(50	)	$	41	$	—	$	(9	)

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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories (principally using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method) are comprised of the following:

(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Raw materials	$	3,221	$	2,966
Work-in-process	2,983		2,589
Finished goods	6,832		6,785
Supplies	292		285
Total inventories	$	13,328	$	12,625

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

A.  Intangible assets

Intangible assets are comprised of the following:

		September 30, 2014
(Millions of dollars)	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer relationships	15	$	2,525	$	(635	)	$	1,890
Intellectual property	11	1,732		(545		)	1,187
Other	11	238		(123		)	115
Total finite-lived intangible assets	14	4,495		(1,303		)	3,192
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - In-process research & development		18		—			18
Total intangible assets		$	4,513	$	(1,303	)	$	3,210

		December 31, 2013
	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer relationships	15	$	2,653	$	(539	)	$	2,114
Intellectual property	11	1,821		(495		)	1,326
Other	10	274		(136		)	138
Total finite-lived intangible assets	13	4,748		(1,170		)	3,578
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - In-process research & development		18		—			18
Total intangible assets		$	4,766	$	(1,170	)	$	3,596

Gross customer relationship intangibles of $46 million and related accumulated amortization of $9 million were reclassified from Intangible assets to assets held for sale and/or divested during 2014, and are not included in the September 30, 2014 balances in the table above. These transactions were related to the divestiture of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business. See Note 19 for additional information on divestitures.

Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $91 million and $276 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $91 million and $276 million, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets is expected to be:

(Millions of dollars)
2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Thereafter
$356	$348	$326	$325	$320	$1,811

B.  Goodwill

We test goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that an impairment may have occurred. We perform our annual goodwill impairment test as of October 1 and monitor for interim triggering events on an ongoing basis. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment utilizing a qualitative assessment or a two-step process. We have an option to make a qualitative assessment of a reporting unit's goodwill for impairment. If we choose to perform a qualitative assessment and determine the fair value more likely than not exceeds the carrying value, no further evaluation is necessary. For reporting units where we perform the two-step process, the first step requires us to compare the fair value of each reporting unit, which we primarily determine using an income approach based on the present value of discounted cash flows, to the respective carrying value, which includes goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, the goodwill is not considered impaired. If the carrying value is higher than the fair value, there is an indication that an impairment may exist and the second step is required. In step two, the implied fair value of goodwill is calculated as the excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the fair values assigned to its assets and liabilities. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value of the reporting unit's goodwill, the difference is recognized as an impairment loss. No goodwill for reporting units was impaired during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013.

As discussed in Note 15, effective January 1, 2014, we revised our reportable segments in line with the changes to our organizational structure. Our reporting units did not significantly change as a result of the changes to our reportable segments. The segment information for 2013 has been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the 2014 presentation.

The changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were as follows: 

(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2013			Acquisitions		Held for Sale and Business Divestitures 1			Other Adjustments 2			September 30, 2014
Construction Industries
Goodwill	$	291		$	—	$	—		$	7		$	298
Resource Industries
Goodwill	4,468			—		(15		)	(109		)	4,344
Impairments	(580		)	—		—			—			(580		)
Net goodwill	3,888			—		(15		)	(109		)	3,764
Energy & Transportation
Goodwill	2,600			7		—			(45		)	2,562
All Other 3
Goodwill	199			—		—			—			199
Impairments	(22		)	—		—			—			(22		)
Net goodwill	177			—		—			—			177
Consolidated total
Goodwill	7,558			7		(15		)	(147		)	7,403
Impairments	(602		)	—		—			—			(602		)
Net goodwill	$	6,956		$	7	$	(15	)	$	(147	)	$	6,801

¹See Note 19 for additional details.

² Other adjustments are comprised primarily of foreign currency translation.

³Includes All Other operating segments (See Note 15).

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Profit Per Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Jan. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2007
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Profit for the period (A) (in dollars)	$ 1,017,000,000	[1]		$ 946,000,000	[1]		$ 2,938,000,000	[1]	$ 2,786,000,000	[1]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (B) (in shares)	611,500,000			639,300,000			620,600,000		647,600,000
Shares issuable on exercise of stock awards, net of shares assumed to be purchased out of proceeds at average market price (in shares)	11,300,000			12,600,000			12,100,000		13,700,000
Average common shares outstanding for fully diluted computation (C) (in shares)	622,800,000	[2]		651,900,000	[2]		632,700,000	[2]	661,300,000	[2]
Profit (loss) per share of common stock:
Assuming no dilution (A/B) (in dollars per share)	$ 1.66			$ 1.48			$ 4.73		$ 4.30
Assuming full dilution (A/C) (in dollars per share)	$ 1.63	[2]		$ 1.45	[2]		$ 4.64	[2]	$ 4.21	[2]
Shares outstanding as of September 30 (in millions)	605,400,000			636,400,000			605,400,000		636,400,000
Common shares under SARs and stock options not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares)	7,494,204			10,285,409			10,288,573		10,191,424
Common stock repurchase
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount											10,000,000,000	7,500,000,000
Common shares repurchased (in shares)	23,651,590		18,110,735	11,942,737		11,542,106	41,762,325		23,484,843
Payments for repurchase of common stock	2,500,000,000		1,738,000,000	1,000,000,000		1,000,000,000	4,238,000,000		2,000,000,000
Stock repurchase program, amount of authorized repurchase spent to date							$ 2,500,000,000

[1] 1 Profit attributable to common stockholders.

[2] 2 Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

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Divestitures (Details) (Disposal group, not discontinued operations, Bucyrus Distribution Business, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 Transaction	Jun. 30, 2014 Transaction	Mar. 31, 2014 Transaction	Sep. 30, 2014
Disposal group, not discontinued operations | Bucyrus Distribution Business
Disposal Groups
Asset impairment charges		$ 4
Number of sales transactions completed	12	15	3
Sales price of business				196
After-tax profit unfavorable impact				16
Gains related to sales transactions				22
Unfavorable prior sale transactions adjustment				8
Selling, general and administrative expenses				23
Income tax				7
Customer relationship intangible assets sold	81			81
Allocated goodwill	63			63
Inventories sold	$ 19			$ 19

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Other income (expense)	$ 117		$ (24)		$ 236		$ (79)
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(128)		(116)		(358)		(356)
Interest expense of Financial Products	(157)		(178)		(470)		(552)
Tax (provision) benefit	(364)		(310)		(1,201)		(943)
Reclassifications net of tax	1,017	[1]	946	[1]	2,938	[1]	2,786	[1]
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Reclassifications net of tax	(67)		(128)		(207)		(403)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Pension and other postretirement benefits
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Amortization of actuarial gain (loss)	(130)		(196)		(390)		(589)
Amortization of prior service credit (cost)	9		14		28		41
Amortization of transition asset (obligation)	0		(1)		0		(2)
Reclassifications before tax	(121)		(183)		(362)		(550)
Tax (provision) benefit	41		63		122		188
Reclassifications net of tax	(80)		(120)		(240)		(362)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Derivative financial instruments
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Reclassifications before tax	1		(14)		17		(66)
Tax (provision) benefit	(1)		5		(7)		24
Reclassifications net of tax	0		(9)		10		(42)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Derivative financial instruments | Foreign exchange contracts
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Other income (expense)	4		(12)		24		(60)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Derivative financial instruments | Interest rate contracts | Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Other income (expense)	0		(1)		0		(2)
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(1)		0		(3)		0
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Derivative financial instruments | Interest rate contracts | Financial Products
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Interest expense of Financial Products	(2)		(1)		(4)		(4)
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Available-for-sale securities
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Other income (expense)	20		1		34		1
Tax (provision) benefit	(7)		0		(11)		0
Reclassifications net of tax	$ 13		$ 1		$ 23		$ 1

[1] 1 Profit attributable to common stockholders.

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Guarantees and Product Warranty (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual
Warranty liability, beginning balance	$ 1,367	$ 1,477
Reduction in liability (payments)	(797)	(938)
Increase in liability (new warranties)	826	828
Warranty liability, ending balance	1,396	1,367
Product warranty accrual, preexisting, increase (decrease)	$ 107

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Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Results of Operations of unconsolidated affiliated companies

Combined financial information of the unconsolidated affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method (generally on a lag of 3 months or less) was as follows:

Results of Operations of unconsolidated affiliated companies: (Millions of dollars)	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Sales	$	453		$	349		$	1,253		$	916
Cost of sales	357			284			974			722
Gross profit	$	96		$	65		$	279		$	194
Profit (loss)	$	(7	)	$	(6	)	$	(17	)	$	(31	)

Financial Position of unconsolidated affiliated companies

Financial Position of unconsolidated affiliated companies: (Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Assets:
Current assets	$	707	$	683
Property, plant and equipment – net	673		710
Other assets	580		608
	1,960		2,001
Liabilities:
Current liabilities	502		437
Long-term debt due after one year	872		900
Other liabilities	229		262
	1,603		1,599
Equity	$	357	$	402

Caterpillar's investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies

Caterpillar’s investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies: (Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Investments in equity method companies	$	255	$	262
Plus: Investments in cost method companies	10		10
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies	$	265	$	272

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 5) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Offsetting Assets
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets	$ 147	$ 211
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position	0	0
Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position	147	211
Financial Instruments	(57)	(41)
Cash Collateral Received	0	0
Net Amount of Assets	90	170
Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Offsetting Assets
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets	42	73
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position	0	0
Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position	42	73
Financial Instruments	(42)	(32)
Cash Collateral Received	0	0
Net Amount of Assets	0	41
Financial Products
Offsetting Assets
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets	105	138
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position	0	0
Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position	105	138
Financial Instruments	(15)	(9)
Cash Collateral Received	0	0
Net Amount of Assets	$ 90	$ 129

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Equity [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income and its components are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, included in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, consisted of the following:

(Millions of dollars)	Foreign currency translation			Pension and other postretirement benefits			Derivative financial instruments			Available-for-sale securities			Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Balance at June 30, 2014	$	244		$	(3,981	)	$	(42	)	$	96		$	(3,683	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(710		)	4			(30		)	(5		)	(741		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	—			80			—			(13		)	67
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(710		)	84			(30		)	(18		)	(674		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	(466	)	$	(3,897	)	$	(72	)	$	78		$	(4,357	)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Balance at June 30, 2013	$	(92	)	$	(6,645	)	$	(33	)	$	72		$	(6,698	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	291			(3		)	26			9			323
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	—			120			9			(1		)	128
Other comprehensive income (loss)	291			117			35			8			451
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	199		$	(6,528	)	$	2		$	80		$	(6,247	)

(Millions of dollars)	Foreign currency translation			Pension and other postretirement benefits			Derivative financial instruments			Available-for-sale securities			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	176		$	(4,152	)	$	(5	)	$	83		$	(3,898	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(642		)	15			(57		)	18			(666		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	—			240			(10		)	(23		)	207
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(642		)	255			(67		)	(5		)	(459		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	(466	)	$	(3,897	)	$	(72	)	$	78		$	(4,357	)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	456		$	(6,914	)	$	(42	)	$	67		$	(6,433	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(257		)	24			2			14			(217		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss	—			362			42			(1		)	403
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(257		)	386			44			13			186
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	199		$	(6,528	)	$	2		$	80		$	(6,247	)

The effect of the reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations is as follows:

		Three Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	Classification of income (expense)	2014			2013
Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Amortization of actuarial gain (loss)	Note 9 1	$	(130	)	$	(196	)
Amortization of prior service credit (cost)	Note 9 1	9			14
Amortization of transition asset (obligation)	Note 9 1	—			(1		)
Reclassifications before tax		(121		)	(183		)
Tax (provision) benefit		41			63
Reclassifications net of tax		$	(80	)	$	(120	)
Derivative financial instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts	Other income (expense)	$	4		$	(12	)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(1		)	—
Interest rate contracts	Other income (expense)	—			(1		)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense of Financial Products	(2		)	(1		)
Reclassifications before tax		1			(14		)
Tax (provision) benefit		(1		)	5
Reclassifications net of tax		$	—		$	(9	)
Available-for-sale securities:
Realized gain (loss)	Other income (expense)	$	20		$	1
Tax (provision) benefit		(7		)	—
Reclassifications net of tax		$	13		$	1
Total reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		$	(67	)	$	(128	)

¹    Amounts are included in the calculation of net periodic benefit cost. See Note 9 for additional information.

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	Classification of income (expense)	2014			2013
Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Amortization of actuarial gain (loss)	Note 9 1	$	(390	)	$	(589	)
Amortization of prior service credit (cost)	Note 9 1	28			41
Amortization of transition asset (obligation)	Note 9 1	—			(2		)
Reclassifications before tax		(362		)	(550		)
Tax (provision) benefit		122			188
Reclassifications net of tax		$	(240	)	$	(362	)
Derivative financial instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts	Other income (expense)	$	24		$	(60	)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(3		)	—
Interest rate contracts	Other income (expense)	—			(2		)
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense of Financial Products	(4		)	(4		)
Reclassifications before tax		17			(66		)
Tax (provision) benefit		(7		)	24
Reclassifications net of tax		$	10		$	(42	)
Available-for-sale securities:
Realized gain (loss)	Other income (expense)	$	34		$	1
Tax (provision) benefit		(11		)	—
Reclassifications net of tax		$	23		$	1
Total reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		$	(207	)	$	(403	)

¹    Amounts are included in the calculation of net periodic benefit cost. See Note 9 for additional information.

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

A.Fair value measurements

The guidance on fair value measurements defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.  This guidance also specifies a fair value hierarchy based upon the observability of inputs used in valuation techniques.  Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs (lowest level) reflect internally developed market assumptions.  In accordance with this guidance, fair value measurements are classified under the following hierarchy:

• Level 1 –Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

• Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs or significant value-drivers are observable in active markets.

• Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value-drivers are unobservable.

When available, we use quoted market prices to determine fair value, and we classify such measurements within Level 1.  In some cases where market prices are not available, we make use of observable market based inputs to calculate fair value, in which case the measurements are classified within Level 2.  If quoted or observable market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that use, where possible, current market-based parameters such as interest rates, yield curves and currency rates.  These measurements are classified within Level 3.

Fair value measurements are classified according to the lowest level input or value-driver that is significant to the valuation.  A measurement may therefore be classified within Level 3 even though there may be significant inputs that are readily observable.

Fair value measurement includes the consideration of nonperformance risk.  Nonperformance risk refers to the risk that an obligation (either by a counterparty or Caterpillar) will not be fulfilled.  For financial assets traded in an active market (Level 1 and certain Level 2), the nonperformance risk is included in the market price.  For certain other financial assets and liabilities (certain Level 2 and Level 3), our fair value calculations have been adjusted accordingly.

Available-for-sale securities

Our available-for-sale securities, primarily at Insurance Services, include a mix of equity and debt instruments (see Note 8 for additional information).  Fair values for our U.S. treasury bonds and equity securities are based upon valuations for identical instruments in active markets.  Fair values for other government bonds, corporate bonds and mortgage-backed debt securities are based upon models that take into consideration such market-based factors as recent sales, risk-free yield curves and prices of similarly rated bonds.

Derivative financial instruments

The fair value of interest rate swap derivatives is primarily based on models that utilize the appropriate market-based forward swap curves and zero-coupon interest rates to determine discounted cash flows.  The fair value of foreign currency and commodity forward, option and cross currency contracts is based on a valuation model that discounts cash flows resulting from the differential between the contract price and the market-based forward rate.

Guarantees

The fair value of guarantees is based upon our estimate of the premium a market participant would require to issue the same guarantee in a stand-alone arms-length transaction with an unrelated party. If quoted or observable market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that utilize current market-based assumptions.

Assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at fair value, primarily related to Financial Products, included in our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are summarized below:

(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Assets / Liabilities, at Fair Value
Assets
Available-for-sale securities
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	—		94		—		94
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	—		721		—		721
Asset-backed securities	—		109		—		109
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	—		311		—		311
Residential	—		16		—		16
Commercial	—		70		—		70
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	220		—		—		220
Smaller company growth	46		—		—		46
Total available-for-sale securities	276		1,321		—		1,597
Derivative financial instruments, net	—		3		—		3
Total Assets	$	276	$	1,324	$	—	$	1,600
Liabilities
Guarantees	$	—	$	—	$	11	$	11
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	11	$	11

(Millions of dollars)	December 31, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Assets / Liabilities, at Fair Value
Assets
Available-for-sale securities
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	—		120		—		120
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	—		633		—		633
Asset-backed securities	—		72		—		72
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	—		321		—		321
Residential	—		18		—		18
Commercial	—		93		—		93
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	254		—		—		254
Smaller company growth	49		—		—		49
Total available-for-sale securities	313		1,257		—		1,570
Derivative financial instruments, net	—		161		—		161
Total Assets	$	313	$	1,418	$	—	$	1,731
Liabilities
Guarantees	$	—	$	—	$	13	$	13
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	13	$	13

Below are roll-forwards of liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.  These instruments were valued using pricing models that, in management’s judgment, reflect the assumptions of a marketplace participant.

(Millions of dollars)	Guarantees
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	13
Issuance of guarantees	—
Expiration of guarantees	(2		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	11
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	14
Issuance of guarantees	6
Expiration of guarantees	(5		)
Balance at September 30, 2013	$	15

In addition to the amounts above, Cat Financial impaired loans are subject to measurement at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. A loan is considered impaired when management determines that collection of contractual amounts due is not probable.  In these cases, an allowance for credit losses may be established based primarily on the fair value of associated collateral.  As the collateral’s fair value is based on observable market prices and/or current appraised values, the impaired loans are classified as Level 2 measurements. Cat Financial had impaired loans with a fair value of $250 million and $81 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.  

B.Fair values of financial instruments

In addition to the methods and assumptions we use to record the fair value of financial instruments as discussed in the Fair value measurements section above, we used the following methods and assumptions to estimate the fair value of our financial instruments:

Cash and short-term investments

Carrying amount approximated fair value.

Restricted cash and short-term investments

Carrying amount approximated fair value.  Restricted cash and short-term investments are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

Finance receivables

Fair value was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current rates, representative of receivables with similar remaining maturities.

Wholesale inventory receivables

Fair value was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current rates, representative of receivables with similar remaining maturities.

Short-term borrowings

Carrying amount approximated fair value.

Long-term debt

Fair value for fixed and floating rate debt was estimated based on quoted market prices.

Please refer to the table below for the fair values of our financial instruments.

	Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
(Millions of dollars)	Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Fair Value Levels	Reference
Assets
Cash and short-term investments	$	6,082		$	6,082		$	6,081	$	6,081	1
Restricted cash and short-term investments	443		1	443		1	53		53		1
Available-for-sale securities	1,597			1,597			1,570		1,570		1 & 2	Note 8
Finance receivables – net (excluding finance leases 2)	16,441			16,112			16,049		15,913		2	Note 16
Wholesale inventory receivables – net (excluding finance leases 2)	1,766			1,697			1,529		1,467		2	Note 16
Foreign currency contracts – net	—			—			45		45		2	Note 4
Interest rate swaps – net	74			74			116		116		2	Note 4
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	4,436			4,436			3,679		3,679		1
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	10,007			11,533			8,759		9,905		2
Financial Products	24,839			25,357			25,312		25,849		2
Foreign currency contracts – net	67			67			—		—		2	Note 4
Commodity contracts – net	4			4			—		—		2	Note 4
Guarantees	11			11			13		13		3	Note 10

¹  Includes short-term investments of $378 million which mature in the fourth quarter of 2014.

²  Total excluded items have a net carrying value at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 of $7,975 million and $8,053 million, respectively.

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Machinery, Energy & Transportation
Derivative notional amounts
Derivative instruments notional amount	$ 4,178	$ 3,565
Financial Products
Derivative notional amounts
Derivative instruments notional amount	$ 5,573	$ 6,743

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reportable Segments

Reportable Segments
Three Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)
	2014
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales and revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at September 30		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	4,471	$	67	$	4,538	$	129	$	483	$	6,717	$	82
Resource Industries	2,172		144		2,316		174		147		9,940		65
Energy & Transportation	5,585		570		6,155		163		1,125		8,598		146
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	12,228	$	781	$	13,009	$	466	$	1,755	$	25,255	$	293
Financial Products Segment	851		—		851		229		220		37,292		427
Total	$	13,079	$	781	$	13,860	$	695	$	1,975	$	62,547	$	720
	2013
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales and revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at December 31		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	4,569	$	67	$	4,636	$	126	$	289	$	7,607	$	128
Resource Industries	2,668		102		2,770		178		386		10,389		99
Energy & Transportation	4,922		471		5,393		161		875		8,492		125
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	12,159	$	640	$	12,799	$	465	$	1,550	$	26,488	$	352
Financial Products Segment	807		—		807		203		218		36,980		473
Total	$	12,966	$	640	$	13,606	$	668	$	1,768	$	63,468	$	825

Reportable Segments
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)
	2014
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales and revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at September 30		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	14,942	$	198	$	15,140	$	394	$	1,845	$	6,717	$	225
Resource Industries	6,536		402		6,938		519		429		9,940		165
Energy & Transportation	15,536		1,706		17,242		478		2,961		8,598		317
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	37,014	$	2,306	$	39,320	$	1,391	$	5,235	$	25,255	$	707
Financial Products Segment	2,502		—		2,502		665		704		37,292		1,206
Total	$	39,516	$	2,306	$	41,822	$	2,056	$	5,939	$	62,547	$	1,913
	2013
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales and revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at December 31		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	13,663	$	257	$	13,920	$	362	$	885	$	7,607	$	352
Resource Industries	9,156		356		9,512		513		1,369		10,389		334
Energy & Transportation	14,590		1,328		15,918		468		2,419		8,492		390
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	37,409	$	1,941	$	39,350	$	1,343	$	4,673	$	26,488	$	1,076
Financial Products Segment	2,408		—		2,408		571		724		36,980		1,244
Total	$	39,817	$	1,941	$	41,758	$	1,914	$	5,397	$	63,468	$	2,320

Reconciliation of Sales and revenues:

Reconciliation of Sales and revenues:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	12,228		$	851	$	—			$	13,079
All Other operating segments	583			—		—				583
Other	(53		)	24		(84		)	1	(113		)
Total sales and revenues	$	12,758		$	875	$	(84	)		$	13,549
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	12,159		$	807	$	—			$	12,966
All Other operating segments	532			—		—				532
Other	(13		)	18		(80		)	1	(75		)
Total sales and revenues	$	12,678		$	825	$	(80	)		$	13,423
1  Elimination of Financial Products revenues from Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

Reconciliation of Sales and revenues:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	37,014		$	2,502	$	—			$	39,516
All Other operating segments	1,720			—		—				1,720
Other	(92		)	55		(259		)	1	(296		)
Total sales and revenues	$	38,642		$	2,557	$	(259	)		$	40,940
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	37,409		$	2,408	$	—			$	39,817
All Other operating segments	1,673			—		—				1,673
Other	(34		)	54		(256		)	1	(236		)
Total sales and revenues	$	39,048		$	2,462	$	(256	)		$	41,254
1  Elimination of Financial Products revenues from Machinery, Energy & Transportation.

Reconciliation of Consolidated profit before taxes:

Reconciliation of Consolidated profit before taxes:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products			Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total profit from reportable segments	$	1,755		$	220		$	1,975
All Other operating segments	228			—			228
Cost centers	31			—			31
Corporate costs	(408		)	—			(408		)
Timing	(125		)	—			(125		)
Restructuring costs	(81		)	—			(81		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	6			—			6
Postretirement benefit expense	(84		)	—			(84		)
Financing costs	(136		)	—			(136		)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(4		)	—			(4		)
Currency	39			—			39
Other income/expense methodology differences	(55		)	—			(55		)
Other methodology differences	(8		)	3			(5		)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	1,158		$	223		$	1,381
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total profit from reportable segments	$	1,550		$	218		$	1,768
All Other operating segments	180			—			180
Cost centers	43			—			43
Corporate costs	(353		)	—			(353		)
Timing	84			—			84
Restructuring costs	(36		)	—			(36		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	(36		)	—			(36		)
Postretirement benefit expense	(174		)	—			(174		)
Financing costs	(120		)	—			(120		)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies	1			—			1
Currency	(32		)	—			(32		)
Other income/expense methodology differences	(58		)	—			(58		)
Other methodology differences	(2		)	(4		)	(6		)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	1,047		$	214		$	1,261

Reconciliation of Consolidated profit before taxes:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products			Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total profit from reportable segments	$	5,235		$	704		$	5,939
All Other operating segments	686			—			686
Cost centers	105			—			105
Corporate costs	(1,201		)	—			(1,201		)
Timing	(205		)	—			(205		)
Restructuring costs	(344		)	—			(344		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	29			—			29
Postretirement benefit expense	(304		)	—			(304		)
Financing costs	(373		)	—			(373		)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(6		)	—			(6		)
Currency	16			—			16
Other income/expense methodology differences	(186		)	—			(186		)
Other methodology differences	(12		)	(1		)	(13		)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	3,440		$	703		$	4,143
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total profit from reportable segments	$	4,673		$	724		$	5,397
All Other operating segments	593			—			593
Cost centers	100			—			100
Corporate costs	(1,093		)	—			(1,093		)
Timing	78			—			78
Restructuring costs	(71		)	—			(71		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	(139		)	—			(139		)
Postretirement benefit expense	(505		)	—			(505		)
Financing costs	(361		)	—			(361		)
Equity in (profit) loss of unconsolidated affiliated companies	1			—			1
Currency	(71		)	—			(71		)
Other income/expense methodology differences	(178		)	—			(178		)
Other methodology differences	(20		)	10			(10		)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	3,007		$	734		$	3,741

Reconciliation of Restructuring costs:

As noted above, restructuring costs are a reconciling item between Segment profit and Consolidated profit before taxes. Had we included the amounts in the segments' results, the profit would have been as shown below:

Reconciliation of Restructuring costs:
(Millions of dollars)	Segment profit		Restructuring costs			Segment profit with restructuring costs
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Construction Industries	$	483	$	(30	)	$	453
Resource Industries	147		(31		)	116
Energy & Transportation	1,125		(5		)	1,120
Financial Products Segment	220		—			220
All Other operating segments	228		(12		)	216
Total	$	2,203	$	(78	)	$	2,125
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Construction Industries	$	289	$	(18	)	$	271
Resource Industries	386		(10		)	376
Energy & Transportation	875		(4		)	871
Financial Products Segment	218		—			218
All Other operating segments	180		(4		)	176
Total	$	1,948	$	(36	)	$	1,912

Reconciliation of Restructuring costs:
(Millions of dollars)	Segment profit		Restructuring costs			Segment profit with restructuring costs
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Construction Industries	$	1,845	$	(257	)	$	1,588
Resource Industries	429		(52		)	377
Energy & Transportation	2,961		(11		)	2,950
Financial Products Segment	704		—			704
All Other operating segments	686		(18		)	668
Total	$	6,625	$	(338	)	$	6,287
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Construction Industries	$	885	$	(21	)	$	864
Resource Industries	1,369		(19		)	1,350
Energy & Transportation	2,419		(10		)	2,409
Financial Products Segment	724		—			724
All Other operating segments	593		(19		)	574
Total	$	5,990	$	(69	)	$	5,921

Reconciliation of Assets:

Reconciliation of Assets:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
September 30, 2014
Total assets from reportable segments	$	25,255		$	37,292		$	—		$	62,547
All Other operating segments	2,758			—			—			2,758
Items not included in segment assets:
Cash and short-term investments	4,805			—			—			4,805
Intercompany receivables	1,195			—			(1,195		)	—
Investment in Financial Products	4,739			—			(4,739		)	—
Deferred income taxes	2,509			—			(536		)	1,973
Goodwill and intangible assets	3,633			—			—			3,633
Property, plant and equipment – net and other assets	1,623			—			—			1,623
Operating lease methodology difference	(208		)	—			—			(208		)
Liabilities included in segment assets	10,405			—			—			10,405
Inventory methodology differences	(2,626		)	—			—			(2,626		)
Other	(272		)	(80		)	(70		)	(422		)
Total assets	$	53,816		$	37,212		$	(6,540	)	$	84,488
December 31, 2013
Total assets from reportable segments	$	26,488		$	36,980		$	—		$	63,468
All Other operating segments	2,973			—			—			2,973
Items not included in segment assets:
Cash and short-term investments	4,597			—			—			4,597
Intercompany receivables	1,219			—			(1,219		)	—
Investment in Financial Products	4,798			—			(4,798		)	—
Deferred income taxes	2,541			—			(525		)	2,016
Goodwill and intangible assets	3,582			—			—			3,582
Property, plant and equipment – net and other assets	1,175			—			—			1,175
Operating lease methodology difference	(273		)	—			—			(273		)
Liabilities included in segment assets	10,357			—			—			10,357
Inventory methodology differences	(2,539		)	—			—			(2,539		)
Other	(214		)	(135		)	(111		)	(460		)
Total assets	$	54,704		$	36,845		$	(6,653	)	$	84,896

Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization:

Reconciliations of Depreciation and amortization:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	466		$	229	$	695
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segments	70			—		70
Cost centers	36			—		36
Other	(9		)	6		(3		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	563		$	235	$	798
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	465		$	203	$	668
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segments	74			—		74
Cost centers	38			—		38
Other	(7		)	6		(1		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	570		$	209	$	779

Reconciliations of Depreciation and amortization:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	1,391		$	665	$	2,056
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segments	209			—		209
Cost centers	111			—		111
Other	(26		)	18		(8		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	1,685		$	683	$	2,368
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	1,343		$	571	$	1,914
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segments	229			—		229
Cost centers	111			—		111
Other	(9		)	18		9
Total depreciation and amortization	$	1,674		$	589	$	2,263

Reconciliation of Capital expenditures:

Reconciliations of Capital expenditures:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	293		$	427	$	—		$	720
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segments	93			—		—			93
Cost centers	17			—		—			17
Timing	10			—		—			10
Other	(18		)	37		(12		)	7
Total capital expenditures	$	395		$	464	$	(12	)	$	847
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	352		$	473	$	—		$	825
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segments	110			—		—			110
Cost centers	45			—		—			45
Timing	5			—		—			5
Other	(22		)	18		(15		)	(19		)
Total capital expenditures	$	490		$	491	$	(15	)	$	966

Reconciliations of Capital expenditures:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery, Energy & Transportation			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	707		$	1,206	$	—		$	1,913
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segments	187			—		—			187
Cost centers	66			—		—			66
Timing	239			—		—			239
Other	(66		)	89		(46		)	(23		)
Total capital expenditures	$	1,133		$	1,295	$	(46	)	$	2,382
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	1,076		$	1,244	$	—		$	2,320
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segments	261			—		—			261
Cost centers	131			—		—			131
Timing	531			—		—			531
Other	(96		)	66		(50		)	(80		)
Total capital expenditures	$	1,903		$	1,310	$	(50	)	$	3,163

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments	$ 6,082	$ 6,081
Receivables - trade and other	7,705	8,413
Receivables - finance	9,307	8,763
Deferred and refundable income taxes	1,370	1,553
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,250	900
Inventories	13,328	12,625
Total current assets	39,042	38,335
Property, plant and equipment - net	16,431	17,075
Long-term receivables - trade and other	1,473	1,397
Long-term receivables - finance	14,691	14,926
Investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies	265	272
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	761	594
Intangible assets	3,210	3,596
Goodwill	6,801	6,956
Other assets	1,814	1,745
Total assets	84,488	84,896
Short-term borrowings:
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	7	16
Financial Products	4,429	3,663
Accounts payable	6,778	6,560
Accrued expenses	3,466	3,493
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	2,230	1,622
Customer advances	2,165	2,360
Dividends payable	0	382
Other current liabilities	1,848	1,849
Long-term debt due within one year:
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	509	760
Financial Products	6,157	6,592
Total current liabilities	27,589	27,297
Long-term debt due after one year:
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	9,498	7,999
Financial Products	18,682	18,720
Liability for postemployment benefits	6,539	6,973
Other liabilities	3,284	3,029
Total liabilities	65,592	64,018
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 10 and 13)
Stockholders' equity
Common stock of $1.00 par value: Authorized shares: 2,000,000,000 Issued shares: (9/30/14 and 12/31/13 - 814,894,624) at paid-in amount	4,968	4,709
Treasury stock (9/30/14 - 209,495,750 shares; 12/31/13 - 177,072,282 shares) at cost	(15,765)	(11,854)
Profit employed in the business	33,977	31,854
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,357)	(3,898)
Noncontrolling interests	73	67
Total stockholders' equity	18,896	20,878
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 84,488	$ 84,896

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Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations

A.  Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of (a) the consolidated results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, (b) the consolidated comprehensive income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, (c) the consolidated financial position at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, (d) the consolidated changes in stockholders’ equity for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and (e) the consolidated cash flow for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.  The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation.

We have revised previously reported amounts on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 to correct for customer advances invoiced but not yet paid and to correct for certain non-cash transactions impacting Receivables - trade and other and Accounts payable. Although these revisions did not impact Net cash provided by operating activities, cash provided by Receivables - trade and other decreased by $173 million, cash provided by Accounts payable increased by $116 million and cash used for Customer advances decreased by $57 million from the amounts previously reported for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013. Management has concluded that the impact was not material to any period presented.

Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (2013 Form 10-K).

The December 31, 2013 financial position data included herein is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2013 Form 10-K but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

B.  Nature of Operations

Information in our financial statements and related commentary are presented in the following categories:

Machinery, Energy & Transportation – Represents the aggregate total of Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Energy & Transportation, and All Other operating segments and related corporate items and eliminations.

Financial Products – Primarily includes the company’s Financial Products Segment.  This category includes Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial), Caterpillar Financial Insurance Services (Insurance Services) and their respective subsidiaries.

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Available-For-Sale Securities (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position
Other-than-temporary declines in the market value of securities	$ 1	$ 0	$ 1	$ 1
Less than 12 months
Fair Value	297		297		305
Unrealized Losses	3		3		6
12 months or more
Fair Value	179		179		86
Unrealized Losses	4		4		3
Total
Fair Value	476		476		391
Unrealized Losses	7		7		9
Corporate bonds
Less than 12 months
Fair Value	223		223		159
Unrealized Losses	1		1		2
12 months or more
Fair Value	36		36		1
Unrealized Losses	0		0		0
Total
Fair Value	259		259		160
Unrealized Losses	1		1		2
Asset-backed securities
Less than 12 months
Fair Value					6
Unrealized Losses					0
12 months or more
Fair Value					20
Unrealized Losses					1
Total
Fair Value					26
Unrealized Losses					1
U.S. governmental agency mortgage-backed securities
Less than 12 months
Fair Value	51		51		140
Unrealized Losses	0		0		4
12 months or more
Fair Value	142		142		65
Unrealized Losses	4		4		2
Total
Fair Value	193		193		205
Unrealized Losses	4		4		6
Large capitalization value
Less than 12 months
Fair Value	23		23
Unrealized Losses	2		2
12 months or more
Fair Value	1		1
Unrealized Losses	0		0
Total
Fair Value	24		24
Unrealized Losses	$ 2		$ 2

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Fair Value Measurements (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 Level 2 Financial Products Nonrecurring basis	Dec. 31, 2013 Level 2 Financial Products Nonrecurring basis	Sep. 30, 2014 Level 3 Guarantees Recurring basis	Sep. 30, 2013 Level 3 Guarantees Recurring basis
Roll-forward of liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs
Balance at beginning of period			$ 13	$ 14
Issuance of guarantees			0	6
Expiration of guarantees			(2)	(5)
Balance at end of period			11	15
Fair value of impaired loans
Impaired loans	$ 250	$ 81

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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 group_presidents segments	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information
Number of group presidents			5
Number of operating segments			7
Useful life to amortize goodwill for segment assets			20 years
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	$ 13,549	$ 13,423	$ 40,940	$ 41,254
Depreciation and amortization	798	779	2,368	2,263
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,381	1,261	4,143	3,741
Segment assets	84,488		84,488		84,896
Capital expenditures	847	966	2,382	3,163
All Other operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Number of group presidents			1
Number of smaller operating segments led by Group President			3
Number of wholly-owned dealers involved in segment reallocation			3
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	583	532	1,720	1,673
Depreciation and amortization	70	74	209	229
Consolidated profit before taxes	228	180	686	593
Segment assets	2,758		2,758		2,973
Capital expenditures	93	110	187	261
Reportable Segments Including Intersegment Eliminations
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	13,860	13,606	41,822	41,758
Reportable Segments
Segment Reporting Information
Number of operating segments led by Group Presidents			3
Number of operating segments led by Group President responsible for corporate services			1
Reportable Segments
Number of reportable segments			4
Sales and revenues	13,079	12,966	39,516	39,817
Depreciation and amortization	695	668	2,056	1,914
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,975	1,768	5,939	5,397
Segment assets	62,547		62,547		63,468
Capital expenditures	720	825	1,913	2,320
Intersegment Eliminations
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	781	640	2,306	1,941
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Reportable Segments Including Intersegment Eliminations
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	13,009	12,799	39,320	39,350
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Reportable Segments
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	12,228	12,159	37,014	37,409
Depreciation and amortization	466	465	1,391	1,343
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,755	1,550	5,235	4,673
Segment assets	25,255		25,255		26,488
Capital expenditures	293	352	707	1,076
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Intersegment Eliminations
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	781	640	2,306	1,941
Construction Industries | Reportable Segments Including Intersegment Eliminations
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	4,538	4,636	15,140	13,920
Construction Industries | Reportable Segments
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	4,471	4,569	14,942	13,663
Depreciation and amortization	129	126	394	362
Consolidated profit before taxes	483	289	1,845	885
Segment assets	6,717		6,717		7,607
Capital expenditures	82	128	225	352
Construction Industries | Intersegment Eliminations
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	67	67	198	257
Resource Industries | Reportable Segments Including Intersegment Eliminations
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	2,316	2,770	6,938	9,512
Resource Industries | Reportable Segments
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	2,172	2,668	6,536	9,156
Depreciation and amortization	174	178	519	513
Consolidated profit before taxes	147	386	429	1,369
Segment assets	9,940		9,940		10,389
Capital expenditures	65	99	165	334
Resource Industries | Intersegment Eliminations
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	144	102	402	356
Energy & Transportation | Reportable Segments Including Intersegment Eliminations
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	6,155	5,393	17,242	15,918
Energy & Transportation | Reportable Segments
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	5,585	4,922	15,536	14,590
Depreciation and amortization	163	161	478	468
Consolidated profit before taxes	1,125	875	2,961	2,419
Segment assets	8,598		8,598		8,492
Capital expenditures	146	125	317	390
Energy & Transportation | Intersegment Eliminations
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	570	471	1,706	1,328
Financial Products Segment | Reportable Segments Including Intersegment Eliminations
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	851	807	2,502	2,408
Financial Products Segment | Reportable Segments
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	851	807	2,502	2,408
Depreciation and amortization	229	203	665	571
Consolidated profit before taxes	220	218	704	724
Segment assets	37,292		37,292		36,980
Capital expenditures	427	473	1,206	1,244
Financial Products Segment | Intersegment Eliminations
Reportable Segments
Sales and revenues	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

ERA Mining Machinery Limited (Siwei)

During the second quarter of 2012, Caterpillar, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Caterpillar (Luxembourg) Investment Co. S.A. (CAT Lux), completed a tender offer to acquire the issued shares of ERA Mining Machinery Limited (Siwei), including its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhengzhou Siwei Mechanical Manufacturing Co., Ltd. In the fourth quarter of 2013, Siwei was renamed Caterpillar (Zhengzhou) Ltd. The tender offer allowed Siwei shareholders to choose between two types of consideration in exchange for their shares. The alternatives were either cash consideration or a loan note issued by CAT Lux to the former shareholders of Siwei. Approximately 4 billion Siwei shares were tendered for the cash alternative and approximately 1.6 billion Siwei shares were tendered for the loan note alternative.

In May 2013, Caterpillar and its wholly-owned subsidiaries CAT Lux and Siwei entered into a settlement agreement with two former directors of Siwei and two other parties with an interest in the settlement, including Mining Machinery Limited (MML). The agreement settles the dispute between the parties which arose from Caterpillar's determination that Siwei senior managers had engaged in accounting misconduct for several years prior to Caterpillar's announcement of the completion of its tender offer for Siwei in the second quarter of 2012.

Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the parties agreed that (i) the loan notes issued by CAT Lux (and guaranteed by Caterpillar) as a portion of the Siwei purchase price and held by MML and (ii) loans made by the two former Siwei directors to Siwei prior to its acquisition by Caterpillar would all be canceled and discharged in exchange for payments by CAT Lux to MML and the two former directors in an aggregate amount of approximately $30 million. As of the settlement in May 2013, the loan notes had a book value of approximately $152 million and the obligation related to the loans by the two former directors was approximately $13 million. The settlement agreement contains a mutual release and discharge of the parties' respective claims with respect to the dispute and contains an agreement by Caterpillar and CAT Lux not to pursue any such claims against either the auditors or former directors of Siwei. The settlement and discharge of the loan obligations resulted in the recognition of a gain of approximately $135 million reported in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations and is included in the Resource Industries segment.

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Segment Information (Details 6) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	$ 798	$ 779	$ 2,368	$ 2,263
Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	695	668	2,056	1,914
All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	70	74	209	229
Cost Centers
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	36	38	111	111
Other
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	(3)	(1)	(8)	9
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	466	465	1,391	1,343
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	563	570	1,685	1,674
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	466	465	1,391	1,343
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	70	74	209	229
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Cost Centers
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	36	38	111	111
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | Business | Other
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	(9)	(7)	(26)	(9)
Financial Products | Business
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	235	209	683	589
Financial Products | Business | Reportable Segments
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	229	203	665	571
Financial Products | Business | All Other operating segments
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Cost Centers
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Financial Products | Business | Other
Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization
Total depreciation and amortization	$ 6	$ 6	$ 18	$ 18

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Guarantees and Product Warranty (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Guarantees

The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted and without reduction for any amounts that may possibly be recovered under recourse or collateralized provisions) we could be required to make under the guarantees are as follows:

(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Caterpillar dealer guarantees	$	193	$	193
Customer guarantees	62		62
Customer guarantees – supplier consortium	334		364
Third party logistics business guarantees	134		151
Other guarantees	33		35
Total guarantees	$	756	$	805

Product warranty

(Millions of dollars)	2014
Warranty liability, January 1	$	1,367
Reduction in liability (payments)	(797		)
Increase in liability (new warranties) 1	826
Warranty liability, September 30	$	1,396

¹ The increase in liability includes approximately $107 million for changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties due to higher than expected actual warranty claim experience.

(Millions of dollars)	2013
Warranty liability, January 1	$	1,477
Reduction in liability (payments)	(938		)
Increase in liability (new warranties)	828
Warranty liability, December 31	$	1,367

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Profit Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Profit Per Share

Profit Per Share

Computations of profit per share:	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions except per share data)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Profit for the period (A) 1:	$	1,017	$	946	$	2,938	$	2,786
Determination of shares (in millions):
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (B)	611.5		639.3		620.6		647.6
Shares issuable on exercise of stock awards, net of shares assumed to be purchased out of proceeds at average market price	11.3		12.6		12.1		13.7
Average common shares outstanding for fully diluted computation (C) 2	622.8		651.9		632.7		661.3
Profit per share of common stock:
Assuming no dilution (A/B)	$	1.66	$	1.48	$	4.73	$	4.30
Assuming full dilution (A/C) 2	$	1.63	$	1.45	$	4.64	$	4.21
Shares outstanding as of September 30 (in millions)					605.4		636.4

¹  Profit attributable to common stockholders.

²  Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

SARs and stock options to purchase 7,494,204 and 10,288,573 common shares were outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, which were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, there were outstanding SARs and stock options to purchase 10,285,409 and 10,191,424 common shares which were anti-dilutive.

In February 2007, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of $7.5 billion of Caterpillar common stock (the 2007 Authorization), and in December 2011, the 2007 Authorization was extended through December 2015. In April 2013, we entered into a definitive agreement with Citibank, N.A. to purchase shares of our common stock under an accelerated stock repurchase transaction (April 2013 ASR Agreement), which was completed in June 2013. In accordance with the terms of the April 2013 ASR Agreement, a total of 11.5 million shares of our common stock were repurchased at an aggregate cost to Caterpillar of $1.0 billion.

In July 2013, we entered into a definitive agreement with Société Générale to purchase shares of our common stock under an accelerated stock repurchase transaction (July 2013 ASR Agreement), which was completed in September 2013. In accordance with the terms of the July 2013 ASR Agreement, a total of 11.9 million shares of our common stock were repurchased at an aggregate cost to Caterpillar of $1.0 billion.

In January 2014, we completed the 2007 Authorization and entered into a definitive agreement with Citibank, N.A. to purchase shares of our common stock under an accelerated stock repurchase transaction (January 2014 ASR Agreement), which was completed in March 2014. In accordance with the terms of the January 2014 ASR Agreement, a total of approximately 18.1 million shares of our common stock were repurchased at an aggregate cost to Caterpillar of approximately $1.7 billion.

In January 2014, the Board approved a new authorization to repurchase up to $10.0 billion of Caterpillar common stock, which will expire on December 31, 2018. In July 2014, we entered into definitive agreements with Société Générale to purchase shares of our common stock under accelerated stock repurchase transactions (July 2014 ASR Agreements) which were completed in September 2014. In accordance with the terms of the July 2014 ASR Agreements, a total of approximately 23.7 million shares of our common stock were repurchased at an aggregate cost to Caterpillar of $2.5 billion. Through the end of the third quarter of 2014, $2.5 billion of the $10.0 billion authorization was spent.