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Segment Information - Revenue By Geographic Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2024
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | $ 14,249 | $ 15,799
Intersegment Sales and Revenues |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | (1,333) | (1,373)
Corporate Items |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | (152) | (226)
Eliminations and Reconciling Items |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | (1,485) | (1,599)
North America |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 7,738 | 8,573
North America | Corporate Items |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | (91) | (152)
Latin America |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 1,515 | 1,559
Latin America | Corporate Items |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | (19) | (20)
EAME |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 2,506 | 2,852
EAME | Corporate Items |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | (21) | (30)
Asia/ Pacific |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 2,490 | 2,815
Asia/ Pacific | Corporate Items |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | (21) | (24)
Total sales and revenues from reportable segments | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 14,370 | 15,991
Total sales and revenues from reportable segments | Intersegment Sales and Revenues |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | (1,273) | (1,298)
Total sales and revenues from reportable segments | Operating Segments |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 15,643 | 17,289
Total sales and revenues from reportable segments | North America | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 7,812 | 8,707
Total sales and revenues from reportable segments | Latin America | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 1,534 | 1,580
Total sales and revenues from reportable segments | EAME | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 2,525 | 2,878
Total sales and revenues from reportable segments | Asia/ Pacific | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 2,499 | 2,826
Construction Industries | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 5,144 | 6,417
Construction Industries | Intersegment Sales and Revenues |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | (40) | (7)
Construction Industries | Operating Segments |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 5,184 | 6,424
Construction Industries | North America | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 2,904 | 3,833
Construction Industries | Latin America | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 504 | 595
Construction Industries | EAME | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 867 | 996
Construction Industries | Asia/ Pacific | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 869 | 993
Resource Industries | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 2,821 | 3,096
Resource Industries | Intersegment Sales and Revenues |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | (63) | (97)
Resource Industries | Operating Segments |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 2,884 | 3,193
Resource Industries | North America | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 1,084 | 1,264
Resource Industries | Latin America | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 561 | 476
Resource Industries | EAME | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 406 | 465
Resource Industries | Asia/ Pacific | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 770 | 891
Energy & Transportation |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 5,398 | 5,487
Energy & Transportation | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 5,398 | 5,487
Energy & Transportation | Intersegment Sales and Revenues |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | (1,170) | (1,194)
Energy & Transportation | Operating Segments |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 6,568 | 6,681
Energy & Transportation | North America | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 3,142 | 2,951
Energy & Transportation | Latin America | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 370 | 408
Energy & Transportation | EAME | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 1,130 | 1,294
Energy & Transportation | Asia/ Pacific | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 756 | 834
Financial Products Segment | Related Party |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 163 | 177
Financial Products Segment | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 1,007 | 991
Financial Products Segment | Intersegment Sales and Revenues |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 0 | 0
Financial Products Segment | Operating Segments |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 1,007 | 991
Financial Products Segment | North America | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 682 | 659
Financial Products Segment | Latin America | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 99 | 101
Financial Products Segment | EAME | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 122 | 123
Financial Products Segment | Asia/ Pacific | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 104 | 108
All Other Segment | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 31 | 34
All Other Segment | Intersegment Sales and Revenues |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | (60) | (75)
All Other Segment | Operating Segments |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 91 | 109
All Other Segment | North America | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 17 | 18
All Other Segment | Latin America | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 0 | (1)
All Other Segment | EAME | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | 2 | 4
All Other Segment | Asia/ Pacific | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Sales and revenues by geographic region |  |
Sales and revenues | $ 12 | $ 13

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