BORROWINGS - Schedule of Short-term and Long-term Borrowings, Long-term (Details) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 02, 2015
Short-term borrowings
Total short-term borrowings		$ 30,044,000,000	$ 30,714,000,000
Eliminations		(13,660,000,000)	(13,212,000,000)
Long-term borrowings
Total long-term borrowings		103,676,000,000	105,080,000,000
Eliminations		(36,786,000,000)	(47,173,000,000)
Total borrowings		134,402,000,000	136,210,000,000
Amounts included in GE Capital		2,491,000,000
Total short-term assumed debt excluding intercompany loans		11,923,000,000	13,024,000,000
Total long-term assumed debt excluding intercompany loans		$ 40,368,000,000	47,084,000,000
Weighted average interest rate		3.60%
Weighted average term of intercompany loans		15 years
Current portion of long-term borrowings		$ 682,000,000	417,000,000
GE
Short-term borrowings
Total short-term borrowings		20,331,000,000	20,482,000,000
Long-term borrowings
Total long-term borrowings		61,611,000,000	58,810,000,000
GE | GE borrowings
Long-term borrowings
GE borrowings excluding assumed debt of GE Capital		33,725,000,000	20,512,000,000
GE | Senior notes
Long-term borrowings
Total long-term borrowings		56,699,000,000	54,396,000,000
GE | Subordinated notes
Long-term borrowings
Total long-term borrowings		2,835,000,000	2,768,000,000
GE | Subordinated debentures
Long-term borrowings
Total long-term borrowings		740,000,000	719,000,000
GE | Other
Long-term borrowings
Total long-term borrowings		1,337,000,000	928,000,000
GE | Commercial paper
Short-term borrowings
Total short-term borrowings		2,000,000,000	1,500,000,000
GE | Current portion of long-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings
Total short-term borrowings		16,120,000,000	17,109,000,000
GE | Other
Short-term borrowings
Total short-term borrowings		2,211,000,000	1,874,000,000
GE Capital
Short-term borrowings
Total short-term borrowings		23,373,000,000	23,443,000,000
Long-term borrowings
Total long-term borrowings		78,852,000,000	93,443,000,000
GE Capital | Intercompany Payable To GE
Long-term borrowings
Short-term intercompany loans from GE Capital to GE		0	1,329,000,000
Long-term intercompany loans from GE Capital to GE		4,075,000,000	0
GE Capital | Funding secured by aircraft and other collateral
Long-term borrowings
Amounts included in GE Capital		1,781,000,000	2,665,000,000
GE Capital | Non-recourse to GE Capital
Long-term borrowings
Amounts included in GE Capital		591,000,000	1,419,000,000
GE Capital | Intercompany Payable To GE
Long-term borrowings
Total long-term borrowings		36,293,000,000	47,084,000,000
GE Capital | Senior notes
Long-term borrowings
Total long-term borrowings		40,927,000,000	44,131,000,000
GE Capital | Subordinated notes
Long-term borrowings
Total long-term borrowings		218,000,000	236,000,000
GE Capital | Other
Long-term borrowings
Total long-term borrowings		1,414,000,000	1,992,000,000
GE Capital | Commercial paper
Short-term borrowings
Total short-term borrowings		5,012,000,000	5,002,000,000
GE Capital | Current portion of long-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings
Total short-term borrowings		5,869,000,000	6,517,000,000
GE Capital | Intercompany Payable To GE
Short-term borrowings
Total short-term borrowings		11,923,000,000	11,696,000,000
GE Capital | Other
Short-term borrowings
Total short-term borrowings		569,000,000	229,000,000
Consolidated securitization entities
Short-term borrowings
Total short-term borrowings	[1]	23,373,000,000	23,443,000,000
Long-term borrowings
Current portion of long-term borrowings		682,000,000	417,000,000
Consolidated securitization entities | Intercompany Payable To GE
Long-term borrowings
GE borrowings excluding assumed debt of GE Capital		48,216,000,000	58,780,000,000
Consolidated securitization entities | Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities
Long-term borrowings
Total long-term borrowings		682,000,000	417,000,000
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities | Current portion of long-term borrowings
Long-term borrowings
Current portion of long-term borrowings		528,000,000	$ 320,000,000
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities | Consolidated securitization entities
Long-term borrowings
GE borrowings excluding assumed debt of GE Capital		$ 44,077,000,000		$ 92,537,000,000

[1] In 2015, senior unsecured notes and commercial paper were assumed by GE upon its merger with GE Capital, resulting in an intercompany receivable and payable between GE and GE Capital. See Note 10.