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2414403 - Disclosure - Long-term debt (Details 2)
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TableSchedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000018230 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Long-term DebtPeriod [Axis]
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2012-08-01 - 2012-08-31
2012-06-01 - 2012-06-30
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
2011-05-01 - 2011-05-31
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31
2011-05-24
Segments [Axis]Segments [Axis]Segments [Axis]Segments [Axis]Segments [Axis]Segments [Axis]Segments [Axis]
Machinery and Power Systems [Member]Financial Products [Member]Segments [Domain]Segments [Domain]Segments [Domain]Segments [Domain]Segments [Domain]Segments [Domain]Segments [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]Debt Instrument [Axis]
Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]SeniorNotesDueIn2015At0.950PercentMember [Member]SeniorNotesDueIn2017At1.500PercentMember [Member]SeniorNotesDueIn2022At2.600PercentMember [Member]Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]Floating Rate Senior Notes Due in 2013 [Member]Senior Notes Due in 2014 at 1.375 Percent [Member]Senior Notes Due in 2021 at 3.90 Percent [Member]Senior Notes Due in 2041 at 5.20 Percent [Member]Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]Senior Notes Due in 2014 at 1.375 Percent [Member]Senior Notes Due in 2021 at 3.90 Percent [Member]Senior Notes Due in 2041 at 5.20 Percent [Member]
Notes
 
 
 
 
500,000,000  
500,000,000  
500,000,000  
 
750,000,000  
750,000,000  
1,250,000,000  
1,250,000,000  
 
 
 
 
Debt instrument, interest rate (as a percent)
 
 
 
 
0.0095  
0.015  
0.026  
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.01375  
0.039  
0.052  
Debt exchange new debentures amount
 
 
1,722,000,000  
1,720,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt exchange new debentures interest rate (as a percent)
 
 
0.03803  
0.03803  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt exchange cash paid
 
 
179,000,000  
179,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt exchange original debentures amount
 
 
1,325,000,000  
1,330,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial paper outstanding, classified as long-term
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medium-term notes, weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)
 
0.028  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medium-term notes, maximum remaining maturity (in years)
 
P12Y  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
760,000,000  
6,592,000,000  
7,352,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
514,000,000  
6,446,000,000  
6,960,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
538,000,000  
4,796,000,000  
5,334,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
507,000,000  
2,747,000,000  
3,254,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
906,000,000  
2,350,000,000  
3,256,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest paid on short-term and long-term borrowings
 
 
1,141,000,000  
 
 
 
 
1,404,000,000  
 
 
 
 
1,208,000,000  
 
 
 
Basis for variable interest rate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three-month USD LIBOR  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional average spread over LIBOR (as a percent)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.0017