Rendering

Component: (Network and Table)
Network
2421402 - Disclosure - Guarantees and product warranty (Details)
(http://www.cat.com/role/GuaranteesAndProductWarrantyDetails)
TableSchedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000018230 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Guarantor ObligationsPeriod [Axis]
2013-12-31
2012-12-31
2012-07-31
2011-12-31
Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Axis]Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Axis]Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Axis]Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Axis]
Guarantee with Dealer [Member]Guarantee with Customers [Member]Customer guarantees-supplier consortium [Member]Third party logistics business [Member]Indemnification Agreement [Member]Guarantee Type, Other [Member]Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Domain]Guarantee with Dealer [Member]Guarantee with Customers [Member]Customer guarantees-supplier consortium [Member]Third party logistics business [Member]Indemnification Agreement [Member]Guarantee Type, Other [Member]Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Domain]Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Domain]Guarantee with Dealer [Member]Guarantee with Customers [Member]Customer guarantees-supplier consortium [Member]Third party logistics business [Member]Indemnification Agreement [Member]Guarantee Type, Other [Member]Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Domain]
Percentage of equity interest sold in subsidiary (as a percent)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.65  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guarantees, maximum potential amount of future payments
193,000,000  
62,000,000  
364,000,000  
151,000,000  
0  
35,000,000  
805,000,000  
180,000,000  
77,000,000  
0  
176,000,000  
0  
53,000,000  
486,000,000  
 
140,000,000  
96,000,000  
0  
0  
11,000,000  
28,000,000  
275,000,000