Caterpillar Financial Services 10-Q/A 14 Nov 14 2014 Q1 Quarterly report (amended) Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information Document	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	2-May-14
Entity Information	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0000764764	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer	'
Document Type	'10-Q/A	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'
Amendment Flag	'true	'
Amendment Description	'The Company is filing this amendment to reflect matters involving our internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures.	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	1

Consolidated_Statements_of_Pro

Consolidated Statements of Profit (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues:	'		'
Retail finance	$338		$347
Operating lease	259		220
Wholesale finance	73		77
Other, net	41		36
Total revenues	711		680
Expenses:	'		'
Interest	162		191
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	214		175
General, operating and administrative	101		103
Provision for credit losses	37		17
Other	8		5
Total expenses	522		491
Other income (expense)	-7		-4
Profit before income taxes	182		185
Provision for income taxes	48		42
Profit of consolidated companies	134		143
Less: Profit attributable to noncontrolling interests	3		3
Profit	$131	[1]	$140	[1]
[1]	Profit attributable to Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation.

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'
Profit of consolidated companies	$134	$143
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:	'	'
Foreign currency translation, net of tax (expense)/benefit	4	-104
Derivative financial instruments:	'	'
Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (expense)/benefit	-2	0
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax (expense)/benefit	1	1
Total Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	3	-103
Comprehensive income (loss)	137	40
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	2	3
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation	$135	$37

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com1

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parentheticals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'
Foreign currency translation, tax	$0	($30)
Derivative financial instruments:	'	'
Gains (losses) deferred, tax	0	0
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, tax	$0	$0

Consolidated_Statements_of_Fin

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Assets:	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$1,135	$1,320
Finance receivables	'	'
Retail notes receivable	11,143	10,858
Wholesale notes receivable	4,510	4,153
Finance leases and installment sale contracts - Retail	14,580	14,551
Finance leases and installment sale contracts - Wholesale	464	480
Total gross finance receivables	30,697	30,042
Less: Unearned income	-939	-976
Less: Allowance for credit losses	-384	-387
Total net finance receivables	29,374	28,679
Notes receivable from Caterpillar	337	345
Equipment on operating leases, less accumulated depreciation	3,464	3,544
Deferred and refundable income taxes	139	166
Other assets	1,093	1,060
Total assets	35,542	35,114
Liabilities and stockholder's equity:	'	'
Payable to dealers and others	118	118
Payable to Caterpillar - other	60	80
Accrued expenses	212	251
Income taxes payable	78	52
Payable to Caterpillar - borrowings	1,122	1,118
Short-term borrowings	4,497	3,663
Current maturities of long-term debt	6,016	6,592
Long-term debt	18,822	18,737
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities	489	512
Total liabilities	31,414	31,123
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Notes 7 and 9)	'	'
Common stock - $1 par value Authorized: 2,000 shares; Issued and outstanding: one share (at paid-in amount)	745	745
Additional paid-in capital	2	2
Retained earnings	3,135	3,004
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	121	117
Noncontrolling interests	125	123
Total stockholder's equity	4,128	3,991
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	$35,542	$35,114

Consolidated_Statements_of_Fin1

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Stockholdersb Equity:	'	'
Common stock - par value	$1	$1
Common stock - authorized	2,000	2,000
Common stock - issued	1	1
Common stock - outstanding	1	1

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cha

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity (USD $)	Total	Common stock	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	Noncontrolling interests
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$3,720	$745	$2	$2,691	$176	$106
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Profit of consolidated companies	143	'	'	140	'	3
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	-104	'	'	'	-104	0
Derivative financial instruments, net of tax	1	'	'	'	1	'
Balance at Mar. 31, 2013	3,760	745	2	2,831	73	109
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	3,991	745	2	3,004	117	123
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Profit of consolidated companies	134	'	'	131	'	3
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	4	'	'	'	5	-1
Derivative financial instruments, net of tax	-1	'	'	'	-1	'
Balance at Mar. 31, 2014	$4,128	$745	$2	$3,135	$121	$125

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Profit of consolidated companies	$134	$143
Adjustments for non-cash items:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	217	179
Amortization of receivables purchase discount	-58	-58
Provision for credit losses	37	17
Gain on sales of receivables	-1	-1
Other, net	-2	1
Changes in assets and liabilities:	'	'
Receivables from others	-6	-36
Other receivables/payables with Caterpillar	-12	7
Payable to dealers and others	-19	-1
Accrued interest payable	-32	-29
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, net	-45	-51
Income taxes payable	63	24
Net cash provided by operating activities	276	195
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures for equipment on operating leases and other capital expenditures	-269	-336
Proceeds from disposals of equipment	160	154
Additions to finance receivables	-3,198	-3,320
Collections of finance receivables	2,873	2,939
Net changes in Caterpillar purchased receivables	-339	-14
Proceeds from sales of receivables	23	66
Net change in variable lending to Caterpillar	0	32
Collections on other notes receivable with Caterpillar	8	6
Restricted cash and cash equivalents activity, net	-34	-20
Other, net	3	2
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	-773	-491
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)	2,146	2,665
Payments on debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)	-2,773	-2,576
Short-term borrowings, net (original maturities three months or less)	942	386
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	315	475
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	-3	-3
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	-185	176
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	1,320	2,080
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$1,135	$2,256

Basis_of_Presentation

Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Basis of Presentation	'
	Basis of Presentation
	In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of (a) the consolidated profit for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, (b) the consolidated comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, (c) the consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, (d) the consolidated changes in stockholder's equity for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and (e) the consolidated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. The preparation of financial statements, 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 (SEC), requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts.  The most significant estimates include those related to the residual values for leased assets, our Allowance for credit losses and the income tax reserve.  Actual results may differ from these estimates.
	Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q/A should be read in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our amended annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC on November 14, 2014.
	The December 31, 2013 financial position data included herein was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in our amended annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC on November 14, 2014, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.
	We consolidate all variable-interest entities (VIEs) where we are the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the party that has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the performance of the entity and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the entity. Please refer to Note 7 for more information.
	Revision of prior period financial statements
	In preparing our consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, we identified immaterial errors that impacted our previously issued consolidated financial statements for the interim periods ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014 and the interim and annual periods ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. The prior period errors primarily relate to our Allowance for credit losses and our valuation of debt instruments in fair value hedges.  Specifically as relating to our Allowance for credit losses, at one of our international subsidiary locations, an internal audit review during the second quarter 2014 identified certain finance receivables not appropriately evaluated for impairment. As a result, management performed a subsidiary level analysis during the third quarter which discovered one additional international subsidiary that was providing incomplete credit loss reporting. Both errors impacted management’s evaluation of the adequacy of the Allowance for credit losses. With respect to the fair value hedges, when debt instruments in fair value hedge transactions matured in 2014, management controls identified carrying value adjustments associated with the matured debt remaining on the balance sheet.  Upon investigation, we learned that an incorrect discount rate was being used to value the hedged debt over the term of the hedge relationship.
	We evaluated these errors and concluded that they did not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a material misstatement of our previously issued consolidated financial statements. However, if the entire correction was recorded out-of-period in the third quarter of 2014, the cumulative amount would have been material to estimated Profit for the year ending December 31, 2014 and would have impacted comparisons to prior periods. As such, the revisions for these corrections are reflected in the financial information of the applicable prior periods and will be reflected in future filings containing such financial information.
	The following tables present the effect of these revisions for the financial statement line items impacted in the affected periods included within this quarterly financial report.
	Revised Consolidated Statements of Profit Amounts
	(Millions of dollars)
		As			Adjustment			As Revised			As			Adjustment			As Revised
		Previously									Previously
		Reported									Reported
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014									Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Retail finance	$	337		$	1		$	338		$	347		$	—		$	347
	Operating lease revenue	262			(3		)	259			220			—			220
	Total revenues	713			(2		)	711			680			—			680
	Depreciation on equipment leased to others	216			(2		)	214			175			—			175
	Provision for credit losses	33			4			37			16			1			17
	Total expenses	520			2			522			490			1			491
	Other income (expense)	(5		)	(2		)	(7		)	(3		)	(1		)	(4		)
	Profit before income taxes	188			(6		)	182			187			(2		)	185
	Provision for income taxes	49			(1		)	48			43			(1		)	42
	Profit of consolidated companies	139			(5		)	134			144			(1		)	143
	Profit	$	136		$	(5	)	$	131		$	141		$	(1	)	$	140
	Revised Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Amounts
	(Millions of dollars)	As			Adjustment			As Revised			As			Adjustment			As Revised
		Previously									Previously
		Reported									Reported
		Three Months Ended, March 31, 2014									Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Profit of consolidated companies	$	139		$	(5	)	$	134		$	144		$	(1	)	$	143
	Comprehensive income (loss)	142			(5		)	137			41			(1		)	40
	Comprehensive income (loss) attributable	$	140		$	(5	)	$	135		$	38		$	(1	)	$	37
	to Caterpillar Financial Services
	Corporation
	Revised Consolidated Statements of Financial Position Amounts
	(Millions of dollars)	As			Adjustment			As Revised			As			Adjustment			As Revised
		Previously									Previously
		Reported									Reported
		31-Mar-14									31-Dec-13
	Retail notes receivable	$	11,149		$	(6	)	$	11,143		$	10,863		$	(5	)	$	10,858
	Finance leases and installment sale contracts -	14,616			(36		)	14,580			14,582			(31		)	14,551
	Retail
	Total finance receivables	30,739			(42		)	30,697			30,078			(36		)	30,042
	Less: Allowance for credit losses	(373		)	(11		)	(384		)	(378		)	(9		)	(387		)
	Total net finance receivables	29,427			(53		)	29,374			28,724			(45		)	28,679
	Equipment on operating leases, less	3,464			—			3,464			3,530			14			3,544
	accumulated depreciation
	Deferred and refundable income taxes	132			7			139			160			6			166
	Other assets	1,093			—			1,093			1,059			1			1,060
	Total assets	$	35,588		$	(46	)	$	35,542		$	35,138		$	(24	)	$	35,114
	Payable to Caterpillar - other	$	96		$	(36	)	$	60		$	96		$	(16	)	$	80
	Income taxes payable	77			1			78			52			—			52
	Long-term debt	18,803			19			18,822			18,720			17			18,737
	Deferred income taxes and other liabilities	494			(5		)	489			517			(5		)	512
	Total liabilities	31,435			(21		)	31,414			31,127			(4		)	31,123
	Retained earnings	3,160			(25		)	3,135			3,024			(20		)	3,004
	Total stockholder's equity	4,153			(25		)	4,128			4,011			(20		)	3,991
	Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	$	35,588		$	(46	)	$	35,542		$	35,138		$	(24	)	$	35,114
	(Millions of dollars)	As			Adjustment			As Revised
		Previously
		Reported
	31-Mar-13
Retail notes receivable	$	11,176		$	(4	)	$	11,172
Finance leases and installment sale contracts -	13,728			(28		)	13,700
Retail
Total finance receivables	29,752			(32		)	29,720
Less: Allowance for credit losses	(429		)	(3		)	(432		)
Total net finance receivables	28,351			(35		)	28,316
Equipment on operating leases, less	2,977			27			3,004
accumulated depreciation
Other assets	1,072			1			1,073
Total assets	$	35,087		$	(7	)	$	35,080
Payable to Caterpillar - other	$	77		$	(12	)	$	65
Long-term debt	18,572			14			18,586
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities	549			(5		)	544
Total liabilities	31,323			(3		)	31,320
Retained earnings	2,835			(4		)	2,831
Total stockholder's equity	3,764			(4		)	3,760
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	$	35,087		$	(7	)	$	35,080
Revised Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity Amounts
(Millions of dollars)
	As			Adjustment			As Revised				As			Adjustment			As Revised
	Previously										Previously
	Reported										Reported
	31-Mar-14										31-Mar-13
Profit	$	136		$	(5	)	$	131		Profit	$	141		$	(1	)	$	140
Retained Earnings -	$	3,160		$	(25	)	$	3,135		Retained Earnings -	$	2,835		$	(4	)	$	2,831
Balance at										Balance at
31-Mar-14										31-Mar-13
Revised Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Amounts
(Millions of dollars)
	As			Adjustment			As Revised			As			Adjustment			As Revised
	Previously									Previously
	Reported									Reported
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014									Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Profit of consolidated companies	$	139		$	(5	)	$	134		$	144		$	(1	)	$	143
Depreciation and amortization	219			(2		)	217			179			—			179
Provision for credit losses	33			4			37			16			1			17
Other, net	(6		)	4			(2		)	—			1			1
Other receivables/payables with Caterpillar	8			(20		)	(12		)	8			(1		)	7
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, net	(44		)	(1		)	(45		)	(50		)	(1		)	(51		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	296			(20		)	276			196			(1		)	195
Expenditures for equipment on operating	(269		)	—			(269		)	(320		)	(16		)	(336		)
leases and for non-leased equipment
Additions to finance receivables	(3,218		)	20			(3,198		)	(3,337		)	17			(3,320		)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing	$	(793	)	$	20		$	(773	)	$	(492	)	$	1		$	(491	)
activities
The Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements have been revised to reflect the above revisions for all periods presented.

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	'
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
	Comprehensive income/(loss) and its components are presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax, included in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity, consisted of the following:
	(Millions of dollars)	Foreign				Derivative				Total
		currency				financial
		translation				instruments
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	184			$	(8	)		$	176
	Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	(104		)		—				(104		)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	—				1				1
	Other comprehensive income/(loss)	(104		)		1				(103		)
	Balance at March 31, 2013	$	80			$	(7	)		$	73
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	122			$	(5	)		$	117
	Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	5				(2		)		3
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	—				1				1
	Other comprehensive income/(loss)	5				(1		)		4
	Balance at March 31, 2014	$	127			$	(6	)		$	121
	The effect of the reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) on the Consolidated Statements of Profit was as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)			Three Months Ended March 31,
		Classification of		2014				2013
		income (expense)
	Foreign exchange contracts	Other income (expense)		$	—			$	—
	Interest rate contracts	Interest expense		(1		)		(1		)
	Reclassifications before tax			(1		)		(1		)
	Tax (provision) benefit			—				—
	Total reclassifications from Accumulated			$	(1	)		$	(1	)
	other comprehensive income/(loss)

New_Accounting_Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]	'
New Accounting Pronouncements	'
	New Accounting Pronouncements
	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. The 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.

Financing_Activities

Financing Activities	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Financing Activities	'
	Financing Activities
	A. Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses
	We apply a systematic methodology to determine the Allowance for credit losses for finance receivables. Based upon our analysis of credit losses and risk factors, our portfolio segments are as follows:
	•	Customer - Finance receivables with retail customers.
	•	Dealer - Finance receivables with Caterpillar dealers.
	•	Caterpillar Purchased Receivables - Trade receivables purchased from Caterpillar entities.
	We further evaluate our 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, our finance receivables within a geographic area have similar credit risk profiles and methods for assessing and monitoring credit risk. Our 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.
	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 we 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 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.
	During the second quarter of 2013, we changed the classification of certain loans and finance leases previously reported as impaired.  While these loans and finance leases had been incorrectly reported as impaired, the related allowance for these loans and finance leases was appropriately measured; therefore, this change had no impact on the Allowance for credit losses. The impact of incorrectly reporting these loans and finance leases as impaired was not considered material to previously issued financial statements; however, prior period impaired loan and finance lease balances for the three months ended March 31, 2013 have been revised.
	There were no impaired loans or finance leases as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, for the Dealer and Caterpillar Purchased Receivables portfolio segments. The average recorded investment for impaired loans and finance leases for the Dealer and Caterpillar Purchased Receivables portfolio segments was zero for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.
	Individually impaired loans and finance leases for the Customer portfolio segment were as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)
		As of March 31, 2014											As of December 31, 2013
	Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With	Recorded				Unpaid			Related				Recorded				Unpaid				Related
	No Allowance Recorded	Investment				Principal			Allowance				Investment				Principal				Allowance
						Balance											Balance
	Customer
	North America	$	24			$	23		$	—			$	23			$	22			$	—
	Europe	47				47			—				48				47				—
	Asia/Pacific	5				5			—				7				7				—
	Mining	133				133			—				134				134				—
	Latin America	37				37			—				11				11				—
	Caterpillar Power Finance	156				156			—				223				222				—
	Total	$	402			$	401		$	—			$	446			$	443			$	—
	Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With
	An Allowance Recorded
	Customer
	North America	$	8			$	8		$	3			$	13			$	13			$	4
	Europe	17				16			6				20				19				7
	Asia/Pacific	13				13			3				17				17				2
	Mining	32				32			12				—				—				—
	Latin America	38				38			11				33				33				9
	Caterpillar Power Finance	55				54			18				110				106				51
	Total	$	163			$	161		$	53			$	193			$	188			$	73
	Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
	Customer
	North America	$	32			$	31		$	3			$	36			$	35			$	4
	Europe	64				63			6				68				66				7
	Asia/Pacific	18				18			3				24				24				2
	Mining	165				165			12				134				134				—
	Latin America	75				75			11				44				44				9
	Caterpillar Power Finance	211				210			18				333				328				51
	Total	$	565			$	562		$	53			$	639			$	631			$	73
	(Millions of dollars)
		Three Months Ended							Three Months Ended
		31-Mar-14							31-Mar-13
	Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance	Average				Interest			Average				Interest
	Recorded	Recorded				Income			Recorded				Income
		Investment				Recognized			Investment				Recognized
	Customer
	North America	$	25			$	1		$	28			$	1
	Europe	48				—			45				—
	Asia/Pacific	6				—			4				—
	Mining	134				2			—				—
	Latin America	17				—			9				—
	Caterpillar Power Finance	205				2			285				—
Total	$	435			$	5		$	371			$	1
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance
Recorded
Customer
North America	$	10			$	—		$	24			$	—
Europe	19				—			34				—
Asia/Pacific	16				—			26				1
Mining	24				—			19				—
Latin America	34				—			59				1
Caterpillar Power Finance	82				1			128				—
Total	$	185			$	1		$	290			$	2
Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	35			$	1		$	52			$	1
Europe	67				—			79				—
Asia/Pacific	22				—			30				1
Mining	158				2			19				—
Latin America	51				—			68				1
Caterpillar Power Finance	287				3			413				—
Total	$	620			$	6		$	661			$	3
Non-accrual and past due loans and finance leases
For all classes, we consider 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 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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there were no loans or finance leases on non-accrual status for the Dealer or Caterpillar Purchased Receivables portfolio segments.
The investment in customer loans and finance leases on non-accrual status was as follows:
(Millions of dollars)
	March 31,				December 31,
	2014				2013
Customer
North America	$	29			$	26
Europe	31				28
Asia/Pacific	57				50
Mining	21				23
Latin America	203				210
Caterpillar Power Finance	82				119
Total	$	423			$	456
Aging related to loans and finance leases was as follows:
(Millions of dollars)
	March 31, 2014
	31-60				61-90			91+				Total				Current				Total		91+ Still
	Days				Days			Days				Past Due								Finance		Accruing
	Past Due				Past Due			Past Due												Receivables
Customer
North America	$	38			$	14		$	30			$	82			$	6,632			$	6,714	$	5
Europe	31				19			35				85				2,786				2,871		9
Asia/Pacific	55				28			91				174				3,103				3,277		36
Mining	—				—			11				11				2,193				2,204		—
Latin America	85				39			181				305				2,554				2,859		4
Caterpillar Power Finance	27				19			102				148				2,960				3,108		24
Dealer
North America	—				—			—				—				3,057				3,057		—
Europe	—				—			—				—				533				533		—
Asia/Pacific	—				—			—				—				687				687		—
Mining	—				—			—				—				4				4		—
Latin America	—				—			—				—				931				931		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	—				—			—				—				—				—		—
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables
North America	7				4			2				13				1,731				1,744		1
Europe	2				—			—				2				537				539		—
Asia/Pacific	—				—			—				—				684				684		—
Mining	—				—			—				—				—				—		—
Latin America	—				—			—				—				535				535		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	—				—			—				—				11				11		—
Total	$	245			$	123		$	452			$	820			$	28,938			$	29,758	$	79
(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2013
	31-60				61-90			91+				Total				Current				Total		91+ Still
	Days				Days			Days				Past Due								Finance		Accruing
	Past Due				Past Due			Past Due												Receivables
Customer
North America	$	37			$	12		$	24			$	73			$	6,507			$	6,580	$	6
Europe	26				15			29				70				2,805				2,875		8
Asia/Pacific	55				46			59				160				3,158				3,318		11
Mining	3				—			12				15				2,128				2,143		—
Latin America	54				25			196				275				2,438				2,713		5
Caterpillar Power Finance	55				30			60				145				2,946				3,091		—
Dealer
North America	—				—			—				—				3,034				3,034		—
Europe	—				—			—				—				569				569		—
Asia/Pacific	—				—			—				—				706				706		—
Mining	—				—			—				—				5				5		—
Latin America	—				—			—				—				940				940		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	—				—			—				—				—				—		—
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables
North America	26				5			2				33				1,539				1,572		2
Europe	2				1			1				4				423				427		—
Asia/Pacific	—				—			—				—				468				468		—
Mining	—				—			—				—				—				—		—
Latin America	—				—			—				—				616				616		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	—				—			1				1				8				9		1
Total	$	258			$	134		$	384			$	776			$	28,290			$	29,066	$	33
Allowance for credit losses
An analysis of the Allowance for credit losses was as follows:
(Millions of dollars)
	March 31, 2014
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer				Dealer			Caterpillar				Total
								Purchased
								Receivables
Balance at beginning of year	$	374			$	10		$	3			$	387
Receivables written off	(53		)		—			—				(53		)
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	14				—			—				14
Provision for credit losses	35				—			1				36
Balance at end of period	$	370			$	10		$	4			$	384
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	53			$	—		$	—			$	53
Collectively evaluated for impairment	317				10			4				331
Ending Balance	$	370			$	10		$	4			$	384
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	565			$	—		$	—			$	565
Collectively evaluated for impairment	20,468				5,212			3,513				29,193
Ending Balance	$	21,033			$	5,212		$	3,513			$	29,758
(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2013
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer				Dealer			Caterpillar				Total
								Purchased
								Receivables
Balance at beginning of year	$	417			$	9		$	3			$	429
Receivables written off	(180		)		—			—				(180		)
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	56				—			—				56
Provision for credit losses	90				1			—				91
Adjustment due to sale of receivables	(3		)		—			—				(3		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(6		)		—			—				(6		)
Balance at end of year	$	374			$	10		$	3			$	387
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	73			$	—		$	—			$	73
Collectively evaluated for impairment	301				10			3				314
Ending Balance	$	374			$	10		$	3			$	387
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	639			$	—		$	—			$	639
Collectively evaluated for impairment	20,081				5,254			3,092				28,427
Ending Balance	$	20,720			$	5,254		$	3,092			$	29,066
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, we estimate the current fair market value of the collateral less selling costs. In addition, consideration is given to 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)
	March 31, 2014
	Customer				Dealer			Caterpillar				Total
								Purchased
								Receivables
Performing
North America	$	6,685			$	3,057		$	1,744			$	11,486
Europe	2,840				533			539				3,912
Asia/Pacific	3,220				687			684				4,591
Mining	2,183				4			—				2,187
Latin America	2,656				931			535				4,122
Caterpillar Power Finance	3,026				—			11				3,037
Total Performing	$	20,610			$	5,212		$	3,513			$	29,335
Non-Performing
North America	$	29			$	—		$	—			$	29
Europe	31				—			—				31
Asia/Pacific	57				—			—				57
Mining	21				—			—				21
Latin America	203				—			—				203
Caterpillar Power Finance	82				—			—				82
Total Non-Performing	$	423			$	—		$	—			$	423
Total Performing and Non-Performing
North America	$	6,714			$	3,057		$	1,744			$	11,515
Europe	2,871				533			539				3,943
Asia/Pacific	3,277				687			684				4,648
Mining	2,204				4			—				2,208
Latin America	2,859				931			535				4,325
Caterpillar Power Finance	3,108				—			11				3,119
Total	$	21,033			$	5,212		$	3,513			$	29,758
(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2013
	Customer				Dealer			Caterpillar				Total
								Purchased
								Receivables
Performing
North America	$	6,554			$	3,034		$	1,572			$	11,160
Europe	2,847				569			427				3,843
Asia/Pacific	3,268				706			468				4,442
Mining	2,120				5			—				2,125
Latin America	2,503				940			616				4,059
Caterpillar Power Finance	2,972				—			9				2,981
Total Performing	$	20,264			$	5,254		$	3,092			$	28,610
Non-Performing
North America	$	26			$	—		$	—			$	26
Europe	28				—			—				28
Asia/Pacific	50				—			—				50
Mining	23				—			—				23
Latin America	210				—			—				210
Caterpillar Power Finance	119				—			—				119
Total Non-Performing	$	456			$	—		$	—			$	456
Total Performing and Non-Performing
North America	$	6,580			$	3,034		$	1,572			$	11,186
Europe	2,875				569			427				3,871
Asia/Pacific	3,318				706			468				4,492
Mining	2,143				5			—				2,148
Latin America	2,713				940			616				4,269
Caterpillar Power Finance	3,091				—			9				3,100
Total	$	20,720			$	5,254		$	3,092			$	29,066
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 and extended skip payment periods.
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, we estimate the current fair market value of the collateral less selling costs. In addition, consideration is given to 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 months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 for the Dealer or Caterpillar Purchased Receivables portfolio segments.
Loans and finance lease receivables in the Customer portfolio segment modified as TDRs were as follows:
(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended										Three Months Ended
	31-Mar-14										31-Mar-13
	Number of			Pre-TDR			Post-TDR				Number of			Pre-TDR				Post-TDR
	Contracts			Outstanding			Outstanding				Contracts			Outstanding				Outstanding
				Recorded			Recorded							Recorded				Recorded
				Investment			Investment							Investment				Investment
Customer
North America	3			$	2		$	2			10			$	2			$	2
Europe	3			5			5				—			—				—
Mining	1			11			10				—			—				—
Latin America	10			30			29				—			—				—
Caterpillar Power Finance(1)	1			1			1				4			36				37
Total(2)	18			$	49		$	47			14			$	38			$	39
(1) During the three months ended March 31, 2014, there were no additional funds subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, $5 million of additional funds were subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR. The $5 million of additional funds is not reflected in the table above as no incremental modifications have been made with the borrower during the periods presented. At March 31, 2014, remaining commitments to lend additional funds to a borrower whose terms have been modified in a TDR were $3 million.
(2) Modifications include extended contract maturities, inclusion of interest only periods, below market interest rates and extended skip payment periods.
TDRs in the Customer portfolio segment with a payment default during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date, were as follows:
(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	31-Mar-14						31-Mar-13
	Number of			Post-TDR			Number of			Post-TDR
	Contracts			Recorded			Contracts			Recorded
				Investment						Investment
Customer
North America	7			$	1		8			$	2
Europe	7			1			—			—
Caterpillar Power Finance	—			—			2			3
Total	14			$	2		10			$	5
B.	Transfers of Receivables
Certain finance receivables and equipment on operating leases are sold to third parties with limited or no recourse to us to mitigate the concentration of credit risk with certain customers and are generally accounted for as sales. We typically maintain servicing responsibilities for these third-party assets, which totaled $308 million and $322 million as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Because we do not receive a servicing fee for these assets, a servicing liability is recorded. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, these liabilities were $1 million and $2 million, respectively. These assets are not available to pay our creditors.
C.	Purchases of Trade Receivables from Caterpillar Entities
We purchase trade receivables from Caterpillar entities at a discount. The discount is an estimate of the amount of financing revenue that would be earned at a market rate on these trade receivables over their expected life. The discount is amortized into revenue on an effective yield basis over the life of the receivables and recognized as Wholesale finance revenue. Amortized discounts for the trade receivables were $58 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. In the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, collection of the discount is included in investing activities as the receivables are collected.

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 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 and interest rates.  Our Risk Management Policy (policy) allows for the use of derivative financial instruments to prudently manage foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate 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 and interest rate swaps.  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 Caterpillar Inc. Board of Directors at least annually.
	All derivatives are recognized on the Consolidated Statements 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 cash flow variability associated with variable-rate debt (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 Statements 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 flows from designated derivative financial instruments are classified within the same category as the item being hedged on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  Cash flows from undesignated derivative financial instruments are included in the investing category on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
	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 Statements 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 value 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 derecognition criteria for hedge accounting.
	Foreign currency exchange rate risk
	We have net foreign currency balance sheet positions and expected future transactions denominated in foreign currencies, thereby creating exposure to movements in foreign exchange rates. In managing foreign currency risk, our objective is to minimize earnings volatility resulting from conversion and the remeasurement of net foreign currency balance sheet positions and expected 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 expected 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 swaps to manage our exposure to interest rate changes and, in some cases, to lower the cost of borrowed funds.
	We have a match-funding policy that addresses interest rate risk by aligning the interest rate profile (fixed or floating rate) of our debt portfolio with the interest rate profile of our 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 March 31, 2014, $3 million of deferred net losses, net of tax, included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position), related to our floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps, are expected to be reclassified to Interest expense over the next twelve months.  The actual amount recorded in Interest expense will vary based on interest rates at the time the hedged transactions impact earnings.
	We have, at certain times, liquidated fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps that resulted in deferred gains at the time of liquidation.  The deferred gains associated with these interest rate swaps are included in Long-term debt in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position and are being amortized to Interest expense over the remaining term of the previously designated hedged item.
	The location and fair value of derivative instruments reported in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position were as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)
				Asset (Liability) Fair Value
		Consolidated Statements of		March 31,			December 31,
		Financial Position Location		2014			2013
	Designated derivatives
	Interest rate contracts	Other assets		$	108		$	122
	Interest rate contracts	Accrued expenses		(6		)	(6		)
				$	102		$	116
	Undesignated derivatives
	Foreign exchange contracts	Other assets		$	4		$	7
	Foreign exchange contracts	Accrued expenses		(6		)	(4		)
	Cross currency contracts	Other assets		7			9
				$	5		$	12
	The total notional amounts of the derivative instruments were $6.52 billion and $6.74 billion as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. 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 and interest rates.
	For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the deferred gains (losses) recorded in AOCI on the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder’s Equity associated with our cash flow interest rate contract hedges were as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)
	Balance as of December 31, 2013, net of tax of $3	$	(5	)
	Gains (losses) deferred during the period, net of tax of $0	(2		)
	(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax of $0	1
	Balance as of March 31, 2014, net of tax of $3	$	(6	)
	(Millions of dollars)
	Balance as of December 31, 2012, net of tax of $4	$	(8	)
	Gains (losses) deferred during the period, net of tax of $0	—
	(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax of $0	1
	Balance as of March 31, 2013, net of tax of $4	$	(7	)
	The effect of derivatives designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Profit was as follows:
	Fair Value Hedges
	(Millions of dollars)
				Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
				31-Mar-14						31-Mar-13
		Classification		Gains			Gains			Gains			Gains
				(Losses)			(Losses)			(Losses)			(Losses)
				on			on			on			on
				Derivatives			Borrowings			Derivatives			Borrowings
	Interest rate contracts	Other income (expense)		$	(13	)	$	13		$	(29	)	$	28
	Cash Flow Hedges
	(Millions of dollars)
				Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
		Classification		Reclassified from AOCI			Recognized in Earnings
				to Earnings			(Ineffective Portion)
				(Effective Portion)
	Interest rate contracts	Interest expense		$	(1	)	$	—
	Interest rate contracts	Other income (expense)		—			—
				$	(1	)	$	—
				Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
		Classification		Reclassified from AOCI			Recognized in Earnings
				to Earnings			(Ineffective Portion)
				(Effective Portion)
	Interest rate contracts	Interest expense		$	(1	)	$	—
Interest rate contracts	Other income (expense)		—			—
			$	(1	)	$	—
The effect of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Profit was as follows:
Undesignated Derivatives
(Millions of dollars)			Three Months Ended March 31,
	Classification		2014			2013
Foreign exchange contracts	Other income (expense)		$	(1	)	$	(11	)
Cross currency contracts	Other income (expense)		(4		)	(4		)
			$	(5	)	$	(15	)
Balance sheet offsetting
We enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) master netting agreements that permit the net settlement of amounts owed under their respective derivative contracts. Under these master netting agreements, net settlement generally permits us 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 us under the master netting agreements. As of March 31, 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 a termination event was as follows:
Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities
(Millions of dollars)
			March 31,			December 31,
			2014			2013
Derivative Assets
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets			$	119		$	138
Gross Amounts Offset			—			—
Net Amount of Assets(1)			119			138
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Financial Instruments			(7		)	(9		)
Cash Collateral Received			—			—
Net Amount			$	112		$	129
Derivative Liabilities
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities			$	(12	)	$	(10	)
Gross Amounts Offset			—			—
Net Amount of Liabilities(1)			(12		)	(10		)
Gross Amounts Not Offset
Financial Instruments			7			9
Cash Collateral Pledged			—			—
Net Amount			$	(5	)	$	(1	)
(1) As presented in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment Information	'
	Segment Information
	A.     Description of Segments
	Our segment data is based on disclosure requirements of accounting guidance on segment reporting, which requires that financial information be reported on the basis that is used internally for measuring segment performance. Internally, we report information for operating segments based on management responsibility. Our operating segments offer primarily the same types of services within each of the respective segments. The operating segments are as follows:
	•	North America - Includes our operations in the United States and Canada that serve local dealers and customers.
	•	Europe and Caterpillar Power Finance - This segment includes our operations that serve dealers and customers in Europe, Africa, Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States.  This segment also includes Caterpillar Power Finance (CPF), which finances marine vessels with Caterpillar engines worldwide and also provides debt financing for Caterpillar electrical power generation, gas compression and co-generation systems, as well as non-Caterpillar equipment that is powered by these systems worldwide.
	•	Asia/Pacific - This segment includes our operations in Australia, China, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia that serve local dealers and customers.
	•	Latin America - Includes our operations in Brazil, Mexico and Chile that serve local dealers and customers in Central and South America.
	•	Mining - This segment includes large mining customers worldwide. This segment also provides project financing in various countries.
	B.     Measurement and Reconciliations
	Cash, debt and other expenses are allocated to operating segments based on their respective portfolios. The related Interest expense is calculated based on the amount of allocated debt and the rates associated with that debt. The performance of each segment is assessed based on a consistent leverage ratio. The Provision for credit losses included in each operating segment's profit is based on each operating segment's share of the Company's Allowance for credit losses.
	Reconciling items are created based on accounting differences between operating segment reporting and our consolidated external reporting. For the reconciliation of profit before income taxes, we have grouped the reconciling items as follows:
	•	Unallocated - This item is related to corporate requirements and strategies that are considered to be for the benefit of the entire organization. Also included are the consolidated results of the special purpose corporation (see Note 7 for additional information) and other miscellaneous items.
	•	Timing - Timing differences in the recognition of costs between operating segment reporting and consolidated external reporting.
	•	Methodology - Methodology differences between our operating segment reporting and our consolidated external reporting are as follows:
	◦	Segment assets include off-balance sheet managed assets for which we typically maintain servicing responsibilities.
	◦	The impact of the difference between the actual leverage and the segment leverage ratios is included as a methodology difference.
	◦	Interest expense includes realized forward points on foreign currency forward contracts, with the mark-to-market elements of the forward exchange contracts included as a methodology difference.
	◦	The profit attributable to noncontrolling interests is considered a component of segment profit.
	As noted above, the operating segment information is presented on a management-reporting basis. Unlike financial reporting, there is no authoritative guidance for management reporting equivalent to U.S. GAAP.
	Supplemental segment data and reconciliations to consolidated external reporting for the three months ended March 31 was as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)	Revenues			Segment			Interest			Depreciation		Provision			Segment			Capital
					Profit			Expense			on equipment		for			Assets at			expenditures
											leased to		credit			March 31,
											others		losses			2014
	2014
	North America	$	247		$	77		$	60		$	80	$	3		$	12,459		$	130
	Europe and CPF	130			41			24			26		9			8,160			31
	Asia/Pacific	92			38			28			6		7			5,246			10
	Latin America	105			26			32			27		4			5,004			35
	Mining	123			10			18			75		13			3,553			63
	Total Segments	697			192			162			214		36			34,422			269
	Unallocated	21			(13		)	12			—		—			1,514			—
	Timing	(7		)	(2		)	—			—		1			20			—
	Methodology	—			5			(12		)	—		—			(190		)	—
	Inter-segment Eliminations	—			—			—			—		—			(224		)	—
	Total	$	711		$	182		$	162		$	214	$	37		$	35,542		$	269
	2013	Revenues			Segment			Interest			Depreciation		Provision			Segment			Capital
					Profit			Expense			on equipment		for			Assets at			expenditures
											leased to		credit			December 31,
											others		losses			2013
	North America	$	225		$	65		$	65		$	70	$	(1	)	$	12,160		$	108
	Europe and CPF	122			37			28			19		9			8,068			31
	Asia/Pacific	106			46			35			7		2			5,251			11
	Latin America	106			27			36			20		9			4,947			64
	Mining	110			14			20			58		11			3,441			121
	Total Segments	669			189			184			174		30			33,867			335
	Unallocated	17			(16		)	15			1		(1		)	1,595			1
	Timing	(6		)	9			—			—		(12		)	68			—
	Methodology	—			3			(8		)	—		—			(189		)	—
	Inter-segment Eliminations	—			—			—			—		—			(227		)	—
	Total	$	680		$	185		$	191		$	175	$	17		$	35,114		$	336

Guarantees

Guarantees	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Guarantees [Abstract]	'
Guarantees	'
	Guarantees
	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 being financed.  In addition, we participate in standby letters of credit issued to third parties on behalf of our customers.  These standby letters of credit have varying terms and beneficiaries and are secured by customer assets.
	No loss has been experienced or is anticipated under any of these guarantees.  At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the related liability was $1 million. 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 was $56 million and $55 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
	We provide guarantees to repurchase certain loans of Caterpillar dealers from a special purpose corporation (SPC) that qualifies as a VIE (see Note 1 for additional information regarding the accounting guidance on the consolidation of VIEs).  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.  We have a loan purchase agreement with the SPC that obligates us to purchase certain loans that are not paid at maturity.  We receive a fee for providing this guarantee, which provides a source of liquidity for the SPC.  We are the primary beneficiary of the SPC as our guarantees result in us 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 we have consolidated the financial statements of the SPC.  As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the SPC’s assets of $981 million and $1.01 billion, respectively, are primarily comprised of loans to dealers, which are included in Retail notes receivable in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, and the SPC's liabilities of $981 million and $1.01 billion, respectively, are primarily comprised of commercial paper, which is included in Short-term borrowings in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.  The assets of the SPC are not available to pay our creditors. We 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.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 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 us) will not be fulfilled.  For financial assets traded in an active market (Level 1), the nonperformance risk is included in the market price.  For certain other financial assets and liabilities (Level 2 and 3), our fair value calculations have been adjusted accordingly.
	Derivative financial instruments
	The fair value of interest rate swap derivatives is primarily based on standard industry accepted 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 forward and cross currency contracts is based on a standard industry accepted 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 on 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 included in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position are summarized below:
	(Millions of dollars)
		March 31, 2014
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total Assets/Liabilities,
											at Fair Value
	Assets
	Derivative financial instruments, net	$	—		$	107		$	—		$	107
	Total Assets	$	—		$	107		$	—		$	107
	Liabilities
	Guarantees	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1
	Total Liabilities	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1
		December 31, 2013
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total Assets/Liabilities,
											at Fair Value
	Assets
	Derivative financial instruments, net	$	—		$	128		$	—		$	128
	Total Assets	$	—		$	128		$	—		$	128
	Liabilities
	Guarantees	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1
	Total Liabilities	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1
	Below are roll-forwards of assets and liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs for the three months ended March 31, 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 as of December 31, 2013	$	1
	Issuance of guarantees	—
	Expiration of guarantees	—
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	1
	(Millions of dollars)	Guarantees
	Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	2
	Issuance of guarantees	1
	Expiration of guarantees	(1		)
	Balance as of March 31, 2013	$	2
	Impaired loans
	In addition to the amounts above, our 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. We had impaired loans carried at the fair value of the underlying collateral value of $82 million and $88 million as of March 31, 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 cash equivalents – carrying amount approximated fair value.
	Finance receivables, net – fair value was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current rates representative of receivables with similar remaining maturities.
	Restricted cash and cash equivalents – carrying amount approximated fair value.
	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.
	(Millions of dollars)	March 31, 2014						December 31, 2013
		Carrying			Fair			Carrying			Fair			Fair Value	Reference
		Amount			Value			Amount			Value			Levels
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,135		$	1,135		$	1,320		$	1,320		1
	Foreign currency contracts:
	In a receivable position	$	4		$	4		$	7		$	7		2	Note 5
	In a payable position	$	(6	)	$	(6	)	$	(4	)	$	(4	)	2	Note 5
	Cross currency contracts
	In a receivable position	$	7		$	7		$	9		$	9		2	Note 5
Finance receivables, net (excluding finance leases(1))	$	21,319		$	20,971		$	20,657		$	20,459		2	Note 4
Restricted cash and cash equivalents(2)	$	51		$	51		$	17		$	17		1
Short-term borrowings	$	(4,497	)	$	(4,497	)	$	(3,663	)	$	(3,663	)	1
Long-term debt	$	(24,838	)	$	(25,399	)	$	(25,329	)	$	(25,849	)	2
Interest rate swaps:
In a net receivable position	$	108		$	108		$	122		$	122		2	Note 5
In a net payable position	$	(6	)	$	(6	)	$	(6	)	$	(6	)	2	Note 5
Guarantees	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	3	Note 7
(1)As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, represents finance leases with a net carrying value of $8.06 billion and $8.02 billion, respectively.
(2) Included in Other assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

Contingencies

Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Contingencies	'
	Contingencies
	We are involved in unresolved legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of our unresolved legal actions, we believe that these unresolved legal actions will neither individually nor in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	The Provision for income taxes reflects an estimated annual tax rate of 26 percent for the first quarter of 2014 compared with 27 percent in the first quarter of 2013. The decrease in rate is primarily due to changes in the geographic mix of pre-tax profits. The first-quarter 2013 estimated annual tax rate of 27 percent excludes a benefit of $7 million, reflecting the impact of the American Taxpayer Relief Act.

Critical_Accounting_Policies_P

Critical Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Residual values for leased assets	'
	Residual values for leased assets
	Lease residual values, 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.
Allowance for credit losses	'
	Allowance for credit losses
	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 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. Please see Item 4 for discussion of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting relating to the Allowance for credit losses and our related remediation plan.
Income tax reserve	'
	Income tax reserve
	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.

Basis_of_Presentation_Organiza

Basis of Presentation Organization, Consolidations and Presentation of Financial Statements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Schedule of the effect of prior period erros in the consolidated financial statements	'
	Revised Consolidated Statements of Profit Amounts
	(Millions of dollars)
		As			Adjustment			As Revised			As			Adjustment			As Revised
		Previously									Previously
		Reported									Reported
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014									Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Retail finance	$	337		$	1		$	338		$	347		$	—		$	347
	Operating lease revenue	262			(3		)	259			220			—			220
	Total revenues	713			(2		)	711			680			—			680
	Depreciation on equipment leased to others	216			(2		)	214			175			—			175
	Provision for credit losses	33			4			37			16			1			17
	Total expenses	520			2			522			490			1			491
	Other income (expense)	(5		)	(2		)	(7		)	(3		)	(1		)	(4		)
	Profit before income taxes	188			(6		)	182			187			(2		)	185
	Provision for income taxes	49			(1		)	48			43			(1		)	42
	Profit of consolidated companies	139			(5		)	134			144			(1		)	143
	Profit	$	136		$	(5	)	$	131		$	141		$	(1	)	$	140
	Revised Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Amounts
	(Millions of dollars)	As			Adjustment			As Revised			As			Adjustment			As Revised
		Previously									Previously
		Reported									Reported
		Three Months Ended, March 31, 2014									Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Profit of consolidated companies	$	139		$	(5	)	$	134		$	144		$	(1	)	$	143
	Comprehensive income (loss)	142			(5		)	137			41			(1		)	40
	Comprehensive income (loss) attributable	$	140		$	(5	)	$	135		$	38		$	(1	)	$	37
	to Caterpillar Financial Services
	Corporation
	Revised Consolidated Statements of Financial Position Amounts
	(Millions of dollars)	As			Adjustment			As Revised			As			Adjustment			As Revised
		Previously									Previously
		Reported									Reported
		31-Mar-14									31-Dec-13
	Retail notes receivable	$	11,149		$	(6	)	$	11,143		$	10,863		$	(5	)	$	10,858
	Finance leases and installment sale contracts -	14,616			(36		)	14,580			14,582			(31		)	14,551
	Retail
	Total finance receivables	30,739			(42		)	30,697			30,078			(36		)	30,042
	Less: Allowance for credit losses	(373		)	(11		)	(384		)	(378		)	(9		)	(387		)
	Total net finance receivables	29,427			(53		)	29,374			28,724			(45		)	28,679
	Equipment on operating leases, less	3,464			—			3,464			3,530			14			3,544
	accumulated depreciation
	Deferred and refundable income taxes	132			7			139			160			6			166
	Other assets	1,093			—			1,093			1,059			1			1,060
	Total assets	$	35,588		$	(46	)	$	35,542		$	35,138		$	(24	)	$	35,114
	Payable to Caterpillar - other	$	96		$	(36	)	$	60		$	96		$	(16	)	$	80
	Income taxes payable	77			1			78			52			—			52
	Long-term debt	18,803			19			18,822			18,720			17			18,737
	Deferred income taxes and other liabilities	494			(5		)	489			517			(5		)	512
	Total liabilities	31,435			(21		)	31,414			31,127			(4		)	31,123
	Retained earnings	3,160			(25		)	3,135			3,024			(20		)	3,004
	Total stockholder's equity	4,153			(25		)	4,128			4,011			(20		)	3,991
	Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	$	35,588		$	(46	)	$	35,542		$	35,138		$	(24	)	$	35,114
	(Millions of dollars)	As			Adjustment			As Revised
		Previously
		Reported
		31-Mar-13
	Retail notes receivable	$	11,176		$	(4	)	$	11,172
	Finance leases and installment sale contracts -	13,728			(28		)	13,700
	Retail
	Total finance receivables	29,752			(32		)	29,720
	Less: Allowance for credit losses	(429		)	(3		)	(432		)
	Total net finance receivables	28,351			(35		)	28,316
	Equipment on operating leases, less	2,977			27			3,004
	accumulated depreciation
Other assets	1,072			1			1,073
Total assets	$	35,087		$	(7	)	$	35,080
Payable to Caterpillar - other	$	77		$	(12	)	$	65
Long-term debt	18,572			14			18,586
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities	549			(5		)	544
Total liabilities	31,323			(3		)	31,320
Retained earnings	2,835			(4		)	2,831
Total stockholder's equity	3,764			(4		)	3,760
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	$	35,087		$	(7	)	$	35,080
Revised Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity Amounts
(Millions of dollars)
	As			Adjustment			As Revised				As			Adjustment			As Revised
	Previously										Previously
	Reported										Reported
	31-Mar-14										31-Mar-13
Profit	$	136		$	(5	)	$	131		Profit	$	141		$	(1	)	$	140
Retained Earnings -	$	3,160		$	(25	)	$	3,135		Retained Earnings -	$	2,835		$	(4	)	$	2,831
Balance at										Balance at
31-Mar-14										31-Mar-13
Revised Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Amounts
(Millions of dollars)
	As			Adjustment			As Revised			As			Adjustment			As Revised
	Previously									Previously
	Reported									Reported
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014									Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Profit of consolidated companies	$	139		$	(5	)	$	134		$	144		$	(1	)	$	143
Depreciation and amortization	219			(2		)	217			179			—			179
Provision for credit losses	33			4			37			16			1			17
Other, net	(6		)	4			(2		)	—			1			1
Other receivables/payables with Caterpillar	8			(20		)	(12		)	8			(1		)	7
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, net	(44		)	(1		)	(45		)	(50		)	(1		)	(51		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	296			(20		)	276			196			(1		)	195
Expenditures for equipment on operating	(269		)	—			(269		)	(320		)	(16		)	(336		)
leases and for non-leased equipment
Additions to finance receivables	(3,218		)	20			(3,198		)	(3,337		)	17			(3,320		)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing	$	(793	)	$	20		$	(773	)	$	(492	)	$	1		$	(491	)
activities
The Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements have been revised to reflect the above revisions for all periods presented.

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv1

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	'
	Comprehensive income/(loss) and its components are presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax, included in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity, consisted of the following:
	(Millions of dollars)	Foreign				Derivative				Total
		currency				financial
		translation				instruments
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	184			$	(8	)		$	176
	Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	(104		)		—				(104		)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	—				1				1
	Other comprehensive income/(loss)	(104		)		1				(103		)
	Balance at March 31, 2013	$	80			$	(7	)		$	73
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	122			$	(5	)		$	117
	Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	5				(2		)		3
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	—				1				1
	Other comprehensive income/(loss)	5				(1		)		4
	Balance at March 31, 2014	$	127			$	(6	)		$	121
Reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	'
	The effect of the reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) on the Consolidated Statements of Profit was as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)			Three Months Ended March 31,
		Classification of		2014				2013
		income (expense)
	Foreign exchange contracts	Other income (expense)		$	—			$	—
	Interest rate contracts	Interest expense		(1		)		(1		)
	Reclassifications before tax			(1		)		(1		)
	Tax (provision) benefit			—				—
	Total reclassifications from Accumulated			$	(1	)		$	(1	)
	other comprehensive income/(loss)

Financing_Activities_Tables

Financing Activities (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Impaired loans and finance leases	'
	Individually impaired loans and finance leases for the Customer portfolio segment were as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)
		As of March 31, 2014											As of December 31, 2013
	Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With	Recorded				Unpaid			Related				Recorded				Unpaid				Related
	No Allowance Recorded	Investment				Principal			Allowance				Investment				Principal				Allowance
						Balance											Balance
	Customer
	North America	$	24			$	23		$	—			$	23			$	22			$	—
	Europe	47				47			—				48				47				—
	Asia/Pacific	5				5			—				7				7				—
	Mining	133				133			—				134				134				—
	Latin America	37				37			—				11				11				—
	Caterpillar Power Finance	156				156			—				223				222				—
	Total	$	402			$	401		$	—			$	446			$	443			$	—
	Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With
	An Allowance Recorded
	Customer
	North America	$	8			$	8		$	3			$	13			$	13			$	4
	Europe	17				16			6				20				19				7
	Asia/Pacific	13				13			3				17				17				2
	Mining	32				32			12				—				—				—
	Latin America	38				38			11				33				33				9
	Caterpillar Power Finance	55				54			18				110				106				51
	Total	$	163			$	161		$	53			$	193			$	188			$	73
	Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
	Customer
	North America	$	32			$	31		$	3			$	36			$	35			$	4
	Europe	64				63			6				68				66				7
	Asia/Pacific	18				18			3				24				24				2
	Mining	165				165			12				134				134				—
	Latin America	75				75			11				44				44				9
	Caterpillar Power Finance	211				210			18				333				328				51
	Total	$	565			$	562		$	53			$	639			$	631			$	73
	(Millions of dollars)
		Three Months Ended							Three Months Ended
		31-Mar-14							31-Mar-13
	Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance	Average				Interest			Average				Interest
	Recorded	Recorded				Income			Recorded				Income
		Investment				Recognized			Investment				Recognized
	Customer
	North America	$	25			$	1		$	28			$	1
	Europe	48				—			45				—
	Asia/Pacific	6				—			4				—
	Mining	134				2			—				—
	Latin America	17				—			9				—
	Caterpillar Power Finance	205				2			285				—
	Total	$	435			$	5		$	371			$	1
	Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance
	Recorded
	Customer
	North America	$	10			$	—		$	24			$	—
	Europe	19				—			34				—
	Asia/Pacific	16				—			26				1
	Mining	24				—			19				—
	Latin America	34				—			59				1
	Caterpillar Power Finance	82				1			128				—
	Total	$	185			$	1		$	290			$	2
	Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
	Customer
	North America	$	35			$	1		$	52			$	1
	Europe	67				—			79				—
	Asia/Pacific	22				—			30				1
	Mining	158				2			19				—
Latin America	51				—			68				1
Caterpillar Power Finance	287				3			413				—
Total	$	620			$	6		$	661			$	3
Investment in customer 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)
		March 31,				December 31,
		2014				2013
	Customer
	North America	$	29			$	26
	Europe	31				28
	Asia/Pacific	57				50
	Mining	21				23
	Latin America	203				210
	Caterpillar Power Finance	82				119
	Total	$	423			$	456
Aging related to loans and finance leases	'
	Aging related to loans and finance leases was as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)
		March 31, 2014
		31-60				61-90			91+				Total				Current				Total		91+ Still
		Days				Days			Days				Past Due								Finance		Accruing
		Past Due				Past Due			Past Due												Receivables
	Customer
	North America	$	38			$	14		$	30			$	82			$	6,632			$	6,714	$	5
	Europe	31				19			35				85				2,786				2,871		9
	Asia/Pacific	55				28			91				174				3,103				3,277		36
	Mining	—				—			11				11				2,193				2,204		—
	Latin America	85				39			181				305				2,554				2,859		4
	Caterpillar Power Finance	27				19			102				148				2,960				3,108		24
	Dealer
	North America	—				—			—				—				3,057				3,057		—
	Europe	—				—			—				—				533				533		—
	Asia/Pacific	—				—			—				—				687				687		—
	Mining	—				—			—				—				4				4		—
	Latin America	—				—			—				—				931				931		—
	Caterpillar Power Finance	—				—			—				—				—				—		—
	Caterpillar Purchased Receivables
	North America	7				4			2				13				1,731				1,744		1
	Europe	2				—			—				2				537				539		—
	Asia/Pacific	—				—			—				—				684				684		—
	Mining	—				—			—				—				—				—		—
	Latin America	—				—			—				—				535				535		—
	Caterpillar Power Finance	—				—			—				—				11				11		—
	Total	$	245			$	123		$	452			$	820			$	28,938			$	29,758	$	79
	(Millions of dollars)
		December 31, 2013
		31-60				61-90			91+				Total				Current				Total		91+ Still
		Days				Days			Days				Past Due								Finance		Accruing
		Past Due				Past Due			Past Due												Receivables
	Customer
	North America	$	37			$	12		$	24			$	73			$	6,507			$	6,580	$	6
	Europe	26				15			29				70				2,805				2,875		8
	Asia/Pacific	55				46			59				160				3,158				3,318		11
	Mining	3				—			12				15				2,128				2,143		—
	Latin America	54				25			196				275				2,438				2,713		5
	Caterpillar Power Finance	55				30			60				145				2,946				3,091		—
	Dealer
	North America	—				—			—				—				3,034				3,034		—
	Europe	—				—			—				—				569				569		—
	Asia/Pacific	—				—			—				—				706				706		—
	Mining	—				—			—				—				5				5		—
	Latin America	—				—			—				—				940				940		—
	Caterpillar Power Finance	—				—			—				—				—				—		—
	Caterpillar Purchased Receivables
	North America	26				5			2				33				1,539				1,572		2
	Europe	2				1			1				4				423				427		—
	Asia/Pacific	—				—			—				—				468				468		—
	Mining	—				—			—				—				—				—		—
	Latin America	—				—			—				—				616				616		—
	Caterpillar Power Finance	—				—			1				1				8				9		1
	Total	$	258			$	134		$	384			$	776			$	28,290			$	29,066	$	33
Allowance for credit losses and recorded investment in finance receivables	'
	An analysis of the Allowance for credit losses was as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)
		March 31, 2014
	Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer				Dealer			Caterpillar				Total
									Purchased
									Receivables
	Balance at beginning of year	$	374			$	10		$	3			$	387
	Receivables written off	(53		)		—			—				(53		)
	Recoveries on receivables previously written off	14				—			—				14
	Provision for credit losses	35				—			1				36
	Balance at end of period	$	370			$	10		$	4			$	384
	Individually evaluated for impairment	$	53			$	—		$	—			$	53
	Collectively evaluated for impairment	317				10			4				331
	Ending Balance	$	370			$	10		$	4			$	384
	Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables:
	Individually evaluated for impairment	$	565			$	—		$	—			$	565
	Collectively evaluated for impairment	20,468				5,212			3,513				29,193
	Ending Balance	$	21,033			$	5,212		$	3,513			$	29,758
	(Millions of dollars)
		December 31, 2013
	Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer				Dealer			Caterpillar				Total
									Purchased
									Receivables
	Balance at beginning of year	$	417			$	9		$	3			$	429
	Receivables written off	(180		)		—			—				(180		)
	Recoveries on receivables previously written off	56				—			—				56
	Provision for credit losses	90				1			—				91
	Adjustment due to sale of receivables	(3		)		—			—				(3		)
	Foreign currency translation adjustment	(6		)		—			—				(6		)
	Balance at end of year	$	374			$	10		$	3			$	387
	Individually evaluated for impairment	$	73			$	—		$	—			$	73
	Collectively evaluated for impairment	301				10			3				314
	Ending Balance	$	374			$	10		$	3			$	387
	Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables:
	Individually evaluated for impairment	$	639			$	—		$	—			$	639
	Collectively evaluated for impairment	20,081				5,254			3,092				28,427
	Ending Balance	$	20,720			$	5,254		$	3,092			$	29,066
Recorded investment in performing and non-performing finance receivables	'
	The recorded investment in performing and non-performing finance receivables was as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)
		March 31, 2014
		Customer				Dealer			Caterpillar				Total
									Purchased
									Receivables
	Performing
	North America	$	6,685			$	3,057		$	1,744			$	11,486
	Europe	2,840				533			539				3,912
	Asia/Pacific	3,220				687			684				4,591
	Mining	2,183				4			—				2,187
	Latin America	2,656				931			535				4,122
	Caterpillar Power Finance	3,026				—			11				3,037
	Total Performing	$	20,610			$	5,212		$	3,513			$	29,335
	Non-Performing
	North America	$	29			$	—		$	—			$	29
	Europe	31				—			—				31
	Asia/Pacific	57				—			—				57
	Mining	21				—			—				21
	Latin America	203				—			—				203
	Caterpillar Power Finance	82				—			—				82
	Total Non-Performing	$	423			$	—		$	—			$	423
	Total Performing and Non-Performing
	North America	$	6,714			$	3,057		$	1,744			$	11,515
	Europe	2,871				533			539				3,943
	Asia/Pacific	3,277				687			684				4,648
	Mining	2,204				4			—				2,208
	Latin America	2,859				931			535				4,325
	Caterpillar Power Finance	3,108				—			11				3,119
	Total	$	21,033			$	5,212		$	3,513			$	29,758
	(Millions of dollars)
		December 31, 2013
		Customer				Dealer			Caterpillar				Total
									Purchased
									Receivables
	Performing
	North America	$	6,554			$	3,034		$	1,572			$	11,160
	Europe	2,847				569			427				3,843
	Asia/Pacific	3,268				706			468				4,442
	Mining	2,120				5			—				2,125
	Latin America	2,503				940			616				4,059
	Caterpillar Power Finance	2,972				—			9				2,981
	Total Performing	$	20,264			$	5,254		$	3,092			$	28,610
	Non-Performing
	North America	$	26			$	—		$	—			$	26
	Europe	28				—			—				28
	Asia/Pacific	50				—			—				50
	Mining	23				—			—				23
	Latin America	210				—			—				210
	Caterpillar Power Finance	119				—			—				119
	Total Non-Performing	$	456			$	—		$	—			$	456
	Total Performing and Non-Performing
	North America	$	6,580			$	3,034		$	1,572			$	11,186
	Europe	2,875				569			427				3,871
	Asia/Pacific	3,318				706			468				4,492
	Mining	2,143				5			—				2,148
	Latin America	2,713				940			616				4,269
	Caterpillar Power Finance	3,091				—			9				3,100
	Total	$	20,720			$	5,254		$	3,092			$	29,066
Loans and finance lease receivables modified as TDRs	'
	Loans and finance lease receivables in the Customer portfolio segment modified as TDRs were as follows:
	(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended										Three Months Ended
		31-Mar-14										31-Mar-13
		Number of			Pre-TDR			Post-TDR				Number of			Pre-TDR				Post-TDR
		Contracts			Outstanding			Outstanding				Contracts			Outstanding				Outstanding
					Recorded			Recorded							Recorded				Recorded
					Investment			Investment							Investment				Investment
	Customer
	North America	3			$	2		$	2			10			$	2			$	2
	Europe	3			5			5				—			—				—
	Mining	1			11			10				—			—				—
	Latin America	10			30			29				—			—				—
	Caterpillar Power Finance(1)	1			1			1				4			36				37
	Total(2)	18			$	49		$	47			14			$	38			$	39
	(1) During the three months ended March 31, 2014, there were no additional funds subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, $5 million of additional funds were subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR. The $5 million of additional funds is not reflected in the table above as no incremental modifications have been made with the borrower during the periods presented. At March 31, 2014, remaining commitments to lend additional funds to a borrower whose terms have been modified in a TDR were $3 million.
	(2) Modifications include extended contract maturities, inclusion of interest only periods, below market interest rates and extended skip payment periods.
TDR's with a payment default that had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date	'
	TDRs in the Customer portfolio segment with a payment default during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date, were as follows:
	(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
		31-Mar-14						31-Mar-13
		Number of			Post-TDR			Number of			Post-TDR
		Contracts			Recorded			Contracts			Recorded
					Investment						Investment
	Customer
	North America	7			$	1		8			$	2
	Europe	7			1			—			—
	Caterpillar Power Finance	—			—			2			3
	Total	14			$	2		10			$	5

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen1

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Location and fair value of derivative instruments reported in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position	'
	The location and fair value of derivative instruments reported in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position were as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)
				Asset (Liability) Fair Value
		Consolidated Statements of		March 31,			December 31,
		Financial Position Location		2014			2013
	Designated derivatives
	Interest rate contracts	Other assets		$	108		$	122
	Interest rate contracts	Accrued expenses		(6		)	(6		)
				$	102		$	116
	Undesignated derivatives
	Foreign exchange contracts	Other assets		$	4		$	7
	Foreign exchange contracts	Accrued expenses		(6		)	(4		)
	Cross currency contracts	Other assets		7			9
				$	5		$	12
Deferred gains (losses) recorded in AOCI on the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity	'
	For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the deferred gains (losses) recorded in AOCI on the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder’s Equity associated with our cash flow interest rate contract hedges were as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)
	Balance as of December 31, 2013, net of tax of $3	$	(5	)
	Gains (losses) deferred during the period, net of tax of $0	(2		)
	(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax of $0	1
	Balance as of March 31, 2014, net of tax of $3	$	(6	)
	(Millions of dollars)
	Balance as of December 31, 2012, net of tax of $4	$	(8	)
	Gains (losses) deferred during the period, net of tax of $0	—
	(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax of $0	1
	Balance as of March 31, 2013, net of tax of $4	$	(7	)
Schedule of effect of derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Profit	'
	The effect of derivatives designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Profit was as follows:
	Fair Value Hedges
	(Millions of dollars)
				Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
				31-Mar-14						31-Mar-13
		Classification		Gains			Gains			Gains			Gains
				(Losses)			(Losses)			(Losses)			(Losses)
				on			on			on			on
				Derivatives			Borrowings			Derivatives			Borrowings
	Interest rate contracts	Other income (expense)		$	(13	)	$	13		$	(29	)	$	28
Schedule of effect of derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Profit	'
	Cash Flow Hedges
	(Millions of dollars)
				Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
		Classification		Reclassified from AOCI			Recognized in Earnings
				to Earnings			(Ineffective Portion)
				(Effective Portion)
	Interest rate contracts	Interest expense		$	(1	)	$	—
	Interest rate contracts	Other income (expense)		—			—
				$	(1	)	$	—
				Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
		Classification		Reclassified from AOCI			Recognized in Earnings
				to Earnings			(Ineffective Portion)
				(Effective Portion)
	Interest rate contracts	Interest expense		$	(1	)	$	—
	Interest rate contracts	Other income (expense)		—			—
				$	(1	)	$	—
Schedule of effect of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Profit	'
	The effect of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Profit was as follows:
	Undesignated Derivatives
	(Millions of dollars)			Three Months Ended March 31,
		Classification		2014			2013
	Foreign exchange contracts	Other income (expense)		$	(1	)	$	(11	)
	Cross currency contracts	Other income (expense)		(4		)	(4		)
				$	(5	)	$	(15	)
Schedule of offsetting of derivative assets and liabilities	'
	The effect of the net settlement provisions of the master netting agreements on our derivative balances upon an event of default or a termination event was as follows:
	Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities
	(Millions of dollars)
				March 31,			December 31,
				2014			2013
	Derivative Assets
	Gross Amount of Recognized Assets			$	119		$	138
	Gross Amounts Offset			—			—
	Net Amount of Assets(1)			119			138
	Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Financial Instruments			(7		)	(9		)
	Cash Collateral Received			—			—
	Net Amount			$	112		$	129
	Derivative Liabilities
	Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities			$	(12	)	$	(10	)
	Gross Amounts Offset			—			—
	Net Amount of Liabilities(1)			(12		)	(10		)
	Gross Amounts Not Offset
	Financial Instruments			7			9
	Cash Collateral Pledged			—			—
	Net Amount			$	(5	)	$	(1	)
	(1) As presented in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment Information	'
	Supplemental segment data and reconciliations to consolidated external reporting for the three months ended March 31 was as follows:
	(Millions of dollars)	Revenues			Segment			Interest			Depreciation		Provision			Segment			Capital
					Profit			Expense			on equipment		for			Assets at			expenditures
											leased to		credit			March 31,
											others		losses			2014
	2014
	North America	$	247		$	77		$	60		$	80	$	3		$	12,459		$	130
	Europe and CPF	130			41			24			26		9			8,160			31
	Asia/Pacific	92			38			28			6		7			5,246			10
	Latin America	105			26			32			27		4			5,004			35
	Mining	123			10			18			75		13			3,553			63
	Total Segments	697			192			162			214		36			34,422			269
	Unallocated	21			(13		)	12			—		—			1,514			—
	Timing	(7		)	(2		)	—			—		1			20			—
	Methodology	—			5			(12		)	—		—			(190		)	—
	Inter-segment Eliminations	—			—			—			—		—			(224		)	—
	Total	$	711		$	182		$	162		$	214	$	37		$	35,542		$	269
	2013	Revenues			Segment			Interest			Depreciation		Provision			Segment			Capital
					Profit			Expense			on equipment		for			Assets at			expenditures
											leased to		credit			December 31,
											others		losses			2013
	North America	$	225		$	65		$	65		$	70	$	(1	)	$	12,160		$	108
	Europe and CPF	122			37			28			19		9			8,068			31
	Asia/Pacific	106			46			35			7		2			5,251			11
	Latin America	106			27			36			20		9			4,947			64
	Mining	110			14			20			58		11			3,441			121
	Total Segments	669			189			184			174		30			33,867			335
	Unallocated	17			(16		)	15			1		(1		)	1,595			1
	Timing	(6		)	9			—			—		(12		)	68			—
	Methodology	—			3			(8		)	—		—			(189		)	—
	Inter-segment Eliminations	—			—			—			—		—			(227		)	—
	Total	$	680		$	185		$	191		$	175	$	17		$	35,114		$	336

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value	'
	Assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at fair value included in our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position are summarized below:
	(Millions of dollars)
		March 31, 2014
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total Assets/Liabilities,
											at Fair Value
	Assets
	Derivative financial instruments, net	$	—		$	107		$	—		$	107
	Total Assets	$	—		$	107		$	—		$	107
	Liabilities
	Guarantees	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1
	Total Liabilities	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1
		December 31, 2013
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total Assets/Liabilities,
											at Fair Value
	Assets
	Derivative financial instruments, net	$	—		$	128		$	—		$	128
	Total Assets	$	—		$	128		$	—		$	128
	Liabilities
	Guarantees	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1
	Total Liabilities	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1
Roll-forwards of assets and liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs	'
	Below are roll-forwards of assets and liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs for the three months ended March 31, 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 as of December 31, 2013	$	1
	Issuance of guarantees	—
	Expiration of guarantees	—
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	1
	(Millions of dollars)	Guarantees
	Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	2
	Issuance of guarantees	1
	Expiration of guarantees	(1		)
	Balance as of March 31, 2013	$	2
Fair values of financial instruments	'
	Please refer to the table below for the fair values of our financial instruments.
	(Millions of dollars)	March 31, 2014						December 31, 2013
		Carrying			Fair			Carrying			Fair			Fair Value	Reference
		Amount			Value			Amount			Value			Levels
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,135		$	1,135		$	1,320		$	1,320		1
	Foreign currency contracts:
	In a receivable position	$	4		$	4		$	7		$	7		2	Note 5
	In a payable position	$	(6	)	$	(6	)	$	(4	)	$	(4	)	2	Note 5
	Cross currency contracts
	In a receivable position	$	7		$	7		$	9		$	9		2	Note 5
	Finance receivables, net (excluding finance leases(1))	$	21,319		$	20,971		$	20,657		$	20,459		2	Note 4
	Restricted cash and cash equivalents(2)	$	51		$	51		$	17		$	17		1
	Short-term borrowings	$	(4,497	)	$	(4,497	)	$	(3,663	)	$	(3,663	)	1
	Long-term debt	$	(24,838	)	$	(25,399	)	$	(25,329	)	$	(25,849	)	2
	Interest rate swaps:
	In a net receivable position	$	108		$	108		$	122		$	122		2	Note 5
	In a net payable position	$	(6	)	$	(6	)	$	(6	)	$	(6	)	2	Note 5
	Guarantees	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	3	Note 7
	(1)As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, represents finance leases with a net carrying value of $8.06 billion and $8.02 billion, respectively.
	(2) Included in Other assets in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

Basis_of_Presentation_Details

Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'		'		'	'
Retail finance revenue	$338		$347		'	'
Operating lease revenue	259		220		'	'
Total revenues	711		680		'	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	214		175		'	'
Provision for credit losses	37		17		'	'
Total expenses	522		491		'	'
Other income (expense)	-7		-4		'	'
Profit before income taxes	182		185		'	'
Provision for income taxes	48		42		'	'
Profit of consolidated companies	134		143		'	'
Profit	131	[1]	140	[1]	'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	137		40		'	'
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation	135		37		'	'
Retail notes receivable	11,143		'		10,858	'
Finance leases and installment sale contracts - Retail	14,580		'		14,551	'
Total finance receivables	30,697		'		30,042	'
Less: Allowance for credit losses	-384		'		-387	-429
Total net finance receivables	29,374		'		28,679	'
Equipment on operating leases, less accumulated depreciation	3,464		'		3,544	'
Deferred and refundable income taxes	139		'		166	'
Other assets	1,093		'		1,060	'
Total assets	35,542		'		35,114	'
Payable to Caterpillar - other	60		'		80	'
Income taxes payable	78		'		52	'
Long-term debt	18,822		'		18,737	'
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities	489		'		512	'
Total liabilities	31,414		'		31,123	'
Retained earnings	3,135		'		3,004	'
Total stockholder's equity	4,128		3,760		3,991	3,720
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	35,542		'		35,114	'
Depreciation and amortization	217		179		'	'
Other, net	-2		1		'	'
Other receivables/payables with Caterpillar	-12		7		'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, net	-45		-51		'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	276		195		'	'
Capital expenditures for equipment on operating leases and other capital expenditures	-269		-336		'	'
Additions to finance receivables	-3,198		-3,320		'	'
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	-773		-491		'	'
As Previously Reported	'		'		'	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'		'		'	'
Retail finance revenue	337		347		'	'
Operating lease revenue	262		220		'	'
Total revenues	713		680		'	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	216		175		'	'
Provision for credit losses	33		16		'	'
Total expenses	520		490		'	'
Other income (expense)	-5		-3		'	'
Profit before income taxes	188		187		'	'
Provision for income taxes	49		43		'	'
Profit of consolidated companies	139		144		'	'
Profit	136		141		'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	142		41		'	'
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation	140		38		'	'
Retail notes receivable	11,149		11,176		10,863	'
Finance leases and installment sale contracts - Retail	14,616		13,728		14,582	'
Total finance receivables	30,739		29,752		30,078	'
Less: Allowance for credit losses	-373		-429		-378	'
Total net finance receivables	29,427		28,351		28,724	'
Equipment on operating leases, less accumulated depreciation	3,464		2,977		3,530	'
Deferred and refundable income taxes	132		'		160	'
Other assets	1,093		1,072		1,059	'
Total assets	35,588		35,087		35,138	'
Payable to Caterpillar - other	96		77		96	'
Income taxes payable	77		'		52	'
Long-term debt	18,803		18,572		18,720	'
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities	494		549		517	'
Total liabilities	31,435		31,323		31,127	'
Retained earnings	3,160		2,835		3,024	'
Total stockholder's equity	4,153		3,764		4,011	'
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	35,588		35,087		35,138	'
Depreciation and amortization	219		179		'	'
Other, net	-6		0		'	'
Other receivables/payables with Caterpillar	8		8		'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, net	-44		-50		'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	296		196		'	'
Capital expenditures for equipment on operating leases and other capital expenditures	-269		-320		'	'
Additions to finance receivables	-3,218		-3,337		'	'
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	-793		-492		'	'
Adjustment	'		'		'	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'		'		'	'
Retail finance revenue	1		0		'	'
Operating lease revenue	-3		0		'	'
Total revenues	-2		0		'	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	-2		0		'	'
Provision for credit losses	4		1		'	'
Total expenses	2		1		'	'
Other income (expense)	-2		-1		'	'
Profit before income taxes	-6		-2		'	'
Provision for income taxes	-1		-1		'	'
Profit of consolidated companies	-5		-1		'	'
Profit	-5		-1		'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	-5		-1		'	'
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation	-5		-1		'	'
Retail notes receivable	-6		-4		-5	'
Finance leases and installment sale contracts - Retail	-36		-28		-31	'
Total finance receivables	-42		-32		-36	'
Less: Allowance for credit losses	-11		-3		-9	'
Total net finance receivables	-53		-35		-45	'
Equipment on operating leases, less accumulated depreciation	0		27		14	'
Deferred and refundable income taxes	7		'		6	'
Other assets	0		1		1	'
Total assets	-46		-7		-24	'
Payable to Caterpillar - other	-36		-12		-16	'
Income taxes payable	1		'		0	'
Long-term debt	19		14		17	'
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities	-5		-5		-5	'
Total liabilities	-21		-3		-4	'
Retained earnings	-25		-4		-20	'
Total stockholder's equity	-25		-4		-20	'
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	-46		-7		-24	'
Depreciation and amortization	-2		0		'	'
Other, net	4		1		'	'
Other receivables/payables with Caterpillar	-20		-1		'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, net	-1		-1		'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	-20		-1		'	'
Capital expenditures for equipment on operating leases and other capital expenditures	0		-16		'	'
Additions to finance receivables	20		17		'	'
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	20		1		'	'
As Revised	'		'		'	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'		'		'	'
Retail finance revenue	338		347		'	'
Operating lease revenue	259		220		'	'
Total revenues	711		680		'	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	214		175		'	'
Provision for credit losses	37		17		'	'
Total expenses	522		491		'	'
Other income (expense)	-7		-4		'	'
Profit before income taxes	182		185		'	'
Provision for income taxes	48		42		'	'
Profit of consolidated companies	134		143		'	'
Profit	131		140		'	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	137		40		'	'
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation	135		37		'	'
Retail notes receivable	11,143		11,172		10,858	'
Finance leases and installment sale contracts - Retail	14,580		13,700		14,551	'
Total finance receivables	30,697		29,720		30,042	'
Less: Allowance for credit losses	-384		-432		-387	'
Total net finance receivables	29,374		28,316		28,679	'
Equipment on operating leases, less accumulated depreciation	3,464		3,004		3,544	'
Deferred and refundable income taxes	139		'		166	'
Other assets	1,093		1,073		1,060	'
Total assets	35,542		35,080		35,114	'
Payable to Caterpillar - other	60		65		80	'
Income taxes payable	78		'		52	'
Long-term debt	18,822		18,586		18,737	'
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities	489		544		512	'
Total liabilities	31,414		31,320		31,123	'
Retained earnings	3,135		2,831		3,004	'
Total stockholder's equity	4,128		3,760		3,991	'
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity	35,542		35,080		35,114	'
Depreciation and amortization	217		179		'	'
Other, net	-2		1		'	'
Other receivables/payables with Caterpillar	-12		7		'	'
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, net	-45		-51		'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	276		195		'	'
Capital expenditures for equipment on operating leases and other capital expenditures	-269		-336		'	'
Additions to finance receivables	-3,198		-3,320		'	'
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	-773		-491		'	'
Retained earnings	'		'		'	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'		'		'	'
Profit of consolidated companies	131		140		'	'
Total stockholder's equity	3,135		2,831		3,004	2,691
Retained earnings | As Previously Reported	'		'		'	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'		'		'	'
Profit	136		141		'	'
Total stockholder's equity	3,160		2,835		'	'
Retained earnings | Adjustment	'		'		'	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'		'		'	'
Profit	-5		-1		'	'
Total stockholder's equity	-25		-4		'	'
Retained earnings | As Revised	'		'		'	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'		'		'	'
Profit	131		140		'	'
Total stockholder's equity	$3,135		$2,831		'	'
[1]	Profit attributable to Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation.

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv2

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Balance at beginning of period	$117	$176
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	3	-104
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	1	1
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	4	-103
Balance at end of period	121	73
Foreign currency translation	'	'
Balance at beginning of period	122	184
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	5	-104
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	0	0
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	5	-104
Balance at end of period	127	80
Derivative financial instruments	'	'
Balance at beginning of period	-5	-8
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	-2	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	1	1
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	-1	1
Balance at end of period	($6)	($7)

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv3

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Other income (expense)	($7)		($4)
Interest	-162		-191
Tax (provision) benefit	-48		-42
Total reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	131	[1]	140	[1]
Reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | Derivative financial instruments	'		'
Reclassifications before tax	-1		-1
Tax (provision) benefit	0		0
Total reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	-1		-1
Reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | Derivative financial instruments | Foreign exchange contracts	'		'
Other income (expense)	0		0
Reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | Derivative financial instruments | Interest rate contracts	'		'
Interest	($1)		($1)
[1]	Profit attributable to Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation.

Financing_Activities_Details

Financing Activities (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Customer	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Impaired	'	'	'
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	$402	'	$446
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	401	'	443
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0	'	0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	163	'	193
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	161	'	188
Related Allowance	53	'	73
Recorded Investment, Total	565	'	639
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	562	'	631
Related Allowance, Total	53	'	73
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	435	371	'
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	5	1	'
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	185	290	'
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	1	2	'
Average Recorded Investment, Total	620	661	'
Interest Income Recognized, Total	6	3	'
Customer | North America	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Impaired	'	'	'
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	24	'	23
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	23	'	22
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0	'	0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	8	'	13
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	8	'	13
Related Allowance	3	'	4
Recorded Investment, Total	32	'	36
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	31	'	35
Related Allowance, Total	3	'	4
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	25	28	'
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	1	1	'
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	10	24	'
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	0	0	'
Average Recorded Investment, Total	35	52	'
Interest Income Recognized, Total	1	1	'
Customer | Europe	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Impaired	'	'	'
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	47	'	48
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	47	'	47
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0	'	0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	17	'	20
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	16	'	19
Related Allowance	6	'	7
Recorded Investment, Total	64	'	68
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	63	'	66
Related Allowance, Total	6	'	7
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	48	45	'
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	0	0	'
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	19	34	'
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	0	0	'
Average Recorded Investment, Total	67	79	'
Interest Income Recognized, Total	0	0	'
Customer | Asia/Pacific	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Impaired	'	'	'
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	5	'	7
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	5	'	7
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0	'	0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	13	'	17
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	13	'	17
Related Allowance	3	'	2
Recorded Investment, Total	18	'	24
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	18	'	24
Related Allowance, Total	3	'	2
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	6	4	'
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	0	0	'
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	16	26	'
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	0	1	'
Average Recorded Investment, Total	22	30	'
Interest Income Recognized, Total	0	1	'
Customer | Mining	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Impaired	'	'	'
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	133	'	134
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	133	'	134
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0	'	0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	32	'	0
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	32	'	0
Related Allowance	12	'	0
Recorded Investment, Total	165	'	134
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	165	'	134
Related Allowance, Total	12	'	0
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	134	0	'
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	2	0	'
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	24	19	'
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	0	0	'
Average Recorded Investment, Total	158	19	'
Interest Income Recognized, Total	2	0	'
Customer | Latin America	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Impaired	'	'	'
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	37	'	11
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	37	'	11
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0	'	0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	38	'	33
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	38	'	33
Related Allowance	11	'	9
Recorded Investment, Total	75	'	44
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	75	'	44
Related Allowance, Total	11	'	9
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	17	9	'
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	0	0	'
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	34	59	'
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	0	1	'
Average Recorded Investment, Total	51	68	'
Interest Income Recognized, Total	0	1	'
Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Impaired	'	'	'
Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	156	'	223
Unpaid Principal Balance With No Allowance Recorded	156	'	222
Related Allowance With No Allowance Recorded	0	'	0
Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	55	'	110
Unpaid Principal Balance With An Allowance Recorded	54	'	106
Related Allowance	18	'	51
Recorded Investment, Total	211	'	333
Unpaid Principal Balance, Total	210	'	328
Related Allowance, Total	18	'	51
Average Recorded Investment With No Allowance Recorded	205	285	'
Interest Income Recognized With No Allowance Recorded	2	0	'
Average Recorded Investment With An Allowance Recorded	82	128	'
Interest Income Recognized With An Allowance Recorded	1	0	'
Average Recorded Investment, Total	287	413	'
Interest Income Recognized, Total	3	0	'
Dealer	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Impaired	'	'	'
Recorded Investment, Total	0	'	0
Average Recorded Investment, Total	0	0	'
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables	'	'	'
Financing Receivable, Impaired	'	'	'
Recorded Investment, Total	0	'	0
Average Recorded Investment, Total	$0	$0	'

Financing_Activities_Details_2

Financing Activities (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Receivables [Abstract]	'	'
Period after which unpaid installments are considered as past due	'30 days	'
Period after which collection of future income is considered as not probable	'120 days	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	$245	$258
61-90 Days Past Due	123	134
91 Plus Days Past Due	452	384
Total Past Due	820	776
Current	28,938	28,290
Total gross finance receivables	29,758	29,066
91 Plus, Still Accruing	79	33
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	423	456
North America	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
Total gross finance receivables	11,515	11,186
Europe	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
Total gross finance receivables	3,943	3,871
Asia/Pacific	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
Total gross finance receivables	4,648	4,492
Mining	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
Total gross finance receivables	2,208	2,148
Latin America	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
Total gross finance receivables	4,325	4,269
Caterpillar Power Finance	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
Total gross finance receivables	3,119	3,100
Customer	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
Total gross finance receivables	21,033	20,720
Customer | North America	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	38	37
61-90 Days Past Due	14	12
91 Plus Days Past Due	30	24
Total Past Due	82	73
Current	6,632	6,507
Total gross finance receivables	6,714	6,580
91 Plus, Still Accruing	5	6
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	29	26
Customer | Europe	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	31	26
61-90 Days Past Due	19	15
91 Plus Days Past Due	35	29
Total Past Due	85	70
Current	2,786	2,805
Total gross finance receivables	2,871	2,875
91 Plus, Still Accruing	9	8
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	31	28
Customer | Asia/Pacific	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	55	55
61-90 Days Past Due	28	46
91 Plus Days Past Due	91	59
Total Past Due	174	160
Current	3,103	3,158
Total gross finance receivables	3,277	3,318
91 Plus, Still Accruing	36	11
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	57	50
Customer | Mining	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	0	3
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
91 Plus Days Past Due	11	12
Total Past Due	11	15
Current	2,193	2,128
Total gross finance receivables	2,204	2,143
91 Plus, Still Accruing	0	0
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	21	23
Customer | Latin America	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	85	54
61-90 Days Past Due	39	25
91 Plus Days Past Due	181	196
Total Past Due	305	275
Current	2,554	2,438
Total gross finance receivables	2,859	2,713
91 Plus, Still Accruing	4	5
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	203	210
Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	27	55
61-90 Days Past Due	19	30
91 Plus Days Past Due	102	60
Total Past Due	148	145
Current	2,960	2,946
Total gross finance receivables	3,108	3,091
91 Plus, Still Accruing	24	0
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	82	119
Dealer	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
Total gross finance receivables	5,212	5,254
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	0	0
Dealer | North America	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
91 Plus Days Past Due	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	3,057	3,034
Total gross finance receivables	3,057	3,034
91 Plus, Still Accruing	0	0
Dealer | Europe	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
91 Plus Days Past Due	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	533	569
Total gross finance receivables	533	569
91 Plus, Still Accruing	0	0
Dealer | Asia/Pacific	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
91 Plus Days Past Due	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	687	706
Total gross finance receivables	687	706
91 Plus, Still Accruing	0	0
Dealer | Mining	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
91 Plus Days Past Due	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	4	5
Total gross finance receivables	4	5
91 Plus, Still Accruing	0	0
Dealer | Latin America	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
91 Plus Days Past Due	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	931	940
Total gross finance receivables	931	940
91 Plus, Still Accruing	0	0
Dealer | Caterpillar Power Finance	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
91 Plus Days Past Due	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	0	0
Total gross finance receivables	0	0
91 Plus, Still Accruing	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
Total gross finance receivables	3,513	3,092
Investment in loans and finance leases on non-accrual status	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | North America	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	7	26
61-90 Days Past Due	4	5
91 Plus Days Past Due	2	2
Total Past Due	13	33
Current	1,731	1,539
Total gross finance receivables	1,744	1,572
91 Plus, Still Accruing	1	2
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Europe	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	2	2
61-90 Days Past Due	0	1
91 Plus Days Past Due	0	1
Total Past Due	2	4
Current	537	423
Total gross finance receivables	539	427
91 Plus, Still Accruing	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Asia/Pacific	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
91 Plus Days Past Due	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	684	468
Total gross finance receivables	684	468
91 Plus, Still Accruing	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Mining	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
91 Plus Days Past Due	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	0	0
Total gross finance receivables	0	0
91 Plus, Still Accruing	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Latin America	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
91 Plus Days Past Due	0	0
Total Past Due	0	0
Current	535	616
Total gross finance receivables	535	616
91 Plus, Still Accruing	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Caterpillar Power Finance	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due	'	'
31-60 Days Past Due	0	0
61-90 Days Past Due	0	0
91 Plus Days Past Due	0	1
Total Past Due	0	1
Current	11	8
Total gross finance receivables	11	9
91 Plus, Still Accruing	$0	$1

Financing_Activities_Details_3

Financing Activities (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	'	'
Balance at beginning of year	$387	$429
Receivables written off	-53	-180
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	14	56
Provision for credit losses	36	91
Adjustment due to sale of receivables	'	-3
Foreign currency translation adjustment	'	-6
Balance at end of period	384	387
Allowance for Credit Losses	'	'
Individually evaluated for impairment	53	73
Collectively evaluated for impairment	331	314
Allowance, Ending Balance	384	387
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables	'	'
Individually evaluated for impairment	565	639
Collectively evaluated for impairment	29,193	28,427
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	29,758	29,066
Customer	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	'	'
Balance at beginning of year	374	417
Receivables written off	-53	-180
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	14	56
Provision for credit losses	35	90
Adjustment due to sale of receivables	'	-3
Foreign currency translation adjustment	'	-6
Balance at end of period	370	374
Allowance for Credit Losses	'	'
Individually evaluated for impairment	53	73
Collectively evaluated for impairment	317	301
Allowance, Ending Balance	370	374
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables	'	'
Individually evaluated for impairment	565	639
Collectively evaluated for impairment	20,468	20,081
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	21,033	20,720
Dealer	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	'	'
Balance at beginning of year	10	9
Receivables written off	0	0
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	0	0
Provision for credit losses	0	1
Adjustment due to sale of receivables	'	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	'	0
Balance at end of period	10	10
Allowance for Credit Losses	'	'
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	10	10
Allowance, Ending Balance	10	10
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables	'	'
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	5,212	5,254
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	5,212	5,254
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables	'	'
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	'	'
Balance at beginning of year	3	3
Receivables written off	0	0
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	0	0
Provision for credit losses	1	0
Adjustment due to sale of receivables	'	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	'	0
Balance at end of period	4	3
Allowance for Credit Losses	'	'
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	4	3
Allowance, Ending Balance	4	3
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables	'	'
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,513	3,092
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	$3,513	$3,092

Financing_Activities_Details_4

Financing Activities (Details 4) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	$29,758	$29,066
Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	29,335	28,610
Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	423	456
North America	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	11,515	11,186
North America | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	11,486	11,160
North America | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	29	26
Europe	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	3,943	3,871
Europe | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	3,912	3,843
Europe | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	31	28
Asia/Pacific	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	4,648	4,492
Asia/Pacific | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	4,591	4,442
Asia/Pacific | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	57	50
Mining	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	2,208	2,148
Mining | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	2,187	2,125
Mining | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	21	23
Latin America	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	4,325	4,269
Latin America | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	4,122	4,059
Latin America | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	203	210
Caterpillar Power Finance	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	3,119	3,100
Caterpillar Power Finance | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	3,037	2,981
Caterpillar Power Finance | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	82	119
Customer	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	21,033	20,720
Customer | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	20,610	20,264
Customer | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	423	456
Customer | North America	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	6,714	6,580
Customer | North America | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	6,685	6,554
Customer | North America | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	29	26
Customer | Europe	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	2,871	2,875
Customer | Europe | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	2,840	2,847
Customer | Europe | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	31	28
Customer | Asia/Pacific	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	3,277	3,318
Customer | Asia/Pacific | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	3,220	3,268
Customer | Asia/Pacific | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	57	50
Customer | Mining	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	2,204	2,143
Customer | Mining | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	2,183	2,120
Customer | Mining | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	21	23
Customer | Latin America	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	2,859	2,713
Customer | Latin America | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	2,656	2,503
Customer | Latin America | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	203	210
Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	3,108	3,091
Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	3,026	2,972
Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	82	119
Dealer	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	5,212	5,254
Dealer | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	5,212	5,254
Dealer | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Dealer | North America	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	3,057	3,034
Dealer | North America | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	3,057	3,034
Dealer | North America | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Dealer | Europe	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	533	569
Dealer | Europe | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	533	569
Dealer | Europe | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Dealer | Asia/Pacific	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	687	706
Dealer | Asia/Pacific | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	687	706
Dealer | Asia/Pacific | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Dealer | Mining	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	4	5
Dealer | Mining | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	4	5
Dealer | Mining | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Dealer | Latin America	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	931	940
Dealer | Latin America | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	931	940
Dealer | Latin America | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Dealer | Caterpillar Power Finance	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Dealer | Caterpillar Power Finance | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Dealer | Caterpillar Power Finance | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	3,513	3,092
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	3,513	3,092
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | North America	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	1,744	1,572
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | North America | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	1,744	1,572
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | North America | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Europe	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	539	427
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Europe | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	539	427
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Europe | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Asia/Pacific	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	684	468
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Asia/Pacific | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	684	468
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Asia/Pacific | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Mining	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Mining | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Mining | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Latin America	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	535	616
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Latin America | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	535	616
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Latin America | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Caterpillar Power Finance	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	11	9
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Caterpillar Power Finance | Performing	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	11	9
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables | Caterpillar Power Finance | Nonperforming	'	'
Recorded investment in finance receivables	'	'
Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables, Ending Balance	$0	$0

Financing_Activities_Details_5

Financing Activities (Details 5) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
	contracts	contracts
Loans and finance lease receivables modified as TDRs	'	'
Number of Contracts	18	14
Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	$49	$38
Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	47	39
TDRs with a payment default which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date	'	'
Number of Contracts	14	10
Post-TDR Recorded Investment	2	5
Customer | North America	'	'
Loans and finance lease receivables modified as TDRs	'	'
Number of Contracts	3	10
Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	2	2
Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	2	2
TDRs with a payment default which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date	'	'
Number of Contracts	7	8
Post-TDR Recorded Investment	1	2
Customer | Europe	'	'
Loans and finance lease receivables modified as TDRs	'	'
Number of Contracts	3	0
Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	5	0
Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	5	0
TDRs with a payment default which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date	'	'
Number of Contracts	7	0
Post-TDR Recorded Investment	1	0
Customer | Mining	'	'
Loans and finance lease receivables modified as TDRs	'	'
Number of Contracts	1	0
Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	11	0
Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	10	0
Customer | Latin America	'	'
Loans and finance lease receivables modified as TDRs	'	'
Number of Contracts	10	0
Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	30	0
Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	29	0
Customer | Caterpillar Power Finance	'	'
Loans and finance lease receivables modified as TDRs	'	'
Number of Contracts	1	4
Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	1	36
Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment	1	37
TDRs with a payment default which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date	'	'
Number of Contracts	0	2
Post-TDR Recorded Investment	0	3
Additional investments not recorded	0	5
Remaining commitments	$3	'
Dealer	'	'
Loans and finance lease receivables modified as TDRs	'	'
Number of Contracts	0	0
Caterpillar Purchased Receivables	'	'
Loans and finance lease receivables modified as TDRs	'	'
Number of Contracts	0	0

Financing_Activities_Details_6

Financing Activities (Details 6) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Loans Managed, Securitized or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement	'	'	'
Off balance-sheet managed assets	$308	'	$322
Servicing liability	1	'	2
Purchase of trade receivables from Caterpillar Entities	'	'	'
Amortization of receivables purchase discount	$58	$58	'

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen2

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Derivative	'
Deferred net losses, interest rate risk, to be reclassified from equity to current earnings over the next twelve months	$3

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen3

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 2) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset Fair Value	$119	$138
Liability Fair Value	-12	-10
Designated derivatives	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset (Liability) Fair Value	102	116
Designated derivatives | Interest rate contracts | Other assets	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset Fair Value	108	122
Designated derivatives | Interest rate contracts | Accrued expenses	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Liability Fair Value	-6	-6
Undesignated derivatives	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset (Liability) Fair Value	5	12
Undesignated derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Other assets	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset Fair Value	4	7
Undesignated derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Accrued expenses	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Liability Fair Value	-6	-4
Undesignated derivatives | Cross currency contracts | Other assets	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset Fair Value	$7	$9

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen4

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 3) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Billions, unless otherwise specified
Derivative	'	'
Derivative instruments, notional amount	$6.52	$6.74

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen5

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 4) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Derivative	'	'
Balance at beginning of period, net of tax	($5)	($8)
Gains (losses) deferred during the period, net of tax	-2	0
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax	1	1
Balance at end of period, net of tax	-6	-7
Beginning balance, tax	3	4
Gains (losses) deferred during the period, tax	0	0
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, tax	0	0
Ending balance, tax	$3	$4

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen6

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 5) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Designated derivatives | Fair value hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other income (expense)	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)	'	'
Gains (Losses) on Derivatives	($13)	($29)
Gains (Losses) on Borrowings	13	28
Designated derivatives | Cash flow hedges | Interest rate contracts	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)	'	'
Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings (Effective Portion)	-1	-1
Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)	0	0
Designated derivatives | Cash flow hedges | Interest rate contracts | Interest expense	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)	'	'
Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings (Effective Portion)	-1	-1
Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)	0	0
Designated derivatives | Cash flow hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other income (expense)	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)	'	'
Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to Earnings (Effective Portion)	0	0
Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)	0	0
Undesignated derivatives	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)	'	'
Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	-5	-15
Undesignated derivatives | Foreign exchange contracts | Other income (expense)	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)	'	'
Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	-1	-11
Undesignated derivatives | Cross currency contracts | Other income (expense)	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)	'	'
Gains (Losses) on Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	($4)	($4)

Derivative_Financial_Instrumen7

Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 6) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets	$119	$138
Gross Amounts Offset	0	0
Net Amount of Assets	119	138
Gross Amounts Not Offset, Financial Instruments	-7	-9
Gross Amounts Not Offset, Cash Collateral Received	0	0
Net Amount	112	129
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities	-12	-10
Gross Amounts Offset	0	0
Net Amount of Liabilities	-12	-10
Gross Amounts Not Offset, Financial Instruments	7	9
Gross Amounts Not Offset, Cash Collateral Pledged	0	0
Net Amount	($5)	($1)

Segment_Information_Details

Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information	'	'	'
Revenues	$711	$680	'
Segment Profit	182	185	'
Interest Expense	162	191	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	214	175	'
Provision for credit losses	37	17	'
Segment Assets	35,542	'	35,114
Capital expenditures	269	336	'
Operating Segments	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'	'	'
Revenues	697	669	'
Segment Profit	192	189	'
Interest Expense	162	184	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	214	174	'
Provision for credit losses	36	30	'
Segment Assets	34,422	'	33,867
Capital expenditures	269	335	'
Unallocated	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'	'	'
Revenues	21	17	'
Segment Profit	-13	-16	'
Interest Expense	12	15	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	0	1	'
Provision for credit losses	0	-1	'
Segment Assets	1,514	'	1,595
Capital expenditures	0	1	'
Timing	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'	'	'
Revenues	-7	-6	'
Segment Profit	-2	9	'
Interest Expense	0	0	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	0	0	'
Provision for credit losses	1	-12	'
Segment Assets	20	'	68
Capital expenditures	0	0	'
Methodology	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'	'	'
Revenues	0	0	'
Segment Profit	5	3	'
Interest Expense	-12	-8	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	0	0	'
Provision for credit losses	0	0	'
Segment Assets	-190	'	-189
Capital expenditures	0	0	'
Inter-segment Eliminations	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'	'	'
Revenues	0	0	'
Segment Profit	0	0	'
Interest Expense	0	0	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	0	0	'
Provision for credit losses	0	0	'
Segment Assets	-224	'	-227
Capital expenditures	0	0	'
North America | Operating Segments	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'	'	'
Revenues	247	225	'
Segment Profit	77	65	'
Interest Expense	60	65	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	80	70	'
Provision for credit losses	3	-1	'
Segment Assets	12,459	'	12,160
Capital expenditures	130	108	'
Europe and CPF | Operating Segments	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'	'	'
Revenues	130	122	'
Segment Profit	41	37	'
Interest Expense	24	28	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	26	19	'
Provision for credit losses	9	9	'
Segment Assets	8,160	'	8,068
Capital expenditures	31	31	'
Asia/Pacific | Operating Segments	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'	'	'
Revenues	92	106	'
Segment Profit	38	46	'
Interest Expense	28	35	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	6	7	'
Provision for credit losses	7	2	'
Segment Assets	5,246	'	5,251
Capital expenditures	10	11	'
Latin America | Operating Segments	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'	'	'
Revenues	105	106	'
Segment Profit	26	27	'
Interest Expense	32	36	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	27	20	'
Provision for credit losses	4	9	'
Segment Assets	5,004	'	4,947
Capital expenditures	35	64	'
Mining | Operating Segments	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information	'	'	'
Revenues	123	110	'
Segment Profit	10	14	'
Interest Expense	18	20	'
Depreciation on equipment leased to others	75	58	'
Provision for credit losses	13	11	'
Segment Assets	3,553	'	3,441
Capital expenditures	$63	$121	'

Guarantees_Details

Guarantees (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Guarantees [Abstract]	'	'
Related liability	$1	$1
Guarantees, maximum potential amount of future payments	56	55
SPC's assets in Consolidated Statements of Financial Position	981	1,010
SPC's liabilities in Consolidated Statements of Financial Position	$981	$1,010

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail

Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Level 3	'	'
Liabilities	'	'
Guarantees	$1	$1
Recurring basis	'	'
Assets	'	'
Derivative financial instruments, net	107	128
Total Assets	107	128
Liabilities	'	'
Guarantees	1	1
Total Liabilities	1	1
Recurring basis | Level 1	'	'
Assets	'	'
Derivative financial instruments, net	0	0
Total Assets	0	0
Liabilities	'	'
Guarantees	0	0
Total Liabilities	0	0
Recurring basis | Level 2	'	'
Assets	'	'
Derivative financial instruments, net	107	128
Total Assets	107	128
Liabilities	'	'
Guarantees	0	0
Total Liabilities	0	0
Recurring basis | Level 3	'	'
Assets	'	'
Derivative financial instruments, net	0	0
Total Assets	0	0
Liabilities	'	'
Guarantees	1	1
Total Liabilities	$1	$1

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail1

Fair Value Measurements (Details 2) (Level 3, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Level 3	'	'
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]	'	'
Balance at beginning of period	$1	$2
Issuance of guarantees	0	1
Expiration of guarantees	0	-1
Balance at end of period	$1	$2

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail2

Fair Value Measurements (Details 3) (Level 2, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Level 2	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis	'	'
Fair value of impaired loans	$82	$88

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail3

Fair Value Measurements (Details 4) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings	'	'
Short-term borrowings	($4,497,000,000)	($3,663,000,000)
Fair Value, Level 1	'	'
Financial Instruments, Financial Assets, Balance Sheet Groupings	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	1,135,000,000	1,320,000,000
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	51,000,000	17,000,000
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings	'	'
Short-term borrowings	-4,497,000,000	-3,663,000,000
Fair Value, Level 2	'	'
Financial Instruments, Financial Assets, Balance Sheet Groupings	'	'
Foreign currency contracts, in a receivable position	4,000,000	7,000,000
Finance receivables, net (excluding finance leases)	20,971,000,000	20,459,000,000
Interest rate swaps, in a net receivable position	108,000,000	122,000,000
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings	'	'
Foreign currency contracts, in a payable position	-6,000,000	-4,000,000
Long-term debt	-25,399,000,000	-25,849,000,000
Interest rate swaps, in a net payable position	-6,000,000	-6,000,000
Fair Value, Level 3	'	'
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings	'	'
Guarantees	-1,000,000	-1,000,000
Carrying Amount	'	'
Financial Instruments, Financial Assets, Balance Sheet Groupings	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	1,135,000,000	1,320,000,000
Foreign currency contracts, in a receivable position	4,000,000	7,000,000
Finance receivables, net (excluding finance leases)	21,319,000,000	20,657,000,000
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	51,000,000	17,000,000
Interest rate swaps, in a net receivable position	108,000,000	122,000,000
Financial Instruments, Financial Liabilities, Balance Sheet Groupings	'	'
Foreign currency contracts, in a payable position	-6,000,000	-4,000,000
Short-term borrowings	-4,497,000,000	-3,663,000,000
Long-term debt	-24,838,000,000	-25,329,000,000
Interest rate swaps, in a net payable position	-6,000,000	-6,000,000
Guarantees	-1,000,000	-1,000,000
Carrying amount of assets excluded from measurement at fair value	'	'
Financial Instruments, Financial Assets, Balance Sheet Groupings	'	'
Finance leases	8,060,000,000	8,020,000,000
Cross currency contracts | Fair Value, Level 2	'	'
Financial Instruments, Financial Assets, Balance Sheet Groupings	'	'
Foreign currency contracts, in a receivable position	7,000,000	9,000,000
Cross currency contracts | Carrying Amount	'	'
Financial Instruments, Financial Assets, Balance Sheet Groupings	'	'
Foreign currency contracts, in a receivable position	$7,000,000	$9,000,000

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Estimated annual tax rate	26.00%	27.00%
Benefit reflecting the impact of the American Taxpayer Relief Act	'	$7