CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| NET SALES | [1] | $ 17,509 | $ 19,110 | $ 19,221 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 13,057 | 14,163 | 14,360 | |||||||||||||
| GROSS MARGIN | 4,452 | 4,947 | 4,861 | |||||||||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES AND INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,046 | 2,092 | 2,095 | |||||||||||||
| Research, development and engineering expenses | 636 | 735 | 754 | |||||||||||||
| Equity, royalty and interest income from investees (Note 2) | 301 | 315 | 370 | |||||||||||||
| Loss Contingency, Loss in Period | 138 | [2] | 60 | [2] | 0 | |||||||||||
| Impairment of light-duty diesel assets (Note 19) | 0 | 211 | [3],[4] | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Restructuring actions and other charges (Note 20) | [5] | 90 | ||||||||||||||
| Other operating income (expense), net | (5) | (17) | (17) | |||||||||||||
| OPERATING INCOME | 1,928 | 2,057 | 2,365 | |||||||||||||
| Interest income | 23 | 24 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense (Note 9) | 69 | 65 | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Other income, net | 48 | 9 | 110 | |||||||||||||
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 1,930 | 2,025 | 2,434 | |||||||||||||
| Income tax expense (Note 3) | 474 | 555 | 698 | |||||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME | 1,456 | 1,470 | 1,736 | |||||||||||||
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 62 | 71 | 85 | |||||||||||||
| NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CUMMINS INC. | $ 1,394 | $ 1,399 | $ 1,651 | |||||||||||||
| EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CUMMINS INC. (Note 17) | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 8.25 | $ 7.86 | $ 9.04 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 8.23 | $ 7.84 | $ 9.02 | |||||||||||||
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