CURRENT AND LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES - Unconsolidated Receivables Facilities (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) receivable_facility	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
GE Capital
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of receivables facility | receivable_facility	2
GE Capital | First facility
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Facility program size	$ 2,000,000,000	$ 3,100,000,000
GE Capital | Second facility
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Facility program size		1,200,000,000
Third Parties | GE Industrial | Current Receivables
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Customer receivables sold to receivables facilities	13,591,000,000	21,695,000,000
Total cash purchase price for customer receivables	13,031,000,000	21,202,000,000
Cash collections re-invested to purchase customer receivables	11,567,000,000	18,012,000,000
Non-cash increases to deferred purchase price	481,000,000	257,000,000
Cash payments received on deferred purchase price	$ 489,000,000	$ 303,000,000