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2406402 - Disclosure - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (Details)
(http://finance.cat.com/role/AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDetails)
TableAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000764764 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Equity ComponentsEquity ComponentsEquity Components
Foreign currency translationDerivative financial instrumentsTotalForeign currency translationDerivative financial instrumentsTotalForeign currency translationDerivative financial instrumentsTotal
Balance at beginning of year
(897,000,000) 
0  
(897,000,000) 
(359,000,000) 
(5,000,000) 
(364,000,000) 
122,000,000  
(5,000,000) 
117,000,000  
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications
(97,000,000) 
15,000,000  
(82,000,000) 
(538,000,000) 
2,000,000  
(536,000,000) 
(481,000,000) 
(4,000,000) 
(485,000,000) 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (income)/loss
0  
(16,000,000) 
(16,000,000) 
0  
3,000,000  
3,000,000  
0  
4,000,000  
4,000,000  
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
(97,000,000) 
 
(1,000,000) 
 
(98,000,000) 
 
(538,000,000) 
 
5,000,000  
 
(533,000,000) 
 
(481,000,000) 
 
0  
 
(481,000,000) 
 
Balance at end of year
(994,000,000) 
 
(1,000,000) 
 
(995,000,000) 
 
(897,000,000) 
 
0  
 
(897,000,000) 
 
(359,000,000) 
 
(5,000,000) 
 
(364,000,000)