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Assume Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) reports investments in affiliated companies, consisting mainly of its 50% ownership of Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi, Ltd. Caterpillar reports those investments on its balance sheet at $576 million, and provides the following footnote in its 10-K report. Investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies Our investments in affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method consist primarily of a 50% interest in Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd. (SCM) located in Japan. Combined financial information of the unconsolidated affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method (generally on a three-month lag, e. g., SCM results reflect the periods ending September 30) was as follows:

Years Ended December 31 (Millions of Dollars) 2011 2010 2009
Results of operations:
Sales $4,007 $4,420 $4,140
Cost of sales 3,210 3,526 3,257
Gross profit $797 $894 $883
Profit $157 $187 $161
Caterpillar's profit $73 $81 $73

Sales from SCM to Caterpillar of approximately $1.67 billion, $1.81 billion and $1.73 billion in 2011, 2010 and 2009 respectively, are included in the affiliated company sales. In addition, SCM purchased $268 million, $273 million and $282 million of products from Caterpillar in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

December 31 (Millions of Dollars) 2011 2010 2009
Financial position:
Assets
Current assets $2,062 $1,807 $1,714
Property, plant and equipment-net 1,286 1,119 1,120
Other assets 173 176 194
3,521 3,102 3,028
Liabilities
Current liabilities 1,546 1,394 1,348
Long-term debt due after one year 269 309 318
Other liabilities 393 145 188
2,208 1,848 1,854
Ownership $1,313 $1,254 $1,174

Ceterpillar's investment in unconsolidated affiliated
companies, December 31 (millions of dollars) 2011 2010 2009
Investment in equity method companies $576 $542 $540
Plus: Investment in cost method companies 16 20 25
Investment in unconsolidated affiliated companies $592 $562 $565

Required:
What assets and liabilities of unconsolidated affiliates are included on CAT's balance sheet as a result of the equity method of accounting for those investments?

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