# clm_0754BA2ACA46

subject: Caterpillar Inc. (/record/caterpillar.md)  
predicate: research_and_development  
value: 1,415,000,000 United States dollar  
valid_from: 2020-12-31  
valid_to: 2021-12-31  
published: 2021-02-17  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_E8AA37C58CD6  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Caterpillar Inc. research and development: 1,415,000,000 United States dollar", as of 2020-12-31 (until 2021-12-31). Claim clm_0754BA2ACA46, https://asof.is/claim/clm_0754BA2ACA46, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823021000063/0000018230-21-000063-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense in 10-K FY2020, filed 2021-02-17  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823021000063/0000018230-21-000063-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-K FY2020, published 2021-02-17)

## Supersedes

- [Caterpillar Inc.](/record/caterpillar.md) | research_and_development | 1,693,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2019-12-31 to 2020-12-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_0754BA2ACA46](/claim/clm_0754BA2ACA46.md) | [clm_7EF591021FEF](/claim/clm_7EF591021FEF.md)

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