| USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 |
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Current assets: | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 9,980 | $ 6,889 | $ 6,978 | ||||||||||||||
Receivables – trade and other | 10,920 | 9,282 | 9,310 | ||||||||||||||
Receivables – finance | 10,649 | 9,565 | 9,510 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred and refundable income taxes | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,801 | 3,119 | 4,586 | ||||||||||||||
Inventories | 18,135 | 16,827 | 16,565 | ||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 52,485 | 45,682 | 46,949 | ||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment - net | 15,140 | 13,361 | 12,680 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term receivables – trade and other | 2,142 | 1,225 | 1,238 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term receivables – finance | 14,272 | 13,242 | 12,664 | ||||||||||||||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes | 2,882 | 3,312 | 2,816 | ||||||||||||||
Intangible assets | 241 | 399 | 564 | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill | 5,321 | 5,241 | 5,308 | ||||||||||||||
Other assets | 6,102 | 5,302 | 5,257 | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 98,585 | 87,764 | 87,476 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings: | |||||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings | 5,514 | 4,393 | 4,643 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term debt due after one year: | |||||||||||||||||
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Machinery and Power Systems | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Machinery and Power Systems | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Financial Products | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | 8,968 | 7,675 | 7,906 | ||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses | 5,587 | 5,243 | 4,958 | ||||||||||||||
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits | 2,554 | 2,391 | 2,757 | ||||||||||||||
Customer advances | 3,314 | 2,322 | 1,929 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends payable | 703 | 674 | 649 | ||||||||||||||
Other current liabilities | 2,798 | 2,909 | 3,123 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term debt due within one year: | |||||||||||||||||
Machinery, Energy & Transportation | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Machinery and Power Systems | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Financial Products | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 36,558 | 32,272 | 34,728 | ||||||||||||||
Machinery and Power Systems | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Machinery and Engines | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Financial Products | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Liability for postemployment benefits | 3,838 | 3,757 | 4,098 | ||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 6,175 | 4,890 | 4,675 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 77,267 | 68,270 | 67,973 | ||||||||||||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (Note 25) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||||||||
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 1 | ||||||||||||||
Common Stock, Authorized shares | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Common Stock, Issued shares | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Treasury Stock, shares | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Authorized shares: 2,000,000,000 Issued shares: (2025 and 2024 – 814,894,624 shares) at paid-in amount | 7,181 | 6,941 | 6,403 | ||||||||||||||
Treasury stock: (2025 - 349,607,292 shares; and 2024 - 336,962,600 shares) at cost | 49,539 | 44,331 | 36,339 | ||||||||||||||
Profit employed in the business | 65,448 | 59,352 | 51,250 | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (1,772) | (2,471) | (1,820) | ||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 0 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 21,318 | 19,494 | 19,503 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ 98,585 | $ 87,764 | $ 87,476 |