GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2018		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017		Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		$ 27,674	[1]		$ 43,967	[1]	$ 44,559
Investment securities		36,611			38,696
Receivables - net		35,686			40,846
Inventories		20,473			19,419
Property, plant and equipment - net		50,866			53,874
Investment in subsidiaries		0			0
Goodwill and intangible assets		102,193			104,242
All other assets		64,214			62,288
Assets of discontinued operations		5,053			5,912
Total assets	[2]	342,769			369,245
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		14,419			24,036
Accounts payable		15,026			15,172
Other current liabilities		36,922			40,088
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		101,154			110,556
All other liabilities		98,169			101,797
Liabilities of discontinued operations		1,949			706
Total Liabilities	[2]	267,639			292,355
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		3,376		$ 3,549	3,391		3,185	$ 3,046	$ 3,017
GE shareowners' equity		55,069			56,030		67,372
Noncontrolling interests		16,685	[3]	$ 17,228	17,468	[3]	1,634	$ 1,639	$ 1,663
Total equity (Note 15)		71,754			73,498		69,006
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		342,769			369,245
Subsidiary Guarantor | Subsidiaries of the Subsidiary Guarantor
Liabilities and equity
Cash and cash equivalent balances within subsidiaries		8,819			15,225
Net assets of discontinued operations		3,329			4,318
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent Company Guarantor
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		1,852			3,472		4,426
Investment securities		0			1
Receivables - net		38,831			50,923
Inventories		4,790			4,587
Property, plant and equipment - net		5,816			5,808
Investment in subsidiaries		281,298			277,929
Goodwill and intangible assets		8,374			8,014
All other assets		9,503			30,737
Assets of discontinued operations		0			0
Total assets		350,465			381,472
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		167,290			191,807
Accounts payable		12,833			8,126
Other current liabilities		11,270			11,892
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		62,642			71,023
All other liabilities		41,361			42,594
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0			0
Total Liabilities		295,396			325,442
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0			0
GE shareowners' equity		55,069			56,030
Noncontrolling interests		0			0
Total equity (Note 15)		55,069			56,030
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		350,465			381,472
Reportable Legal Entities | Subsidiary Issuer
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		0			0		0
Investment securities		0			0
Receivables - net		17,348			17,316
Inventories		0			0
Property, plant and equipment - net		0			0
Investment in subsidiaries		0			0
Goodwill and intangible assets		0			0
All other assets		16			16
Assets of discontinued operations		0			0
Total assets		17,364			17,332
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		0			0
Accounts payable		0			0
Other current liabilities		9			8
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		15,912			16,632
All other liabilities		422			475
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0			0
Total Liabilities		16,343			17,116
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0			0
GE shareowners' equity		1,021			216
Noncontrolling interests		0			0
Total equity (Note 15)		1,021			216
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		17,364			17,332
Reportable Legal Entities | Subsidiary Guarantor
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		3			3		42
Investment securities		0			0
Receivables - net		32,799			32,381
Inventories		0			0
Property, plant and equipment - net		0			0
Investment in subsidiaries		78,171			77,488
Goodwill and intangible assets		0			0
All other assets		19			32
Assets of discontinued operations		0			0
Total assets		110,991			109,904
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		47,189			46,033
Accounts payable		0			0
Other current liabilities		3			3
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		35,007			34,730
All other liabilities		154			128
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0			0
Total Liabilities		82,352			80,894
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0			0
GE shareowners' equity		28,639			29,010
Noncontrolling interests		0			0
Total equity (Note 15)		28,639			29,010
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		110,991			109,904
Reportable Legal Entities | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		26,452			41,236		40,643
Investment securities		37,429			39,809
Receivables - net		78,684			87,776
Inventories		21,093			22,215
Property, plant and equipment - net		46,488			48,516
Investment in subsidiaries		724,902			715,936
Goodwill and intangible assets		88,376			90,226
All other assets		225,997			236,771
Assets of discontinued operations		0			0
Total assets		1,249,421			1,282,485
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		12,832			22,603
Accounts payable		49,954			77,509
Other current liabilities		32,525			28,218
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		49,529			55,367
All other liabilities		66,957			66,293
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0			0
Total Liabilities		211,797			249,991
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		2,513			2,627
GE shareowners' equity		1,033,711			1,028,311
Noncontrolling interests		1,400			1,556
Total equity (Note 15)		1,035,111			1,029,867
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		1,249,421			1,282,485
Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(634)			(743)		$ (552)
Investment securities		(818)			(1,113)
Receivables - net		(131,976)			(147,551)
Inventories		(5,411)			(7,383)
Property, plant and equipment - net		(1,438)			(450)
Investment in subsidiaries		(1,084,371)			(1,071,353)
Goodwill and intangible assets		5,443			6,002
All other assets		(171,321)			(205,269)
Assets of discontinued operations		5,053			5,912
Total assets		(1,385,473)			(1,421,948)
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		(212,892)			(236,407)
Accounts payable		(47,762)			(70,462)
Other current liabilities		(6,885)			(34)
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		(61,936)			(67,197)
All other liabilities		(10,724)			(7,694)
Liabilities of discontinued operations		1,949			706
Total Liabilities		(338,249)			(381,088)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		862			764
GE shareowners' equity		(1,063,371)			(1,057,537)
Noncontrolling interests		15,285			15,912
Total equity (Note 15)		(1,048,086)			(1,041,625)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		$ (1,385,473)			$ (1,421,948)

[1] Includes restricted cash of $725 million and $668 million at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

[2] Our consolidated assets at June 30, 2018 included total assets of $4,051 million of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs. These assets included current receivables and net financing receivables of $1,428 million within continuing operations and assets of discontinued operations of $275 million. Our consolidated liabilities at June 30, 2018 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 $(624) million within continuing operations. See Note 18.

[3] Included AOCI attributable to noncontrolling interests of $(279) million and $(226) million at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.