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The cash flow statement provides information about a company's cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flaws link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company's statement of financial position.
The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.
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Caterpillar Inc., Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
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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Depreciation and amortization | |
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Other | |
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Adjustments for non-cash items | |
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Receivables, trade and other | |
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Inventories | |
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Accounts payable | |
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Accrued expenses | |
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Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits | |
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Customer advances | |
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Other assets, net | |
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Other liabilities, net | |
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Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures | |
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Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities | |
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Capital expenditures, excluding equipment leased to others | |
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Expenditures for equipment leased to others | |
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Capital expenditures | |
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Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment | |
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Additions to finance receivables | |
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Collections of finance receivables | |
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Proceeds from sale of finance receivables | |
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Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired | |
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Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments, net of cash sold | |
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Proceeds from release of security deposit | |
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Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities | |
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Investments in available-for-sale securities | |
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Other, net | |
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Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities | |
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Dividends paid | |
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Distribution to noncontrolling interests | |
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Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued | |
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Payment for stock repurchase derivative contracts | |
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Treasury shares purchased | |
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Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation | |
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Acquisitions of noncontrolling interests | |
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Machinery and Power Systems | |
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Financial Products | |
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Proceeds from debt issued, original maturities greater than three months | |
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Machinery and Power Systems | |
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Financial Products | |
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Payments on debt, original maturities greater than three months | |
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Short-term borrowings, original maturities three months or less, net | |
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Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities | |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | |
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Increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments | |
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Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period | |
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Cash and short-term investments at end of period | |
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| Item | Description | The company |
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| Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities | The net cash from (used in) all of the entity's operating activities, including those of discontinued operations, of the reporting entity. Operating activities generally involve producing and delivering goods and providing services. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value that are not defined as investing or financing activities. | Caterpillar Inc.'s net cash provided by (used for) operating activities declined from 2009 to 2010 but then increased from 2010 to 2011 exceeding 2009 level. |
May 23, 2012