Property, Plant and Equipment

Entity Registrant Name CATERPILLAR INC
CIK 0000018230
Accession number 0000018230-14-000058
Link to XBRL instance http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823014000058/cat-20131231.xml
Fiscal year end --12-31
Fiscal year focus 2013
Fiscal period focus FY
Current balance sheet date 2013-12-31
Current year-to-date income statement start date 2013-01-01
Commentary All information interpreted as expected.
Level 3 (Disclosure) Text Block concept us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTextBlock
 
 
 
 
December 31,
(Millions of dollars)
 
Useful
Lives (Years)
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Land
 
—
 
$
688

 
$
723

 
$
753

Buildings and land improvements
 
20-45
 
6,928

 
6,214

 
5,857

Machinery, equipment and other
 
3-10
 
16,793

 
16,073

 
14,435

Equipment leased to others
 
1-10
 
5,365

 
4,658

 
4,285

Construction-in-process
 
—
 
1,542

 
2,264

 
1,996

Total property, plant and equipment, at cost
 
 
 
31,316

 
29,932

 
27,326

Less: Accumulated depreciation
 
 
 
(14,241
)
 
(13,471
)
 
(12,931
)
Property, plant and equipment–net
 
 
 
$
17,075

 
$
16,461

 
$
14,395

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Level 4 Details Key Concepts: Long-term Debt Maturities

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
PPE, Gross 31,316,000,000 us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation 14,241,000,000 us-gaap:AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
PPE, Net 17,075,000,000 us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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