$CAT
CATERPILLAR INC Stock $cat

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2012 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000001823013000075 Filed on February 19, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
Revenue	$16.08B	$17.24B	$15.72B
YoY Change	-6.77%	34.64%	41.15%
Cost Of Revenue	$11.90B	$12.76B	$11.46B
YoY Change	-6.77%	33.38%	43.56%
Gross Profit	$3.458B	$3.794B	$3.568B
YoY Change	-8.86%	17.17%	13.09%
Gross Profit Margin	21.51%	22.0%	22.7%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.591B	$1.487B	$1.360B
YoY Change	6.99%	34.08%	18.47%
% of Gross Profit	46.01%	39.19%	38.12%
Research & Development	$613.0M	$604.0M	$584.0M
YoY Change	1.49%	11.23%	14.51%
% of Gross Profit	17.73%	15.92%	16.37%
Depreciation & Amortization	$743.0M	$695.0M	$658.0M
YoY Change	6.91%	13.01%	16.46%
% of Gross Profit	21.49%	18.32%	18.44%
Operating Expenses	$2.360B	$2.317B	$13.96B
YoY Change	1.86%	19.19%	611.73%
Operating Profit	$1.098B	$1.477B	$1.759B
YoY Change	-25.66%	14.14%	47.32%
Interest Expense	-$313.0M	-$310.0M	-$112.0M
YoY Change	0.97%	313.33%	31.76%
% of Operating Profit	-28.51%	-20.99%	-6.37%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$11.00M	$125.0M	-$13.00M
YoY Change	-108.8%	681.25%	-1400.0%
Pretax Income	$912.0M	$1.978B	$1.634B
YoY Change	-53.89%	60.55%	48.14%
Income Tax	$214.0M	$416.0M	$474.0M
% Of Pretax Income	23.46%	21.03%	29.01%
Net Earnings	$697.0M	$1.547B	$1.141B
YoY Change	-54.95%	59.81%	44.07%
Net Earnings / Revenue	4.34%	8.97%	7.26%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.07	$2.39	$1.76
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.04	$2.32	$1.71
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	655.0M shares		646.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			666.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q4	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$5.519B	$3.079B	$3.229B
YoY Change	79.25%	-14.28%	42.56%
Cash & Equivalents	$5.490B	$3.057B	$3.229B
Short-Term Investments	$29.00M	$22.00M
Other Short-Term Assets	$12.24B	$12.63B	$1.917B
YoY Change	-3.09%	586.84%	-3.08%
Inventory	$15.55B	$14.54B	$14.41B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$9.706B	$10.06B	$17.31B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$42.14B	$37.90B	$36.86B
YoY Change	11.18%	19.14%	29.0%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$16.46B	$14.40B	$13.40B
YoY Change	14.35%	14.8%	11.04%
Goodwill	$6.942B	$7.080B
YoY Change	-1.95%	170.85%
Intangibles	$4.016B	$4.368B
YoY Change	-8.06%	442.61%
Long-Term Investments	$256.0M	$111.0M	$121.0M
YoY Change	130.63%	-17.78%	-24.38%
Other Assets	$1.785B	$2.107B	$2.350B
YoY Change	-15.28%	37.0%	-47.31%
Total Long-Term Assets	$46.83B	$43.32B	$40.90B
YoY Change	8.11%	34.49%	23.7%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$42.14B	$37.90B	$36.86B
Total Long-Term Assets	$46.83B	$43.32B	$40.90B
Total Assets	$88.97B	$81.22B	$77.77B
YoY Change	9.54%	26.86%	26.16%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$6.753B	$8.161B	$7.524B
YoY Change	-17.25%	39.36%	51.39%
Accrued Expenses	$3.667B	$3.386B	$5.248B
YoY Change	8.3%	17.57%	27.88%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$5.287B	$3.988B	$3.914B
YoY Change	32.57%	-1.68%	8.51%
Long-Term Debt Due	$7.104B	$5.660B	$3.594B
YoY Change	25.51%	44.2%	-22.94%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$29.42B	$28.36B	$25.22B
YoY Change	3.73%	28.78%	24.98%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$27.75B	$24.94B	$26.78B
YoY Change	11.26%	22.05%	31.69%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$3.136B	$3.559B	$11.06B
YoY Change	-11.89%	34.1%	2.49%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$30.89B	$28.50B	$37.85B
YoY Change	8.37%	23.44%	21.56%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$29.42B	$28.36B	$25.22B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$30.89B	$28.50B	$37.85B
Total Liabilities	$71.39B	$67.82B	$63.61B
YoY Change	5.27%	28.7%	22.78%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$29.56B	$25.22B
YoY Change	17.21%	17.93%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$10.07B	$10.28B
YoY Change	-2.01%	-1.12%
Treasury Stock Shares	159.8M shares	167.4M shares
Shareholders Equity	$17.53B	$12.88B	$14.16B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$88.97B	$81.22B	$77.77B
YoY Change	9.54%	26.86%	26.16%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$697.0M	$1.547B	$1.141B
YoY Change	-54.95%	59.81%	44.07%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$743.0M	$695.0M	$658.0M
YoY Change	6.91%	13.01%	16.46%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.966B	$1.442B	$2.221B
YoY Change	36.34%	-30.07%	114.38%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$1.550B	-$1.425B	-$995.0M
YoY Change	8.77%	54.72%	55.23%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$288.0M	-$552.0M	-$7.269B
YoY Change	-47.83%	-201.66%	2314.95%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.838B	-$1.977B	-$8.264B
YoY Change	-7.03%	423.02%	777.28%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-285.0M	407.0M	-1.316B
YoY Change	-170.02%	-219.35%	-11.44%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.966B	1.442B	2.221B
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.838B	-1.977B	-8.264B
Cash From Financing Activities	-285.0M	407.0M	-1.316B
Net Change In Cash	-157.0M	-128.0M	-7.359B
YoY Change	22.66%	-109.53%	428.66%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.966B	$1.442B	$2.221B
Capital Expenditures	-$1.550B	-$1.425B	-$995.0M
Free Cash Flow	$3.516B	$2.867B	$3.216B
YoY Change	22.64%	-3.89%	91.77%

Facts In Submission

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CY2012	cat	Available For Sale Securities Reclassified To Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss AvailableForSaleSecuritiesReclassifiedToAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-1000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Benefit Payments Separation Charges BenefitPaymentsSeparationCharges	44000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Benefit Payments Separation Charges BenefitPaymentsSeparationCharges	155000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Benefit Payments Separation Charges BenefitPaymentsSeparationCharges	60000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Business Combination Bridge Financing Costs BusinessCombinationBridgeFinancingCosts	54000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Capital Expenditures Cost Centers CapitalExpendituresCostCenters	105000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Capital Expenditures Cost Centers CapitalExpendituresCostCenters	146000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Capital Expenditures Cost Centers CapitalExpendituresCostCenters	175000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Capital Expenditures Other CapitalExpendituresOther	-66000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Capital Expenditures Other CapitalExpendituresOther	-11000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Capital Expenditures Other CapitalExpendituresOther	-195000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Capital Expenditures Other Operating Segments CapitalExpendituresOtherOperatingSegments	343000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Capital Expenditures Other Operating Segments CapitalExpendituresOtherOperatingSegments	359000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Capital Expenditures Other Operating Segments CapitalExpendituresOtherOperatingSegments	285000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments Not Included In Segment Assets CashAndCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestmentsNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	1829000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments Not Included In Segment Assets CashAndCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestmentsNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	1825000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments Not Included In Segment Assets CashAndCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestmentsNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	3306000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Cash Tax Benefits Realized From Stock Awards Exercised CashTaxBenefitsRealizedFromStockAwardsExercised	235000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Cash Tax Benefits Realized From Stock Awards Exercised CashTaxBenefitsRealizedFromStockAwardsExercised	217000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Cash Tax Benefits Realized From Stock Awards Exercised CashTaxBenefitsRealizedFromStockAwardsExercised	188000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Change In Ownership For Noncontrolling Interests ChangeInOwnershipForNoncontrollingInterests	4000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Change In Ownership For Noncontrolling Interests ChangeInOwnershipForNoncontrollingInterests	8000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Change In Ownership For Noncontrolling Interests ChangeInOwnershipForNoncontrollingInterests	135000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Commitment For Purchase And Construction Of Capital Assets CommitmentForPurchaseAndConstructionOfCapitalAssets	569000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Common Shares Issued From Treasury Stock For Benefit Plans CommonSharesIssuedFromTreasuryStockForBenefitPlans	94000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Common Shares Issued From Treasury Stock For Stock Based Compensation CommonSharesIssuedFromTreasuryStockForStockBasedCompensation	52000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Common Shares Issued From Treasury Stock For Stock Based Compensation CommonSharesIssuedFromTreasuryStockForStockBasedCompensation	296000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Common Shares Issued From Treasury Stock For Stock Based Compensation CommonSharesIssuedFromTreasuryStockForStockBasedCompensation	123000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Common Shares Issued Shares From Treasury Stock For Benefit Plans CommonSharesIssuedSharesFromTreasuryStockForBenefitPlans	0	shares
CY2010	cat	Common Shares Issued Shares From Treasury Stock For Benefit Plans CommonSharesIssuedSharesFromTreasuryStockForBenefitPlans	1487481	shares
CY2012	cat	Common Shares Issued Shares From Treasury Stock For Benefit Plans CommonSharesIssuedSharesFromTreasuryStockForBenefitPlans	0	shares
CY2011	cat	Common Shares Issued Shares From Treasury Stock For Stock Based Compensation CommonSharesIssuedSharesFromTreasuryStockForStockBasedCompensation	8710630	shares
CY2010	cat	Common Shares Issued Shares From Treasury Stock For Stock Based Compensation CommonSharesIssuedSharesFromTreasuryStockForStockBasedCompensation	12612514	shares
CY2012	cat	Common Shares Issued Shares From Treasury Stock For Stock Based Compensation CommonSharesIssuedSharesFromTreasuryStockForStockBasedCompensation	7515149	shares
CY2010	cat	Corporate Costs Reconciling Adjustment CorporateCostsReconcilingAdjustment	-987000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Corporate Costs Reconciling Adjustment CorporateCostsReconcilingAdjustment	-1517000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Corporate Costs Reconciling Adjustment CorporateCostsReconcilingAdjustment	-1174000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Cost Centers Profit Loss CostCentersProfitLoss	-11000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Cost Centers Profit Loss CostCentersProfitLoss	17000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Cost Centers Profit Loss CostCentersProfitLoss	14000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Currency Methodology Difference Reconciling Item CurrencyMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	-315000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Currency Methodology Difference Reconciling Item CurrencyMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	6000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Currency Methodology Difference Reconciling Item CurrencyMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	108000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Debt Conversion Cash Paid DebtConversionCashPaid	179000000	USD
CY2012Q3	cat	Debt Conversion Cash Paid DebtConversionCashPaid	179000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Deferred And Refundable Income Taxes Current DeferredAndRefundableIncomeTaxesCurrent	931000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Deferred And Refundable Income Taxes Current DeferredAndRefundableIncomeTaxesCurrent	1580000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Deferred And Refundable Income Taxes Current DeferredAndRefundableIncomeTaxesCurrent	1547000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Deferred Income Taxes Not Included In Segment Assets DeferredIncomeTaxesNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	3410000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Deferred Income Taxes Not Included In Segment Assets DeferredIncomeTaxesNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	3226000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Deferred Income Taxes Not Included In Segment Assets DeferredIncomeTaxesNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	3576000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Deferred Tax Assets Post Sale Discounts DeferredTaxAssetsPostSaleDiscounts	141000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Deferred Tax Assets Post Sale Discounts DeferredTaxAssetsPostSaleDiscounts	142000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Deferred Tax Assets Post Sale Discounts DeferredTaxAssetsPostSaleDiscounts	141000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Deferred Tax Liabilities Capital And Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCapitalAndIntangibleAssets	1560000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Deferred Tax Liabilities Capital And Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCapitalAndIntangibleAssets	2866000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Deferred Tax Liabilities Capital And Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCapitalAndIntangibleAssets	2759000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Defined Contribution Plan Liabilities Noncurrent DefinedContributionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent	279000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Defined Contribution Plan Liabilities Noncurrent DefinedContributionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent	265000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Defined Contribution Plan Liabilities Noncurrent DefinedContributionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent	286000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Depreciation And Amortization Cost Centers DepreciationAndAmortizationCostCenters	89000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Depreciation And Amortization Cost Centers DepreciationAndAmortizationCostCenters	77000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Depreciation And Amortization Cost Centers DepreciationAndAmortizationCostCenters	97000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Depreciation And Amortization Other DepreciationAndAmortizationOther	35000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Depreciation And Amortization Other DepreciationAndAmortizationOther	-15000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Depreciation And Amortization Other DepreciationAndAmortizationOther	-8000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Depreciation And Amortization Other Operating Segments DepreciationAndAmortizationOtherOperatingSegments	172000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Depreciation And Amortization Other Operating Segments DepreciationAndAmortizationOtherOperatingSegments	168000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Depreciation And Amortization Other Operating Segments DepreciationAndAmortizationOtherOperatingSegments	194000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Derivatives Maximum Exposure To Credit Loss DerivativesMaximumExposureToCreditLoss	443000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Derivatives Maximum Exposure To Credit Loss DerivativesMaximumExposureToCreditLoss	366000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Derivatives Maximum Exposure To Credit Loss DerivativesMaximumExposureToCreditLoss	576000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Tax Law Related To Healthcare Legislation EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInTaxLawRelatedToHealthcareLegislation	0
CY2010	cat	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Tax Law Related To Healthcare Legislation EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInTaxLawRelatedToHealthcareLegislation	0.024
CY2011	cat	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Tax Law Related To Healthcare Legislation EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInTaxLawRelatedToHealthcareLegislation	0
CY2011	cat	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Interest And Penalties Net Of Tax EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationInterestAndPenaltiesNetOfTax	0.004
CY2012	cat	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Interest And Penalties Net Of Tax EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationInterestAndPenaltiesNetOfTax	0.003
CY2010	cat	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Interest And Penalties Net Of Tax EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationInterestAndPenaltiesNetOfTax	0.004
CY2012	cat	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits Research And Other Incentives EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearchAndOtherIncentives	-0.010
CY2010	cat	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits Research And Other Incentives EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearchAndOtherIncentives	-0.020
CY2011	cat	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits Research And Other Incentives EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearchAndOtherIncentives	-0.023
CY2011	cat	Effectiveincometaxratereconciliationnondeductibleexpensegoodwill Effectiveincometaxratereconciliationnondeductibleexpensegoodwill	0.005
CY2012	cat	Effectiveincometaxratereconciliationnondeductibleexpensegoodwill Effectiveincometaxratereconciliationnondeductibleexpensegoodwill	0.039
CY2010	cat	Effectiveincometaxratereconciliationnondeductibleexpensegoodwill Effectiveincometaxratereconciliationnondeductibleexpensegoodwill	0.000
CY2010	cat	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Cash Received From Exercise Of Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptionsAndStockAppreciationRights	325000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Cash Received From Exercise Of Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptionsAndStockAppreciationRights	112000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Cash Received From Exercise Of Stock Options And Stock Appreciation Rights EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptionsAndStockAppreciationRights	161000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Equity In Profit Of Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies Methodology Difference Reconciling Item EquityInProfitOfUnconsolidatedAffiliatedCompaniesMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	24000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Equity In Profit Of Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies Methodology Difference Reconciling Item EquityInProfitOfUnconsolidatedAffiliatedCompaniesMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	-14000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Equity In Profit Of Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies Methodology Difference Reconciling Item EquityInProfitOfUnconsolidatedAffiliatedCompaniesMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	24000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Ownership Percentage Significant Influence EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentageSignificantInfluence	0.20
CY2012Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Long Term Debt EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLongTermDebt	708000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Long Term Debt EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLongTermDebt	72000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Long Term Debt EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLongTermDebt	72000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherAssets	616000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherAssets	9000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherAssets	39000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherLiabilities	40000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherLiabilities	17000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherLiabilities	170000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Property Plant Equipment Net EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationPropertyPlantEquipmentNet	529000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Property Plant Equipment Net EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationPropertyPlantEquipmentNet	196000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Property Plant Equipment Net EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationPropertyPlantEquipmentNet	200000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Expenditures For Equipment Leased To Others ExpendituresForEquipmentLeasedToOthers	1011000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Expenditures For Equipment Leased To Others ExpendituresForEquipmentLeasedToOthers	1726000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Expenditures For Equipment Leased To Others ExpendituresForEquipmentLeasedToOthers	1409000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Financial Products FinancialProducts	10873000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Financial Products FinancialProducts	13806000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Financial Products FinancialProducts	8108000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Financial Special Purpose Company Variable Interest Entity Consolidated Carrying Amount Assets FinancialSpecialPurposeCompanyVariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets	365000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Financial Special Purpose Company Variable Interest Entity Consolidated Carrying Amount Assets FinancialSpecialPurposeCompanyVariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets	927000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Financial Special Purpose Company Variable Interest Entity Consolidated Carrying Amount Assets FinancialSpecialPurposeCompanyVariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets	586000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Financial Special Purpose Company Variable Interest Entity Consolidated Carrying Amount Liabilities FinancialSpecialPurposeCompanyVariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities	586000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Financial Special Purpose Company Variable Interest Entity Consolidated Carrying Amount Liabilities FinancialSpecialPurposeCompanyVariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities	927000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Financial Special Purpose Company Variable Interest Entity Consolidated Carrying Amount Liabilities FinancialSpecialPurposeCompanyVariableInterestEntityConsolidatedCarryingAmountLiabilities	365000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Financing Costs Methodology Difference Reconciling Item FinancingCostsMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	-474000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Financing Costs Methodology Difference Reconciling Item FinancingCostsMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	-408000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Financing Costs Methodology Difference Reconciling Item FinancingCostsMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	-314000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Foreign Currency Translation Reclassified To Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss ForeignCurrencyTranslationReclassifiedToAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-167000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Goodwill Held For Sale And Business Divestitures GoodwillHeldForSaleAndBusinessDivestitures	181000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Goodwill Held For Sale And Business Divestitures GoodwillHeldForSaleAndBusinessDivestitures	0	USD
CY2011	cat	Goodwill Held For Sale And Business Divestitures GoodwillHeldForSaleAndBusinessDivestitures	409000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Goodwill Intangible Assets And Other Assets Not Included In Segment Assets GoodwillIntangibleAssetsAndOtherAssetsNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	1511000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Goodwill Intangible Assets And Other Assets Not Included In Segment Assets GoodwillIntangibleAssetsAndOtherAssetsNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	3813000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Goodwill Intangible Assets And Other Assets Not Included In Segment Assets GoodwillIntangibleAssetsAndOtherAssetsNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	4461000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Tax Law Related To Healthcare Legislation IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInTaxLawRelatedToHealthcareLegislation	90000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Tax Law Related To Healthcare Legislation IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInTaxLawRelatedToHealthcareLegislation	0	USD
CY2012	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Tax Law Related To Healthcare Legislation IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInTaxLawRelatedToHealthcareLegislation	0	USD
CY2012	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Interest And Penalties Net Of Tax IncomeTaxReconciliationInterestAndPenaltiesNetOfTax	22000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Interest And Penalties Net Of Tax IncomeTaxReconciliationInterestAndPenaltiesNetOfTax	25000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Interest And Penalties Net Of Tax IncomeTaxReconciliationInterestAndPenaltiesNetOfTax	16000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Non Deductible Expense Goodwill On Divestiture IncomeTaxReconciliationNonDeductibleExpenseGoodwillOnDivestiture	33000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Non Deductible Expense Goodwill On Divestiture IncomeTaxReconciliationNonDeductibleExpenseGoodwillOnDivestiture	115000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Research And Other Incentives IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearchAndOtherIncentives	80000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Research And Other Incentives IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearchAndOtherIncentives	152000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Research And Other Incentives IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearchAndOtherIncentives	74000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Total Of Statutory Amount Plus Increases And Decreases IncomeTaxReconciliationTotalOfStatutoryAmountPlusIncreasesAndDecreases	2510000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Total Of Statutory Amount Plus Increases And Decreases IncomeTaxReconciliationTotalOfStatutoryAmountPlusIncreasesAndDecreases	938000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Total Of Statutory Amount Plus Increases And Decreases IncomeTaxReconciliationTotalOfStatutoryAmountPlusIncreasesAndDecreases	1783000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Total Of Statutory Rate Plus Increases And Decreases IncomeTaxReconciliationTotalOfStatutoryRatePlusIncreasesAndDecreases	0.265
CY2010	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Total Of Statutory Rate Plus Increases And Decreases IncomeTaxReconciliationTotalOfStatutoryRatePlusIncreasesAndDecreases	0.250
CY2012	cat	Income Tax Reconciliation Total Of Statutory Rate Plus Increases And Decreases IncomeTaxReconciliationTotalOfStatutoryRatePlusIncreasesAndDecreases	0.305
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CY2012	cat	Incometaxreconciliationnondeductibleexpensegoodwill Incometaxreconciliationnondeductibleexpensegoodwill	318000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Incometaxreconciliationnondeductibleexpensegoodwill Incometaxreconciliationnondeductibleexpensegoodwill	0	USD
CY2012	cat	Incometaxreconciliationsettlementbenefit Incometaxreconciliationsettlementbenefit	-188000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Incometaxreconciliationsettlementbenefitinterestandpenalties Incometaxreconciliationsettlementbenefitinterestandpenalties	-96000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount IntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwillGrossCarryingAmount	4840000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount IntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwillGrossCarryingAmount	4922000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill Gross Carrying Amount IntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwillGrossCarryingAmount	1151000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Intercompany Receivables Not Included In Segment Assets IntercompanyReceivablesNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	0	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Intercompany Receivables Not Included In Segment Assets IntercompanyReceivablesNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	0	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Intercompany Receivables Not Included In Segment Assets IntercompanyReceivablesNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	0	USD
CY2010	cat	Interest Expense Excluding Financial Products InterestExpenseExcludingFinancialProducts	343000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Interest Expense Excluding Financial Products InterestExpenseExcludingFinancialProducts	396000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Interest Expense Excluding Financial Products InterestExpenseExcludingFinancialProducts	467000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Interest Expense Of Financial Products InterestExpenseOfFinancialProducts	914000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Interest Expense Of Financial Products InterestExpenseOfFinancialProducts	826000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Interest Expense Of Financial Products InterestExpenseOfFinancialProducts	797000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Interest Rate Swap Methodology Difference Reconciling Item InterestRateSwapMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	2000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Interest Rate Swap Methodology Difference Reconciling Item InterestRateSwapMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	-149000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Interest Rate Swap Methodology Difference Reconciling Item InterestRateSwapMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	-10000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Inventory Cost Of Sales Methodology Difference Reconciling Item InventoryCostOfSalesMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	-13000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Inventory Cost Of Sales Methodology Difference Reconciling Item InventoryCostOfSalesMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	43000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Inventory Cost Of Sales Methodology Difference Reconciling Item InventoryCostOfSalesMethodologyDifferenceReconcilingItem	21000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Inventory Methodology Differences InventoryMethodologyDifferences	-2949000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Inventory Methodology Differences InventoryMethodologyDifferences	-2786000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Inventory Methodology Differences InventoryMethodologyDifferences	-2913000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Inventory Operating Lease Methodology Differences InventoryOperatingLeaseMethodologyDifferences	-511000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Inventory Operating Lease Methodology Differences InventoryOperatingLeaseMethodologyDifferences	-567000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Inventory Operating Lease Methodology Differences InventoryOperatingLeaseMethodologyDifferences	-329000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Investments In Financial Products Not Included In Segment Assets InvestmentsInFinancialProductsNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	0	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Investments In Financial Products Not Included In Segment Assets InvestmentsInFinancialProductsNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	0	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Investments In Financial Products Not Included In Segment Assets InvestmentsInFinancialProductsNotIncludedInSegmentAssets	0	USD
CY2012	cat	Length Of Time Tax Year Subject To Examination Minimum LengthOfTimeTaxYearSubjectToExaminationMinimum	P3Y
CY2012	cat	Length Of Time Tax Years Subject To Examination Maximum LengthOfTimeTaxYearsSubjectToExaminationMaximum	P8Y
CY2012Q4	cat	Liabilities Included In Segment Assets LiabilitiesIncludedInSegmentAssets	11293000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Liabilities Included In Segment Assets LiabilitiesIncludedInSegmentAssets	8758000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Liabilities Included In Segment Assets LiabilitiesIncludedInSegmentAssets	12088000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Line Of Credit Facility Global Credit Facilities LineOfCreditFacilityGlobalCreditFacilities	10000000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Line Of Credit Facility Global Credit Facilities Supporting Commercial Paper LineOfCreditFacilityGlobalCreditFacilitiesSupportingCommercialPaper	-3654000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Line Of Credit Facility Number Of Global Credit Facilities LineOfCreditFacilityNumberOfGlobalCreditFacilities	3
CY2012Q4	cat	Line Of Credit Facility Other External Credit Facility LineOfCreditFacilityOtherExternalCreditFacility	5125000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Long Term Debt Due After One Year Financial Products LongTermDebtDueAfterOneYearFinancialProducts	15932000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Long Term Debt Due After One Year Financial Products LongTermDebtDueAfterOneYearFinancialProducts	16529000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Long Term Debt Due After One Year Financial Products LongTermDebtDueAfterOneYearFinancialProducts	19086000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Long Term Debt Due After One Year Machinery And Power Systems Noncurrent LongTermDebtDueAfterOneYearMachineryAndPowerSystemsNoncurrent	8666000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Long Term Debt Due After One Year Machinery And Power Systems Noncurrent LongTermDebtDueAfterOneYearMachineryAndPowerSystemsNoncurrent	8415000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Long Term Debt Due After One Year Machinery And Power Systems Noncurrent LongTermDebtDueAfterOneYearMachineryAndPowerSystemsNoncurrent	4505000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Long Term Debt Due Within One Year Financial Products LongTermDebtDueWithinOneYearFinancialProducts	5102000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Long Term Debt Due Within One Year Financial Products LongTermDebtDueWithinOneYearFinancialProducts	3430000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Long Term Debt Due Within One Year Financial Products LongTermDebtDueWithinOneYearFinancialProducts	5991000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Long Term Debt Due Within One Year Machinery And Power Systems LongTermDebtDueWithinOneYearMachineryAndPowerSystems	558000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Long Term Debt Due Within One Year Machinery And Power Systems LongTermDebtDueWithinOneYearMachineryAndPowerSystems	1113000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Long Term Debt Due Within One Year Machinery And Power Systems LongTermDebtDueWithinOneYearMachineryAndPowerSystems	495000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Long Term Receivables Finance Noncurrent LongTermReceivablesFinanceNoncurrent	11264000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Long Term Receivables Finance Noncurrent LongTermReceivablesFinanceNoncurrent	11948000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Long Term Receivables Finance Noncurrent LongTermReceivablesFinanceNoncurrent	14029000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Managing Commodity Price Risk Maximum Period ManagingCommodityPriceRiskMaximumPeriod	P5Y
CY2012Q4	cat	Minimum Net Worth Required Under Credit Facility MinimumNetWorthRequiredUnderCreditFacility	9000000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Miscellaneous Income Loss Nonoperating MiscellaneousIncomeLossNonoperating	39000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Miscellaneous Income Loss Nonoperating MiscellaneousIncomeLossNonoperating	63000000	USD
CY2011	cat	Miscellaneous Income Loss Nonoperating MiscellaneousIncomeLossNonoperating	-230000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Net Worth NetWorth	24500000000	USD
CY2012Q2	cat	Noncontrolling Interest Additional Ownership Percentage By Parent NoncontrollingInterestAdditionalOwnershipPercentageByParent	0.33
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CY2011	cat	Noncontrolling Interest Share Redemption NoncontrollingInterestShareRedemption	-17000000	USD
CY2010	cat	Noncontrolling Interest Share Redemption NoncontrollingInterestShareRedemption	-27000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Noncontrolling Interest Share Redemption Reclassified To Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss NoncontrollingInterestShareRedemptionReclassifiedToAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-107000000	USD
CY2011Q4	cat	Noncurrent Deferred And Refundable Income Taxes NoncurrentDeferredAndRefundableIncomeTaxes	2157000000	USD
CY2010Q4	cat	Noncurrent Deferred And Refundable Income Taxes NoncurrentDeferredAndRefundableIncomeTaxes	2493000000	USD
CY2012Q4	cat	Noncurrent Deferred And Refundable Income Taxes NoncurrentDeferredAndRefundableIncomeTaxes	2011000000	USD
CY2012	cat	Number Of Countries Served By Dealers NumberOfCountriesServedByDealers	182	countries
CY2012	cat	Number Of Dealer Places Of Business NumberOfDealerPlacesOfBusiness	3494	places_of_business
CY2012	cat	Number Of Dealer Rental Outlets NumberOfDealerRentalOutlets	1249	dealer_rental_outlets
CY2012	cat	Number Of Operating Segments Led By Group President Responsible For Corporate Services NumberOfOperatingSegmentsLedByGroupPresidentResponsibleForCorporateServices	1	segments
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