Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow (USD $) In Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit (loss) of consolidated and affiliated companies	$ 3,419	$ 1,770
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	1,832	1,681
Other	558	345
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables - trade and other	(254)	(1,337)
Inventories	(2,716)	(2,086)
Accounts payable	1,308	1,966
Accrued expenses	134	7
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	275	647
Customer advances	333	183
Other assets - net	(74)	131
Other liabilities - net	700	(360)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	5,515	2,947
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures - excluding equipment leased to others	(1,515)	(957)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(984)	(708)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	922	1,101
Additions to finance receivables	(7,091)	(6,121)
Collections of finance receivables	6,503	6,424
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	106	13
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(7,413)	(1,111)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	21
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities	180	141
Investments in available-for-sale securities	(216)	(129)
Other - net	37	130
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(9,450)	(1,217)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(862)	(804)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(3)
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	110	193
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	169	89
Acquisitions of noncontrolling interests		(132)
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery and Power Systems	4,544	190
Financial Products	8,703	5,738
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery and Power Systems	(2,203)	(1,185)
Financial Products	(6,080)	(8,031)
Short-term borrowings - net (original maturities three months or less)	(766)	(330)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	3,612	(4,272)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(40)	(60)
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments	(363)	(2,602)
Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period	3,592	4,867
Cash and short-term investments at end of period	$ 3,229	$ 2,265