.Statement of Financial Position, Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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The statement of financial position provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company's resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company's assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.
Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.
Caterpillar Inc., Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
USD $ in millions
| Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Machinery, Energy & Transportation | ||||||||||
| | Financial Products | ||||||||||
| | Short-term borrowings | | | | | | |||||
| | Accounts payable | ||||||||||
| | Accrued expenses | ||||||||||
| | Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits | ||||||||||
| | Customer advances | ||||||||||
| | Dividends payable | ||||||||||
| | Other current liabilities | ||||||||||
| | Machinery, Energy & Transportation | ||||||||||
| | Financial Products | ||||||||||
| | Long-term debt due within one year | | | | | | |||||
| | Current liabilities | | | | | | |||||
| | Machinery, Energy & Transportation | ||||||||||
| | Financial Products | ||||||||||
| | Long-term debt due after one year | | | | | | |||||
| | Liability for postemployment benefits | ||||||||||
| | Other liabilities | ||||||||||
| | Noncurrent liabilities | | | | | | |||||
| | Total liabilities | | | | | | |||||
| | Common stock of $1.00 par, at paid-in amount | ||||||||||
| | Treasury stock, at cost | ||||||||||
| | Profit employed in the business | ||||||||||
| | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ||||||||||
| | Equity attributable to common stockholders | | | | | | |||||
| | Noncontrolling interests | ||||||||||
| | Total stockholders' equity | | | | | | |||||
| | Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | | | | | |
| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts payable | Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). | Caterpillar Inc.'s accounts payable declined from 2015 to 2016 but then increased from 2016 to 2017 exceeding 2015 level. |
| 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 declined from 2015 to 2016 but then increased from 2016 to 2017 exceeding 2015 level. |
| Noncurrent liabilities | Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that is expected to be repaid beyond the following twelve months or one business cycle. | Caterpillar Inc.'s noncurrent liabilities declined from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly increased from 2016 to 2017. |
| 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 declined from 2015 to 2016 but then increased from 2016 to 2017 not reaching 2015 level. |
| Equity attributable to common stockholders | 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). | Caterpillar Inc.'s equity attributable to common stockholders declined from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly increased from 2016 to 2017. |
| Total stockholders' equity | Total of Stockholders' Equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors owners, and affiliates of the entity including portions attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interest), if any. The entity including portions attributable to the parent and noncontrolling interests is sometimes referred to as the economic entity. | Caterpillar Inc.'s total stockholders' equity declined from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly increased from 2016 to 2017. |
