Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill and other intangible assets

	At
	June 30,		December 31,
(In millions)	2011		2010
Goodwill	$	70,536	$	64,388
Other intangible assets
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$	11,693	$	9,867
Indefinite-lived intangible assets(a)		105		104
Total	$	11,798	$	9,971

(a)       Indefinite-lived intangible assets principally comprised trademarks and tradenames.

Changes in goodwill balance

					Dispositions,
	Balance				currency		Balance
	January 1,				exchange		June 30,
(In millions)	2011		Acquisitions		and other		2011
Energy Infrastructure	$	12,893	$	5,011	$	239	$	18,143
Aviation		6,073		0		(70)		6,003
Healthcare		16,338		134		60		16,532
Transportation		554		0		(2)		552
Home & Business Solutions		1,022		90		21		1,133
GE Capital		27,508		0		665		28,173
Total	$	64,388	$	5,235	$	913	$	70,536

Intangible assets subject to amortization

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
	At
	June 30, 2011						December 31, 2010
	Gross						Gross
	carrying		Accumulated				carrying		Accumulated
(In millions)	amount		amortization		Net		amount		amortization		Net
Customer-related	$	6,647	$	(1,742)	$	4,905	$	5,498	$	(1,490)	$	4,008
Patents, licenses and trademarks		5,882		(2,443)		3,439		5,377		(2,595)		2,782
Capitalized software		6,890		(4,491)		2,399		6,256		(3,977)		2,279
Lease valuations		1,655		(989)		666		1,646		(917)		729
Present value of future profits(a)		477		(477)		0		461		(461)		0
All other		661		(377)		284		378		(309)		69
Total	$	22,212	$	(10,519)	$	11,693	$	19,616	$	(9,749)	$	9,867

(a)       Balances at June 30, 2011and December 31, 2010, reflect adjustments of $406 million and $423 million, respectively, to the present value of future profits in our run-off insurance operation to reflect the effects that would have been recognized had the related unrealized investment securities holding gains and losses actually been realized in accordance with ASC 320-10-S99-2.