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The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company's business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.
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Caterpillar Inc., Consolidated Income Statement
USD $ in millions
| 12 months ended | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 | Dec 31, 2008 | Dec 31, 2007 | |
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Operating profit | |
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Interest expense excluding Financial Products | |
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Investment and interest income | |
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Gains (losses) on sale of securities and affiliated companies | |
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Impairment of available-for-sale securities | |
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Miscellaneous income (loss) | |
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Other income (expense) | |
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Consolidated profit before taxes | |
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes | |
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Profit of consolidated companies | |
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Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies | |
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Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies | |
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(Profit) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | |
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| Item | Description | The company |
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| Sales and revenues | Aggregate revenue recognized during the period (derived from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an entity's earning process). For financial services companies, also includes investment and interest income, and sales and trading gains. | Caterpillar Inc.'s sales and revenues increased from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011. |
| Operating profit | The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. | Caterpillar Inc.'s operating profit increased from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011. |
| Consolidated profit before taxes | Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income (expense) before income (loss) from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, and noncontrolling interest. | Caterpillar Inc.'s consolidated profit before taxes increased from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011. |
| Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies | The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. | Caterpillar Inc.'s profit of consolidated and affiliated companies increased from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011. |
| Profit attributable to common stockholders | The portion of consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. If the entity does not present consolidated financial statements, the amount of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes. | Caterpillar Inc.'s profit attributable to common stockholders increased from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011. |
May 23, 2012