Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill
					Dispositions,
					currency
	Balance at				exchange		Balance at
(In millions)	January 1, 2014		Acquisitions		and other		September 30, 2014

Power & Water	$	8,822	$	21	$	(26)	$	8,817
Oil & Gas		10,516		261		(32)		10,745
Energy Management		4,748		-		(34)		4,714
Aviation		9,103		-		(19)		9,084
Healthcare		16,643		1,008		(61)		17,590
Transportation		1,012		1		(34)		979
Appliances & Lighting		606		-		(376)		230
GE Capital		26,195		-		(529)		25,666
Corporate		3		31		-		34
Total	$	77,648	$	1,322	$	(1,111)	$	77,859

Goodwill and other intangible assets

Other Intangible Assets - Net

(In millions)	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013

Intangible assets subject to amortization	$	14,249	$	14,150
Indefinite-lived intangible assets(a)		108		160
Total	$	14,357	$	14,310

(a) Indefinite-lived intangible assets principally comprise trademarks and in-process research and development.

Intangible assets subject to amortization

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Gross						Gross
	carrying		Accumulated				carrying		Accumulated
(In millions)	amount		amortization		Net		amount		amortization		Net

Customer-related	$	8,508	$	(2,575)	$	5,933	$	7,938	$	(2,312)	$	5,626
Patents and technology		6,894		(2,918)		3,976		6,602		(2,621)		3,981
Capitalized software		8,500		(5,301)		3,199		8,256		(5,252)		3,004
Trademarks		1,167		(243)		924		1,356		(295)		1,061
Lease valuations		594		(444)		150		703		(498)		205
Present value of future profits(a)		605		(605)		-		574		(574)		-
All other		456		(389)		67		632		(359)		273
Total	$	26,724	$	(12,475)	$	14,249	$	26,061	$	(11,911)	$	14,150

(a) Balances at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 reflect adjustments of $300 million and $322 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.