Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

	Depreciable
	lives-new
December 31 (Dollars in millions)	(in years)			2012		2011
Original cost(b)
Land and improvements, buildings, structures and
related equipment		1-36	(a)	$	2,624	$	3,110
Equipment leased to others
Aircraft		19-21			49,954		46,240
Vehicles		1-28			17,574		15,278
Railroad rolling stock		4-50			4,210		4,324
Construction and manufacturing		1-30			3,055		2,644
All other		3-27			3,427		3,438
Total				$	80,844	$	75,034
Net carrying value(b)
Land and improvements, buildings, structures and
related equipment				$	1,074	$	1,499
Equipment leased to others
Aircraft(c)					36,231		34,271
Vehicles					9,263		8,772
Railroad rolling stock					2,746		2,853
Construction and manufacturing					2,069		1,670
All other					2,290		2,354
Total				$	53,673	$	51,419

• Depreciable lives exclude land.
• Included$1,467 million and $1,570millionof original cost of assets leased to GE with accumulated amortization of $452 million and $445 million atDecember 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
• GECAS recognized impairment losses of $242 million in 2012 and $301 million in 2011 recorded in the caption “Depreciation and amortization” in the Statement of Earnings to reflect adjustments to fair value based on an evaluationof average current market values (obtained from third parties) of similar type and age aircraft, which are adjusted for the attributes of the specific aircraft under lease.

Rentals due from customers for equipment on operating leases

(In millions)
Due in
2013	$	7,507
2014		6,168
2015		4,946
2016		3,863
2017		3,000
2018 and later		8,286
Total	$	33,770