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Businesses Held for Sale, Financing Receivables Held For Sale and Discontinued Operations (Other) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Financial Information For Businesses Held For Sale [Line Items]    
Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax $ (2,202)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax $ 252us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
(Earnings) loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes (2,202)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 252us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity
Segment Discontinued Operations Member    
Financial Information For Businesses Held For Sale [Line Items]    
Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations (2,354)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
19us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax (2,202)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
252us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax (1,808)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
18us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
GECC    
Financial Information For Businesses Held For Sale [Line Items]    
Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax (2,201)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
252us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
(Earnings) loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes (2,201)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
252us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
GE    
Financial Information For Businesses Held For Sale [Line Items]    
Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax (2,202)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[1] 252us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[1]
(Earnings) loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes $ (2,202)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[1] $ 252us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[1]
[1]

Represents the adding together of all affiliated companies except General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC or Financial Services), which is presented on a one-line basis. See Note 1.