Edgar Filing: CATERPILLAR INC

CAT_10Q_9.30.2012

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 1-768

CATERPILLAR INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		37-0602744 (IRS Employer I.D. No.)

100 NE Adams Street, Peoria, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices)		61629 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(309) 675-1000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	o

Non-accelerated filer	o	Smaller reporting company	o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

At September 30, 2012, 653,933,672 shares of common stock of the registrant were outstanding.

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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements	3
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	56
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	92
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	92

Part II. Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	93
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	*
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	93
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	*
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	93
Item 5.	Other Information	*
Item 6.	Exhibits	94

* Item omitted because no answer is called for or item is not applicable.

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions except per share data)



	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery and Power Systems	$	15,739		$	15,023
Revenues of Financial Products	706			693
Total sales and revenues	16,445			15,716

Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	11,639			11,455
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,471			1,360
Research and development expenses	634			584
Interest expense of Financial Products	197			211
Other operating (income) expenses	(92		)	347
Total operating costs	13,849			13,957

Operating profit	2,596			1,759

Interest expense excluding Financial Products	129			112
Other income (expense)	(17		)	(13		)

Consolidated profit before taxes	2,450			1,634

Provision for income taxes	753			474
Profit of consolidated companies	1,697			1,160

Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	5			(6		)

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	1,702			1,154

Less: Profit attributable to noncontrolling interests	3			13

Profit ¹	$	1,699		$	1,141

Profit per common share	$	2.60		$	1.76

Profit per common share — diluted ²	$	2.54		$	1.71

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (millions)
– Basic	653.6			646.6
– Diluted²	668.7			666.0

Cash dividends declared per common share	$	—		$	—

¹ Profit attributable to common stockholders.

² Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)



	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	1,702		$	1,154
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - $11; 2011 - ($69)	193			(534		)

Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Current year actuarial gain (loss), net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - $91; 2011 - $0	(155		)	—
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - ($61); 2011 - ($46)	114			92
Current year prior service credit (cost), net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - ($3); 2011 - $0	4			—
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - $4; 2011 - $3	(8		)	(5		)
Amortization of transition (asset) obligation, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - $0; 2011 - ($1)	1			—

Derivative financial instruments:
Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - $5; 2011 - ($21)	(7		)	37
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - ($5); 2011 - $14	9			(25		)

Available-for-sale securities:
Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - ($8); 2011 - $13	12			(20		)
(Gains) losses reclassifed to earnings, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - $0; 2011 - $0	(1		)	(1		)

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	162			(456		)
Comprehensive income	1,864			698
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(3		)	(32		)
Comprehensive income attributable to the company	$	1,861		$	666

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions except per share data)



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery and Power Systems	$	47,711	$	40,835
Revenues of Financial Products	2,089		2,060
Total sales and revenues	49,800		42,895

Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	35,156		30,815
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,328		3,716
Research and development expenses	1,853		1,693
Interest expense of Financial Products	599		623
Other operating (income) expenses	329		855
Total operating costs	42,265		37,702

Operating profit	7,535		5,193

Interest expense excluding Financial Products	352		289
Other income (expense)	141		(157		)

Consolidated profit before taxes	7,324		4,747

Provision for income taxes	2,314		1,304
Profit of consolidated companies	5,010		3,443

Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	12		(24		)

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	5,022		3,419

Less: Profit attributable to noncontrolling interests	38		38

Profit ¹	$	4,984	$	3,381

Profit per common share	$	7.64	$	5.25

Profit per common share — diluted ²	$	7.44	$	5.08

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (millions)
– Basic	652.0		644.3
– Diluted²	669.7		666.1

Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.98	$	0.90

¹ Profit attributable to common stockholders.

² Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	5,022		$	3,419
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - ($5); 2011 - $15	35			(212		)

Pension and other postretirement benefits:
Current year actuarial gain (loss), net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - $83; 2011 - $0	(140		)	—
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - ($181); 2011 - ($158)	340			299
Current year prior service credit (cost), net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - ($1); 2011 - $0	1			—
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - $12; 2011 - $9	(23		)	(15		)
Amortization of transition (asset) obligation, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - $0; 2011 - ($1)	2			1

Derivative financial instruments:
Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - $21; 2011 - ($15)	(35		)	24
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - ($6); 2011 - $14	10			(21		)

Available-for-sale securities:
Gains (losses) deferred, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - ($13); 2011 - $8	28			(11		)
(Gains) losses reclassifed to earnings, net of tax (expense)/benefit of: 2012 - $0; 2011 - $0	(3		)	(2		)

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	215			63
Comprehensive income	5,237			3,482
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(20		)	(69		)
Comprehensive income attributable to the company	$	5,217		$	3,413

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)



	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments	$	5,689		$	3,057
Receivables – trade and other	9,814			10,285
Receivables – finance	8,865			7,668
Deferred and refundable income taxes	1,633			1,580
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,088			994
Inventories	17,550			14,544
Total current assets	44,639			38,128
Property, plant and equipment – net	15,509			14,395
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,422			1,130
Long-term receivables – finance	13,156			11,948
Investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies	199			133
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	1,873			2,157
Intangible assets	4,166			4,368
Goodwill	7,372			7,080
Other assets	2,205			2,107
Total assets	$	90,541		$	81,446

Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings:
Machinery and Power Systems	$	607		$	93
Financial Products	4,460			3,895
Accounts payable	7,978			8,161
Accrued expenses	3,568			3,386
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	1,764			2,410
Customer advances	3,035			2,691
Dividends payable	—			298
Other current liabilities	2,075			1,967
Long-term debt due within one year:
Machinery and Power Systems	1,266			558
Financial Products	6,993			5,102
Total current liabilities	31,746			28,561
Long-term debt due after one year:
Machinery and Power Systems	9,010			8,415
Financial Products	17,516			16,529
Liability for postemployment benefits	10,708			10,956
Other liabilities	3,625			3,583
Total liabilities	72,605			68,044
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 10 and 12)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	—			473
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock of $1.00 par value:
Authorized shares: 2,000,000,000 Issued shares: (9/30/12 and 12/31/11 – 814,894,624) at paid-in amount	4,449			4,273
Treasury stock (9/30/12 – 160,960,952 shares; 12/31/11 – 167,361,280 shares) at cost	(10,118		)	(10,281		)
Profit employed in the business	29,541			25,219
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(5,988		)	(6,328		)
Noncontrolling interests	52			46
Total stockholders’ equity	17,936			12,929
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	$	90,541		$	81,446

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)



	Common stock			Treasury stock			Profit employed in the business			Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			Noncontrolling interests			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	3,888		$	(10,397	)	$	21,384		$	(4,051	)	$	40		$	10,864
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	—			—			3,381			—			38			3,419
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	—			—			—			(244		)	32			(212		)
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax	—			—			—			286			(1		)	285
Derivative financial instruments, net of tax	—			—			—			3			—			3
Available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—			—			—			(13		)	—			(13		)
Change in ownership from noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			4			4
Dividends declared	—			—			(581		)	—			—			(581		)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			(3		)	(3		)
Common shares issued from treasury stock for stock-based compensation: 7,797,655	12			98			—			—			—			110
Stock-based compensation expense	163			—			—			—			—			163
Net excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	166			—			—			—			—			166
Cat Japan share redemption¹	—			—			67			—			(59		)	8
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	4,229		$	(10,299	)	$	24,251		$	(4,019	)	$	51		$	14,213

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	4,273		$	(10,281	)	$	25,219		$	(6,328	)	$	46		$	12,929
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	—			—			4,984			—			38			5,022
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	—			—			—			59			(24		)	35
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax	—			—			—			175			5			180
Derivative financial instruments, net of tax	—			—			—			(25		)	—			(25		)
Available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—			—			—			24			1			25
Change in ownership from noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			1			1
Dividends declared	—			—			(639		)	—			—			(639		)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			(5		)	(5		)
Common shares issued from treasury stock for stock-based compensation: 6,400,328	(122		)	163			—			—			—			41
Stock-based compensation expense	208			—			—			—			—			208
Net excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	164			—			—			—			—			164
Cat Japan share redemption¹	(74		)	—			(23		)	107			(10		)	—
Balance at September 30, 2012	$	4,449		$	(10,118	)	$	29,541		$	(5,988	)	$	52		$	17,936

¹See Notes 1 and 16 regarding the Cat Japan share redemption.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	5,022		$	3,419
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	2,070			1,832
Other	(267		)	558
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables – trade and other	136			(254		)
Inventories	(3,118		)	(2,716		)
Accounts payable	(334		)	1,308
Accrued expenses	76			134
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	(643		)	275
Customer advances	306			333
Other assets – net	(20		)	(74		)
Other liabilities – net	34			700
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	3,262			5,515

Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures – excluding equipment leased to others	(2,270		)	(1,515		)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,256		)	(984		)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	840			922
Additions to finance receivables	(8,835		)	(7,091		)
Collections of finance receivables	6,567			6,503
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	109			106
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(542		)	(7,413		)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	1,009			21
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities	243			180
Investments in available-for-sale securities	(299		)	(216		)
Other – net	82			37
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(4,352		)	(9,450		)

Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(937		)	(862		)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	(5		)	(3		)
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	41			110
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	165			169
Acquisitions of redeemable noncontrolling interests	(444		)	—
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery and Power Systems	2,015			4,544
Financial Products	9,617			8,703
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery and Power Systems	(485		)	(2,203		)
Financial Products	(6,283		)	(6,080		)
Short-term borrowings – net (original maturities three months or less)	163			(766		)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	3,847			3,612
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(125		)	(40		)
Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments	2,632			(363		)
Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period	3,057			3,592
Cash and short-term investments at end of period	$	5,689		$	3,229

All short-term investments, which consist primarily of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, are considered to be cash equivalents.

Non-cash activities: In 2012, $1,325 million of debentures with varying interest rates and maturity dates were exchanged for $1,722 million of 3.803% debentures due in 2042 and $179 million of cash. The $179 million of cash paid is included in Other liabilities – net in the operating activities section of the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. A. Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of (a) the consolidated results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (b) the consolidated comprehensive income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (c) the consolidated financial position at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (d) the consolidated changes in stockholders’ equity for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and (e) the consolidated cash flow for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation.

Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (2011 Form 10-K).

The December 31, 2011 financial position data included herein is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2011 Form 10-K but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

B. Nature of Operations

Information in our financial statements and related commentary are presented in the following categories:

Machinery and Power Systems – Represents the aggregate total of Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Power Systems, and All Other segments and related corporate items and eliminations.

Financial Products – Primarily includes the company’s Financial Products Segment. This category includes Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial), Caterpillar Insurance Holdings Inc. (Cat Insurance) and their respective subsidiaries.

C. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income and its components are presented in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, included in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, consisted of the following:



(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2012				September 30, 2011
Foreign currency translation	$	432			$	307
Pension and other postretirement benefits	(6,454		)		(4,409		)
Derivative financial instruments	(35		)		48
Available-for-sale securities	69				35
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(5,988	)	¹	$	(4,019	)

In conjunction with the Cat Japan share redemption, to reflect the increase in our ownership interest in Cat Japan from 67 percent to 100 percent, $107 million was reclassified to Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) from other components of stockholders' equity and was not included in Comprehensive income during the second quarter of 2012. The amount was comprised of foreign currency translation of $167 million, pension and other postretirement benefits of $(61) million and available-for-sale securities of $1 million.

2. New Accounting Guidance

Disclosures about the credit quality of financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses – In July 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued accounting guidance on disclosures about the credit quality of

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financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses. The guidance expands disclosures for the allowance for credit losses and financing receivables by requiring entities to disclose information at disaggregated levels. It also requires disclosure of credit quality indicators, past due information and modifications of financing receivables. Also, in April 2011, the FASB issued guidance clarifying when a restructuring of a receivable should be considered a troubled debt restructuring by providing additional guidance for determining whether the creditor has granted a concession and whether the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. For end of period balances, the new disclosures were effective December 31, 2010 and did not have a material impact on our financial statements. For activity during a reporting period, the disclosures were effective January 1, 2011 and did not have a material impact on our financial statements. The disclosures related to modifications of financing receivables, as well as the guidance clarifying when a restructured receivable should be considered a troubled debt restructuring were effective July 1, 2011 and did not have a material impact on our financial statements. See Note 15 for additional information.

Presentation of comprehensive income – In June 2011, the FASB issued accounting guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income. The guidance provides two options for presenting net income and other comprehensive income. The total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income may be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. We elected to present two separate statements. This guidance was effective January 1, 2012.

Goodwill impairment testing – In September 2011, the FASB issued accounting guidance on the testing of goodwill for impairment. The guidance allows entities testing goodwill for impairment the option of performing a qualitative assessment to determine the likelihood of goodwill impairment and whether it is necessary to perform the two-step impairment test currently required. This guidance was effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption was permitted. We elected to early adopt this guidance for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements. See Note 7 for additional information.

Disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities – In December 2011, the FASB issued accounting guidance on disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. The guidance requires entities to disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions that are offset in the statement of financial position, as well as instruments and transactions that are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. This guidance is effective January 1, 2013, with retrospective application required. We are currently reviewing the impact of this guidance on our financial statements and expect to complete this evaluation in 2012.

Indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment testing – In July 2012, the FASB issued accounting guidance on the testing of indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. The guidance allows entities to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine the likelihood of an impairment for an indefinite-lived intangible asset and whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment assessment currently required. This guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption to have a material impact on our financial statements.

3. Stock-Based Compensation

Accounting for stock-based compensation requires that the cost resulting from all stock-based payments be recognized in the financial statements based on the grant date fair value of the award. Stock-based compensation primarily consists of stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs) and stock-settled stock appreciation rights (SARs). We recognized pretax stock-based compensation cost in the amount of $69 million and $204 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively; and $52 million and $163 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

The following table illustrates the type and fair value of the stock-based compensation awards granted during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively:

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	2012			2011
	# Granted	Fair Value Per Award		# Granted	Fair Value Per Award
Stock options	3,224,203	$	39.20	237,906	$	36.73
RSUs	1,429,939	$	104.61	1,082,032	$	97.51
SARs	—	$	—	2,722,689	$	36.73

The stock price on the date of grant was $110.09 and $102.13 for 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The following table provides the assumptions used in determining the fair value of the stock-based awards for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively:



	Grant Year
	2012	2011
Weighted-average dividend yield	2.16%	2.22%
Weighted-average volatility	35.0%	32.7%
Range of volatilities	33.3-40.4%	20.9-45.4%
Range of risk-free interest rates	0.17-2.00%	0.25-3.51%
Weighted-average expected lives	7 years	8 years

As of September 30, 2012, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation awards was $218 million, which will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite service periods of approximately 2.0 years.

4. Derivative Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Our earnings and cash flow are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. In addition, the amount of Caterpillar stock that can be repurchased under our stock repurchase program is impacted by movements in the price of the stock. Our Risk Management Policy (policy) allows for the use of derivative financial instruments to prudently manage foreign currency exchange rate, interest rate, commodity price and Caterpillar stock price exposures. Our policy specifies that derivatives are not to be used for speculative purposes. Derivatives that we use are primarily foreign currency forward and option contracts, interest rate swaps, commodity forward and option contracts, and stock repurchase contracts. Our derivative activities are subject to the management, direction and control of our senior financial officers. Risk management practices, including the use of financial derivative instruments, are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors at least annually.

All derivatives are recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position at their fair value. On the date the derivative contract is entered into, we designate the derivative as (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability (fair value hedge), (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flow to be paid (cash flow hedge), or (3) an undesignated instrument. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is qualified, designated and highly effective as a fair value hedge, along with the gain or loss on the hedged recognized asset or liability that is attributable to the hedged risk, are recorded in current earnings. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is qualified, designated and highly effective as a cash flow hedge are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI), to the extent effective, on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position until they are reclassified to earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Changes in the fair value of undesignated derivative instruments and the ineffective portion of designated derivative instruments are reported in current earnings. Cash flow from designated derivative financial instruments are classified within the same category as the item being hedged on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow. Cash flow from undesignated derivative financial instruments is included in the investing category on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow.

We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and linking cash flow hedges to specific forecasted transactions or variability of cash flow.

We also formally assess, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the designated derivatives that

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are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flow of hedged items. When a derivative is determined not to be highly effective as a hedge or the underlying hedged transaction is no longer probable, we discontinue hedge accounting prospectively, in accordance with the derecognition criteria for hedge accounting.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Foreign currency exchange rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the U.S. dollar value of sales made and costs incurred in foreign currencies. Movements in foreign currency rates also affect our competitive position as these changes may affect business practices and/or pricing strategies of non-U.S.-based competitors. Additionally, we have balance sheet positions denominated in foreign currencies, thereby creating exposure to movements in exchange rates.

Our Machinery and Power Systems operations purchase, manufacture and sell products in many locations around the world. As we have a diversified revenue and cost base, we manage our future foreign currency cash flow exposure on a net basis. We use foreign currency forward and option contracts to manage unmatched foreign currency cash inflow and outflow. Our objective is to minimize the risk of exchange rate movements that would reduce the U.S. dollar value of our foreign currency cash flow. Our policy allows for managing anticipated foreign currency cash flow for up to five years.

We generally designate as cash flow hedges at inception of the contract any Australian dollar, Brazilian real, British pound, Canadian dollar, Chinese yuan, euro, Indian rupee, Japanese yen, Mexican peso, Singapore dollar or Swiss franc forward or option contracts that meet the requirements for hedge accounting and the maturity extends beyond the current quarter-end. Designation is performed on a specific exposure basis to support hedge accounting. The remainder of Machinery and Power Systems foreign currency contracts are undesignated, including any hedges designed to protect our competitive exposure.

As of September 30, 2012, $9 million of deferred net losses, net of tax, included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position), are expected to be reclassified to current earnings (Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations) over the next twelve months when earnings are affected by the hedged transactions. The actual amount recorded in Other income (expense) will vary based on exchange rates at the time the hedged transactions impact earnings.

In managing foreign currency risk for our Financial Products operations, our objective is to minimize earnings volatility resulting from conversion and the remeasurement of net foreign currency balance sheet positions. Our policy allows the use of foreign currency forward and option contracts to offset the risk of currency mismatch between our receivables and debt. All such foreign currency forward and option contracts are undesignated.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the amount of our interest payments and the value of our fixed-rate debt. Our practice is to use interest rate derivatives to manage our exposure to interest rate changes and, in some cases, lower the cost of borrowed funds.

Our Machinery and Power Systems operations generally use fixed-rate debt as a source of funding. Our objective is to minimize the cost of borrowed funds. Our policy allows us to enter into fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements to meet that objective with the intent to designate as fair value hedges at inception of the contract all fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps. Designation as a hedge of the fair value of our fixed-rate debt is performed to support hedge accounting.

Financial Products operations has a match-funding policy that addresses interest rate risk by aligning the interest rate profile (fixed or floating rate) of Cat Financial’s debt portfolio with the interest rate profile of their receivables portfolio within predetermined ranges on an ongoing basis. In connection with that policy, we use interest rate derivative instruments to modify the debt structure to match assets within the receivables portfolio. This matched funding reduces the volatility of margins between interest-bearing assets and interest-bearing liabilities, regardless of which direction interest rates move.

Our policy allows us to use fixed-to-floating, floating-to-fixed, and floating-to-floating interest rate swaps to meet the match-funding objective. We designate fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps as fair value hedges to protect debt against changes in fair value due to changes in the benchmark interest rate. We designate most floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges to protect against the variability of cash flows due to changes in the benchmark interest rate.

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As of September 30, 2012, $3 million of deferred net losses, net of tax, included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position), related to Financial Products floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps, are expected to be reclassified to current earnings (Interest expense of Financial Products in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations) over the next twelve months. The actual amount recorded in Interest expense of Financial Products will vary based on interest rates at the time the hedged transactions impact earnings.

We have, at certain times, liquidated fixed-to-floating and floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps at both Machinery and Power Systems and Financial Products. The gains or losses associated with these swaps at the time of liquidation are amortized into earnings over the original term of the previously designated hedged item.

In anticipation of issuing debt for the planned acquisition of Bucyrus International, Inc., we entered into interest rate swaps to manage our exposure to interest rate changes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized a net loss of $149 million, included in Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations. The contracts were liquidated in conjunction with the debt issuance in May 2011, therefore, there were no gains or losses for the three months ended September 30, 2011. These contracts were not designated as hedging instruments, and therefore, did not receive hedge accounting treatment.

Commodity Price Risk

Commodity price movements create a degree of risk by affecting the price we must pay for certain raw material. Our policy is to use commodity forward and option contracts to manage the commodity risk and reduce the cost of purchased materials.

Our Machinery and Power Systems operations purchase base and precious metals embedded in the components we purchase from suppliers. Our suppliers pass on a share of the price changes in the commodity portion of the component cost. In addition, we are subject to price changes on energy products such as natural gas and diesel fuel purchased for operational use.

Our objective is to minimize volatility in the price of these commodities. Our policy allows us to enter into commodity forward and option contracts to lock in the purchase price of a portion of these commodities within a five-year horizon. All such commodity forward and option contracts are undesignated.

The location and fair value of derivative instruments reported in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position are as follows:

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(Millions of dollars)
	Consolidated Statement of Financial	Asset (Liability) Fair Value
	Position Location	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Designated derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	Receivables – trade and other	$	48		$	54
Machinery and Power Systems	Long-term receivables – trade and other	1			19
Machinery and Power Systems	Accrued expenses	(63		)	(73		)
Machinery and Power Systems	Other liabilities	(10		)	(10		)
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Receivables – trade and other	28			15
Financial Products	Long-term receivables – trade and other	224			233
Financial Products	Accrued expenses	(11		)	(6		)
		$	217		$	232
Undesignated derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	Receivables – trade and other	$	14		$	27
Machinery and Power Systems	Accrued expenses	(58		)	(12		)
Machinery and Power Systems	Other liabilities	(18		)	(85		)
Financial Products	Receivables – trade and other	9			7
Financial Products	Accrued expenses	(7		)	(16		)
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Accrued expenses	(2		)	(1		)
Commodity contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	Receivables – trade and other	2			2
Machinery and Power Systems	Accrued expenses	(1		)	(9		)
		$	(61	)	$	(87	)

The effect of derivatives designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations is as follows:



Fair Value Hedges (Millions of dollars)
		Three Months Ended September 30, 2012					Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Classification	Gains (Losses) on Derivatives		Gains (Losses) on Borrowings			Gains (Losses) on Derivatives		Gains (Losses) on Borrowings
Interest rate contracts
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	$	7	$	(3	)	$	4	$	7
		$	7	$	(3	)	$	4	$	7



		Three Months Ended September 30, 2011					Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Classification	Gains (Losses) on Derivatives		Gains (Losses) on Borrowings			Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Gains (Losses) on Borrowings
Interest rate contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	Other income (expense)	$	—	$	—		$	(1	)	$	1
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	70		(77		)	59			(65		)
		$	70	$	(77	)	$	58		$	(64	)

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Cash Flow Hedges (Millions of dollars)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)			Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	$	(6	)	Other income (expense)	$	(14	)	$	—
Interest rate contracts	—
Machinery and Power Systems	—			Other income (expense)	1			—
Financial Products	(6		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(1		)	—
	$	(12	)		$	(14	)	$	—



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)			Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	$	62		Other income (expense)	$	43		$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	—			Other income (expense)	(1		)	—
Financial Products	(4		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(3		)	(2		)	¹
	$	58			$	39		$	(2	)



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)			Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	$	(48	)	Other income (expense)	$	(13	)	$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	—			Other income (expense)	—			—
Financial Products	(8		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(3		)	(1		)	¹
	$	(56	)		$	(16	)	$	(1	)



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
				Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI (Effective Portion)			Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI (Effective Portion)			Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion)
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	$	44		Other income (expense)	$	52		$	—
Interest rate contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	—			Other income (expense)	(2		)	—
Financial Products	(5		)	Interest expense of Financial Products	(15		)	(1		)	¹
	$	39			$	35		$	(1	)

¹ The ineffective portion recognized in earnings is included in Other income (expense).

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The effect of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations is as follows:



(Millions of dollars)
	Classification of Gains (Losses)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	Other income (expense)	$	(9	)	$	21
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	5			7
Commodity contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	Other income (expense)	3			3
		$	(1	)	$	31




	Classification of Gains (Losses)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	Other income (expense)	$	(1	)	$	46
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	(10		)	(12		)
Interest rate contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	Other income (expense)	—			(149		)
Commodity contracts
Machinery and Power Systems	Other income (expense)	(23		)	(21		)
		$	(34	)	$	(136	)

Stock Repurchase Risk

Payments for stock repurchase derivatives are accounted for as a reduction in stockholders’ equity. In February 2007, the Board of Directors authorized a $7.5 billion stock repurchase program, expiring on December 31, 2011. In December 2011, the Board of Directors extended the $7.5 billion stock repurchase program through December 31, 2015. The amount of Caterpillar stock that can be repurchased under the authorization is impacted by movements in the price of the stock. In August 2007, the Board of Directors authorized the use of derivative contracts to reduce stock repurchase price volatility. There were no stock repurchase derivatives outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 or 2011.

5. Inventories

Inventories (principally using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method) are comprised of the following:



(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Raw materials	$	4,018	$	3,766
Work-in-process	3,488		2,959
Finished goods	9,775		7,562
Supplies	269		257
Total inventories	$	17,550	$	14,544

6. Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliated Companies

Combined financial information of the unconsolidated affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method (generally on a lag of 3 months or less) was as follows:

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Results of Operations of unconsolidated affiliated companies: (Millions of dollars)
	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011			2012		2011
Sales	$	253	$	302		$	625	$	741
Cost of sales	206		257			492		616
Gross profit	$	47	$	45		$	133	$	125

Profit (loss)	$	17	$	(12	)	$	39	$	(46	)



Financial Position of unconsolidated affiliated companies: (Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets:
Current assets	$	569	$	345
Property, plant and equipment – net	523		200
Other assets	558		9
	1,650		554
Liabilities:
Current liabilities	342		220
Long-term debt due after one year	724		72
Other liabilities	182		17
	1,248		309
Equity	$	402	$	245



Caterpillar’s investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies: (Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Investments in equity method companies	$	183	$	111
Plus: Investments in cost method companies	16		22
Total investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies	$	199	$	133

The increase in financial position and equity investments amounts noted above primarily relate to the sale of a majority interest in Caterpillar's third party logistics business, which occurred on July 31, 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, Caterpillar retained a 35 percent equity interest. See Note 19 for additional details.

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7. Intangible Assets and Goodwill

A. Intangible assets

Intangible assets are comprised of the following:



		September 30, 2012
(Millions of dollars)	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer relationships	15	$	2,827	$	(330	)	$	2,497
Intellectual property	12	1,744		(303		)	1,441
Other	10	300		(90		)	210
Total finite-lived intangible assets	14	4,871		(723		)	4,148
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - In-process research & development		18		—			18
Total intangible assets		$	4,889	$	(723	)	$	4,166



		December 31, 2011
	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Customer relationships	15	$	2,811	$	(213	)	$	2,598
Intellectual property	11	1,794		(244		)	1,550
Other	11	299		(97		)	202
Total finite-lived intangible assets	13	4,904		(554		)	4,350
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - In-process research & development		18		—			18
Total intangible assets		$	4,922	$	(554	)	$	4,368

During the second quarter of 2012, we acquired finite-lived intangible assets of $194 million due to the purchase of ERA Mining Machinery Limited. During the first quarter of 2012, we acquired finite-lived intangible assets of $8 million due to the purchase of Cat Tohoku. See Note 18 for details on these business combinations.

Customer relationship intangibles of $100 million, net of accumulated amortization of $4 million, were reclassified from Intangible assets to held for sale during 2012, primarily related to the divestiture of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business, and are not included in the September 30, 2012 balances in the table above. See Note 19 for additional information on assets held for sale.

Customer relationship intangibles of $51 million, net of accumulated amortization of $29 million, from the All Other segment were impaired during the second quarter of 2012. Fair value of the intangibles was determined using an income approach based on the present value of discounted cash flows. The impairment of $22 million was recognized in Other operating (income) expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations and included in the All Other segment.

Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $101 million and $294 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $91 million and $135 million, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets is expected to be:



(Millions of dollars)
2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Thereafter
$390	$383	$377	$372	$364	$2,574

B. Goodwill

During 2012, we recorded goodwill of $476 million related to the acquisition of ERA Mining Machinery Limited and

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$19 million related to the acquisition of Cat Tohoku. See Note 18 for details on these business combinations.

Goodwill of $152 million was reclassified to held for sale during 2012, primarily related to the divestiture of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business, and is not included in the September 30, 2012 balance in the table below. See Note 19 for additional information on assets held for sale.

We test goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that an impairment may have occurred. We perform our annual goodwill impairment test as of October 1 and monitor for interim triggering events on an ongoing basis. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment utilizing a qualitative assessment or a two-step process. We have an option to make a qualitative assessment of a reporting unit's goodwill for impairment. If we choose to perform a qualitative assessment and determine the fair value more likely than not exceeds the carrying value, no further evaluation is necessary. For reporting units where we perform the two-step process, the first step requires us to compare the fair value of each reporting unit, which we primarily determine using an income approach based on the present value of discounted cash flows, to the respective carrying value, which includes goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, the goodwill is not considered impaired. If the carrying value is higher than the fair value, there is an indication that an impairment may exist and the second step is required. In step two, the implied fair value of goodwill is calculated as the excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the fair values assigned to its assets and liabilities. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value of the reporting unit's goodwill, the difference is recognized as an impairment loss. No goodwill for reporting units was impaired during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 or 2011. See Note 19 for goodwill impairments relating to assets held for sale.

The changes in the carrying amount of the goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were as follows:



(Millions of dollars)
	Construction Industries			Resource Industries			Power Systems			Other		Consolidated Total
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	378		$	4,099		$	2,486		$	117	$	7,080
Business acquisitions ¹	19			476			—			—		495
Held for sale and business divestitures ²	—			(152		)	—			—		(152		)
Other adjustments ³	(3		)	(28		)	(20		)	—		(51		)
Balance at September 30, 2012	$	394		$	4,395		$	2,466		$	117	$	7,372

¹ See Note 18 for additional details.

² See Note 19 for additional details.

³ Other adjustments are comprised primarily of foreign currency translation.

8. Available-For-Sale Securities

We have investments in certain debt and equity securities, primarily at Cat Insurance, that have been classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value based upon quoted market prices. These investments are primarily included in Other assets in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Unrealized gains and losses arising from the revaluation of available-for-sale securities are included, net of applicable deferred income taxes, in equity (Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position). Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are generally determined using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method for debt instruments and the specific identification method for equity securities. Realized gains and losses are included in Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations.

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	September 30, 2012							December 31, 2011
(Millions of dollars)	Cost Basis		Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)			Fair Value		Cost Basis		Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)			Fair Value
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—		$	10	$	10	$	—		$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	116		2			118		90		2			92

Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	630		42			672		542		30			572
Asset-backed securities	94		—			94		112		(1		)	111

Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	288		10			298		297		13			310
Residential	28		(1		)	27		33		(3		)	30
Commercial	123		8			131		142		3			145

Equity securities
Large capitalization value	140		37			177		127		21			148
Smaller company growth	22		12			34		22		7			29
Total	$	1,451	$	110		$	1,561	$	1,375	$	72		$	1,447

During the three months ended September 30, 2012, there were no charges for other-than-temporary declines in the market value of securities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, charges for other-than-temporary declines in the market value of securities were $1 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, charges for other-than-temporary declines in the market value of securities were $4 million. These charges were accounted for as realized losses and were included in Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations. The cost basis of the impacted securities was adjusted to reflect these charges.

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Investments in an unrealized loss position that are not other-than-temporarily impaired:

	September 30, 2012
	Less than 12 months¹				12 months or more ¹				Total
(Millions of dollars)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds
Asset-backed securities	$	—	$	—	$	20	$	3	$	20	$	3
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	74		1		4		—		78		1
Residential	—		—		15		1		15		1
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	22		2		13		2		35		4
Total	$	96	$	3	$	52	$	6	$	148	$	9



	December 31, 2011
	Less than 12 months ¹				12 months or more ¹				Total
(Millions of dollars)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	$	54	$	1	$	1	$	—	$	55	$	1
Asset-backed securities	1		—		20		5		21		5
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	51		1		—		—		51		1
Residential	3		—		18		3		21		3
Commercial	15		—		8		1		23		1
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	36		5		6		1		42		6
Smaller company growth	4		1		—		—		4		1
Total	$	164	$	8	$	53	$	10	$	217	$	18

¹ Indicates length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

Corporate Bonds. The unrealized losses on our investments in asset-backed securities relate primarily to changes in interest rates and credit-related yield spreads since time of purchase. We do not intend to sell the investments and it is not likely that we will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis. We do not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2012.

Mortgage-Backed Debt Securities. The unrealized losses on our investments in mortgage-backed securities and mortgage-related asset-backed securities relate primarily to the continuation of elevated housing delinquencies and default rates, risk aversion and credit-related yield spreads since time of purchase. We do not intend to sell the investments and it is not likely that we will be required to sell these investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis. We do not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2012.

Equity Securities. Cat Insurance maintains a well-diversified equity portfolio consisting of two specific mandates: large capitalization value stocks and smaller company growth stocks. Overall U.S. equity valuations were higher during the third quarter of 2012 despite lingering concerns over Europe's debt crisis and on mixed economic data. We do not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2012.

The fair value of the available-for-sale debt securities at September 30, 2012, by contractual maturity, is shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay and creditors may have the right to call obligations.

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	September 30, 2012
(Millions of dollars)	Cost Basis		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	141	$	143
Due after one year through five years	530		551
Due after five years through ten years	135		157
Due after ten years	44		43
U.S. governmental agency mortgage-backed securities	288		298
Residential mortgage-backed securities	28		27
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	123		131
Total debt securities – available-for-sale	$	1,289	$	1,350



Sales of Securities
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	66	$	58	$	243	$	180
Gross gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	1	$	1	$	4	$	3
Gross losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1

9. Postretirement Benefits

A. Pension and postretirement benefit costs

In February 2012, we announced the closure of the Electro-Motive Diesel facility located in London, Ontario. As a result of the closure, we recognized a $37 million other postretirement benefits curtailment gain in the first quarter. This excludes a $21 million loss of a third-party receivable for other postretirement benefits that was eliminated due to the closure. In addition, a $10 million special termination benefit expense was recognized related to statutory pension benefits required to be paid to certain affected employees. As a result, a net gain of $6 million related to the facility closure was recognized in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations. See Note 20 for additional information.

In August 2012, we announced changes to our U.S. hourly pension plan, which impacted certain hourly employees. For impacted employees, pension benefit accruals will freeze on January 1, 2013 or January 1, 2016, at which time employees will become eligible for various provisions of company sponsored 401(k) plans including a matching contribution and an annual employer contribution. The plan changes resulted in a curtailment and required a remeasurement as of August 31, 2012. The curtailment and the remeasurement resulted in a net increase in our Liability for postemployment benefits of $243 million and a net loss of $153 million, net of tax, recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The increase in the liability was primarily due to a decline in the discount rate. Also, the curtailment resulted in expense of $7 million which was recognized in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations.

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(Millions of dollars)	U.S. Pension Benefits						Non-U.S. Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	September 30,						September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
For the three months ended:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	46		$	41		$	26		$	28		$	23		$	21
Interest cost	152			164			44			45			55			64
Expected return on plan assets	(204		)	(200		)	(53		)	(50		)	(15		)	(18		)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation (asset)	—			—			—			—			1			1
Prior service cost (credit) ¹	5			5			1			1			(18		)	(14		)
Net actuarial loss (gain) ¹	126			112			24			18			25			27
Net periodic benefit cost	125			122			42			42			71			81
Curtailments, settlements and special termination benefits ²	7			—			6			—			—			—
Total cost included in operating profit	$	132		$	122		$	48		$	42		$	71		$	81

For the nine months ended:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	138		$	118		$	82		$	83		$	69		$	62
Interest cost	460			488			135			132			166			190
Expected return on plan assets	(610		)	(598		)	(160		)	(150		)	(47		)	(53		)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation (asset)	—			—			—			—			2			2
Prior service cost (credit) ¹	15			15			1			2			(51		)	(41		)
Net actuarial loss (gain) ¹	374			338			72			54			75			81
Net periodic benefit cost	377			361			130			121			214			241
Curtailments, settlements and special termination benefits ²	7			—			28			9			(40		)	—
Total cost included in operating profit	$	384		$	361		$	158		$	130		$	174		$	241

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net cost:
Discount rate	4.3		%	5.1		%	4.3		%	4.6		%	4.3		%	5.0		%
Expected return on plan assets	8.0		%	8.5		%	7.1		%	7.1		%	8.0		%	8.5		%
Rate of compensation increase	4.5		%	4.5		%	3.9		%	4.2		%	4.4		%	4.4		%

¹ Prior service cost (credit) and net actuarial loss (gain) for both pension and other postretirement benefits are generally amortized using the straight-line method over the average remaining service period to the full retirement eligibility date of employees expected to receive benefits from the plan. For other postretirement benefit plans in which all or almost all of the plan's participants are fully eligible for benefits under the plan, prior service cost (credit) and net actuarial loss (gain) are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining life expectancy of those participants.

² Curtailments, settlements and special termination benefits were recognized in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations.

We made $195 million and $488 million of contributions to our pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. We currently anticipate full-year 2012 contributions of approximately $1 billion, of which $625 million are required contributions. We made $105 million and $340 million of contributions to our pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

B. Defined contribution benefit costs

On January 1, 2011, matching contributions to our U.S. 401(k) plan changed for certain employees that are still accruing benefits under a defined benefit pension plan. Matching contributions changed from 100 percent of employee contributions to the plan up to six percent of their compensation to 50 percent of employee contributions up to six percent of compensation. For U.S. employees whose defined benefit pension accruals were frozen as of December 31, 2010, we began providing a new annual employer contribution in 2011, which ranges from three to five percent of compensation,

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depending on years of service and age.

Total company costs related to our defined contribution plans were as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Millions of dollars)	2012		2011		2012		2011
U.S. Plans	$	62	$	3	$	196	$	135
Non-U.S. Plans	15		14		46		40
	$	77	$	17	$	242	$	175

10. Guarantees and Product Warranty

We have provided an indemnity to a third-party insurance company for potential losses related to performance bonds issued on behalf of Caterpillar dealers. The bonds are issued to insure governmental agencies against nonperformance by certain dealers. We also provided guarantees to a third-party related to the performance of contractual obligations by certain Caterpillar dealers. The guarantees cover potential financial losses incurred by the third-party resulting from the dealers’ nonperformance.

We provide loan guarantees to third-party lenders for financing associated with machinery purchased by customers. These guarantees have varying terms and are secured by the machinery. In addition, Cat Financial participates in standby letters of credit issued to third parties on behalf of their customers. These standby letters of credit have varying terms and beneficiaries and are secured by customer assets.

Cat Financial has provided a limited indemnity to a third-party bank resulting from the assignment of certain leases to that bank. The indemnity is for the possibility that the insurers of these leases would become insolvent. The indemnity expires December 15, 2012 and is unsecured.

We have provided guarantees to third-party lessors for certain properties leased by Cat Logistics Services, LLC, in which we sold a 65 percent equity interest in the third quarter of 2012. See Note 19 for further discussion on this divestiture. The guarantees are for the possibility that the third party logistics business would default on real estate lease payments. The guarantees were granted at lease inception, which was prior to the divestiture, and generally will expire at the end of the lease terms.

No loss has been experienced or is anticipated under any of these guarantees. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the related liability was $17 million and $7 million, respectively. The increase in the liability is primarily due to guarantees acquired through the purchase of ERA Mining Machinery Limited, as well as guarantees resulting from the divestiture of the third party logistics business. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted and without reduction for any amounts that may possibly be recovered under recourse or collateralized provisions) we could be required to make under the guarantees are as follows:



(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Guarantees with Caterpillar dealers	$	167	$	140
Guarantees with customers	176		186
Limited indemnity	1		11
Guarantees for third party logistics business	182		—
Guarantees – other	44		28
Total guarantees	$	570	$	365

Cat Financial provides guarantees to repurchase certain loans of Caterpillar dealers from a special-purpose corporation (SPC) that qualifies as a variable interest entity. The purpose of the SPC is to provide short-term working capital loans to Caterpillar dealers. This SPC issues commercial paper and uses the proceeds to fund its loan program. Cat Financial has a loan purchase agreement with the SPC that obligates Cat Financial to purchase certain loans that are not paid at maturity. Cat Financial receives a fee for providing this guarantee, which provides a source of liquidity for the SPC. Cat

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Financial is the primary beneficiary of the SPC as their guarantees result in Cat Financial having both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the SPC’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses, and therefore Cat Financial has consolidated the financial statements of the SPC. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the SPC’s assets of $940 million and $586 million, respectively, are primarily comprised of loans to dealers and the SPC’s liabilities of $940 million and $586 million, respectively, are primarily comprised of commercial paper. The assets of the SPC are not available to pay Cat Financial's creditors. Cat Financial may be obligated to perform under the guarantee if the SPC experiences losses. No loss has been experienced or is anticipated under this loan purchase agreement.

Our product warranty liability is determined by applying historical claim rate experience to the current field population and dealer inventory. Generally, historical claim rates are based on actual warranty experience for each product by machine model/engine size. Specific rates are developed for each product build month and are updated monthly based on actual warranty claim experience.



(Millions of dollars)	2012
Warranty liability, January 1	$	1,308
Reduction in liability (payments)	(672		)
Increase in liability (new warranties)	813
Warranty liability, September 30	$	1,449



(Millions of dollars)	2011
Warranty liability, January 1	$	1,035
Reduction in liability (payments)	(926		)
Increase in liability (new warranties)	1,199
Warranty liability, December 31	$	1,308

11. Computations of Profit Per Share



(Dollars in millions except per share data)		Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
I.	Profit for the period (A) ¹:	$	1,699	$	1,141	$	4,984	$	3,381
II.	Determination of shares (in millions):	—
	Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (B)	653.6		646.6		652.0		644.3
	Shares issuable on exercise of stock awards, net of shares assumed to be purchased out of proceeds at average market price	15.1		19.4		17.7		21.8
	Average common shares outstanding for fully diluted computation (C)²	668.7		666.0		669.7		666.1
III.	Profit per share of common stock:
	Assuming no dilution (A/B)	$	2.60	$	1.76	$	7.64	$	5.25
	Assuming full dilution (A/C)²	$	2.54	$	1.71	$	7.44	$	5.08
¹ Profit attributable to common stockholders. ² Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

SARs and stock options to purchase 6,073,271 common shares were outstanding for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, there were outstanding SARs and stock options to purchase 2,904,815 common shares, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

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12. Environmental and Legal Matters

The company is regulated by federal, state and international environmental laws governing our use, transport and disposal of substances and control of emissions. In addition to governing our manufacturing and other operations, these laws often impact the development of our products, including, but not limited to, required compliance with air emissions standards applicable to internal combustion engines. Compliance with these existing laws has not had a material impact on our capital expenditures, earnings or global competitive position.

We are engaged in remedial activities at a number of locations, often with other companies, pursuant to federal and state laws. When it is probable we will pay remedial costs at a site and those costs can be reasonably estimated, the costs are charged against our earnings. In formulating that estimate, we do not consider amounts expected to be recovered from insurance companies or others. The amount recorded for environmental remediation is not material and is included in Accrued expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

We cannot reasonably estimate costs at sites in the very early stages of remediation. Currently, we have a few sites in the very early stages of remediation, and there is no more than a remote chance that a material amount for remedial activities at any individual site, or at all sites in the aggregate, will be required.

We have disclosed certain individual legal proceedings in this filing. Additionally, we are involved in other unresolved legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. The most prevalent of these unresolved actions involve disputes related to product design, manufacture and performance liability (including claimed asbestos and welding fumes exposure), contracts, employment issues, environmental matters or intellectual property rights. The aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accrued liabilities, if any, associated with these unresolved legal actions is not material. In some cases, we cannot reasonably estimate a range of loss because there is insufficient information regarding the matter. However, there is no more than a remote chance that any liability arising from these matters would be material. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of these unresolved legal actions, we believe that these actions will not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

On May 14, 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Violation to Caterpillar Inc., alleging various violations of Clean Air Act Sections 203, 206 and 207. EPA claims that Caterpillar violated such sections by shipping engines and catalytic converter after-treatment devices separately, introducing into commerce a number of uncertified and/or misbuilt engines, and failing to timely report emissions-related defects. On July 9, 2010, the Department of Justice issued a penalty demand to Caterpillar seeking a civil penalty of $3.2 million and implementation of injunctive relief involving expanded use of certain technologies. On July 28, 2011, EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice filed and lodged a civil complaint and consent decree with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Court) regarding the matter. Caterpillar agreed to the terms of the consent decree, which required payment of a civil penalty of $2.55 million, retirement of a small number of emissions credits and expanded defect-related reporting. On September 7, 2011, the Court entered the consent decree, making it effective on that date, and Caterpillar paid $2.04 million of the $2.55 million penalty due to the United States in accordance with the decree terms. On July 9, 2012, under the terms of the consent decree, and subject to a settlement agreement executed on June 21, 2012 with the California Air Resources Board, Caterpillar paid the remaining $0.51 million of the stipulated $2.55 million penalty to the California Air Resources Board.

13. Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the first nine months of 2012 reflects an estimated annual effective tax rate of 30.5 percent compared to 29 percent for the first nine months of 2011 and 26.5 percent for the full-year 2011, excluding the items discussed below. The increase from 26.5 percent to 30.5 percent is primarily due to expected changes in our geographic mix of profits from a tax perspective and the expiration of the U.S. research and development tax credit.

The 2012 tax provision also includes a negative impact of $81 million from goodwill not deductible for tax purposes related to the divestiture of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business. A $72 million net benefit was recorded in the first nine months of 2011 due to planned repatriation of non-U.S. earnings offset by an increase in unrecognized tax benefits.

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14. Segment Information

A. Basis for segment information

Our Executive Office is comprised of five Group Presidents and a CEO. Group Presidents are accountable for a related set of end-to-end businesses that they manage. The CEO allocates resources and manages performance at the Group President level. As such, the CEO serves as our Chief Operating Decision Maker and operating segments are primarily based on the Group President reporting structure.

Three of our operating segments, Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Power Systems, are led by Group Presidents. One operating segment, Financial Products, is led by a Group President who has responsibility for Corporate Services. Corporate Services is a cost center primarily responsible for the performance of certain support functions globally and to provide centralized services; it does not meet the definition of an operating segment. One Group President leads a smaller operating segment that is included in the All Other operating segment.

In 2012, a portion of goodwill assets, related to recent acquisitions, that was allocated to Machinery and Power Systems operating segments is now a methodology difference between segment and external reporting. The segment information for 2011 has been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the 2012 presentation.

B. Description of segments

We have five operating segments, of which four are reportable segments. Following is a brief description of our reportable segments and the business activities included in the All Other operating segment:

Construction Industries: A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in infrastructure and building construction applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes backhoe loaders, small wheel loaders, small track-type tractors, skid steer loaders, multi-terrain loaders, mini excavators, compact wheel loaders, select work tools, small, medium and large track excavators, wheel excavators, medium wheel loaders, medium track-type tractors, track-type loaders, motor graders, pipelayers and related parts. In addition, Construction Industries has responsibility for Power Systems and components in Japan and an integrated manufacturing cost center that supports Machinery and Power Systems businesses. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

Resource Industries: A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in mining and quarrying applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes large track-type tractors, large mining trucks, underground mining equipment, tunnel boring equipment, large wheel loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, compactors, select work tools, forestry products, paving products, machinery components and electronics and control systems. In addition, Resource Industries manages areas that provide services to other parts of the company, including integrated manufacturing, research and development and coordination of the Caterpillar Production System. On July 8, 2011, the acquisition of Bucyrus was completed. This added the responsibility for business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support for electric rope shovels, draglines, hydraulic shovels, drills, highwall miners and electric drive off-highway trucks to Resource Industries. In addition, segment profit includes Bucyrus acquisition-related costs and the impact from divestiture of a portion of the Bucyrus distribution business. On June 6, 2012, the acquisition of ERA Mining Machinery Limited, including its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhengzhou Siwei Mechanical & Electrical Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was completed. This added the responsibility for business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support for underground coal mining equipment to Resource Industries. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

Power Systems: A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using reciprocating engines, turbines and related parts across industries serving electric power, industrial, petroleum and marine applications as well as rail-related businesses. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management, development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and product support of reciprocating engine powered generator sets, integrated systems used in the electric power generation industry, reciprocating engines and integrated systems and solutions for the marine and petroleum industries; reciprocating engines supplied to the industrial industry as well as Caterpillar machinery; the business strategy, product design, product management, development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and product support of turbines and turbine-related services; the development, manufacturing, remanufacturing, maintenance, leasing and service of diesel-electric locomotives and components and other rail-related products and services. Inter-segment sales are a source of

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revenue for this segment.

Financial Products Segment: Provides financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment, as well as some financing for Caterpillar sales to dealers. Financing plans include operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans and wholesale financing plans. The segment also provides various forms of insurance to customers and dealers to help support the purchase and lease of our equipment.

All Other: Primarily includes activities such as: the remanufacturing of Cat engines and components and remanufacturing services for other companies as well as the business strategy, product management, development, manufacturing, marketing and product support of undercarriage, specialty products, hardened bar stock components and ground engaging tools primarily for Caterpillar products; logistics services for Caterpillar and other companies; the product management, development, marketing, sales and product support of on-highway vocational trucks for North America (U.S. and Canada only); distribution services responsible for dealer development and administration, dealer portfolio management and ensuring the most efficient and effective distribution of machines, engines and parts; and the 50/50 joint venture with Navistar (NC²) until it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Navistar effective September 29, 2011. On July 31, 2012, we sold a majority interest in Caterpillar's third party logistics business. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment. Results for the All Other operating segment are included as a reconciling item between reportable segments and consolidated external reporting.

C. Segment measurement and reconciliations

There are several methodology differences between our segment reporting and our external reporting. The following is a list of the more significant methodology differences:


▪	Machinery and Power Systems segment net assets generally include inventories, receivables, property, plant and equipment, goodwill, intangibles and accounts payable. Liabilities other than accounts payable are generally managed at the corporate level and are not included in segment operations. Financial Products Segment assets generally include all categories of assets.


▪	Segment inventories and cost of sales are valued using a current cost methodology.


▪	Goodwill allocated to segments is amortized using a fixed amount based on a twenty year useful life. This methodology difference only impacts segment assets; no goodwill amortization expense is included in segment profit.


▪	The present value of future lease payments for certain Machinery and Power Systems operating leases is included in segment assets. The estimated financing component of the lease payments is excluded.

▪

Currency exposures for Machinery and Power Systems are generally managed at the corporate level and the effects of changes in exchange rates on results of operations within the year are not included in segment profit. The net difference created in the translation of revenues and costs between exchange rates used for U.S. GAAP reporting and exchange rates used for segment reporting are recorded as a methodology difference.


▪	Postretirement benefit expenses are split; segments are generally responsible for service and prior service costs, with the remaining elements of net periodic benefit cost included as a methodology difference.


▪	Machinery and Power Systems segment profit is determined on a pretax basis and excludes interest expense, gains and losses on interest rate swaps and other income/expense items. Financial Products Segment profit is determined on a pretax basis and includes other income/expense items.

Reconciling items are created based on accounting differences between segment reporting and our consolidated external reporting. Please refer to pages 30 to 37 for financial information regarding significant reconciling items. Most of our reconciling items are self-explanatory given the above explanations. For the reconciliation of profit, we have grouped the reconciling items as follows:


▪	Corporate costs: These costs are related to corporate requirements and strategies that are considered to be for the benefit of the entire organization.


▪	Methodology differences: See previous discussion of significant accounting differences between segment

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reporting and consolidated external reporting.


▪	Timing: Timing differences in the recognition of costs between segment reporting and consolidated external reporting.

Reportable Segments

Three Months Ended September 30,

(Millions of dollars)



	2012
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales & revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at September 30		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	4,904	$	102	$	5,006	$	144	$	459	$	9,681	$	247
Resource Industries	5,214		253		5,467		179		1,113		13,949		229
Power Systems	5,317		597		5,914		157		943		9,738		244
Machinery and Power Systems	$	15,435	$	952	$	16,387	$	480	$	2,515	$	33,368	$	720
Financial Products Segment	776		—		776		179		190		35,662		432
Total	$	16,211	$	952	$	17,163	$	659	$	2,705	$	69,030	$	1,152

	2011
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales & revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at December 31		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	4,900	$	162	$	5,062	$	136	$	496	$	7,942	$	234
Resource Industries	4,599		290		4,889		155		745		12,292		159
Power Systems	5,075		600		5,675		133		794		8,748		279
Machinery and Power Systems	$	14,574	$	1,052	$	15,626	$	424	$	2,035	$	28,982	$	672
Financial Products Segment	757		—		757		177		145		31,747		311
Total	$	15,331	$	1,052	$	16,383	$	601	$	2,180	$	60,729	$	983

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Reportable Segments

Nine Months Ended September 30,

(Millions of dollars)



	2012
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales & revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at September 30		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	15,306	$	355	$	15,661	$	414	$	1,763	$	9,681	$	597
Resource Industries	15,382		909		16,291		510		3,707		13,949		603
Power Systems	15,815		1,952		17,767		442		2,737		9,738		610
Machinery and Power Systems	$	46,503	$	3,216	$	49,719	$	1,366	$	8,207	$	33,368	$	1,810
Financial Products Segment	2,301		—		2,301		530		583		35,662		1,232
Total	$	48,804	$	3,216	$	52,020	$	1,896	$	8,790	$	69,030	$	3,042

	2011
	External sales and revenues		Inter- segment sales & revenues		Total sales and revenues		Depreciation and amortization		Segment profit		Segment assets at December 31		Capital expenditures
Construction Industries	$	14,312	$	433	$	14,745	$	382	$	1,522	$	7,942	$	471
Resource Industries	10,573		848		11,421		298		2,337		12,292		320
Power Systems	14,442		1,695		16,137		398		2,230		8,748		496
Machinery and Power Systems	$	39,327	$	2,976	$	42,303	$	1,078	$	6,089	$	28,982	$	1,287
Financial Products Segment	2,251		—		2,251		535		453		31,747		830
Total	$	41,578	$	2,976	$	44,554	$	1,613	$	6,542	$	60,729	$	2,117

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Reconciliation of Sales and revenues:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery and Power Systems			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	15,435		$	776	$	—			$	16,211
All Other operating segment	318			—		—				318
Other	(14		)	20		(90		)	¹	(84		)
Total sales and revenues	$	15,739		$	796	$	(90	)		$	16,445

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	14,574		$	757	$	—			$	15,331
All Other operating segment	461			—		—				461
Other	(12		)	17		(81		)	¹	(76		)
Total sales and revenues	$	15,023		$	774	$	(81	)		$	15,716
¹ Elimination of Financial Products revenues from Machinery and Power Systems.



Reconciliation of Sales and revenues:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery and Power Systems			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments				Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	46,503		$	2,301	$	—			$	48,804
All Other operating segment	1,246			—		—				1,246
Other	(38		)	52		(264		)	¹	(250		)
Total sales and revenues	$	47,711		$	2,353	$	(264	)		$	49,800

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Total external sales and revenues from reportable segments	$	39,327		$	2,251	$	—			$	41,578
All Other operating segment	1,525			—		—				1,525
Other	(17		)	40		(231		)	¹	(208		)
Total sales and revenues	$	40,835		$	2,291	$	(231	)		$	42,895
¹ Elimination of Financial Products revenues from Machinery and Power Systems.

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Reconciliation of Consolidated profit before taxes:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery and Power Systems			Financial Products		Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Total profit from reportable segments	$	2,515		$	190	$	2,705
All Other operating segment	482			—		482
Cost centers	9			—		9
Corporate costs	(366		)	—		(366		)
Timing	(30		)	—		(30		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	9			—		9
Postretirement benefit expense	(177		)	—		(177		)
Financing costs	(130		)	—		(130		)
Equity in profit of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(5		)	—		(5		)
Currency	20			—		20
Interest rate swaps	2			—		2
Other income/expense methodology differences	(64		)	—		(64		)
Other methodology differences	(9		)	4		(5		)
Total profit before taxes	$	2,256		$	194	$	2,450

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Total profit from reportable segments	$	2,035		$	145	$	2,180
All Other operating segment	234			—		234
Cost centers	29			—		29
Corporate costs	(330		)	—		(330		)
Timing	12			—		12
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	(21		)	—		(21		)
Postretirement benefit expense	(110		)	—		(110		)
Financing costs	(116		)	—		(116		)
Equity in profit of unconsolidated affiliated companies	6			—		6
Currency	(188		)	—		(188		)
Other income/expense methodology differences	(54		)	—		(54		)
Other methodology differences	(8		)	—		(8		)
Total profit before taxes	$	1,489		$	145	$	1,634

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Reconciliation of Consolidated profit before taxes:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery and Power Systems			Financial Products		Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Total profit from reportable segments	$	8,207		$	583	$	8,790
All Other operating segment	888			—		888
Cost centers	32			—		32
Corporate costs	(1,126		)	—		(1,126		)
Timing	(318		)	—		(318		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	(26		)	—		(26		)
Postretirement benefit expense	(508		)	—		(508		)
Financing costs	(357		)	—		(357		)
Equity in profit of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(12		)	—		(12		)
Currency	160			—		160
Interest rate swaps	2			—		2
Other income/expense methodology differences	(199		)	—		(199		)
Other methodology differences	(3		)	1		(2		)
Total profit before taxes	$	6,740		$	584	$	7,324

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Total profit from reportable segments	$	6,089		$	453	$	6,542
All Other operating segment	601			—		601
Cost centers	30			—		30
Corporate costs	(901		)	—		(901		)
Timing	(157		)	—		(157		)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	1			—		1
Postretirement benefit expense	(468		)	—		(468		)
Financing costs	(294		)	—		(294		)
Equity in profit of unconsolidated affiliated companies	24			—		24
Currency	(263		)	—		(263		)
Interest rate swaps	(149		)	—		(149		)
Other income/expense methodology differences	(210		)	—		(210		)
Other methodology differences	(12		)	3		(9		)
Total profit before taxes	$	4,291		$	456	$	4,747

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Reconciliation of Assets:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery and Power Systems			Financial Products			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
September 30, 2012
Total assets from reportable segments	$	33,368		$	35,662		$	—		$	69,030
All Other operating segment	1,457			—			—			1,457
Items not included in segment assets:
Cash and short-term investments	3,363			—			—			3,363
Intercompany receivables	280			—			(280		)	—
Investment in Financial Products	4,251			—			(4,251		)	—
Deferred income taxes	3,881			—			(538		)	3,343
Goodwill, intangible assets and other assets	4,194			—			—			4,194
Operating lease methodology difference	(338		)	—			—			(338		)
Liabilities included in segment assets	12,541			—			—			12,541
Inventory methodology differences	(3,079		)	—			—			(3,079		)
Other	305			(143		)	(132		)	30
Total assets	$	60,223		$	35,519		$	(5,201	)	$	90,541

December 31, 2011
Total assets from reportable segments	$	28,982		$	31,747		$	—		$	60,729
All Other operating segment	2,035			—			—			2,035
Items not included in segment assets:
Cash and short-term investments	1,829			—			—			1,829
Intercompany receivables	75			—			(75		)	—
Investment in Financial Products	4,035			—			(4,035		)	—
Deferred income taxes	4,109			—			(533		)	3,576
Goodwill, intangible assets and other assets	4,461			—			—			4,461
Operating lease methodology difference	(511		)	—			—			(511		)
Liabilities included in segment assets	12,088			—			—			12,088
Inventory methodology differences	(2,786		)	—			—			(2,786		)
Other	362			(194		)	(143		)	25
Total assets	$	54,679		$	31,553		$	(4,786	)	$	81,446

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Reconciliations of Depreciation and amortization:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery and Power Systems			Financial Products		Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	480		$	179	$	659
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segment	41			—		41
Cost centers	23			—		23
Other	(9		)	6		(3		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	535		$	185	$	720

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	424		$	177	$	601
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segment	42			—		42
Cost centers	20			—		20
Other	(9		)	4		(5		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	477		$	181	$	658



Reconciliations of Depreciation and amortization:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery and Power Systems			Financial Products		Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	1,366		$	530	$	1,896
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segment	125			—		125
Cost centers	64			—		64
Other	(32		)	17		(15		)
Total depreciation and amortization	$	1,523		$	547	$	2,070

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	$	1,078		$	535	$	1,613
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segment	128			—		128
Cost centers	57			—		57
Other	24			10		34
Total depreciation and amortization	$	1,287		$	545	$	1,832

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Reconciliations of Capital expenditures:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery and Power Systems			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	720		$	432	$	—		$	1,152
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segment	75			—		—			75
Cost centers	16			—		—			16
Timing	(40		)	—		—			(40		)
Other	8			35		(15		)	28
Total capital expenditures	$	779		$	467	$	(15	)	$	1,231

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	672		$	311	$	—		$	983
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segment	84			—		—			84
Cost centers	20			—		—			20
Timing	(89		)	—		—			(89		)
Other	(77		)	92		(18		)	(3		)
Total capital expenditures	$	610		$	403	$	(18	)	$	995



Reconciliations of Capital expenditures:
(Millions of dollars)	Machinery and Power Systems			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	1,810		$	1,232	$	—		$	3,042
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segment	229			—		—			229
Cost centers	119			—		—			119
Timing	281			—		—			281
Other	(115		)	109		(139		)	(145		)
Total capital expenditures	$	2,324		$	1,341	$	(139	)	$	3,526

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	$	1,287		$	830	$	—		$	2,117
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segment	173			—		—			173
Cost centers	54			—		—			54
Timing	151			—		—			151
Other	(80		)	147		(63		)	4
Total capital expenditures	$	1,585		$	977	$	(63	)	$	2,499

15. Cat Financial Financing Activities

A. Credit quality of financing receivables and allowance for credit losses

Cat Financial applies a systematic methodology to determine the allowance for credit losses for finance receivables. Based upon Cat Financial’s analysis of credit losses and risk factors, portfolio segments are as follows:


▪	Customer - Finance receivables with retail customers.

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▪	Dealer - Finance receivables with Caterpillar dealers.

Cat Financial further evaluates portfolio segments by the class of finance receivables, which is defined as a level of information (below a portfolio segment) in which the finance receivables have the same initial measurement attribute and a similar method for assessing and monitoring credit risk. Typically, Cat Financial’s finance receivables within a geographic area have similar credit risk profiles and methods for assessing and monitoring credit risk. Cat Financial’s classes, which align with management reporting, are as follows:


▪	North America - Finance receivables originated in the United States or Canada.


▪	Europe - Finance receivables originated in Europe, Africa, Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States.


▪	Asia Pacific - Finance receivables originated in Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.


▪	Mining - Finance receivables related to large mining customers worldwide.


▪	Latin America - Finance receivables originated in Central and South American countries and Mexico.


▪	Caterpillar Power Finance - Finance receivables related to marine vessels with Caterpillar engines worldwide and Caterpillar electrical power generation, gas compression and co-generation systems and non-Caterpillar equipment that is powered by these systems worldwide.

Impaired loans and finance leases

For all classes, a loan or finance lease is considered impaired, based on current information and events, if it is probable that Cat Financial will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan or finance lease. Loans and finance leases reviewed for impairment include loans and finance leases that are past due, non-performing or in bankruptcy. Recognition of income is suspended and the loan or finance lease is placed on non-accrual status when management determines that collection of future income is not probable (generally after 120 days past due). Accrual is resumed, and previously suspended income is recognized, when the loan or finance lease becomes contractually current and/or collection doubts are removed. Cash receipts on impaired loans or finance leases are recorded against the receivable and then to any unrecognized income.

There were no impaired loans or finance leases as of September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011, for the Dealer portfolio segment. The average recorded investment for impaired loans and finance leases for the Dealer portfolio segment was zero for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Individually impaired loans and finance leases for the customer portfolio segment were as follows:

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	September 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
(Millions of dollars)	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	42	$	41	$	—	$	83	$	80	$	—
Europe	44		44		—		47		46		—
Asia Pacific	4		4		—		4		4		—
Mining	9		9		—		8		8		—
Latin America	7		7		—		9		9		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	269		268		—		175		170		—
Total	$	375	$	373	$	—	$	326	$	317	$	—

Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	38	$	34	$	9	$	69	$	64	$	15
Europe	50		48		17		36		33		12
Asia Pacific	34		34		7		13		13		3
Mining	68		67		7		13		13		4
Latin America	53		53		17		25		25		6
Caterpillar Power Finance	112		110		18		93		92		16
Total	$	355	$	346	$	75	$	249	$	240	$	56

Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	80	$	75	$	9	$	152	$	144	$	15
Europe	94		92		17		83		79		12
Asia Pacific	38		38		7		17		17		3
Mining	77		76		7		21		21		4
Latin America	60		60		17		34		34		6
Caterpillar Power Finance	381		378		18		268		262		16
Total	$	730	$	719	$	75	$	575	$	557	$	56

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	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012				Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
(Millions of dollars)	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	42	$	1	$	91	$	1
Europe	45		—		10		—
Asia Pacific	3		—		5		1
Mining	9		—		8		—
Latin America	6		—		11		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	220		1		240		—
Total	$	325	$	2	$	365	$	2

Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	51	$	—	$	126	$	—
Europe	44		1		44		1
Asia Pacific	29		—		9		—
Mining	68		1		10		—
Latin America	58		1		40		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	110		—		126		—
Total	$	360	$	3	$	355	$	1

Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	93	$	1	$	217	$	1
Europe	89		1		54		1
Asia Pacific	32		—		14		1
Mining	77		1		18		—
Latin America	64		1		51		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	330		1		366		—
Total	$	685	$	5	$	720	$	3

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
(Millions of dollars)	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With No Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	56	$	2	$	93	$	3
Europe	45		—		8		—
Asia Pacific	3		—		5		1
Mining	8		—		8		—
Latin America	6		—		8		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	204		3		234		1
Total	$	322	$	5	$	356	$	5

Impaired Loans and Finance Leases With An Allowance Recorded
Customer
North America	$	63	$	1	$	160	$	4
Europe	42		1		53		2
Asia Pacific	24		1		18		1
Mining	41		2		4		—
Latin America	42		2		44		2
Caterpillar Power Finance	94		—		79		—
Total	$	306	$	7	$	358	$	9

Total Impaired Loans and Finance Leases
Customer
North America	$	119	$	3	$	253	$	7
Europe	87		1		61		2
Asia Pacific	27		1		23		2
Mining	49		2		12		—
Latin America	48		2		52		2
Caterpillar Power Finance	298		3		313		1
Total	$	628	$	12	$	714	$	14

Non-accrual and past due loans and finance leases

For all classes, Cat Financial considers a loan or finance lease past due if any portion of a contractual payment is due and unpaid for more than 30 days. Recognition of income is suspended and the loan or finance lease is placed on non-accrual status when management determines that collection of future income is not probable (generally after 120 days past due). Accrual is resumed, and previously suspended income is recognized, when the loan or finance lease becomes contractually current and/or collection doubts are removed.

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were no loans or finance leases on non-accrual status for the Dealer portfolio segment.

The investment in customer loans and finance leases on non-accrual status was as follows:

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(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Customer
North America	$	77	$	112
Europe	44		58
Asia Pacific	40		24
Mining	12		12
Latin America	150		108
Caterpillar Power Finance	286		158
Total	$	609	$	472

Aging related to loans and finance leases was as follows:



(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2012
	31-60 Days Past Due		61-90 Days Past Due		91+ Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Finance Receivables		91+ Still Accruing
Customer
North America	$	35	$	9	$	76	$	120	$	5,665	$	5,785	$	—
Europe	28		12		44		84		2,371		2,455		5
Asia Pacific	74		22		51		147		2,956		3,103		17
Mining	2		—		12		14		1,825		1,839		—
Latin America	57		25		136		218		2,478		2,696		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	17		47		154		218		2,945		3,163		12
Dealer
North America	—		—		—		—		1,970		1,970		—
Europe	—		—		—		—		78		78		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		—		—		642		642		—
Mining	—		—		—		—		1		1		—
Latin America	—		—		—		—		688		688		—
Total	$	213	$	115	$	473	$	801	$	21,619	$	22,420	$	34



(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2011
	31-60 Days Past Due		61-90 Days Past Due		91+ Days Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Finance Receivables		91+ Still Accruing
Customer
North America	$	74	$	39	$	111	$	224	$	5,378	$	5,602	$	9
Europe	27		11		57		95		2,129		2,224		10
Asia Pacific	47		23		38		108		2,769		2,877		14
Mining	—		—		12		12		1,473		1,485		—
Latin America	32		15		99		146		2,339		2,485		—
Caterpillar Power Finance	14		16		125		155		2,765		2,920		25
Dealer
North America	—		—		—		—		1,689		1,689		—
Europe	—		—		—		—		57		57		—
Asia Pacific	—		—		—		—		161		161		—
Latin America	—		—		—		—		480		480		—
Total	$	194	$	104	$	442	$	740	$	19,240	$	19,980	$	58

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Allowance for credit loss activity

In estimating the allowance for credit losses, Cat Financial reviews loans and finance leases that are past due, non-performing or in bankruptcy. The allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was as follows:



(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2012
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer			Dealer		Total
Balance at beginning of year	$	360		$	6	$	366
Receivables written off	(92		)	—		(92		)
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	36			—		36
Provision for credit losses	90			1		91
Balance at end of period	$	394		$	7	$	401

Allowance for Credit Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	75		$	—	$	75
Collectively evaluated for impairment	319			7		326
Ending Balance	$	394		$	7	$	401

Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	730		$	—	$	730
Collectively evaluated for impairment	18,311			3,379		21,690
Ending Balance	$	19,041		$	3,379	$	22,420



(Millions of dollars)
	December 31, 2011
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer			Dealer		Total
Balance at beginning of year	$	357		$	5	$	362
Receivables written off	(210		)	—		(210		)
Recoveries on receivables previously written off	52			—		52
Provision for credit losses	167			1		168
Other	(6		)	—		(6		)
Balance at end of year	$	360		$	6	$	366

Allowance for Credit Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	56		$	—	$	56
Collectively evaluated for impairment	304			6		310
Ending Balance	$	360		$	6	$	366

Recorded Investment in Finance Receivables:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	575		$	—	$	575
Collectively evaluated for impairment	17,018			2,387		19,405
Ending Balance	$	17,593		$	2,387	$	19,980

Credit quality of finance receivables

The credit quality of finance receivables is reviewed on a monthly basis. Credit quality indicators include performing and non-performing. Non-performing is defined as finance receivables currently over 120 days past due and/or on non-accrual status or in bankruptcy. Finance receivables not meeting the criteria listed above are considered performing. Non-performing receivables have the highest probability for credit loss. The allowance for credit losses attributable to non-performing receivables is based on the most probable source of repayment, which is normally the liquidation of collateral. In determining collateral value, Cat Financial estimates the current fair market value of the collateral. In addition, Cat Financial considers credit enhancements such as additional collateral and contractual third-party guarantees in determining the allowance for credit losses attributable to non-performing receivables.

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The recorded investment in performing and non-performing finance receivables was as follows:



(Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Customer		Dealer		Total		Customer		Dealer		Total
Performing
North America	$	5,708	$	1,970	$	7,678	$	5,490	$	1,689	$	7,179
Europe	2,411		78		2,489		2,166		57		2,223
Asia Pacific	3,063		642		3,705		2,853		161		3,014
Mining	1,827		1		1,828		1,473		—		1,473
Latin America	2,546		688		3,234		2,377		480		2,857
Caterpillar Power Finance	2,877		—		2,877		2,762		—		2,762
Total Performing	$	18,432	$	3,379	$	21,811	$	17,121	$	2,387	$	19,508

Non-Performing
North America	$	77	$	—	$	77	$	112	$	—	$	112
Europe	44		—		44		58		—		58
Asia Pacific	40		—		40		24		—		24
Mining	12		—		12		12		—		12
Latin America	150		—		150		108		—		108
Caterpillar Power Finance	286		—		286		158		—		158
Total Non-Performing	$	609	$	—	$	609	$	472	$	—	$	472

Performing & Non-Performing
North America	$	5,785	$	1,970	$	7,755	$	5,602	$	1,689	$	7,291
Europe	2,455		78		2,533		2,224		57		2,281
Asia Pacific	3,103		642		3,745		2,877		161		3,038
Mining	1,839		1		1,840		1,485		—		1,485
Latin America	2,696		688		3,384		2,485		480		2,965
Caterpillar Power Finance	3,163		—		3,163		2,920		—		2,920
Total	$	19,041	$	3,379	$	22,420	$	17,593	$	2,387	$	19,980

Troubled Debt Restructurings

A restructuring of a loan or finance lease receivable constitutes a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) when the lender grants a concession it would not otherwise consider to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties. Concessions granted may include extended contract maturities, inclusion of interest only periods, below market interest rates, and extended skip payment periods.

TDRs are reviewed along with other receivables as part of management’s ongoing evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses attributable to TDRs is based on the most probable source of repayment, which is normally the liquidation of collateral. In determining collateral value, Cat Financial estimates the current fair market value of the collateral. In addition, Cat Financial factors in credit enhancements such as additional collateral and contractual third-party guarantees in determining the allowance for credit losses attributable to TDRs.

There were no loans or finance lease receivables modified as TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 or 2011 for the Dealer portfolio segment.

Loan and finance lease receivables in the customer portfolio segment modified as TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, were as follows:

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(Dollars in millions)
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012					Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	17	$	4	$	4	14	$	2	$	2
Europe	14	1		1		—	—		—
Asia Pacific	12	3		3		—	—		—
Caterpillar Power Finance ^1,2	15	151		151		—	—		—
Total ⁴	58	$	159	$	159	14	$	2	$	2



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012					Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Pre-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-TDR Outstanding Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	58	$	8	$	8	53	$	11	$	11
Europe	21	8		8		6	7		7
Asia Pacific	12	3		3		—	—		—
Latin America	—	—		—		12	10		10
Caterpillar Power Finance ^1,3	20	183		183		31	113		113
Total ⁴	111	$	202	$	202	102	$	141	$	141

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, $4 million and $22 million, respectively, of additional funds were subsequently loaned to a borrower whose terms had been modified in a TDR. The additional funds loaned are not reflected in the table above as no incremental modifications have been made with the borrower during the periods presented. At September 30, 2012, remaining commitments to lend additional funds to a borrower whose terms have been modified in a TDR were $3 million.


²	Four customers comprise $148 million of the $151 million pre-TDR and post-TDR outstanding recorded investment for the three months ended September 30, 2012.


³	Seven customers comprise $180 million of the $183 million pre-TDR and post-TDR outstanding recorded investment for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Three customers comprise $104 million of the $113 million pre-TDR and post-TDR outstanding recorded investment for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

⁴ Modifications include extended contract maturities, inclusion of interest only periods, below market interest rates, and extended skip payment periods.

TDRs in the customer portfolio segment with a payment default during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date, were as follows:

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(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012			Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	8	$	1	3	$	16
Asia Pacific	2	1		—	—
Latin America	—	—		7	4
Caterpillar Power Finance	—	—		5	65
Total	10	$	2	15	$	85



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment		Number of Contracts	Post-TDR Recorded Investment
Customer
North America	39	$	3	44	$	25
Europe	—	—		1	1
Asia Pacific	2	1		—	—
Latin America	—	—		7	4
Caterpillar Power Finance	16	21		14	70
Total	57	$	25	66	$	100

B. Securitized Retail Installment Sale Contracts and Finance Leases

Cat Financial has periodically transferred certain finance receivables relating to retail installment sale contracts and finance leases to special-purpose entities as part of their asset-backed securitization program.

On April 25, 2011, Cat Financial exercised a clean-up call on their only outstanding asset-backed securitization transaction. As a result, Cat Financial had no assets or liabilities related to their securitization program as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

16. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Caterpillar Japan Ltd.

On August 1, 2008, Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd. (SCM) completed the first phase of a share redemption plan whereby SCM redeemed half of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' (MHI’s) shares in SCM. This resulted in Caterpillar owning 67 percent of the outstanding shares of SCM and MHI owning the remaining 33 percent. As part of the share redemption, SCM was renamed Caterpillar Japan Ltd. (Cat Japan) and we consolidated its financial statements. On April 2, 2012, we redeemed the remaining 33 percent interest at its carrying amount, resulting in Caterpillar becoming the sole owner of Cat Japan. Caterpillar paid $444 million (36.5 billion Japanese Yen) to acquire the remaining equity interest held in Cat Japan by MHI.

17. Fair Value Measurements

A. Fair value measurements

The guidance on fair value measurements defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. This guidance also specifies a fair value hierarchy based upon the observability of inputs used in valuation techniques. Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs (lowest level) reflect internally developed market assumptions. In accordance with this guidance, fair value measurements are classified under the following hierarchy:

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▪	Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.


▪	Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs or significant value-drivers are observable in active markets.


▪	Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value-drivers are unobservable.

When available, we use quoted market prices to determine fair value, and we classify such measurements within Level 1. In some cases where market prices are not available, we make use of observable market based inputs to calculate fair value, in which case the measurements are classified within Level 2. If quoted or observable market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that use, where possible, current market-based parameters such as interest rates, yield curves and currency rates. These measurements are classified within Level 3.

Fair value measurements are classified according to the lowest level input or value-driver that is significant to the valuation. A measurement may therefore be classified within Level 3 even though there may be significant inputs that are readily observable.

Fair value measurement includes the consideration of nonperformance risk. Nonperformance risk refers to the risk that an obligation (either by a counterparty or Caterpillar) will not be fulfilled. For financial assets traded in an active market (Level 1 and certain Level 2), the nonperformance risk is included in the market price. For certain other financial assets and liabilities (certain Level 2 and Level 3), our fair value calculations have been adjusted accordingly.

Available-for-sale securities

Our available-for-sale securities, primarily at Cat Insurance, include a mix of equity and debt instruments (see Note 8 for additional information). Fair values for our U.S. treasury bonds and equity securities are based upon valuations for identical instruments in active markets. Fair values for other government bonds, corporate bonds and mortgage-backed debt securities are based upon models that take into consideration such market-based factors as recent sales, risk-free yield curves and prices of similarly rated bonds.

Derivative financial instruments

The fair value of interest rate swap derivatives is primarily based on models that utilize the appropriate market-based forward swap curves and zero-coupon interest rates to determine discounted cash flows. The fair value of foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts is based on a valuation model that discounts cash flows resulting from the differential between the contract price and the market-based forward rate.

Guarantees

The fair value of guarantees is based upon our estimate of the premium a market participant would require to issue the same guarantee in a stand-alone arms-length transaction with an unrelated party. If quoted or observable market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that utilize current market-based assumptions.

Assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at fair value, primarily related to Financial Products, included in our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are summarized below:

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(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Assets / Liabilities, at Fair Value
Assets
Available-for-sale securities
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	—		118		—		118
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	—		672		—		672
Asset-backed securities	—		94		—		94
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	—		298		—		298
Residential	—		27		—		27
Commercial	—		131		—		131
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	177		—		—		177
Smaller company growth	34		—		—		34
Total available-for-sale securities	221		1,340		—		1,561
Derivative financial instruments, net	—		156		—		156
Total Assets	$	221	$	1,496	$	—	$	1,717
Liabilities
Guarantees	$	—	$	—	$	17	$	17
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	17	$	17



(Millions of dollars)	December 31, 2011
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Assets / Liabilities, at Fair Value
Assets
Available-for-sale securities
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	—		92		—		92
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	—		572		—		572
Asset-backed securities	—		111		—		111
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	—		310		—		310
Residential	—		30		—		30
Commercial	—		145		—		145
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	148		—		—		148
Smaller company growth	29		—		—		29
Total available-for-sale securities	187		1,260		—		1,447
Derivative financial instruments, net	—		145		—		145
Total Assets	$	187	$	1,405	$	—	$	1,592
Liabilities
Guarantees	$	—	$	—	$	7	$	7
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	7	$	7

Below are roll-forwards of liabilities measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs for the nine months ended September 30,

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2012 and 2011. These instruments were valued using pricing models that, in management’s judgment, reflect the assumptions of a marketplace participant.



(Millions of dollars)	Guarantees
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	7
Acquisitions	6
Issuance of guarantees	7
Expiration of guarantees	(3		)
Balance at September 30, 2012	$	17

Balance at December 31, 2010	$	10
Issuance of guarantees	2
Expiration of guarantees	(5		)
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	7

In addition to the amounts above, Cat Financial had impaired loans with a fair value of $201 million and $141 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. A loan is considered impaired when management determines that collection of contractual amounts due is not probable. In these cases, an allowance for credit losses is established based primarily on the fair value of associated collateral. As the collateral’s fair value is based on observable market prices and/or current appraised values, the impaired loans are classified as Level 2 measurements.

B. Fair values of financial instruments

In addition to the methods and assumptions we use to record the fair value of financial instruments as discussed in the Fair value measurements section above, we used the following methods and assumptions to estimate the fair value of our financial instruments:

Cash and short-term investments

Carrying amount approximated fair value.

Restricted cash and short-term investments

Carrying amount approximated fair value. Restricted cash and short-term investments are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

Finance receivables

Fair value was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current rates, representative of receivables with similar remaining maturities.

Wholesale inventory receivables

Fair value was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current rates, representative of receivables with similar remaining maturities.

Short-term borrowings

Carrying amount approximated fair value.

Long-term debt

Fair value for fixed and floating rate debt was estimated based on quoted market prices.

Please refer to the table below for the fair values of our financial instruments.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
(Millions of dollars)	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Fair Value Levels	Reference
Assets
Cash and short-term investments	$	5,689	$	5,689	$	3,057	$	3,057	1
Restricted cash and short-term investments	112		112		87		87		1
Available-for-sale securities	1,561		1,561		1,447		1,447		1 & 2	Note 8
Finance receivables—net (excluding finance leases ¹)	14,503		14,508		12,689		12,516		2	Note 15
Wholesale inventory receivables—net (excluding finance leases ¹)	1,677		1,611		1,591		1,505		2	Note 15
Interest rate swaps—net	239		239		241		241		2	Note 4
Commodity contracts—net	1		1		—		—		2	Note 4

Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	5,067		5,067		3,988		3,988		1
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)
Machinery and Power Systems	10,276		12,620		8,973		10,737		2
Financial Products	24,509		25,607		21,631		22,674		2
Foreign currency contracts—net	84		84		89		89		2	Note 4
Commodity contracts—net	—		—		7		7		2	Note 4
Guarantees	17		17		7		7		3	Note 10

¹Total excluded items have a net carrying value at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 of $7,974 million and $7,324 million, respectively.

18. Business Combinations

ERA Mining Machinery Limited

During the second quarter of 2012, Caterpillar, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Caterpillar (Luxembourg) Investment Co. S.A., completed a tender offer to acquire the issued shares of ERA Mining Machinery Limited (Siwei), including its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhengzhou Siwei Mechanical Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Substantially all of the issued shares of Siwei, a public company listed on the Hong Kong Exchange, were acquired at the end of May 2012 and approximately one percent of the issued shares remained outstanding and unacquired as of September 30, 2012. Siwei primarily designs, manufactures, sells and supports underground coal mining equipment in mainland China and is known for its expertise in manufacturing mining roof support equipment. The acquisition supports Caterpillar's long-term commitment to invest in China in order to support our growing base of Chinese customers and will further expand our underground mining business both inside and outside of China.

The tender offer allowed Siwei shareholders to choose between two types of consideration in exchange for their shares. The alternatives were either cash consideration of HK$0.88 or a HK$1.00 loan note issued by Caterpillar (Luxembourg) Investment Co. S.A. to the former shareholders of Siwei that will entitle the holder to receive on redemption a minimum of HK$0.75 up to a maximum of HK$1.15 depending on Siwei's consolidated gross profit for 2012 and 2013. Approximately 4 billion Siwei shares were tendered for the cash alternative and approximately 1.6 billion Siwei shares were tendered for the loan note alternative. The preliminary purchase price of approximately $690 million was comprised of net cash paid of approximately $453 million ($475 million in cash paid for shares and to cancel share options less cash acquired of $22 million), the fair value of the loan notes of $169 million, approximately $155 million of assumed third-party short term borrowings, a loan and interest payable to Caterpillar from Siwei of $51 million, less restricted cash acquired of approximately $138 million. The noncontrolling interest for the outstanding shares not tendered was approximately $7 million.

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$17 million in contingent consideration representing the portion of the redemption amount conditionally payable in April 2013 or April 2014. The contingent consideration will be remeasured each reporting period at its estimated fair value with any adjustment included in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Results of Operations. As of September 30, 2012, there has been no adjustment to the contingent consideration.

Tangible assets acquired of $659 million, recorded at their fair values, primarily include cash of $22 million, restricted cash of $138 million, receivables of $213 million, inventory of $94 million and property, plant and equipment of $112 million. Finite-lived intangible assets acquired of $194 million were primarily related to customer relationships and also included trade names. The finite-lived intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average amortization period of approximately 15 years. Liabilities assumed of $592 million, recorded at their fair values, primarily included accounts payable of $342 million, third-party short term borrowings of $155 million and accrued expenses of $50 million. Additionally, deferred tax liabilities were $36 million. Goodwill of $476 million, substantially all of which is non-deductible for income tax purposes, represents the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets recognized and represents the estimated future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill will not be amortized, but will be tested for impairment at least annually. Factors that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill include expected cost savings primarily from increased purchasing power for raw materials and a reduction in other manufacturing input costs, expanded underground mining equipment sales opportunities in China and internationally, along with the acquired assembled workforce. These values represent a preliminary allocation of the purchase price subject to finalization of post-closing procedures. The results of the acquired business for the period from the acquisition date are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and are reported in the Resource Industries segment in Note 14. Assuming this transaction had been made at the beginning of any period presented, the consolidated pro forma results would not be materially different from reported results.

In October 2012, the remaining shares of Siwei common stock were acquired for approximately $7 million in cash.

Caterpillar Tohoku Ltd.

In March 2012, we acquired 100 percent of the stock of Caterpillar Tohoku Ltd. (Cat Tohoku). Cat Tohoku was an independently owned and operated dealership providing sales, rental, service and after market support for Caterpillar machines and engines in the northeastern part of Japan. The purchase price, net of $18 million of acquired cash, was approximately $206 million. The purchase price included the assumption of $77 million in third-party debt, as well as $64 million net trade payables due to Caterpillar. We paid approximately $59 million at closing, $22 million in July 2012, and recognized a payable of $3 million for estimated consideration due in March 2013. The acquisition of Cat Tohoku supports Caterpillar's efforts to restructure its distribution network in Japan.

The transaction was financed with available cash. Tangible assets acquired of $252 million primarily include cash of $18 million, receivables of $34 million, inventory of $26 million, and property, plant and equipment of $157 million. Finite-lived intangible assets acquired were $8 million. Liabilities assumed of $132 million, recorded at their fair values, primarily included debt of $77 million and accounts payable of $39 million. Goodwill of $19 million, which is deductible for income tax purposes, represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net tangible assets acquired. These values represent a preliminary allocation of the purchase price subject to finalization of post-closing procedures. The results of the acquired business for the period from the acquisition date are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and are reported in the Construction Industries segment in Note 14. Assuming this transaction had been made at the beginning of any period presented, the consolidated pro forma results would not be materially different from reported results.

19. Divestitures and Assets held for sale

Bucyrus Distribution Business Divestiture

In conjunction with our acquisition of Bucyrus in July 2011, we announced our intention to sell the Bucyrus distribution business to Caterpillar dealers that support mining customers around the world in a series of individual transactions. Bucyrus predominantly employed a direct to end customer model to sell and support products. The intention is for Bucyrus products to be sold and serviced by Caterpillar dealers, consistent with our long-held distribution strategy. We expect these transitions will occur in phases based on the mining business opportunity within each dealer territory.

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in the Resource Industries segment. Goodwill will be allocated to each disposal group using the relative fair value method. The value of the customer relationship intangibles related to each portion of the Bucyrus distribution business to be sold will be included in the disposal groups. The disposal groups will be recorded at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less cost to sell. No impairments were recorded in the third quarter of 2012. In the second quarter of 2012, we recorded a goodwill impairment for $27 million related to a disposal group being sold to one of the Caterpillar dealers. After the goodwill impairment, the carrying value of the disposal group was lower than its fair value less costs to sell. Fair value was determined based upon the negotiated sales price. The impairment was recorded in Other operating (income) expenses and included in the Resource Industries segment.

In the third quarter of 2012, four sale transactions were completed whereby we sold portions of the Bucyrus distribution business to Barloworld South Africa Proprietary Limited, Toromont Industries Ltd., Hewitt Equipment Limited, and Cavill Power Products Pty Ltd. for $126 million, $18 million, $28 million and $20 million, respectively, subject to certain working capital adjustments. After-tax profit was unfavorably impacted by $18 million in the third quarter of 2012 as a result of the ongoing divestiture activities. This is comprised of $31 million of income (included in Other operating (income) expenses) related to the sales transactions and an income tax benefit of $1 million, offset by costs incurred related to the ongoing divestiture activities of $50 million (included in Selling, general and administrative expenses).

Assets sold in the third quarter included customer relationship intangibles of $30 million, other assets of $50 million, which consisted primarily of inventory and fixed assets, and allocated goodwill of $27 million related to the Bucyrus distribution divestiture activities.

In the second quarter of 2012, three sale transactions were completed whereby we sold portions of the Bucyrus distribution business to Finning International, WesTrac Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Seven Group Holdings Limited, and Ferreyros S.A.A. for $306 million, $400 million and $75 million, respectively, subject to certain working capital adjustments. After-tax profit was unfavorably impacted by $8 million in the second quarter of 2012 as a result of the divestiture activities. This is comprised of $160 million of income (included in Other operating (income) expenses) related to the sales transactions, offset by costs incurred related to the divestiture activities of $57 million (included in Selling, general and administrative expenses) and income tax of $111 million.

Assets sold in the second quarter included customer relationship intangibles of $146 million, other assets of $117 million, which consisted primarily of inventory and fixed assets, and allocated goodwill of $230 million related to the Bucyrus distribution divestiture activities.

As part of these divestitures, Cat Financial provided $400 million of financing to WesTrac Pty Limited and $75 million to Ferreyros S.A.A. These loans are included in Receivables – finance and Long-term receivables – finance in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Additionally, Cavill Power Products Pty Ltd. paid $5 million of the $20 million purchase price at closing. The remaining $15 million is due in the fourth quarter of 2013 and is included in Long-term receivables – trade and other in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

For the first nine months of 2012, after-tax profit was unfavorably impacted by $46 million as a result of the Bucyrus distribution divestiture activities. This is comprised of $186 million of income (included in Other operating (income) expenses) related to the sales transactions, offset by costs incurred related to the Bucyrus distribution divestiture activities of $133 million (included in Selling, general and administrative expenses) and income tax of $99 million.

As of September 30, 2012, five divestiture transactions were classified as held for sale and are expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012 and during 2013. Current assets held for sale were included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and non-current assets held for sale were included in Other assets in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

The major classes of assets and liabilities held for sale for a portion of the Bucyrus distribution business were as follows:

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(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011

Receivables – trade and other	$	—	$	25
Inventories	96		109
Current assets	$	96	$	134

Property, plant and equipment – net	$	36	$	28
Intangible assets	105		186
Goodwill	168		296
Non-current assets	$	309	$	510

Subsequent to September 30, 2012, two sale transactions were completed whereby we sold portions of the Bucyrus distribution business to Finning International and Boyd Company, LLC, which were classified as held for sale at September 30, 2012. Additionally, a portion of the distribution business that was classified as held and used at September 30, 2012 was sold to Wagner International, LLC in November 2012.

Third Party Logistics Business Divestiture

On July 31, 2012, Platinum Equity acquired a 65 percent equity interest in Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC, the third party logistics division of our wholly owned subsidiary, Caterpillar Logistics Inc., for $541 million subject to certain working capital adjustments. The purchase price of $541 million was comprised of a $122 million equity contribution from Platinum Equity to, and third party debt raised by, Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC. The sale of the third party logistics business supports Caterpillar's increased focus on the continuing growth opportunities in its core businesses. Under the terms of the agreement, Caterpillar retained a 35 percent equity interest.

As a result of the divestiture, we recorded a pretax gain of $281 million (included in Other operating (income) expenses). In addition, we recognized $8 million of incremental incentive compensation expense. The fair value of our retained noncontrolling interest was $66 million, as determined by the $122 million equity contribution from Platinum Equity, and was included in Investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. The disposal did not qualify as discontinued operations because Caterpillar expects significant continuing involvement through its noncontrolling interest. The financial impact of the disposal was reported in the All Other operating segment. Future results for our remaining interest will be recorded in Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies and will be reported in the All Other operating segment.

The controlling financial interest in Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC was not material to our results of operations, financial position or cash flow.

The major classes of assets and liabilities, previously classified as held for sale, that were disposed of as part of this divestiture are summarized in the following table:

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(Millions of dollars)	July 31, 2012

Cash and short-term investments	$	8
Receivables – trade and other	204
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5
Inventories	8
Current assets	$	225

Property, plant and equipment – net	$	163
Intangible assets	1
Other assets	59
Non-current assets	$	223

Accounts payable	$	18
Accrued expenses	17
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	15
Current liabilities	$	50

Liability for postemployment benefits	$	58
Other liabilities	40
Long-term liabilities	$	98

20. Employee separation charges

In 2011, we reported employee separation charges of $112 million in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations primarily related to the acquisition of Bucyrus. The majority of the charges were assigned to the Resource Industries segment.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized employee separation charges of $16 million and $57 million, respectively, in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations primarily related to the closure of the Electro-Motive Diesel facility located in London, Ontario and separation programs in Europe. The majority of the charges were assigned to the Power Systems segment.

Our accounting for separations was dependent upon how the particular program was designed. For voluntary programs, eligible separation costs were recognized at the time of employee acceptance. For involuntary programs, eligible costs were recognized when management had approved the program, the affected employees had been properly notified and the costs were estimable.

In addition to the separation charges noted above, in first quarter of 2012 we reported $6 million of net gains associated with certain pension and other postretirement benefit plans, which were also recognized in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations. See Note 9 for additional information.

The following table summarizes the 2011 and 2012 separation activity:

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(Millions of dollars)
	Total
Liability balance at December 31, 2010	$	22

Increase in liability (separation charges)	$	112
Reduction in liability (payments and other adjustments)	(44		)
Liability balance at December 31, 2011	$	90

Increase in liability (separation charges)	$	57
Reduction in liability (payments and other adjustments)	(123		)
Liability balance at September 30, 2012	$	24

The remaining liability balances as of September 30, 2012 represent costs for employees that have either not yet separated from the Company or their full severance has not yet been paid. The majority of these remaining costs are expected to be paid in 2012 and 2013.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

We reported third-quarter 2012 sales and revenues of $16.445 billion, a 5 percent increase from third-quarter 2011 sales and revenues of $15.716 billion. Profit per share for the third quarter of 2012 was $2.54, a 49 percent increase from third-quarter 2011 profit per share of $1.71. Third-quarter 2012 profit includes a pretax gain of $273 million from the sale of a majority interest in Caterpillar's third party logistics business. Profit was $1.699 billion in the quarter, an increase of 49 percent from $1.141 billion in the third quarter of 2011.

Sales and revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $49.800 billion, up $6.905 billion, or 16 percent, from $42.895 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Profit per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $7.44 per share, an increase of $2.36 per share from a profit of $5.08 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Profit of $4.984 billion was 47 percent higher than profit of $3.381 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Highlights for the third quarter of 2012 include:


▪	Third-quarter sales and revenues of $16.445 billion, an all-time third-quarter record, were 5 percent higher than the third quarter of 2011.


▪	Profit per share was $2.54 in the third quarter of 2012, an all-time third-quarter record, and was an increase of $0.83 from the third quarter of 2011.


▪	Third-quarter 2012 profit included a pretax gain of $273 million related to the sale of a majority interest in Caterpillar's third party logistics business.


▪	Machinery and Power Systems (M&PS) operating cash flow was $994 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared with $2.037 billion in the third quarter of 2011. The decrease was primarily due to unfavorable changes in working capital.


▪	M&PS debt-to-capital ratio was 38.0 percent at the end of the third quarter of 2012, down from 40.9 percent at the end of the second quarter of 2012.


▪	The liquidity position remained strong in the third quarter. Total cash on a consolidated basis was $5.7 billion, up from $5.1 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2012.

Notes:


▪	Glossary of terms is included on pages 72-74; first occurrence of terms shown in bold italics.


▪	Information on non-GAAP financial measures is included on page 83.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COMPARED WITH THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

CONSOLIDATED SALES AND REVENUES

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in Consolidated Sales and Revenues between the third quarter of 2011 (at left) and the third quarter of 2012 (at right). Items favorably impacting sales and revenues appear as upward stair steps with the corresponding dollar amounts above each bar, while items negatively impacting sales and revenues appear as downward stair steps with dollar amounts reflected in parentheses above each bar. Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's Board of Directors and employees.

Sales and revenues were $16.445 billion in the third quarter of 2012, an increase of $729 million, or 5 percent, from the third quarter of 2011. When reviewing the change in sales and revenues, we focus on the following perspectives:

▪

Reason for the change: Sales volume improved $622 million, price realization was favorable $305 million, the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures added $36 million, and Financial Products revenues were up $13 million. Currency partially offset these increases by $247 million, primarily due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the euro and Brazilian real. Sales of new equipment increased, and sales of aftermarket parts were about flat.

Dealer reported new machine inventory increased about $400 million during the third quarter of 2012 compared with an increase of about $675 million during the third quarter of 2011. Dealer machine inventories at the end of the third quarter of 2012 are higher than historic averages relative to dealer deliveries to end users. Dealers have substantially lowered order rates below machine deliveries to end users, which we expect will result in dealer inventory reductions in the fourth quarter and continue into 2013. As a result of the anticipated reductions in dealer inventories as well as global economic conditions that are weaker than previously expected, we are lowering production in many facilities around the world. Lower production levels will continue until inventories decline and dealer order rates increase and are more in line with end-user demand.

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Sales by geographic region: Sales in North America were up 9 percent, sales in Asia/Pacific increased 8 percent and sales in EAME and Latin America were about flat. The increase in North America was primarily driven by improvements in the United States. Within Asia/Pacific, declines in China were more than offset by increases in Australia and other parts of Asia/Pacific. While sales in Europe were down, sales in Africa, the Middle East and CIS increased.

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Segment: Most of the sales and revenues increase was in Resource Industries, with sales up 13 percent from the third quarter of 2011. Power Systems' sales were up 5 percent, Construction Industries' sales were about flat, and Financial Products' revenues were up 3 percent. All Other segment sales were down 31 percent, primarily a result of the sale of a majority interest in our third party logistics business.

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CONSOLIDATED OPERATING PROFIT

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in Consolidated Operating Profit between the third quarter of 2011 (at left) and the third quarter of 2012 (at right). Items favorably impacting operating profit appear as upward stair steps with the corresponding dollar amounts above each bar, while items negatively impacting operating profit appear as downward stair steps with dollar amounts reflected in parentheses above each bar. Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's Board of Directors and employees. The bar entitled Other includes consolidating adjustments and Machinery and Power Systems other operating (income) expenses.

Operating profit for the third quarter of 2012 was $2.596 billion compared with $1.759 billion for the third quarter of 2011. The increase was primarily the result of the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, higher sales volume and improved price realization.

The improvements were partially offset by higher manufacturing costs and increased SG&A and R&D expenses. Manufacturing costs were up $259 million primarily due to higher period manufacturing costs. Period manufacturing costs include wages and benefits, depreciation and other period costs that support production. SG&A and R&D expenses increased $109 million primarily due to growth-related initiatives, increased costs to support product programs and unfavorable changes in mark-to-market deferred compensation expense.

These cost increases were partially offset by lower incentive compensation expense. Short-term incentive compensation expense related to 2012 was $130 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared with $315 million in the third quarter of 2011.

The impact of currency was favorable to profit by $81 million, as the benefit to costs of $328 million more than offset the negative impact to sales of $247 million.

The sale of a majority interest in our third party logistics business during the third quarter of 2012 resulted in a pre-tax gain, net of dealer-related costs and incremental short-term incentive compensation expense, of $273 million. The following table summarizes the impact of Bucyrus on third-quarter 2012 and 2011 results.

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Impact of Bucyrus on Profit
(Millions of dollars)

Impact Excluding Divestitures Gain/(Loss)	Third Quarter 2012			Third Quarter 2011
Sales	$	1,090		$	1,135
Cost of goods sold	(853		)	(1,019		)
SG&A	(143		)	(155		)
R&D	(45		)	(12		)
Other operating income (costs)	3			(77		)
Operating profit (loss)	52			(128		)

Interest expense	(31		)	(33		)
Other income (expense)	(16		)	(24		)

Profit (loss) before tax	5			(185		)
Income tax (provision)/benefit	(2		)	48
Profit (loss) after tax of consolidated companies	3			(137		)
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	1			—
Profit/(loss)	$	2		$	(137	)


Distribution Business Divestitures Gain/(Loss)
SG&A	$	(50	)	$	(15	)
Other operating income (costs)	31			—
Impact on operating profit (loss)	(19		)	(15		)
Income tax (provision)/benefit	1			6
Profit/(loss)	$	(18	)	$	(9	)

Other Profit/Loss Items


▪	Interest expense excluding Financial Products increased $17 million from the third quarter of 2011 primarily due to underwriting expense related to our debt exchange in the third quarter of 2012 and higher average borrowings.


▪	Other income/expense was expense of $17 million compared with expense of $13 million in the third quarter of 2011.

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The provision for income taxes in the third quarter of 2012 reflects an estimated annual effective tax rate of 30.5 percent, excluding the item discussed below, compared with 29 percent for the third quarter of 2011 and 26.5 percent for the full-year 2011. The increase from 26.5 percent to 30.5 percent is primarily due to expected changes in our geographic mix of profits from a tax perspective and the expiration of the U.S. research and development tax credit.

The tax provision in the third quarter of 2012 also includes a negative impact of $6 million from goodwill not deductible for tax purposes related to the divestiture of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business.

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Sales and Revenues by Geographic Region



(Millions of dollars)	Total			% Change		North America			% Change		Latin America			% Change		EAME			% Change		Asia/ Pacific			% Change
Third Quarter 2012
Construction Industries¹	$	4,904		—	%	$	1,910		23	%	$	629		(23	)%	$	1,186		7	%	$	1,179		(18	)%
Resource Industries²	5,214			13	%	1,421			8	%	1,001			18	%	936			(4	)%	1,856			27	%
Power Systems³	5,317			5	%	2,175			—	%	543			2	%	1,564			2	%	1,035			24	%
All Other Segment⁴	318			(31	)%	182			(3	)%	11			(45	)%	68			(55	)%	57			(45	)%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(14		)	—		(14		)			—					—					—
Machinery & Power Systems Sales	15,739			5	%	5,674			9	%	2,184			(1	)%	3,754			—	%	4,127			8	%

Financial Products Segment	776			3	%	420			2	%	100			2	%	99			(10	)%	157			15	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(70		)			(46		)			(7		)			(6		)			(11		)
Financial Products Revenues	706			2	%	374			(1	)%	93			8	%	93			(10	)%	146			14	%

Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	16,445		5	%	$	6,048		8	%	$	2,277		(1	)%	$	3,847		(1	)%	$	4,273		8	%

Third Quarter 2011
Construction Industries¹	$	4,900				$	1,549				$	812				$	1,104				$	1,435
Resource Industries²	4,599					1,318					845					980					1,456
Power Systems³	5,075					2,173					534					1,536					832
All Other Segment⁴	461					188					20					150					103
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(12		)			(12		)			—					—					—
Machinery & Power Systems Sales	15,023					5,216					2,211					3,770					3,826

Financial Products Segment	757					413					98					110					136
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(64		)			(37		)			(12		)			(7		)			(8		)
Financial Products Revenues	693					376					86					103					128

Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	15,716				$	5,592				$	2,297				$	3,873				$	3,954

¹ Does not include inter-segment sales of $102 million and $162 million in the third quarter 2012 and 2011, respectively.

² Does not include inter-segment sales of $253 million and $290 million in the third quarter 2012 and 2011, respectively.

³ Does not include inter-segment sales of $597 million and $600 million in the third quarter 2012 and 2011, respectively.

⁴ Does not include inter-segment sales of $885 million and $913 million in the third quarter 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Sales and Revenues by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Third Quarter 2011			Sales Volume			Price Realization		Currency			Acquisitions/Divestitures			Other			Third Quarter 2012			$ Change			% Change

Construction Industries	$	4,900		$	99		$	32	$	(127	)	$	—		$	—		$	4,904		$	4		—	%
Resource Industries	4,599			471			169		(33		)	8			—			5,214			615			13	%
Power Systems	5,075			101			79		(81		)	143			—			5,317			242			5	%
All Other Segment	461			(22		)	—		(6		)	(115		)	—			318			(143		)	(31	)%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(12		)	(27		)	25		—			—			—			(14		)	(2		)
Machinery & Power Systems Sales	15,023			622			305		(247		)	36			—			15,739			716			5	%

Financial Products Segment	757			—			—		—			—			19			776			19			3	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(64		)	—			—		—			—			(6		)	(70		)	(6		)
Financial Products Revenues	693			—			—		—			—			13			706			13			2	%

Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	15,716		$	622		$	305	$	(247	)	$	36		$	13		$	16,445		$	729		5	%



Operating Profit by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Third Quarter 2012			Third Quarter 2011			$ Change			% Change
Construction Industries	$	459		$	496		$	(37	)	(7	)%
Resource Industries	1,113			745			368			49	%
Power Systems	943			794			149			19	%
All Other Segment	482			234			248			106	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(512		)	(589		)	77
Machinery & Power Systems	2,485			1,680			805			48	%

Financial Products Segment	190			145			45			31	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(9		)	—			(9		)
Financial Products	181			145			36			25	%
Consolidating Adjustments	(70		)	(66		)	(4		)
Consolidated Operating Profit	$	2,596		$	1,759		$	837		48	%

Construction Industries

Construction Industries' sales were $4.904 billion in the third quarter of 2012, about flat compared with the third quarter of 2011.

Higher sales in North America and EAME were about offset by declines in Asia/Pacific and Latin America. Sales for both new equipment and aftermarket parts were about flat.

While sales overall were about flat with the third quarter of 2011, volume and price realization were slightly favorable but were about offset by the unfavorable impact of currency.

Construction Industries' profit of $459 million in the third quarter of 2012 was slightly lower than the $496 million in the third quarter of 2011.

Resource Industries

Resource Industries' sales were $5.214 billion in the third quarter of 2012, an increase of $615 million, or 13 percent, from the third quarter of 2011. The sales increase was primarily due to higher sales volume and improved price realization. Sales increases for new equipment more than offset slightly lower sales of aftermarket parts.

Over the past two years we have added capacity for mining products to better align production with expected demand. As a result of the increase in production capability, coupled with our existing mining order backlog, sales were higher than the third quarter of 2011. While sales were up in the quarter compared with the third quarter of 2011, new orders declined significantly. Slow global growth and commodity prices that are off their 2012 highs have resulted in some reductions, delays and cancellation of orders for mining products.

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Bucyrus, which was acquired on July 8, 2011, had sales of $1.090 billion in the third quarter of 2012 compared with $1.135 billion in third quarter of 2011.

Resource Industries' profit of $1.113 billion in the third quarter of 2012 was $368 million higher than the third quarter of 2011. Acquisitions and divestitures were favorable $150 million, primarily due to Bucyrus acquisition-related costs in the third quarter of 2011.

Excluding acquisitions and divestitures, Resource Industries' profit increased by $218 million, primarily due to higher sales volume and improved price realization. The improvement was partially offset by higher manufacturing costs primarily related to increased production volume.

Power Systems

Power Systems' sales were $5.317 billion in the third quarter of 2012, an increase of $242 million, or 5 percent, from the third quarter of 2011. The improvement was the result of the acquisition of MWM Holding GmbH (MWM), higher volume and improved price realization, partially offset by the impact of currency.

Excluding the acquisition of MWM, Power Systems' sales were about flat. Sales increased in Asia/Pacific and were partially offset by decreases in EAME. Worldwide demand for energy, at prices that encouraged investment, resulted in higher sales of engines and turbines for petroleum applications. Sales for electric power products also increased due to higher demand for large applications. These increases were offset by lower sales for industrial power applications.

Power Systems' profit was $943 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared with $794 million in the third quarter of 2011. The increase was primarily due to higher sales volume, which includes the impact of a favorable mix of products, and improved price realization. The improvements were partially offset by increased SG&A and R&D expenses. Manufacturing costs were about flat.

MWM, acquired during the fourth quarter of 2011, added sales of $143 million, primarily in EAME, and increased segment profit by $17 million.

Financial Products Segment

Financial Products' revenues were $776 million, an increase of $19 million, or 3 percent, from the third quarter of 2011. The increase was primarily due to the favorable impact from higher average earning assets, partially offset by an unfavorable impact from lower average financing rates on new and existing finance receivables and operating leases.

Financial Products' profit was $190 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared with $145 million in the third quarter of 2011. The increase was primarily due to a $26 million favorable impact from higher average earning assets and an $18 million favorable impact due to lower claims experience at Cat Insurance.

At the end of the third quarter of 2012, past dues at Cat Financial were 2.80 percent compared with 3.35 percent at the end of the second quarter of 2012, 2.89 percent at the end of 2011 and 3.54 percent at the end of the third quarter of 2011. Past dues improved in all geographical regions. Write-offs, net of recoveries, were $29 million for the third quarter of 2012, down from $50 million for the third quarter of 2011.

As of September 30, 2012, Cat Financial's allowance for credit losses totaled $404 million or 1.47 percent of net finance receivables, compared with $369 million or 1.47 percent of net finance receivables at year-end 2011. The allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2011, was $362 million or 1.49 percent of net finance receivables.

All Other Segment

All Other segment includes groups that provide services such as component manufacturing, remanufacturing and logistics to both Caterpillar and external customers. The increase in profit from the third quarter of 2011 was primarily due to the gain from the sale of a majority interest in our third party logistics business.

Corporate Items and Eliminations

Expense for corporate items and eliminations was $521 million in the third quarter of 2012, a decrease of $68 million from the third quarter of 2011. Corporate items and eliminations include: corporate-level expenses; timing differences, as some expenses are reported in segment profit on a cash basis; retirement benefit costs other than service cost; currency differences, as segment profit is reported using annual fixed exchange rates; and inter-segment eliminations.

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The decrease in expense from the third quarter of 2011 was primarily due to the favorable impact from currency differences, partially offset by unfavorable changes in mark-to-market deferred compensation expense, increased corporate costs and timing differences.

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 COMPARED WITH NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

CONSOLIDATED SALES AND REVENUES

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in Consolidated Sales and Revenues between the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (at left) and the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (at right). Items favorably impacting sales and revenues appear as upward stair steps with the corresponding dollar amounts above each bar, while items negatively impacting sales and revenues appear as downward stair steps with dollar amounts reflected in parentheses above each bar. Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's Board of Directors and employees.

Total sales and revenues were $49.800 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $6.905 billion, or 16 percent, from the nine months ended September 30, 2011. When reviewing the change in sales and revenues, we focus on the following perspectives:

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Reason for the change: Sales volume improved $3.714 billion, the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures was $2.552 billion, price realization was favorable $1.110 billion and Financial Products revenues increased $29 million. Currency partially offset these increases by $500 million, primarily driven by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the euro and the Brazilian real. Sales for both new equipment and aftermarket parts increased.

•

Sales by geographic region: Excluding acquisitions and divestitures, sales increased in all geographic regions except Latin America, with the most significant improvement in North America. Sales increased in North America 18 percent, sales in Asia/Pacific improved 12 percent, and sales in EAME were favorable 6 percent. Sales in Latin America were about flat. The sales increase in North America was primarily driven by improvements in the United States. Within Asia/Pacific, increases in Australia and other parts of Asia/Pacific more than offset decreases in China. While sales in Europe were down, sales in Africa, the Middle East and CIS increased.


•	Segment: Excluding acquisitions and divestitures, a significant amount of the sales increase was in Resource Industries, with sales up 28 percent from the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Construction Industries' sales improved 7 percent, Power Systems' sales increased 6 percent, and Financial Products' revenues were about flat.

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CONSOLIDATED OPERATING PROFIT

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in Consolidated Operating Profit between the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (at left) and the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (at right). Items favorably impacting operating profit appear as upward stair steps with the corresponding dollar amounts above each bar, while items negatively impacting operating profit appear as downward stair steps with dollar amounts reflected in parentheses above each bar. Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's Board of Directors and employees. The bar entitled Other includes consolidating adjustments and Machinery and Power Systems other operating (income) expenses.

Operating profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $7.535 billion compared with $5.193 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily the result of higher sales volume and improved price realization. Acquisitions and divestitures favorably impacted operating profit by $716 million, primarily related to the Bucyrus acquisition and the sale of a majority interest in Caterpillar's third party logistics business.

The improvements were partially offset by higher manufacturing costs and increased SG&A and R&D expenses. Manufacturing costs were up $668 million primarily due to higher period manufacturing costs related to production volume and capacity expansion programs and increased wage and benefit costs, partially offset by lower incentive compensation expense. Freight costs also increased from the nine months ended September 30, 2011. SG&A and R&D expenses increased $284 million primarily due to growth-related initiatives, increased costs to support product programs and unfavorable changes to mark-to-market deferred compensation expense, partially offset by lower incentive compensation expense.

Short-term incentive compensation expense related to the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was about $625 million compared with about $840 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

The amount of incremental operating profit we earn on incremental sales and revenues is an important performance metric. Sales and revenues increased $6.905 billion from the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2012, and operating profit increased $2.342 billion. The resulting incremental operating profit rate is 34 percent. Excluding acquisitions and divestitures, incremental margin was about 37 percent. Excluding acquisitions, divestitures and currency impacts, incremental margin was about 32 percent.

The following table summarizes the impact of Bucyrus on year-to-date 2012 and 2011 results.

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Impact of Bucyrus on Profit
(Millions of dollars)

Impact Excluding Divestitures Gain/(Loss)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Sales	$	3,267		$	1,135
Cost of goods sold	(2,447		)	(1,019		)
SG&A	(474		)	(190		)
R&D	(113		)	(12		)
Other operating income (costs)	(2		)	(77		)
Operating profit (loss)	231			(163		)

Interest expense	(102		)	(44		)
Other income (expense)	(3		)	(227		)

Profit (loss) before tax	126			(434		)
Income tax (provision)/benefit	(45		)	136
Profit (loss) after tax of consolidated companies	81			(298		)
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	1			—
Profit/(loss)	$	80		$	(298	)

Distribution Business Divestitures Gain/(Loss)
SG&A	$	(133	)	$	(15	)
Other operating income (costs)	186			—
Impact on operating profit (loss)	53			(15		)
Income tax (provision)/benefit	(99		)	6
Profit/(loss)	$	(46	)	$	(9	)

Other Profit/Loss Items


▪	Interest expense excluding Financial Products increased $63 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2011, due to long-term debt issued in 2011 relating to the acquisition of Bucyrus and underwriting expense related to our debt exchange in the third quarter of 2012.


▪	Other income/expense was income of $141 million compared with expense of $157 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The change was primarily due to the absence of losses on interest rate swaps and credit facility fees associated with the debt issuance for the Bucyrus acquisition during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, and the favorable impact of commodity hedges.

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The provision for income taxes for the first nine months of 2012 reflects an estimated annual effective tax rate of 30.5 percent compared with 29 percent for the first nine months of 2011 and 26.5 percent for the full-year 2011, excluding the items discussed below. The increase from 26.5 percent to 30.5 percent is primarily due to expected changes in our geographic mix of profits from a tax perspective and the expiration of the U.S. research and development tax credit.

The 2012 tax provision also includes a negative impact of $81 million from goodwill not deductible for tax purposes related to the divestiture of portions of the Bucyrus distribution business. A $72 million net benefit was recorded for the first nine months of 2011 due to planned repatriation of non-U.S. earnings offset by an increase in unrecognized tax benefits.

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Sales and Revenues by Geographic Region



(Millions of dollars)	Total			% Change		North America			% Change		Latin America			% Change		EAME			% Change		Asia/ Pacific			% Change
Nine months ended September 30, 2012
Construction Industries¹	$	15,306		7	%	$	5,656		33	%	$	2,050		(10	)%	$	3,751		6	%	$	3,849		(10	)%
Resource Industries²	15,382			45	%	4,570			40	%	2,567			25	%	3,108			37	%	5,137			72	%
Power Systems³	15,815			10	%	6,726			10	%	1,652			1	%	4,415			9	%	3,022			16	%
All Other Segment⁴	1,246			(18	)%	624			(15	)%	49			(36	)%	347			(21	)%	226			(17	)%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(38		)			(38		)			—					—					—
Machinery & Power Systems Sales	47,711			17	%	17,538			22	%	6,318			4	%	11,621			13	%	12,234			21	%

Financial Products Segment	2,301			2	%	1,253			(2	)%	294			10	%	304			(7	)%	450			18	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(212		)			(140		)			(22		)			(21		)			(29		)
Financial Products Revenues	2,089			1	%	1,113			(2	)%	272			11	%	283			(10	)%	421			17	%

Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	49,800		16	%	$	18,651		20	%	$	6,590		5	%	$	11,904		12	%	$	12,655		21	%

Nine months ended September 30, 2011
Construction Industries¹	$	14,312				$	4,242				$	2,268				$	3,546				$	4,256
Resource Industries²	10,573					3,269					2,060					2,266					2,978
Power Systems³	14,442					6,128					1,641					4,059					2,614
All Other Segment⁴	1,525					735					77					440					273
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(17		)			(17		)			—					—					—
Machinery & Power Systems Sales	40,835					14,357					6,046					10,311					10,121

Financial Products Segment	2,251					1,274					267					328					382
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(191		)			(133		)			(22		)			(15		)			(21		)
Financial Products Revenues	2,060					1,141					245					313					361

Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	42,895				$	15,498				$	6,291				$	10,624				$	10,482

¹ Does not include inter-segment sales of $355 million and $433 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

² Does not include inter-segment sales of $909 million and $848 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

³ Does not include inter-segment sales of $1,952 million and $1,695 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

⁴ Does not include inter-segment sales of $2,719 million and $2,548 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Sales and Revenues by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Nine months ended Sept. 30, 2011			Sales Volume			Price Realization			Currency			Acquisitions/Divestitures			Other			Nine months ended Sept. 30, 2012			$ Change			% Change

Construction Industries	$	14,312		$	1,005		$	232		$	(243	)	$	—		$	—		$	15,306		$	994		7	%
Resource Industries	10,573			2,113			583			(72		)	2,185			—			15,382			4,809			45	%
Power Systems	14,442			810			248			(167		)	482			—			15,815			1,373			10	%
All Other Segment	1,525			(146		)	(1		)	(17		)	(115		)	—			1,246			(279		)	(18	)%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(17		)	(68		)	48			(1		)	—			—			(38		)	(21		)
Machinery & Power Systems Sales	40,835			3,714			1,110			(500		)	2,552			—			47,711			6,876			17	%

Financial Products Segment	2,251			—			—			—			—			50			2,301			50			2	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(191		)	—			—			—			—			(21		)	(212		)	(21		)
Financial Products Revenues	2,060			—			—			—			—			29			2,089			29			1	%

Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	42,895		$	3,714		$	1,110		$	(500	)	$	2,552		$	29		$	49,800		$	6,905		16	%



Operating Profit by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Nine months ended September 30, 2012			Nine months ended September 30, 2011			$ Change			% Change
Construction Industries	$	1,763		$	1,522		$	241		16	%
Resource Industries	3,707			2,337			1,370			59	%
Power Systems	2,737			2,230			507			23	%
All Other Segment	888			601			287			48	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(1,907		)	(1,736		)	(171		)
Machinery & Power Systems	7,188			4,954			2,234			45	%

Financial Products Segment	583			453			130			29	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(24		)	(26		)	2
Financial Products	559			427			132			31	%
Consolidating Adjustments	(212		)	(188		)	(24		)
Consolidated Operating Profit	$	7,535		$	5,193		$	2,342		45	%

Construction Industries

Construction Industries' sales were $15.306 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $994 million, or 7 percent, from the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Sales increased in North America and EAME and declined in Asia/Pacific and Latin America. While sales for both new equipment and aftermarket parts improved, the more significant increase was for new equipment.

Improvements in construction activity, primarily in North America, led to higher sales of construction equipment. Despite the increase in our machine sales in North America, construction activity in the United States and other developed countries is still well below prior peaks.

Construction Industries' sales were lower in Asia/Pacific, where a large decrease in China more than offset increases in other Asia/Pacific countries. China's austerity policies caused machine demand to peak in the first half of 2011, making the first half of 2011 in China a strong sales period.

Construction Industries' profit was $1.763 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared with $1.522 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in profit was primarily due to higher sales volume and improved price realization, partially offset by the negative impact of currency and higher period manufacturing costs.

Resource Industries

Resource Industries' sales were $15.382 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $4.809 billion, or

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45 percent, from the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The sales increase was due to acquisitions, primarily Bucyrus, and higher sales volume in all regions of the world. While sales volume for both new equipment and aftermarket parts improved, the more significant increase was for new equipment.

Over the past two years we have added capacity for mining products to better align production with expected demand. As a result of the increase in production capability, coupled with our existing mining order backlog, sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were higher than sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. While sales were up, new orders declined significantly. Slow global growth and commodity prices that are off their 2012 highs have resulted in some reductions, delays and cancellation of orders for mining products.

Bucyrus, which was acquired on July 8, 2011, had sales of $3.267 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, with $913 million in North America, $509 million in Latin America, $606 million in EAME and $1.239 billion in Asia/Pacific.

Resource Industries' profit of $3.707 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was significantly higher than profit of $2.337 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Acquisitions and divestitures were favorable $491 million, primarily due to Bucyrus.

Excluding acquisitions and divestitures, Resource Industries' profit increased by $879 million, primarily due to higher sales volume, which includes the impact of an unfavorable mix of products, and improved price realization. These improvements were partially offset by higher manufacturing costs primarily related to increased production volume.

Power Systems

Power Systems' sales were $15.815 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $1.373 billion, or 10 percent, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The improvement was the result of higher sales volume, the acquisition of MWM and improved price realization. The sales volume increase occurred primarily in North America.

Excluding acquisitions, worldwide demand for energy, at prices that encourage continued investment, resulted in higher sales of engines and turbines for petroleum applications. Sales of our rail products and services, primarily locomotives, increased due to higher demand. These increases were partially offset by lower sales for industrial and electric power generation due to lower end-user demand.

Power Systems' profit was $2.737 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $2.230 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily due to higher sales volume, which includes the impact of a favorable mix of products, and improved price realization. The improvements were partially offset by increased manufacturing, SG&A and R&D expenses.

MWM, acquired during the fourth quarter of 2011, added sales of $482 million, primarily in EAME, and was about neutral to profit.

Financial Products Segment

Financial Products' revenues were $2.301 billion in the first nine months of 2012, an increase of $50 million, or 2 percent, from the first nine months of 2011. The increase was primarily due to the favorable impact from higher average earning assets and an increase in Cat Insurance revenues. These increases were partially offset by unfavorable impacts from lower average financing rates on new and existing finance receivables and operating leases and gains/losses on returned or repossessed equipment.

Financial Products' profit was $583 million in the first nine months of 2012 compared with $453 million in the first nine months of 2011. The increase was primarily due to a $57 million favorable impact from higher average earning assets, a $53 million favorable impact due to lower claims experience at Cat Insurance and a $32 million decrease in provision expense at Cat Financial. These increases were partially offset by a $21 million unfavorable impact from gains/losses on returned or repossessed equipment.

Corporate Items and Eliminations

Expense for corporate items and eliminations was $1.931 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of $169 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Corporate items and eliminations include: corporate-level expenses; timing differences, as some expenses are reported in segment profit on a cash basis; retirement benefit costs other than service cost; currency differences, as segment profit is reported using annual fixed exchange rates; and inter-segment eliminations.

Corporate-level expenses and expense from timing and other methodology differences increased from the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Changes in mark-to-market deferred compensation expense were also unfavorable. These items were partially offset by favorable currency differences. Segment profit for 2012 is based on fixed exchange rates set at the beginning of 2012, while segment profit for 2011 is based on fixed exchange rates set at the beginning of 2011. The difference in actual exchange rates compared with fixed exchange rates is included in corporate items and eliminations and is not reflected in segment profit. The favorable impact included in corporate items and eliminations related to currency was primarily due to actual exchange rates

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in the first nine months of 2012 being favorable compared with 2012 fixed exchange rates.

ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

ERA Mining Machinery Limited

The transaction was financed with available cash and included the issuance of loan notes to the former shareholders of Siwei, which have a debt component and a portion that is contingent consideration. The $169 million fair value of the loan notes is comprised of $152 million of debt representing the minimum redemption amount payable in April 2013 and $17 million in contingent consideration representing the portion of the redemption amount conditionally payable in April 2013 or April 2014. The contingent consideration will be remeasured each reporting period at its estimated fair value with any adjustment included in Other operating (income) expenses in the Consolidated Results of Operations. As of September 30, 2012, there has been no adjustment to the contingent consideration.

In October 2012, the remaining shares of Siwei common stock were acquired for approximately $7 million in cash.

Bucyrus Distribution Business Divestiture

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employed a direct to end customer model to sell and support products. The intention is for Bucyrus products to be sold and serviced by Caterpillar dealers, consistent with our long-held distribution strategy. We expect these transitions will occur in phases based on the mining business opportunity within each dealer territory.

As portions of the Bucyrus distribution business are sold or classified as held for sale, they will not qualify as discontinued operations because Caterpillar expects significant continuing direct cash flows from the Caterpillar dealers after the divestitures. The gain or loss on disposal, along with the continuing operations of these disposal groups, will be reported in the Resource Industries segment. Goodwill will be allocated to each disposal group using the relative fair value method. The value of the customer relationship intangibles related to each portion of the Bucyrus distribution business to be sold will be included in the disposal groups. The disposal groups will be recorded at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less cost to sell. No impairments were recorded in the third quarter of 2012. In the second quarter of 2012, we recorded a goodwill impairment for $27 million related to a disposal group being sold to one of the Caterpillar dealers. After the goodwill impairment, the carrying value of the disposal group was lower than its fair value less costs to sell. Fair value was determined based upon the negotiated sales price. The impairment was recorded in Other operating (income) expenses and included in the Resource Industries segment.

The major classes of assets and liabilities held for sale for a portion of the Bucyrus distribution business were as follows:

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(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011

Receivables – trade and other	$	—	$	25
Inventories	96		109
Current assets	$	96	$	134

Property, plant and equipment – net	$	36	$	28
Intangible assets	105		186
Goodwill	168		296
Non-current assets	$	309	$	510

Third Party Logistics Business Divestiture

The controlling financial interest in Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC was not material to our results of operations, financial position or cash flow.

The major classes of assets and liabilities, previously classified as held for sale, that were disposed of as part of this divestiture are summarized in the following table:

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(Millions of dollars)	July 31, 2012

Cash and short-term investments	$	8
Receivables – trade and other	204
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5
Inventories	8
Current assets	$	225

Property, plant and equipment – net	$	163
Intangible assets	1
Other assets	59
Non-current assets	$	223

Accounts payable	$	18
Accrued expenses	17
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	15
Current liabilities	$	50

Liability for postemployment benefits	$	58
Other liabilities	40
Long-term liabilities	$	98

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

All Other Segment - Primarily includes activities such as: the remanufacturing of Cat engines and components and remanufacturing services for other companies as well as the product management, development, manufacturing, marketing and product support of undercarriage, specialty products, hardened bar stock components and ground engaging tools primarily for Caterpillar products; logistics services for Caterpillar and other companies; the product management, development, marketing, sales and product support of on-highway vocational trucks for North America (U.S. & Canada only); distribution services responsible for dealer development and administration, dealer portfolio management and ensuring the most efficient and effective distribution of machines, engines and parts; and the 50/50 joint venture with Navistar (NC²) until it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Navistar effective September 29, 2011. On July 31, 2012, we sold a majority interest in Caterpillar's third party logistics business.


2.	Consolidating Adjustments - Eliminations of transactions between Machinery and Power Systems and Financial Products.

Construction Industries - A segment responsible for small and core construction machines. Responsibility includes business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes backhoe loaders, small wheel loaders, small track-type tractors, skid steer loaders, multi-terrain loaders, mini excavators, compact wheel loaders, select work tools, small, medium and large track excavators, wheel excavators, medium wheel loaders, medium track-type tractors, track-type loaders, motor graders and pipe layers. In addition, Construction Industries has responsibility for Power Systems and components in Japan and an integrated manufacturing cost center that supports Machinery and Power Systems businesses.

Currency - With respect to sales and revenues, currency represents the translation impact on sales resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar. With respect to operating profit, currency represents the net translation impact on sales and operating costs resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar. Currency includes the impact on sales and operating profit for the Machinery and Power Systems lines of business only; currency impacts on Financial Products revenues and operating profit are included in the Financial Products portions of the respective analyses. With respect to other income/expense, currency represents the effects of forward and option contracts entered into by the company to reduce the risk of fluctuations in exchange rates and the net effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on our foreign currency assets and liabilities for consolidated results.

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5.	Debt-to-Capital Ratio - A key measure of financial strength used by both management and our credit rating agencies. The metric is a ratio of Machinery and Power Systems debt (short-term borrowings plus long-term debt) and redeemable noncontrolling interest to the sum of Machinery and Power Systems debt, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders' equity.


6.	EAME - A geographic region including Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).


7.	Earning Assets - Assets consisting primarily of total finance receivables net of unearned income, plus equipment on operating leases, less accumulated depreciation at Cat Financial.

Financial Products Segment - Provides financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment, as well as some financing for Caterpillar sales to dealers. Financing plans include operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans and wholesale financing plans. The segment also provides various forms of insurance to customers and dealers to help support the purchase and lease of our equipment.


9.	Latin America - Geographic region including Central and South American countries and Mexico.


10.	Machinery and Power Systems (M&PS) - Represents the aggregate total of Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Power Systems, and All Other Segment and related corporate items and eliminations.


11.	Machinery and Power Systems Other Operating (Income) Expenses - Comprised primarily of gains/losses on disposal of long-lived assets, long-lived asset impairment charges, pension curtailment charges and employee redundancy costs.

12.

Manufacturing Costs - Manufacturing costs exclude the impacts of currency and represent the volume-adjusted change for variable costs and the absolute dollar change for period manufacturing costs. Variable manufacturing costs are defined as having a direct relationship with the volume of production. This includes material costs, direct labor and other costs that vary directly with production volume such as freight, power to operate machines and supplies that are consumed in the manufacturing process. Period manufacturing costs support production but are defined as generally not having a direct relationship to short-term changes in volume. Examples include machinery and equipment repair, depreciation on manufacturing assets, facility support, procurement, factory scheduling, manufacturing planning and operations management.

13.

Power Systems - A segment responsible for the product management, development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and product support of reciprocating engine powered generator sets, integrated systems used in the electric power generation industry, reciprocating engines and integrated systems and solutions for the marine and petroleum industries; reciprocating engines supplied to the industrial industry as well as Caterpillar machinery; the product management, development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and product support of turbines and turbine-related services; the development, manufacturing, remanufacturing, maintenance, leasing and service of diesel-electric locomotives and components and other rail-related products and services.


14.	Price Realization - The impact of net price changes excluding currency and new product introductions. Consolidated price realization includes the impact of changes in the relative weighting of sales between geographic regions.

15.

Resource Industries - A segment responsible for business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support for large track-type tractors, large mining trucks, underground mining equipment, tunnel boring equipment, large wheel loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, compactors, select work tools, forestry products, paving products, machinery components and electronics and control systems. In addition, Resource Industries manages areas that provide services to other parts of the company, including integrated manufacturing, research and development and coordination of the Caterpillar Production System. On July 8, 2011, the acquisition of Bucyrus International, Inc. was completed. This added the responsibility for business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support for electric rope shovels, draglines, hydraulic shovels, drills, highwall miners and electric drive off-highway trucks to Resource Industries. In addition, Resource Industries segment profit includes Bucyrus acquisition-related costs and the impact from divestiture of the former Bucyrus distribution businesses. On June 6, 2012, the acquisition of ERA Mining Machinery Limited, including its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhengzhou Siwei Mechanical & Electrical Manufacturing Co., Ltd., commonly known as (“Siwei”), was completed. This added the responsibility for business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support for underground coal mining equipment to Resource Industries.

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Sales Volume - With respect to sales and revenues, sales volume represents the impact of changes in the quantities sold for Machinery and Power Systems as well as the incremental revenue impact of new product introductions, including emissions-related product updates. With respect to operating profit, sales volume represents the impact of changes in the quantities sold for Machinery and Power Systems combined with product mix as well as the net operating profit impact of new product introductions, including emissions-related product updates. Product mix represents the net operating profit impact of changes in the relative weighting of Machinery and Power Systems sales with respect to total sales.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Sources of funds

We generate significant capital resources from operating activities, which are the primary source of funding for our Machinery and Power Systems operations. Funding for these businesses is also provided by commercial paper and long-term debt issuances. Financial Products operations are funded primarily from commercial paper, term debt issuances and collections from the existing portfolio. Throughout the third quarter of 2012, we experienced favorable liquidity conditions globally in both our Machinery and Power Systems and Financial Products' operations. On a consolidated basis, we ended third quarter of 2012 with $5.69 billion of cash, an increase of $2.63 billion from year-end 2011. Our cash balances are held in numerous locations throughout the world. We expect to meet our United States funding needs without repatriating undistributed profits that are indefinitely reinvested outside the United States.

Consolidated operating cash flow for the first nine months of 2012 was $3.26 billion, down from $5.52 billion for the same period a year ago. The decrease was primarily due to unfavorable changes in accounts payable, taxes paid, short-term incentive compensation and inventory. Accounts payable in the first nine months of 2011 increased significantly due to higher material purchases for continued increases in production. Inventory continued to grow during the first nine months of 2012, which negatively impacted cash flow. However, during the third quarter of 2012, material purchases have declined due to our inventory reduction efforts resulting in lower accounts payable. Also, in the first nine months of 2012, we experienced higher tax payments and short-term incentive compensation payments. Partially offsetting these items was higher profit. See further discussion of operating cash flow under Machinery and Power Systems and Financial Products.

Total debt as of September 30, 2012 was $39.85 billion, an increase of $5.26 billion from year-end 2011. Debt related to Machinery and Power Systems increased $1.82 billion in the first nine months of 2012, primarily due to the issuance of $1.50 billion of long-term debt. On June 21, 2012, we issued $500 million of 0.950% Senior Notes due in 2015, $500 million of 1.500% Senior notes due in 2017, and $500 million of 2.600% of Senior Notes due in 2022. The Notes are unsecured obligations of Caterpillar and rank equally with all other unsecured indebtedness. This debt was issued for general corporate purposes. In addition, during the third quarter of 2012, $1.33 billion of debentures with varying interest rates and maturity dates were exchanged for $1.72 billion of 3.803% debentures due in 2042 and $179 million of cash. Debt related to Financial Products increased $3.44 billion primarily at Cat Financial, reflecting increasing portfolio balances and a higher cash position.

We have three global credit facilities with a syndicate of banks totaling $10 billion (Credit Facility) available in the aggregate to both Caterpillar and Cat Financial for general liquidity purposes. Based on management's allocation decision, which can be revised from time to time, the portion of the Credit Facility available to Machinery and Power Systems as of September 30, 2012 was $2.75 billion.


▪	In September 2012, we renewed the 364-day facility. The amount was increased from $2.55 billion to $3 billion (of which $0.82 billion is available to Machinery and Power Systems) and the facility now expires in September 2013.


▪	In September 2012, we amended and extended the 2010 four-year facility. The amount was increased from $2.09 billion to $2.6 billion (of which $0.72 billion is available to Machinery and Power Systems) and the facility now expires in September 2015.


▪	In September 2012, we amended and extended the 2011 five-year facility. The amount was increased from $3.86 billion to $4.4 billion (of which $1.21 billion is available to Machinery and Power Systems) and the facility now expires in September 2017.

At September 30, 2012, Caterpillar's consolidated net worth was $24.39 billion, which was above the $9 billion required under the Credit Facility. The consolidated net worth is defined as the consolidated stockholder's equity including preferred stock but excluding the pension and other postretirement benefits balance within Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

At September 30, 2012, Cat Financial's covenant interest coverage ratio was 1.69 to 1. This is above the 1.15 to 1 minimum ratio

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calculated as (1) profit excluding income taxes, interest expense and net gain/(loss) from interest rate derivatives to (2) interest expense calculated at the end of each calendar quarter for the rolling four quarter period then most recently ended, required by the Credit Facility.

In addition, at September 30, 2012, Cat Financial's covenant leverage ratio was 8.70 to 1. This is below the maximum ratio of debt to net worth of 10 to 1, calculated (1) on a monthly basis as the average of the leverage ratios determined on the last day of each of the six preceding calendar months and (2) at each December 31, required by the Credit Facility.

In the event Caterpillar or Cat Financial does not meet one or more of their respective financial covenants under the Credit Facility in the future (and are unable to obtain a consent or waiver), the bank group may terminate the commitments allocated to the party that does not meet its covenants. Additionally, in such event, certain of Cat Financial's other lenders under other loan agreements where similar financial covenants or cross default provisions are applicable, may, at their election, choose to pursue remedies under those loan agreements, including accelerating the repayment of outstanding borrowings. At September 30, 2012, there were no borrowings under the Credit Facility.

Our total credit commitments as of September 30, 2012 were:



	September 30, 2012
(Millions of dollars)	Consolidated			Machinery and Power Systems			Financial Products
Credit lines available:
Global credit facilities	$	10,000		$	2,750		$	7,250
Other external	4,749			796			3,953
Total credit lines available	14,749			3,546			11,203
Less: Commercial paper outstanding	(3,544		)	—			(3,544		)
Less: Utilized credit	(2,440		)	(434		)	(2,006		)
Available credit	$	8,765		$	3,112		$	5,653

Other consolidated credit lines with banks as of September 30, 2012 totaled $4.75 billion. These committed and uncommitted credit lines, which may be eligible for renewal at various future dates or have no specified expiration date, are used primarily by our subsidiaries for local funding requirements. Caterpillar or Cat Financial may guarantee subsidiary borrowings under these lines.

In the event that Caterpillar or Cat Financial, or any of their debt securities, experiences a credit rating downgrade, it would likely result in an increase in our borrowing costs and make access to certain credit markets more difficult. In the event economic conditions deteriorate such that access to debt markets becomes unavailable, our Machinery and Power Systems operations would rely on cash flow from operations, use of existing cash balances, borrowings from Cat Financial and access to our Credit Facility. Our Financial Products operations would rely on cash flow from its existing portfolio, utilization of existing cash balances, access to our Credit Facility and other credit line facilities of Cat Financial and potential borrowings from Caterpillar. In addition, we maintain a support agreement with Cat Financial, which requires Caterpillar to remain the sole owner of Cat Financial and may, under certain circumstances, require Caterpillar to make payments to Cat Financial should Cat Financial fail to maintain certain financial ratios.

Machinery and Power Systems

Net cash provided by operating activities was $2.51 billion in the first nine months of 2012, compared with $6.15 billion for the same period in 2011. The decline was primarily due to unfavorable changes in accounts payable, receivables, taxes paid, short-term incentive compensation and inventory. Accounts payable in the first nine months of 2011 increased significantly due to higher material purchases for continued increases in production. Inventory continued to grow during the first nine months of 2012, which negatively impacted cash flow. However, during the third quarter of 2012, material purchases have declined due to our inventory reduction efforts resulting in lower accounts payable. Receivables decreased during the first nine months of 2011 due to increased sales of receivables to Cat Financial to support acquisitions. We continued to benefit from the sale of receivables in the first nine months of 2012, but the change was not significant. In the first nine months of 2012, we experienced higher tax payments and short-term incentive compensation payments. Partially offsetting these items was higher profit.

Net cash used for investing activities in the first nine months of 2012 was $1.32 billion compared with net cash used for investing activities of $7.97 billion in the first nine months of 2011. Cash used for acquisitions was higher during the first nine months of

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2011 primarily due to the acquisition of Bucyrus. Cash proceeds from divestitures were higher during the first nine months of 2012 due to the sale of a majority interest in our third party logistics business and portions of the Bucyrus distribution business. Partially offsetting these items was the absence of 2011 loan repayments from Cat Financial and higher capital expenditures in the first nine months of 2012.

Net cash provided by financing activities in the first nine months of 2012 was $371 million compared with net cash provided by financing activities of $1.74 billion in the first nine months of 2011. The change was primarily due to higher net inflows related to the issuance and repayment of long-term debt associated with Bucyrus in 2011 and the redemption of the remaining 33 percent interest of Cat Japan in the second quarter of 2012.

Our priorities for the use of cash are maintaining a strong financial position that helps maintain our credit rating, providing capital to support growth, appropriately funding employee benefit plans, paying dividends and repurchasing common stock with excess cash.

Strong financial position - A key measure of Machinery and Power Systems' financial strength used by both management and our credit rating agencies is Machinery and Power Systems' debt-to-capital ratio. Debt-to-capital is defined as short-term borrowings, long-term debt due within one year, redeemable noncontrolling interest and long-term debt due after one year (debt) divided by the sum of debt (including redeemable noncontrolling interest) and stockholders' equity. Debt also includes borrowings from Financial Products. The debt-to-capital ratio for Machinery and Power Systems was 38.0 percent at September 30, 2012, within our target range of 30 to 45 percent, compared with 42.7 percent at December 31, 2011. Profit during the first nine months of 2012 was the primary contributor to the reduction in the debt-to-capital ratio, partially offset by the $1.5 billion debt issuance in June 2012.

Capital to support growth - Capital expenditures during first nine months of 2012 were $2.32 billion, an increase of $739 million compared with the first nine months of 2011. We now expect capital expenditures for 2012 to be less than our initial expectations of $4 billion. During the second quarter of 2012, we completed the acquisition of Siwei. The acquisition was funded with available cash and included the issuance of loan notes to the former shareholders of Siwei, which have a debt component and a portion that is contingent consideration. The preliminary purchase price of approximately $690 million is comprised of net cash paid of approximately $453 million ($475 million in cash paid for shares and to cancel share options less cash acquired of $22 million), the fair value of the loan notes of $169 million, approximately $155 million of assumed third-party short term borrowings, a loan and interest payable to Caterpillar from Siwei of $51 million, less restricted cash acquired of approximately $138 million.

Appropriately funded employee benefit plans - We made $195 million and $488 million of contributions to our pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. We currently anticipate full-year 2012 contributions of approximately $1 billion, of which $625 million are required contributions. We made $105 million and $340 million of contributions to our pension plans during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

Paying dividends - Dividends paid totaled $937 million in the first nine months of 2012, representing 46 cents per share paid in the first and second quarters and 52 cents per share paid in the third quarter. Each quarter, our Board of Directors reviews the company's dividend for the applicable quarter. The Board evaluates the financial condition of the company and considers the economic outlook, corporate cash flow, the company's liquidity needs, and the health and stability of global credit markets to determine whether to maintain or change the quarterly dividend.

Common stock repurchases - Pursuant to the February 2007 Board-authorized stock repurchase program, $3.8 billion of the $7.5 billion authorized was spent through 2008. In December 2011, the Board of Directors extended the authorization for the $7.5 billion stock repurchase program through December 31, 2015. We have not repurchased stock under the program since 2008. Basic shares outstanding as of September 30, 2012 were 654 million.

Financial Products

Financial Products operating cash flow was $898 million through the first nine months of 2012, compared with $891 million for the same period a year ago. Net cash used for investing activities through the first nine months of 2012 was $3.12 billion, compared with $1.74 billion for the same period in 2011. The change was primarily due to more net cash used for finance receivables and expenditures for equipment leased to others due to increased growth in Cat Financial's portfolio. Net cash provided by financing activities was $3.41 billion through the first nine months of 2012, compared with $618 million for the same period in 2011. The change was primarily related to higher funding requirements, an increase in Cat Financial's cash position and the impact of net intercompany borrowings.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. The more significant estimates include: residual values for leased assets, fair values for goodwill impairment tests, impairment of available-for-sale securities, warranty liability, stock-based compensation, reserves for product liability and insurance losses, postretirement benefits, post-sale discounts, credit losses and income taxes. We have incorporated many years of data into the determination of each of these estimates and we have not historically experienced significant adjustments. These assumptions are reviewed at least annually with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Following are the methods and assumptions used in determining our estimates and an indication of the risks inherent in each.

Residual values for leased assets — The residual values for Cat Financial’s leased assets, which are based upon the estimated wholesale market value of leased equipment at the time of the expiration of the lease, are based on a careful analysis of historical wholesale market sales prices, projected forward on a level trend line without consideration for inflation or possible future pricing action. At the inception of the lease, residual values are derived from consideration of the following critical factors: market size and demand, any known significant market/product trends, total expected hours of usage, machine configuration, application, location, model changes, quantities and past re-marketing experience, third-party residual guarantees and contractual customer purchase options. During the term of the leases, residual amounts are monitored. If estimated market values reflect a non-temporary impairment due to economic factors, obsolescence or other adverse circumstances, the residuals are adjusted to the lower estimated values by a charge to earnings. For equipment on operating leases, the charge is recognized through depreciation expense. For finance leases, it is recognized through a reduction of finance revenue.

Fair values for goodwill impairment tests — We test goodwill for impairment annually, at the reporting unit level, and whenever events or circumstances make it likely that an impairment may have occurred, such as a significant adverse change in the business climate or a decision to sell all or a portion of a reporting unit. We perform our annual goodwill impairment test as of October 1 and monitor for interim triggering events on an ongoing basis.

Goodwill is reviewed for impairment utilizing a qualitative assessment or a two-step process. We have an option to make a qualitative assessment of a reporting unit's goodwill for impairment. If we choose to perform a qualitative assessment and determine the fair value more likely than not exceeds the carrying value, no further evaluation is necessary. For reporting units where we perform the two-step process, the first step requires us to compare the fair value of each reporting unit, which we primarily determine using an income approach based on the present value of discounted cash flows, to the respective carrying value, which includes goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, the goodwill is not considered impaired. If the carrying value is higher than the fair value, there is an indication that an impairment may exist and the second step is required. In step two, the implied fair value of goodwill is calculated as the excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the fair values assigned to its assets and liabilities. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value of the reporting unit's goodwill, the difference is recognized as an impairment loss.

The impairment test process requires valuation of the respective reporting unit, which we primarily determine using an income approach based on a discounted five year forecasted cash flow with a year-five residual value. The residual value is computed using the constant growth method, which values the forecasted cash flows in perpetuity. The income approach is supported by a reconciliation of our calculated fair value for Caterpillar to the company’s market capitalization. The assumptions about future cash flows and growth rates are based on each reporting unit’s long-term forecast and are subject to review and approval by senior management. The discount rate is based on our weighted average cost of capital, which we believe approximates the rate from a market participant’s perspective. The estimated fair value could be impacted by changes in market conditions, interest rates, growth rates, tax rates, costs, pricing and capital expenditures.

A prolonged economic downturn resulting in lower long-term growth rates and reduced long-term profitability may reduce the fair value of our reporting units. Industry specific events or circumstances that have a negative impact to the valuation assumptions may also reduce the fair value of our reporting units. Should such events occur and it becomes more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value has fallen below its carrying value, we will perform an interim goodwill impairment test(s), in addition to the annual impairment test. Future impairment tests may result in a goodwill impairment, depending on the outcome of both step one and step two of the impairment review process. A goodwill impairment would be reported as a non-cash charge to earnings.

Impairment of available-for-sale securities — Available-for-sale securities, primarily at Cat Insurance, are reviewed at least quarterly to identify fair values below cost which may indicate that a security is impaired and should be written down to fair value.

For debt securities, once a security’s fair value is below cost we utilize data gathered by investment managers, external sources

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and internal research to monitor the performance of the security to determine whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred. These reviews, which include an analysis of whether it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery, consist of both quantitative and qualitative analysis and require a degree of management judgment. Securities in a loss position are monitored and assessed at least quarterly based on severity of loss and may be deemed other-than-temporarily impaired at any time. Once a security’s fair value has been twenty percent or more below its original cost for six consecutive months, the security will be other-than-temporarily impaired unless there are sufficient facts and circumstances supporting otherwise.

For equity securities in a loss position, determining whether the security is other-than-temporarily impaired requires an analysis of the securities’ historical sector returns and volatility. This information is utilized to estimate the security’s future fair value to assess whether the security has the ability to recover to its original cost over a reasonable period of time as follows:


▪	Historical annualized sector returns over a two-year period are analyzed to estimate the security’s fair value over the next two years.


▪	The volatility factor for the security is applied to the sector historical returns to further estimate the fair value of the security over the next two years.

In the event the estimated future fair value is less than the original cost, qualitative factors are then considered in determining whether a security is other-than-temporarily impaired, which includes reviews of the following: significant changes in the regulatory, economic or technological environment of the investee, significant changes in the general market condition of either the geographic area or the industry in which the investee operates, and length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost. These qualitative factors are subjective and require a degree of management judgment.

Warranty liability — At the time a sale is recognized, we record estimated future warranty costs. The warranty liability is determined by applying historical claim rate experience to the current field population and dealer inventory. Generally, historical claim rates are based on actual warranty experience for each product by machine model/engine size. Specific rates are developed for each product build month and are updated monthly based on actual warranty claim experience. Warranty costs may differ from those estimated if actual claim rates are higher or lower than our historical rates.

Stock-based compensation — We use a lattice-based option-pricing model to calculate the fair value of our stock options and SARs. The calculation of the fair value of the awards using the lattice-based option-pricing model is affected by our stock price on the date of grant as well as assumptions regarding the following:

▪

Volatility is a measure of the amount by which the stock price is expected to fluctuate each year during the expected term of the award and is based on historical and current implied volatilities from traded options on Caterpillar stock. The implied volatilities from traded options are impacted by changes in market conditions. An increase in the volatility would result in an increase in our expense.

▪

The expected term represents the period of time that awards granted are expected to be outstanding and is an output of the lattice-based option-pricing model. In determining the expected term of the award, future exercise and forfeiture patterns are estimated from Caterpillar employee historical exercise behavior. These patterns are also affected by the vesting conditions of the award. Changes in the future exercise behavior of employees or in the vesting period of the award could result in a change in the expected term. An increase in the expected term would result in an increase in our expense.

▪

The weighted-average dividend yield is based on Caterpillar’s historical dividend yields. As holders of stock-based awards do not receive dividend payments, this could result in employees retaining the award for a longer period of time if dividend yields decrease or exercising the award sooner if dividend yields increase. A decrease in the dividend yield would result in an increase in our expense.


▪	The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at time of grant. As the risk-free interest rate increases, the expected term increases, resulting in an increase in our expense.

The fair value of our RSUs is determined by reducing the stock price on the date of grant by the present value of the estimated dividends to be paid during the vesting period. The estimated dividends are based on Caterpillar’s weighted-average dividend yields. A decrease in the dividend yield would result in an increase in our expense.

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Stock-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the number of awards that are expected to vest. In determining the stock-based compensation expense to be recognized, a forfeiture rate is applied to the fair value of the award. This rate represents the number of awards that are expected to be forfeited prior to vesting and is based on Caterpillar employee historical behavior. Changes in the future behavior of employees could impact this rate. A decrease in this rate would result in an increase in our expense.

Product liability and insurance loss reserve — We determine these reserves based upon reported claims in process of settlement and actuarial estimates for losses incurred but not reported. Loss reserves, including incurred but not reported reserves, are based on estimates and ultimate settlements may vary significantly from such estimates due to increased claims frequency or severity over historical levels.

Postretirement benefits — Primary actuarial assumptions were determined as follows:

▪

The U.S. expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on our estimate of long-term passive returns for equities and fixed income securities weighted by the allocation of our plan assets. Based on historical performance, we increase the passive returns due to our active management of the plan assets. A similar process is used to determine the rate for our non-U.S. pension plans. This rate is impacted by changes in general market conditions, but because it represents a long-term rate, it is not significantly impacted by short-term market swings. Changes in our allocation of plan assets would also impact this rate. For example, a shift to more fixed income securities would lower the rate. A decrease in the rate would increase our expense.

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The assumed discount rate is used to discount future benefit obligations back to today’s dollars. The U.S. discount rate is based on a benefit cash flow-matching approach and represents the rate at which our benefit obligations could effectively be settled as of our measurement date, December 31. The benefit cash flow-matching approach involves analyzing Caterpillar’s projected cash flows against a high quality bond yield curve, calculated using a wide population of corporate Aa bonds available on the measurement date. The very highest and lowest yielding bonds (top and bottom 10 percent) are excluded from the analysis. A similar approach is used to determine the assumed discount rate for our most significant non-U.S. plans. This rate is sensitive to changes in interest rates. A decrease in the discount rate would increase our obligation and future expense.


▪	The expected rate of compensation increase is used to develop benefit obligations using projected pay at retirement. It represents average long-term salary increases. This rate is influenced by our long-term compensation policies. An increase in the rate would increase our obligation and expense.

▪

The assumed health care trend rate represents the rate at which health care costs are assumed to increase and is based on historical and expected experience. Changes in our projections of future health care costs due to general economic conditions and those specific to health care (e.g., technology driven cost changes) will impact this trend rate. An increase in the trend rate would increase our obligation and expense.

Post-sale discount reserve — We provide discounts to dealers through merchandising programs. We have numerous programs that are designed to promote the sale of our products. The most common dealer programs provide a discount when the dealer sells a product to a targeted end user. The amount of accrued post-sale discounts was $1.05 billion and $937 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 respectively. The reserve represents discounts that we expect to pay on previously sold units and is reviewed at least quarterly. The reserve is adjusted if discounts paid differ from those estimated. Historically, those adjustments have not been material.

Credit loss reserve — Management’s ongoing evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses considers both impaired and unimpaired finance receivables and takes into consideration past loss experience, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of underlying collateral and current economic conditions. In estimating probable losses we review accounts that are past due, non-performing, in bankruptcy or otherwise identified as at risk for potential credit loss including accounts which have been modified. Accounts are identified as at risk for potential credit loss using information available about the customer, such as financial statements, news reports and published credit ratings as well as general information regarding industry trends and the economic environment in which the customer operates.

The allowance for credit losses attributable to specific accounts is based on the most probable source of repayment, which is normally the liquidation of collateral. In determining collateral value we estimate current fair value of collateral and consider credit enhancements such as additional collateral and third-party guarantees. The allowance for credit losses attributable to the remaining accounts is a general allowance based upon the risk in the portfolio, primarily using probabilities of default and an estimate of

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associated losses. In addition, qualitative factors not able to be fully captured in previous analysis including industry trends, macroeconomic factors and model imprecision are considered in the evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses. These qualitative factors are subjective and require a degree of management judgment.

While management believes it has exercised prudent judgment and applied reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that in the future, changes in economic conditions or other factors would not cause changes in the financial health of our customers. If the financial health of our customer deteriorates, the timing and level of payments received could be impacted and therefore, could result in a change to our estimated losses.

Income tax reserve — We are subject to the income tax laws of the many jurisdictions in which we operate. These tax laws are complex, and the manner in which they apply to our facts is sometimes open to interpretation. In establishing the provision for income taxes, we must make judgments about the application of these inherently complex tax laws.

Despite our belief that our tax return positions are consistent with applicable tax laws, we believe that taxing authorities could challenge certain positions. Settlement of any challenge can result in no change, a complete disallowance, or some partial adjustment reached through negotiations or litigation. We record tax benefits for uncertain tax positions based upon management’s evaluation of the information available at the reporting date. To be recognized in the financial statements, a tax benefit must be at least more likely than not of being sustained based on technical merits. The benefit for positions meeting the recognition threshold is measured as the largest benefit more likely than not of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. Significant judgment is required in making these determinations and adjustments to unrecognized tax benefits may be necessary to reflect actual taxes payable upon settlement. Adjustments related to positions impacting the effective tax rate affect the provision for income taxes. Adjustments related to positions impacting the timing of deductions impact deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Our income tax positions and analysis are based on currently enacted tax law. Future changes in tax law could significantly impact the provision for income taxes, the amount of taxes payable, and the deferred tax asset and liability balances. Deferred tax assets generally represent tax benefits for tax deductions or credits available in future tax returns. Certain estimates and assumptions are required to determine whether it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the benefit of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. In making this assessment, management analyzes and estimates the impact of future taxable income, reversing temporary differences and available prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. Should a change in facts or circumstances lead to a change in judgment about the ultimate realizability of a deferred tax asset, we record or adjust the related valuation allowance in the period that the change in facts and circumstances occurs, along with a corresponding increase or decrease in the provision for income taxes.

A provision for U.S. income taxes has not been recorded on undistributed profits of our non-U.S. subsidiaries that we have determined to be indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. If management intentions or U.S. tax law changes in the future, there may be a significant negative impact on the provision for income taxes to record an incremental tax liability in the period the change occurs. A deferred tax asset is recognized only if we have definite plans to generate a U.S. tax benefit by repatriating earnings in the foreseeable future.

Global Workforce

Caterpillar worldwide full-time employment was 129,113 at the end of the third quarter of 2012 compared with 121,513 at the end of the third quarter of 2011, an increase of 7,600 full-time employees. The flexible workforce decreased by 2,954 for a net increase in the global workforce of 4,646.

The increase was a result of growth and acquisitions, partially offset by divestitures. Acquisitions, primarily Siwei and MWM, added 5,977 people to the global workforce. Divestitures related to the sale of Caterpillar's third party logistics business and a portion of the Bucyrus distribution business decreased the global workforce by 7,353.

OTHER MATTERS

Environmental and Legal Matters

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global competitive position.

Retirement Benefits

We recognized pension expense of $180 million and $542 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $164 million and $491 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in expense was due to higher amortization of net actuarial losses due to lower discount rates at the end of 2011 and asset losses in 2011. In addition, the 2012 expense includes $10 million of special termination benefits recognized in February 2012 related to the closure of the Electro-Motive Diesel facility (discussed below), $7 million of curtailment expense recognized in August 2012 due to changes in our hourly U.S. pension plan (discussed below) and $6 million of settlement losses recognized in July 2012 due to the disposal of the third party logistics business. The increase in expense was partially offset by higher amortization of asset gains from 2009 and 2010. Accounting guidance on retirement benefits requires companies to discount future benefit obligations back to today’s dollars using a discount rate that is based on high-quality fixed-income investments. A decrease in the discount rate increases the pension benefit obligation, while an increase in the discount rate decreases the pension benefit obligation. This increase or decrease in the pension benefit obligation is recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently amortized into earnings as an actuarial gain or loss. The guidance also requires companies to use an expected long-term rate of asset return for computing current year pension expense. Differences between the actual and expected returns are also recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently amortized into earnings as actuarial gains and losses. As of September 30, 2012, total actuarial losses, recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), related to pensions were $8.61 billion. The majority of the actuarial losses are due to lower discount rates, plan asset losses and losses from other demographic and economic assumptions over the past several years.

Other postretirement benefit expense was $71 million and $174 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $81 million and $241 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in expense

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was primarily the result of curtailment gains of $40 million of which $37 million is related to the closure of the Electro-Motive Diesel facility discussed below. In addition, actuarial losses that were recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for other postretirement benefit plans were $1.41 billion at September 30, 2012. These losses reflect several years of declining discount rates, changes in our health care trend assumption and plan asset losses, partially offset by gains from lower than expected health care costs.

Actuarial losses for both pensions and other postretirement benefits will be impacted in future periods by actual asset returns, actual health care inflation, discount rate changes, actual demographic experience and other factors that impact these expenses. These losses, reported in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), will generally be amortized as a component of net periodic benefit cost on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of active employees expected to receive benefits under the plans. For other postretirement benefit plans in which all or almost all of the plan's participants are fully eligible for benefits under the plan, the losses are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining life expectancy of those participants. At the end of 2011, the average remaining service period of active employees or life expectancy for fully eligible employees was 11 years for our U.S. pension plans, 13 years for our non-U.S. pension plans and 10 years for other postretirement benefit plans. We expect our amortization of net actuarial losses to increase approximately $70 million in 2012 as compared to 2011, primarily due to a decrease in discount rates and losses on plan assets during 2011, partially offset by higher amortization of plan asset gains from 2009 and 2010.

Accounting guidance requires recognition of the overfunded or underfunded status of pension and other postretirement benefit plans on the balance sheet. Based on lower discount rates (which are approximately 3.6 percent for our U.S. plans), we would be required to recognize an increase in our underfunded status of approximately $1.9 billion at December 31, 2012. This would result in an increase in our Liability for postemployment benefits of approximately $1.9 billion and a decrease in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of approximately $1.2 billion, net of tax. It is difficult to predict the adjustment amount, as it is dependent on several factors including the discount rate, actual returns on plan assets and other actuarial assumptions. Final determination will only be known on the measurement date, which is December 31, 2012.

We made $195 million and $488 million of contributions to our pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. We currently anticipate full-year 2012 contributions of approximately $1 billion, of which $625 million are required contributions. We made $105 million and $340 million of contributions to our pension plans during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

Order Backlog

The dollar amount of backlog believed to be firm was approximately $23.1 billion at September 30, 2012 and $28.2 billion at June 30, 2012. The decline occurred in Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Power Systems, with the most significant decrease in Resource Industries. Although dealer deliveries to end users remain up compared with 2011, Cat dealers have lowered order rates well below end-user demand to reduce their inventories and are exercising caution in light of the economic uncertainty in the world today. The dollar amount of backlog believed to be firm was approximately $29.8 billion at December 31, 2011. Of the total backlog, approximately $5.2 billion at September 30, 2012, $5.8 billion at June 30, 2012 and $4.0 billion at December 31, 2011 was not expected to be filled in the following twelve months.

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

The following definitions are provided for “non-GAAP financial measures” in connection with Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. These non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to the calculation of similar measures for other companies. Management does not intend these items to be considered in isolation or substitutes for the related GAAP measures.

Supplemental Consolidating Data

We are providing supplemental consolidating data for the purpose of additional analysis. The data has been grouped as follows:

Consolidated – Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Machinery and Power Systems – Caterpillar defines Machinery and Power Systems as it is presented in the supplemental data as Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis. Machinery and Power Systems information relates to the design, manufacture and marketing of our products. Financial Products information relates to the financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment. The nature of these businesses is different especially with regard to the financial position and cash flow items. Caterpillar management utilizes this presentation internally to highlight these differences. We also believe this presentation will assist readers in understanding our business.

Financial Products – Our finance and insurance subsidiaries, primarily Cat Financial and Cat Insurance.

Consolidating Adjustments – Eliminations of transactions between Machinery and Power Systems and Financial Products.

Pages 84 to 91 reconcile Machinery and Power Systems with Financial Products on the equity basis to Caterpillar Inc. consolidated financial information.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Results of Operations

For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)



				Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated			Machinery and Power Systems¹			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery and Power Systems	$	15,739		$	15,739		$	—	$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	706			—			796		(90		)	²
Total sales and revenues	16,445			15,739			796		(90		)

Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	11,639			11,639			—		—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,471			1,325			153		(7		)	³
Research and development expenses	634			634			—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	197			—			200		(3		)	⁴
Other operating (income) expenses	(92		)	(344		)	262		(10		)	³
Total operating costs	13,849			13,254			615		(20		)

Operating profit	2,596			2,485			181		(70		)

Interest expense excluding Financial Products	129			140			—		(11		)	⁴
Other income (expense)	(17		)	(89		)	13		59			⁵

Consolidated profit before taxes	2,450			2,256			194		—

Provision for income taxes	753			697			56		—
Profit of consolidated companies	1,697			1,559			138		—

Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	5			5			—		—
Equity in profit of Financial Products’ subsidiaries	—			135			—		(135		)	⁶

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	1,702			1,699			138		(135		)

Less: Profit attributable to noncontrolling interests	3			—			3		—

Profit ⁷	$	1,699		$	1,699		$	135	$	(135	)


¹	Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.


²	Elimination of Financial Products’ revenues earned from Machinery and Power Systems.


³	Elimination of net expenses recorded by Machinery and Power Systems paid to Financial Products.


⁴	Elimination of interest expense recorded between Financial Products and Machinery and Power Systems.


⁵	Elimination of discount recorded by Machinery and Power Systems on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between Machinery and Power Systems and Financial Products.


⁶	Elimination of Financial Products’ profit due to equity method of accounting.


⁷	Profit attributable to common stockholders.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Results of Operations

For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)



			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery and Power Systems¹			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery and Power Systems	$	47,711	$	47,711		$	—	$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	2,089		—			2,353		(264		)	²
Total sales and revenues	49,800		47,711			2,353		(264		)

Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	35,156		35,156			—		—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,328		3,922			430		(24		)	³
Research and development expenses	1,853		1,853			—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	599		—			602		(3		)	⁴
Other operating (income) expenses	329		(408		)	762		(25		)	³
Total operating costs	42,265		40,523			1,794		(52		)

Operating profit	7,535		7,188			559		(212		)

Interest expense excluding Financial Products	352		386			—		(34		)	⁴
Other income (expense)	141		(62		)	25		178			⁵

Consolidated profit before taxes	7,324		6,740			584		—

Provision for income taxes	2,314		2,146			168		—
Profit of consolidated companies	5,010		4,594			416		—

Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	12		12			—		—
Equity in profit of Financial Products’ subsidiaries	—		408			—		(408		)	⁶

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	5,022		5,014			416		(408		)

Less: Profit attributable to noncontrolling interests	38		30			8		—

Profit ⁷	$	4,984	$	4,984		$	408	$	(408	)


¹	Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.


²	Elimination of Financial Products’ revenues earned from Machinery and Power Systems.


³	Elimination of net expenses recorded by Machinery and Power Systems paid to Financial Products.


⁴	Elimination of interest expense recorded between Financial Products and Machinery and Power Systems.


⁵	Elimination of discount recorded by Machinery and Power Systems on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between Machinery and Power Systems and Financial Products.


⁶	Elimination of Financial Products’ profit due to equity method of accounting.


⁷	Profit attributable to common stockholders.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Results of Operations

For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)



				Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated			Machinery and Power Systems¹			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery and Power Systems	$	15,023		$	15,023		$	—	$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	693			—			774		(81		)	²
Total sales and revenues	15,716			15,023			774		(81		)

Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	11,455			11,455			—		—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,360			1,217			151		(8		)	³
Research and development expenses	584			584			—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	211			—			211		—			⁴
Other operating (income) expenses	347			87			267		(7		)	³
Total operating costs	13,957			13,343			629		(15		)

Operating profit	1,759			1,680			145		(66		)

Interest expense excluding Financial Products	112			123			—		(11		)	⁴
Other income (expense)	(13		)	(68		)	—		55			⁵

Consolidated profit before taxes	1,634			1,489			145		—

Provision for income taxes	474			437			37		—
Profit of consolidated companies	1,160			1,052			108		—

Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(6		)	(6		)	—		—
Equity in profit of Financial Products’ subsidiaries	—			104			—		(104		)	⁶

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	1,154			1,150			108		(104		)

Less: Profit attributable to noncontrolling interests	13			9			4		—

Profit⁷	$	1,141		$	1,141		$	104	$	(104	)


¹	Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.


²	Elimination of Financial Products’ revenues earned from Machinery and Power Systems.


³	Elimination of net expenses recorded by Machinery and Power Systems paid to Financial Products.


⁴	Elimination of interest expense recorded between Financial Products and Machinery and Power Systems.


⁵	Elimination of discount recorded by Machinery and Power Systems on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between Machinery and Power Systems and Financial Products.


⁶	Elimination of Financial Products’ profit due to equity method of accounting.


⁷	Profit attributable to common stockholders.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Results of Operations

For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)



				Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated			Machinery and Power Systems¹			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery and Power Systems	$	40,835		$	40,835		$	—	$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	2,060			—			2,291		(231		)	²
Total sales and revenues	42,895			40,835			2,291		(231		)

Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	30,815			30,815			—		—
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3,716			3,287			444		(15		)	³
Research and development expenses	1,693			1,693			—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	623			—			624		(1		)	⁴
Other operating (income) expenses	855			86			796		(27		)	³
Total operating costs	37,702			35,881			1,864		(43		)

Operating profit	5,193			4,954			427		(188		)

Interest expense excluding Financial Products	289			321			—		(32		)	⁴
Other income (expense)	(157		)	(342		)	29		156			⁵

Consolidated profit before taxes	4,747			4,291			456		—

Provision for income taxes	1,304			1,184			120		—
Profit of consolidated companies	3,443			3,107			336		—

Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(24		)	(24		)	—		—
Equity in profit of Financial Products’ subsidiaries	—			324			—		(324		)	⁶

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	3,419			3,407			336		(324		)

Less: Profit attributable to noncontrolling interests	38			26			12		—

Profit⁷	$	3,381		$	3,381		$	324	$	(324	)


¹	Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.


²	Elimination of Financial Products’ revenues earned from Machinery and Power Systems.


³	Elimination of net expenses recorded by Machinery and Power Systems paid to Financial Products.


⁴	Elimination of interest expense recorded between Financial Products and Machinery and Power Systems.


⁵	Elimination of discount recorded by Machinery and Power Systems on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between Machinery and Power Systems and Financial Products.


⁶	Elimination of Financial Products’ profit due to equity method of accounting.


⁷	Profit attributable to common stockholders.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Financial Position

At September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)



				Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated			Machinery and Power Systems¹			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments	$	5,689		$	3,363		$	2,326	$	—
Receivables – trade and other	9,814			5,571			488		3,755			^2,3
Receivables – finance	8,865			—			12,981		(4,116		)	³
Deferred and refundable income taxes	1,633			1,563			70		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,088			621			480		(13		)	⁴
Inventories	17,550			17,550			—		—
Total current assets	44,639			28,668			16,345		(374		)

Property, plant and equipment – net	15,509			12,217			3,292		—
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,422			197			285		940			^2,3
Long-term receivables – finance	13,156			—			14,134		(978		)	³
Investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies	199			199			—		—
Investments in Financial Products subsidiaries	—			4,251			—		(4,251		)	⁵
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	1,873			2,315			96		(538		)	⁶
Intangible assets	4,166			4,158			8		—
Goodwill	7,372			7,355			17		—
Other assets	2,205			863			1,342		—
Total assets	$	90,541		$	60,223		$	35,519	$	(5,201	)

Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	5,067		$	655		$	4,669	$	(257	)	⁷
Accounts payable	7,978			7,892			186		(100		)	⁸
Accrued expenses	3,568			3,184			397		(13		)	⁹
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	1,764			1,734			30		—
Customer advances	3,035			3,035			—		—
Other current liabilities	2,075			1,575			508		(8		)	⁶
Long-term debt due within one year	8,259			1,266			6,993		—
Total current liabilities	31,746			19,341			12,783		(378		)
Long-term debt due after one year	26,526			9,051			17,516		(41		)	⁷
Liability for postemployment benefits	10,708			10,708			—		—
Other liabilities	3,625			3,187			969		(531		)	⁶
Total liabilities	72,605			42,287			31,268		(950		)
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock	4,449			4,449			906		(906		)	⁵
Treasury stock	(10,118		)	(10,118		)	—		—
Profit employed in the business	29,541			29,541			3,038		(3,038		)	⁵
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(5,988		)	(5,988		)	205		(205		)	⁵
Noncontrolling interests	52			52			102		(102		)	⁵
Total stockholders’ equity	17,936			17,936			4,251		(4,251		)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	90,541		$	60,223		$	35,519	$	(5,201	)

¹Represents Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries with Financial Products accounted for on the equity basis.

²Elimination of receivables between Machinery and Power Systems and Financial Products.

³Reclassification of Machinery and Power Systems’ trade receivables purchased by Financial Products and Financial Products’ wholesale inventory receivables.

⁴Elimination of Machinery and Power Systems’ insurance premiums that are prepaid to Financial Products.

⁵Elimination of Financial Products’ equity which is accounted for by Machinery and Power Systems on the equity basis.

⁶Reclassification reflecting required netting of deferred tax assets / liabilities by taxing jurisdiction.

⁷Elimination of debt between Machinery and Power Systems and Financial Products.

⁸Elimination of payables between Machinery and Power Systems and Financial Products.

⁹Elimination of prepaid insurance in Financial Products’ accrued expenses.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Financial Position

At December 31, 2011

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)



				Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated			Machinery and Power Systems¹			Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments	$	3,057		$	1,829		$	1,228	$	—
Receivables – trade and other	10,285			5,497			430		4,358			^2,3
Receivables – finance	7,668			—			12,202		(4,534		)	³
Deferred and refundable income taxes	1,580			1,515			65		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	994			525			481		(12		)	⁴
Inventories	14,544			14,544			—		—
Total current assets	38,128			23,910			14,406		(188		)

Property, plant and equipment – net	14,395			11,492			2,903		—
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,130			281			271		578			^2,3
Long-term receivables – finance	11,948			—			12,556		(608		)	³
Investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies	133			133			—		—
Investments in Financial Products subsidiaries	—			4,035			—		(4,035		)	⁵
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	2,157			2,593			97		(533		)	⁶
Intangible assets	4,368			4,359			9		—
Goodwill	7,080			7,063			17		—
Other assets	2,107			813			1,294		—
Total assets	$	81,446		$	54,679		$	31,553	$	(4,786	)

Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	3,988		$	157		$	3,895	$	(64	)	⁷
Accounts payable	8,161			8,106			165		(110		)	⁸
Accrued expenses	3,386			2,957			443		(14		)	⁹
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	2,410			2,373			37		—
Customer advances	2,691			2,691			—		—
Dividends payable	298			298			—		—
Other current liabilities	1,967			1,590			382		(5		)	⁶
Long-term debt due within one year	5,660			558			5,102		—
Total current liabilities	28,561			18,730			10,024		(193		)
Long-term debt due after one year	24,944			8,446			16,529		(31		)	⁷
Liability for postemployment benefits	10,956			10,956			—		—
Other liabilities	3,583			3,145			965		(527		)	⁶
Total liabilities	68,044			41,277			27,518		(751		)
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	473			473			—		—
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock	4,273			4,273			906		(906		)	⁵
Treasury stock	(10,281		)	(10,281		)	—		—
Profit employed in the business	25,219			25,219			2,880		(2,880		)	⁵
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(6,328		)	(6,328		)	154		(154		)	⁵
Noncontrolling interests	46			46			95		(95		)	⁵
Total stockholders’ equity	12,929			12,929			4,035		(4,035		)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity	$	81,446		$	54,679		$	31,553	$	(4,786	)