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Equity Compensation Plans (Summary Of Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Unit Activity) (Details) (Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]  
Nonvested, shares/share-equivalent units - beginning balance 2,507,397us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsRsusMember
Granted, shares/share-equivalent units 753,250us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsRsusMember
Vested, shares/share-equivalent units (492,714)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsRsusMember
Forfeited, shares/share-equivalent units (27,756)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsRsusMember
Nonvested, shares/share-equivalent units - ending balance 2,740,177us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsRsusMember
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]  
Nonvested, weighted average grant-date fair value - beginning balance $ 71.11us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsRsusMember
Granted, weighted average grant-date fair value $ 112.42us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsRsusMember
Vested, weighted average grant-date fair value $ 73.48us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsRsusMember
Forfeited, weighted average grant-date fair value $ 86.23us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsRsusMember
Nonvested, weighted average grant-date fair value - ending balance $ 78.83us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gd_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsRsusMember