CURRENT AND LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES - Sales of GE Current Customer Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Current Receivables | Third Parties | Receivables Facility One
Movement in Accounts Receivable from Securitization [Roll Forward]
Balance at end of period	$ 1,863
GE Industrial | Current Receivables | GE Capital
Movement in Accounts Receivable from Securitization [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	3,618	$ 3,087
GE sales	7,044	9,225
GE Capital sales to third parties	(3,826)	(5,253)
Collections and other	(3,765)	(3,224)
Reclassification from long-term customer receivables	63	123
Balance at end of period	3,134	3,958
GE Industrial | Current Receivables | Third Parties
Movement in Accounts Receivable from Securitization [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	2,992	6,757
GE sales	124	307
GE Capital sales to third parties	3,826	5,253
Collections and other	(4,360)	(7,797)
Reclassification from long-term customer receivables	0	0
Balance at end of period	2,582	4,519
GE Industrial | Current Receivables with Recourse | GE Capital
Movement in Accounts Receivable from Securitization [Roll Forward]
Balance at end of period	$ 526	$ 557