Rendering

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Network
2408402 - Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment (Details)
(http://www.cat.com/role/PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDetails)
TableSchedule of Property, Plant and Equipment [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000018230 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Property, plant and equipmentPeriod [Axis]
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2012-12-31
2011-12-31
Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]
Minimum [Member]Maximum [Member]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
Land, Buildings and Improvements [Member]Machinery and Equipment [Member]Equipment Leased to Other Party [Member]Land, Buildings and Improvements [Member]Machinery and Equipment [Member]Equipment Leased to Other Party [Member]Land [Member]Land, Buildings and Improvements [Member]Machinery and Equipment [Member]Equipment Leased to Other Party [Member]Construction in Progress [Member]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]Land [Member]Land, Buildings and Improvements [Member]Machinery and Equipment [Member]Equipment Leased to Other Party [Member]Construction in Progress [Member]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]Land [Member]Land, Buildings and Improvements [Member]Machinery and Equipment [Member]Equipment Leased to Other Party [Member]Construction in Progress [Member]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]
Useful Lives (Years)
P20Y  
P3Y  
P1Y  
P45Y  
P10Y  
P10Y  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
688,000,000  
6,928,000,000  
16,793,000,000  
5,365,000,000  
1,542,000,000  
31,316,000,000  
723,000,000  
6,214,000,000  
16,073,000,000  
4,658,000,000  
2,264,000,000  
29,932,000,000  
753,000,000  
5,857,000,000  
14,435,000,000  
4,285,000,000  
1,996,000,000  
27,326,000,000  
Less: Accumulated depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,521,000,000) 
 
(14,241,000,000) 
 
 
 
(1,383,000,000) 
 
(13,471,000,000) 
 
 
 
(1,406,000,000) 
 
(12,931,000,000) 
Property, plant and equipment - net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,844,000,000  
 
 
 
17,075,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,275,000,000  
 
 
 
16,461,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,879,000,000  
 
 
 
14,395,000,000  
 
Commitments for the purchase or construction of capital assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
269,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets recorded under capital leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross capital leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
125,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
134,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
131,000,000  
Less: Accumulated depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(50,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
(58,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
(75,000,000) 
Net capital leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
75,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
76,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
56,000,000  
 
Minimum rental payments on assets recorded under capital leases were:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thereafter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
47,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimum rental payments to be received for equipment leased to others were:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
916,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
626,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
379,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
191,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
95,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thereafter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
45,000,000