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Cat Financial Financing Activities - Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicator (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024
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Receivables [Abstract] |  |  |
Period after which Unpaid Installments are Considered as Past Due | 30 days |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
Total Finance Receivables | $ 24,533 |  | $ 23,267
Customer |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 7,530 | $ 9,451 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 7,493 | 5,892 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 4,321 | 3,164 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 2,002 | 1,721 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 865 | 510 |
Prior | 239 | 202 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 616 | 577 |
Total Finance Receivables | 23,066 | 21,517 | $ 21,551
Customer | Current |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 7,471 | 9,366 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 7,353 | 5,742 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 4,191 | 3,058 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 1,925 | 1,661 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 832 | 489 |
Prior | 225 | 189 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 609 | 572 |
Total Finance Receivables | 22,606 | 21,077 |
Customer | 31-60 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 43 | 45 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 67 | 65 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 57 | 43 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 29 | 24 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 12 | 6 |
Prior | 2 | 3 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 4 | 3 |
Total Finance Receivables | 214 | 189 |
Customer | 61-90 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 10 | 14 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 25 | 22 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 19 | 14 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 10 | 8 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 4 | 3 |
Prior | 1 | 1 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 2 | 1 |
Total Finance Receivables | 71 | 63 |
Customer | 91+ days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 6 | 26 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 48 | 63 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 54 | 49 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 38 | 28 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 17 | 12 |
Prior | 11 | 9 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 1 | 1 |
Total Finance Receivables | 175 | 188 |
Customer | North  America | Current |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 4,105 | 5,340 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 4,058 | 3,035 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 2,146 | 1,567 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 931 | 980 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 453 | 244 |
Prior | 55 | 23 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 471 | 385 |
Total Finance Receivables | 12,219 | 11,574 |
Customer | North  America | 31-60 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 22 | 30 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 41 | 42 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 33 | 29 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 18 | 18 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 8 | 5 |
Prior | 1 | 1 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 4 | 3 |
Total Finance Receivables | 127 | 128 |
Customer | North  America | 61-90 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 6 | 9 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 15 | 14 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 11 | 10 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 6 | 6 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 3 | 2 |
Prior | 1 | 1 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 2 | 1 |
Total Finance Receivables | 44 | 43 |
Customer | North  America | 91+ days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 4 | 13 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 25 | 37 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 32 | 26 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 22 | 16 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 10 | 6 |
Prior | 4 | 2 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 1 | 1 |
Total Finance Receivables | 98 | 101 |
Customer | EAME | Current |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 1,131 | 1,235 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 1,044 | 874 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 699 | 532 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 375 | 285 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 161 | 92 |
Prior | 67 | 72 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 3,477 | 3,090 |
Customer | EAME | 31-60 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 8 | 7 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 11 | 10 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 9 | 4 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 6 | 3 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 2 | 1 |
Prior | 1 | 0 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 37 | 25 |
Customer | EAME | 61-90 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 2 | 3 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 4 | 4 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 5 | 1 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 2 | 1 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 1 | 1 |
Prior | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 14 | 10 |
Customer | EAME | 91+ days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 1 | 3 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 10 | 14 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 12 | 8 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 8 | 6 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 4 | 4 |
Prior | 2 | 1 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 37 | 36 |
Customer | Asia/  Pacific | Current |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 772 | 898 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 647 | 531 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 350 | 256 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 132 | 87 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 35 | 14 |
Prior | 3 | 2 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 1,939 | 1,788 |
Customer | Asia/  Pacific | 31-60 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 4 | 4 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 4 | 6 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 3 | 5 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 3 | 2 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 1 | 0 |
Prior | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 15 | 17 |
Customer | Asia/  Pacific | 61-90 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 1 | 1 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 3 | 1 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 2 | 2 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 1 | 1 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 0 | 0 |
Prior | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 7 | 5 |
Customer | Asia/  Pacific | 91+ days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 1 | 4 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 3 | 1 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 3 | 2 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 3 | 1 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 0 | 1 |
Prior | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 10 | 9 |
Customer | Latin  America | Current |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 767 | 800 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 594 | 363 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 256 | 220 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 129 | 60 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 24 | 8 |
Prior | 3 | 2 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 2 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 1,775 | 1,453 |
Customer | Latin  America | 31-60 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 4 | 4 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 7 | 6 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 4 | 5 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 2 | 1 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 1 | 0 |
Prior | 0 | 2 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 18 | 18 |
Customer | Latin  America | 61-90 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 1 | 1 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 3 | 2 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 1 | 1 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 1 | 0 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 0 | 0 |
Prior | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 6 | 4 |
Customer | Latin  America | 91+ days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 2 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 10 | 6 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 7 | 8 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 5 | 4 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 3 | 1 |
Prior | 2 | 1 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 27 | 22 |
Customer | Mining | Current |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 553 | 924 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 766 | 755 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 560 | 444 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 321 | 206 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 128 | 67 |
Prior | 57 | 34 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 15 | 21 |
Total Finance Receivables | 2,400 | 2,451 |
Customer | Mining | 31-60 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 5 | 0 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 4 | 1 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 8 | 0 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 0 | 0 |
Prior | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 17 | 1 |
Customer | Mining | 61-90 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 0 | 1 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 0 | 0 |
Prior | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 0 | 1 |
Customer | Mining | 91+ days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 4 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 0 | 5 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 0 | 5 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 0 | 1 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 0 | 0 |
Prior | 2 | 3 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 2 | 18 |
Customer | Power | Current |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 143 | 169 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 244 | 184 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 180 | 39 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 37 | 43 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 31 | 64 |
Prior | 40 | 56 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 121 | 166 |
Total Finance Receivables | 796 | 721 |
Customer | Power | 31-60 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 0 | 0 |
Prior | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Customer | Power | 61-90 days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 0 | 0 |
Prior | 0 | 0 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Customer | Power | 91+ days past due |  |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator |  |  |
2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2024 and 2023, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2023 and 2022, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2022 and 2021, respectively | 0 | 0 |
2021 and 2020, respectively | 0 | 0 |
Prior | 1 | 2 |
Revolving Finance Receivables | 0 | 0 |
Total Finance Receivables | $ 1 | $ 2 |

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