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Variable Interest Entities (Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Financing receivables $ 68,040.0us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet $ 205,180.0us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
Assets of businesses held for sale (Note 2) 56,549ge_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue1 6,300ge_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue1
Total 617,631us-gaap_Assets [1] 646,997us-gaap_Assets [1]
Investment in Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Real Estate Investments 0us-gaap_RealEstateInvestments
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
 
Debt Investment Fund 8,377ge_DebtInvestmentFund
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
 
Factored Receivables 1,848ge_FactoredReceivables
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
 
Other assets and investment securities 827ge_OtherAssetsAndInvestmentSecurities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
8,805ge_OtherAssetsAndInvestmentSecurities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
Financing receivables 464.0us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
2,090.0us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
Total investment 1,291us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
10,895us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
Contractual obligations to fund new investments or guarantees 1,862ge_ContractualObligationsToFundNewInvestmentsOrGuarantees
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
2,201ge_ContractualObligationsToFundNewInvestmentsOrGuarantees
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
Revolving lines of credit 108ge_RevolvingLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
168ge_RevolvingLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
Total 3,261us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
13,264us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
Subsidiaries GECC [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Financing receivables 78,064.0us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
217,382.0us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Assets of businesses held for sale (Note 2) 53,598ge_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
3,474ge_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Total 476,460us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
501,405us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Subsidiaries GECC [Member] | Held for sale [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Financing receivables 93,141.0us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= ge_HeldForSaleMember
 
Total 29,952us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= ge_HeldForSaleMember
 
Subsidiaries GECC [Member] | Investment in Unconsolidated VIEs [Member] | Held for sale [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets of businesses held for sale (Note 2) 9,371ge_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= ge_HeldForSaleMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
0ge_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= ge_HeldForSaleMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
Total $ 12,632us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= ge_HeldForSaleMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
$ 13,264us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= ge_HeldForSaleMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
[1]

(a) Our consolidated assets at March 31, 2015 included total assets of $48,076million of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs. These assets included net financing receivables of $27,831 million, financing receivables held for sale of $14,171 million and investment securities of $3,290 million. Our consolidated liabilities at March 31, 2015 included liabilities of certain VIEs for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to GE. These liabilities included non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (CSEs) of $27,561 million. See Note 16.