# clm_A6B19FB7FE09

subject: Caterpillar Inc. (/record/caterpillar.md)  
predicate: research_and_development  
value: 2,165,000,000 United States dollar  
valid_from: 2015-12-31  
valid_to: 2016-12-31  
published: 2016-02-16  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: superseded  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: clm_005521A0C8AF  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Caterpillar Inc. research and development: 2,165,000,000 United States dollar", as of 2015-12-31 (until 2016-12-31). Claim clm_A6B19FB7FE09, https://asof.is/claim/clm_A6B19FB7FE09, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823016000410/0000018230-16-000410-index.htm.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · parsed from the SEC filing  
parsed from: us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense in 10-K FY2015, filed 2016-02-16  

## Sources

- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823016000410/0000018230-16-000410-index.htm (primary, SEC EDGAR 10-K FY2015, published 2016-02-16)

## Supersedes

- [Caterpillar Inc.](/record/caterpillar.md) | research_and_development | 2,135,000,000 United States dollar | valid 2014-12-31 to 2015-12-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_A6B19FB7FE09](/claim/clm_A6B19FB7FE09.md) | [clm_5DF5FD84E9EC](/claim/clm_5DF5FD84E9EC.md)

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