# clm_005521A0C8AF

subject: Caterpillar Inc. (/record/caterpillar.md)  
predicate: research_and_development  
value: 1,951,000,000 United States dollar  
valid_from: 2016-12-31  
valid_to: 2017-12-31  
published: 2017-02-15  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_543ADA310CAF  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Caterpillar Inc. research and development: 1,951,000,000 United States dollar", as of 2016-12-31 (until 2017-12-31). Claim clm_005521A0C8AF, https://asof.is/claim/clm_005521A0C8AF, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823017000041/0000018230-17-000041-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense in 10-K FY2016, filed 2017-02-15  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823017000041/0000018230-17-000041-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-K FY2016, published 2017-02-15)

## Supersedes

- [Caterpillar Inc.](/record/caterpillar.md) | research_and_development | 2,165,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2015-12-31 to 2016-12-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_005521A0C8AF](/claim/clm_005521A0C8AF.md) | [clm_A6B19FB7FE09](/claim/clm_A6B19FB7FE09.md)

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