SEGMENT OPERATIONS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Operating Segments

SUMMARY OF OPERATING SEGMENTS
	Three months ended June 30								Six months ended June 30
(In millions)	2017			2016			V%		2017			2016			V%
Revenues
Power	$	6,969		$	6,639		5	%	$	13,058		$	11,843		10	%
Renewable Energy	2,457			2,094			17	%	4,501			3,763			20	%
Oil & Gas	3,108			3,219			(3)	%	6,110			6,533			(6	)%
Aviation	6,532			6,511			—	%	13,336			12,774			4	%
Healthcare	4,700			4,525			4	%	8,990			8,708			3	%
Transportation	1,071			1,240			(14)	%	2,110			2,222			(5	)%
Energy Connections & Lighting(a)	3,210			4,401			(27)	%	5,957			8,657			(31	)%
Total industrial segment revenues	28,047			28,630			(2)	%	54,063			54,499			(1	)%
Capital	2,446			2,771			(12)	%	5,127			5,656			(9	)%
Total segment revenues	30,493			31,401			(3)	%	59,190			60,155			(2	)%
Corporate items and eliminations	(935		)	2,093					(1,972		)	1,184
Consolidated revenues	$	29,558		$	33,494		(12)	%	$	57,219		$	61,339		(7	)%
Segment profit (loss)
Power	$	1,031		$	1,140		(10)	%	$	1,827		$	1,714		7	%
Renewable Energy	160			128			25	%	267			211			27	%
Oil & Gas	155			320			(52)	%	361			628			(43	)%
Aviation	1,492			1,348			11	%	3,176			2,872			11	%
Healthcare	826			782			6	%	1,469			1,413			4	%
Transportation	203			273			(26)	%	359			437			(18	)%
Energy Connections & Lighting(a)	80			131			(39)	%	109			162			(33	)%
Total industrial segment profit	3,947			4,122			(4)	%	7,568			7,437			2	%
Capital	(172		)	(600		)	71	%	(219		)	(1,492		)	85	%
Total segment profit (loss)	3,775			3,523			7	%	7,349			5,944			24	%
Corporate items and eliminations	(1,583		)	974					(3,592		)	(597		)
GE interest and other financial charges	(637		)	(567		)			(1,200		)	(1,007		)
GE provision for income taxes	(218		)	(629		)			(361		)	(793		)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable    to GE common shareowners	1,338			3,300			(59)	%	2,196			3,548			(38	)%
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes	(146		)	(541		)	73	%	(385		)	(849		)	55	%
Less net earnings attributable to
noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations	7			3					7			3
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations,
net of tax and noncontrolling interest	(152		)	(544		)	72	%	(392		)	(852		)	54	%
Consolidated net earnings (loss) attributable to the GE common shareowners	$	1,185		$	2,756		(57)	%	$	1,804		$	2,695		(33	)%

(a) Beginning in the third quarter of 2017, the Energy Connections business within the Energy Connections & Lighting segment is expected to be combined with the Power segment and presented as one reporting segment called Power.