CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Oct. 01, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Oct. 01, 2017 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||||
| NET SALES (a) (Note 3) | [1] | $ 5,943 | $ 5,285 | $ 17,645 | $ 14,952 | |
| Cost of sales | 4,392 | 3,944 | 13,454 | 11,228 | ||
| GROSS MARGIN | 1,551 | 1,341 | 4,191 | 3,724 | ||
| OPERATING EXPENSES AND INCOME | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 604 | 633 | 1,794 | 1,786 | ||
| Research, development and engineering expenses | 229 | 213 | 658 | 546 | ||
| Equity, royalty and interest income from investees (Note 5) | 90 | 95 | 315 | 301 | ||
| Other operating income (expense), net | (5) | 32 | 1 | 55 | ||
| OPERATING INCOME | 803 | 622 | 2,055 | 1,748 | ||
| Interest income | 9 | 4 | 26 | 11 | ||
| Interest expense | 30 | 18 | 82 | 57 | ||
| Other income, net | 23 | 14 | 44 | 67 | ||
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 805 | 622 | 2,043 | 1,769 | ||
| Income tax expense (Note 6) | 107 | 165 | 466 | 466 | ||
| CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME | 698 | 457 | 1,577 | 1,303 | ||
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 6 | 4 | 15 | 30 | ||
| NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CUMMINS INC. | $ 692 | $ 453 | $ 1,562 | $ 1,273 | ||
| EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CUMMINS INC. | ||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 4.29 | $ 2.72 | $ 9.57 | $ 7.62 | ||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 4.28 | $ 2.71 | $ 9.53 | $ 7.60 | ||
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING | ||||||
| Basic (in shares) | 161.3 | 166.3 | 163.3 | 167.0 | ||
| Dilutive effect of stock compensation awards (in shares) | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
| Diluted (in shares) | 161.8 | 167.0 | 163.9 | 167.6 | ||
| CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE (in dollars per share) | $ 1.14 | $ 1.08 | $ 3.30 | $ 3.13 | ||
| Sales to nonconsolidated equity investees | $ 314 | $ 285 | $ 951 | $ 835 | ||
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