Caterpillar Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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Mar 31, 2019 |
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Dec 31, 2018 |
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Sep 30, 2018 |
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Jun 30, 2018 |
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Mar 31, 2018 |
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Dec 31, 2017 |
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Sep 30, 2017 |
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Jun 30, 2017 |
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Mar 31, 2017 |
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Dec 31, 2016 |
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Sep 30, 2016 |
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Jun 30, 2016 |
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Mar 31, 2016 |
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Dec 31, 2015 |
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Sep 30, 2015 |
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Jun 30, 2015 |
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Mar 31, 2015 |
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Dec 31, 2014 |
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Sep 30, 2014 |
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Jun 30, 2014 |
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Mar 31, 2014 |
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Machinery, Energy & Transportation |
0.00% |
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0.00% |
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0.01% |
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0.00% |
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0.08% |
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0.04% |
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0.01% |
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0.00% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.56% |
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0.28% |
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0.34% |
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0.34% |
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0.02% |
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0.01% |
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0.02% |
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0.02% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.02% |
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0.02% |
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Financial Products |
5.47% |
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6.65% |
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7.10% |
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7.29% |
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5.71% |
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7.83% |
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7.34% |
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6.28% |
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6.95% |
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8.63% |
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9.52% |
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9.50% |
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8.77% |
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9.22% |
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9.97% |
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8.86% |
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7.68% |
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7.57% |
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6.38% |
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5.55% |
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5.24% |
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6.30% |
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5.33% |
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Short-term borrowings |
5.47% |
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6.65% |
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7.10% |
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7.29% |
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5.78% |
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7.87% |
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7.35% |
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6.28% |
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6.96% |
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8.64% |
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10.09% |
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9.78% |
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9.12% |
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9.56% |
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9.98% |
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8.88% |
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7.70% |
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7.59% |
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6.39% |
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5.56% |
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5.25% |
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6.32% |
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5.35% |
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Accounts payable |
7.87% |
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8.87% |
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9.14% |
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8.98% |
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8.68% |
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8.65% |
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8.89% |
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8.43% |
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7.78% |
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7.36% |
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6.84% |
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6.18% |
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6.17% |
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6.52% |
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6.51% |
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6.40% |
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6.59% |
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7.13% |
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7.67% |
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7.69% |
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8.02% |
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7.81% |
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7.98% |
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Accrued expenses |
4.78% |
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4.78% |
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4.76% |
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4.55% |
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4.38% |
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4.37% |
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4.55% |
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4.18% |
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3.96% |
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4.09% |
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3.98% |
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4.02% |
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3.96% |
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3.99% |
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4.01% |
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3.97% |
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4.19% |
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4.03% |
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4.28% |
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4.19% |
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4.10% |
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3.95% |
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4.09% |
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Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits |
1.95% |
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1.78% |
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1.52% |
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3.04% |
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2.73% |
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2.26% |
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1.89% |
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3.33% |
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2.97% |
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2.53% |
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2.15% |
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1.73% |
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1.68% |
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1.62% |
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1.48% |
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2.54% |
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2.12% |
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1.94% |
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1.65% |
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2.88% |
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2.64% |
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2.17% |
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1.75% |
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Customer advances |
1.68% |
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1.59% |
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1.72% |
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1.58% |
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1.91% |
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1.74% |
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1.79% |
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1.55% |
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1.92% |
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1.95% |
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1.78% |
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1.56% |
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1.52% |
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1.61% |
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1.70% |
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1.46% |
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2.04% |
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2.13% |
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1.98% |
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2.00% |
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2.56% |
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2.67% |
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2.96% |
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Dividends payable |
0.00% |
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0.73% |
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0.00% |
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0.63% |
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0.00% |
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0.65% |
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0.00% |
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0.61% |
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0.00% |
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0.59% |
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0.00% |
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0.61% |
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0.00% |
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0.57% |
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0.00% |
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0.57% |
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0.00% |
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0.56% |
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0.00% |
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0.50% |
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0.00% |
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0.50% |
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0.00% |
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Other current liabilities |
2.81% |
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2.72% |
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2.98% |
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2.44% |
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2.39% |
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2.37% |
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2.42% |
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2.57% |
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2.22% |
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2.28% |
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2.12% |
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2.19% |
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2.12% |
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2.09% |
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2.03% |
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2.20% |
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2.15% |
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2.12% |
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2.11% |
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2.07% |
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2.19% |
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2.03% |
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2.19% |
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Machinery, Energy & Transportation |
0.03% |
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0.02% |
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0.02% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.01% |
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0.65% |
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0.68% |
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0.72% |
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1.35% |
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0.73% |
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0.66% |
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0.65% |
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0.01% |
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0.62% |
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0.60% |
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0.60% |
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0.58% |
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0.90% |
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Financial Products |
10.29% |
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7.87% |
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7.54% |
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7.41% |
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7.42% |
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7.90% |
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8.22% |
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8.04% |
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7.15% |
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8.40% |
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8.03% |
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8.24% |
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7.81% |
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7.41% |
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7.03% |
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6.83% |
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7.27% |
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5.62% |
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7.51% |
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7.42% |
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7.29% |
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7.83% |
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7.13% |
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Long-term debt due within one year |
10.32% |
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7.89% |
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7.56% |
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7.43% |
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7.43% |
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7.91% |
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8.23% |
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8.05% |
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7.15% |
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8.40% |
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8.69% |
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8.92% |
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8.54% |
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8.76% |
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7.76% |
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7.49% |
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7.92% |
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5.64% |
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8.13% |
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8.02% |
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7.89% |
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8.41% |
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8.03% |
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Current liabilities |
34.88% |
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35.02% |
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34.79% |
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35.94% |
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33.29% |
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35.83% |
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35.12% |
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34.99% |
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32.97% |
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35.83% |
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35.64% |
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34.98% |
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33.10% |
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34.72% |
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33.48% |
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33.51% |
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32.71% |
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31.13% |
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32.21% |
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32.92% |
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32.65% |
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33.86% |
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32.34% |
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Machinery, Energy & Transportation |
11.71% |
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9.67% |
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9.72% |
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10.20% |
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10.22% |
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10.11% |
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10.23% |
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10.30% |
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11.23% |
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11.23% |
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11.35% |
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11.29% |
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11.04% |
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10.77% |
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11.38% |
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11.47% |
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11.39% |
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11.55% |
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11.51% |
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11.21% |
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11.24% |
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10.81% |
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9.48% |
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Financial Products |
21.10% |
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21.60% |
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21.07% |
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21.65% |
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22.31% |
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19.90% |
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19.46% |
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20.68% |
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20.39% |
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19.11% |
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19.24% |
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19.25% |
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19.88% |
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19.85% |
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19.87% |
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20.69% |
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20.53% |
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21.82% |
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20.98% |
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21.60% |
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22.11% |
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20.28% |
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22.28% |
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Long-term debt due after one year |
32.81% |
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31.27% |
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30.79% |
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31.84% |
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32.53% |
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30.00% |
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29.69% |
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30.99% |
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31.61% |
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30.33% |
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30.59% |
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30.54% |
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30.92% |
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30.63% |
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31.25% |
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32.16% |
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31.92% |
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33.37% |
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32.49% |
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32.81% |
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33.35% |
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31.09% |
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31.76% |
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Liability for postemployment benefits |
7.56% |
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9.41% |
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9.45% |
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9.50% |
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9.01% |
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10.24% |
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10.55% |
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10.87% |
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11.42% |
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11.78% |
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11.98% |
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12.53% |
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11.12% |
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10.90% |
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10.98% |
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11.27% |
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10.94% |
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10.65% |
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10.76% |
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10.58% |
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7.74% |
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7.51% |
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7.96% |
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Other liabilities |
5.53% |
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5.51% |
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5.31% |
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4.78% |
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4.86% |
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5.01% |
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5.05% |
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5.27% |
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4.01% |
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4.12% |
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4.18% |
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4.26% |
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4.29% |
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4.22% |
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4.17% |
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4.10% |
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4.21% |
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3.98% |
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3.89% |
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3.82% |
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3.89% |
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3.71% |
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3.81% |
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Noncurrent liabilities |
45.90% |
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46.19% |
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45.55% |
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46.12% |
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46.40% |
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45.25% |
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45.30% |
|
47.12% |
|
47.05% |
|
46.23% |
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46.75% |
|
47.33% |
|
46.33% |
|
45.74% |
|
46.41% |
|
47.53% |
|
47.07% |
|
48.00% |
|
47.14% |
|
47.21% |
|
44.98% |
|
42.31% |
|
43.52% |
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Total liabilities |
80.78% |
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81.21% |
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80.34% |
|
82.07% |
|
79.68% |
|
81.08% |
|
80.42% |
|
82.11% |
|
80.02% |
|
82.07% |
|
82.39% |
|
82.31% |
|
79.43% |
|
80.46% |
|
79.88% |
|
81.04% |
|
79.78% |
|
79.13% |
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79.35% |
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80.13% |
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77.63% |
|
76.18% |
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75.87% |
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Common stock of $1.00 par value at paid-in amount |
7.63% |
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7.35% |
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7.37% |
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7.42% |
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7.31% |
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7.27% |
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7.23% |
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7.27% |
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6.95% |
|
6.77% |
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6.73% |
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7.06% |
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6.89% |
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6.74% |
|
6.70% |
|
6.67% |
|
6.57% |
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6.25% |
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6.18% |
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5.92% |
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5.88% |
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5.57% |
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5.66% |
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Treasury stock at cost |
-30.38% |
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-28.37% |
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-26.95% |
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-26.15% |
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-23.89% |
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-22.82% |
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-22.24% |
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-22.10% |
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-21.80% |
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-22.04% |
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-22.43% |
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-23.40% |
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-22.96% |
|
-22.45% |
|
-22.47% |
|
-22.47% |
|
-22.34% |
|
-19.63% |
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-19.44% |
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-18.57% |
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-18.66% |
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-15.16% |
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-15.93% |
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Profit employed in the business |
44.21% |
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41.65% |
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41.20% |
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38.76% |
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38.85% |
|
36.28% |
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35.80% |
|
34.17% |
|
36.32% |
|
34.99% |
|
35.57% |
|
36.65% |
|
38.55% |
|
37.25% |
|
37.69% |
|
43.58% |
|
44.56% |
|
42.34% |
|
42.43% |
|
40.02% |
|
40.22% |
|
37.53% |
|
38.83% |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
-2.29% |
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-1.89% |
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-2.02% |
|
-2.14% |
|
-2.00% |
|
-1.89% |
|
-1.30% |
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-1.55% |
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-1.57% |
|
-1.87% |
|
-2.36% |
|
-2.73% |
|
-2.00% |
|
-2.09% |
|
-1.91% |
|
-8.91% |
|
-8.67% |
|
-8.18% |
|
-8.61% |
|
-7.59% |
|
-5.16% |
|
-4.19% |
|
-4.50% |
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Shareholders’ equity attributable to common shareholders |
19.17% |
|
18.74% |
|
19.61% |
|
17.88% |
|
20.27% |
|
18.84% |
|
19.49% |
|
17.80% |
|
19.89% |
|
17.84% |
|
17.52% |
|
17.59% |
|
20.48% |
|
19.45% |
|
20.02% |
|
18.87% |
|
20.13% |
|
20.78% |
|
20.56% |
|
19.78% |
|
22.28% |
|
23.75% |
|
24.06% |
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Noncontrolling interests |
0.05% |
|
0.05% |
|
0.05% |
|
0.05% |
|
0.05% |
|
0.08% |
|
0.08% |
|
0.09% |
|
0.09% |
|
0.09% |
|
0.09% |
|
0.10% |
|
0.09% |
|
0.09% |
|
0.10% |
|
0.10% |
|
0.09% |
|
0.08% |
|
0.09% |
|
0.09% |
|
0.09% |
|
0.08% |
|
0.08% |
|
|
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
19.22% |
|
18.79% |
|
19.66% |
|
17.93% |
|
20.32% |
|
18.92% |
|
19.58% |
|
17.89% |
|
19.98% |
|
17.93% |
|
17.61% |
|
17.69% |
|
20.57% |
|
19.54% |
|
20.12% |
|
18.96% |
|
20.22% |
|
20.87% |
|
20.65% |
|
19.87% |
|
22.37% |
|
23.82% |
|
24.13% |
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
100.00% |
|
Based on:
10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-31),
10-Q (filing date: 2019-08-01),
10-Q (filing date: 2019-05-06),
10-K (filing date: 2019-02-14),
10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-31),
10-Q (filing date: 2018-08-07),
10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-02),
10-K (filing date: 2018-02-15),
10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-01),
10-Q (filing date: 2017-08-02),
10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-03),
10-K (filing date: 2017-02-15),
10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-02),
10-Q (filing date: 2016-08-03),
10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-02),
10-K (filing date: 2016-02-16),
10-Q (filing date: 2015-10-30),
10-Q (filing date: 2015-07-31),
10-Q (filing date: 2015-05-01),
10-K (filing date: 2015-02-17),
10-Q (filing date: 2014-10-31),
10-Q (filing date: 2014-08-01),
10-Q (filing date: 2014-05-02).
| Balance sheet item |
Description |
The company |
| Current liabilities |
Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer. |
Caterpillar Inc.’s current liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity increased from Q1 2019 to Q2 2019 but then slightly declined from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019 not reaching Q1 2019 level. |
| Noncurrent liabilities |
Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. |
Caterpillar Inc.’s noncurrent liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity increased from Q1 2019 to Q2 2019 but then slightly declined from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019. |
| Total liabilities |
Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. |
Caterpillar Inc.’s total liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity increased from Q1 2019 to Q2 2019 but then slightly declined from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019. |
| Shareholders’ equity attributable to common shareholders |
Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity’s stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. |
Caterpillar Inc.’s shareholders’ equity attributable to common shareholders as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity declined from Q1 2019 to Q2 2019 but then slightly increased from Q2 2019 to Q3 2019. |