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Income Taxes (Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Income Tax Rate) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Income Tax Rate      
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Inclusion of after-tax earnings of GECC in before-tax earnings of GE 0.00%ge_EffectiveTaxRateImpactOfInclusionOfAfterTaxEarningsOfSubsidiary 0.00%ge_EffectiveTaxRateImpactOfInclusionOfAfterTaxEarningsOfSubsidiary 0.00%ge_EffectiveTaxRateImpactOfInclusionOfAfterTaxEarningsOfSubsidiary
Tax on global activities including exports (16.70%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports (20.90%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports (9.20%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports
U.S. business credits (2.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther (3.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther (2.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther
All other - net (4.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (3.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (3.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Total income tax reconciliation items (22.90%)ge_IncomeTaxReconciliationItems (27.30%)ge_IncomeTaxReconciliationItems (16.90%)ge_IncomeTaxReconciliationItems
Actual income tax rate 12.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 7.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 18.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Disposition of Business 0.00%ge_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfBusiness1 0.00%ge_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfBusiness1 (1.90%)ge_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfBusiness1
Cembra [Member]      
Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Income Tax Rate      
Tax on global activities including exports   (6.50%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ge_CembraMember
 
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage   68.50%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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= ge_CembraMember
 
GEMB-Nordic [Member]      
Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Income Tax Rate      
Tax on global activities including exports (1.80%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ge_GembNordicMember
   
GE      
Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Income Tax Rate      
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
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= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
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= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
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= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Inclusion of after-tax earnings of GECC in before-tax earnings of GE (13.90%)ge_EffectiveTaxRateImpactOfInclusionOfAfterTaxEarningsOfSubsidiary
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
(14.90%)ge_EffectiveTaxRateImpactOfInclusionOfAfterTaxEarningsOfSubsidiary
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
(14.30%)ge_EffectiveTaxRateImpactOfInclusionOfAfterTaxEarningsOfSubsidiary
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Tax on global activities including exports (8.40%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
(4.60%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
(4.50%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
U.S. business credits (0.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
(1.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
(0.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
All other - net (1.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
(3.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
(2.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Total income tax reconciliation items (24.70%)ge_IncomeTaxReconciliationItems
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
(24.10%)ge_IncomeTaxReconciliationItems
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
(22.40%)ge_IncomeTaxReconciliationItems
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= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Actual income tax rate 10.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
10.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
12.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Disposition of Business 0.00%ge_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfBusiness1
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= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
0.00%ge_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfBusiness1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
0.00%ge_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfBusiness1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
GECC      
Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Income Tax Rate      
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
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= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Inclusion of after-tax earnings of GECC in before-tax earnings of GE 0.00%ge_EffectiveTaxRateImpactOfInclusionOfAfterTaxEarningsOfSubsidiary
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
0.00%ge_EffectiveTaxRateImpactOfInclusionOfAfterTaxEarningsOfSubsidiary
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
0.00%ge_EffectiveTaxRateImpactOfInclusionOfAfterTaxEarningsOfSubsidiary
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Tax on global activities including exports (20.70%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
(39.80%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
(11.20%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
U.S. business credits (3.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
(3.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
(3.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
All other - net (5.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
0.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
(2.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Total income tax reconciliation items (29.70%)ge_IncomeTaxReconciliationItems
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= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
(43.60%)ge_IncomeTaxReconciliationItems
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
(20.90%)ge_IncomeTaxReconciliationItems
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Actual income tax rate 5.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
(8.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
14.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Disposition of Business 0.00%ge_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfBusiness1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
0.00%ge_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfBusiness1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
(4.20%)ge_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDispositionOfBusiness1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
GECC | Cembra [Member]      
Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Income Tax Rate      
Tax on global activities including exports   (16.10%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ge_CembraMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
 
GECC | GEMB-Nordic [Member]      
Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Income Tax Rate      
Tax on global activities including exports (4.30%)ge_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= ge_GembNordicMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember