The buyout payment amount to extinguish our obligation under a sale agreement.

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- Definition

Reserve for reimbursements of interest refund claims in excess of the statutory interest rate.

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- Definition

Expiration date of partial tax credit carryforward, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

Threshold for which refund claims in excess of the statutory interest rate become the responsibility of the company, as agreed upon in the loss sharing arrangement.

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- Definition

Amount of income (loss) from a disposal group, net of income tax, reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items after deduction or consideration of the amount allocable to noncontrolling interests. Includes, net of tax, income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 19

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7656940&loc=SL4569616-111683

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- Definition

Expiration date of the tax credit carryforward, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32559-109319

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Assets and Liabilities of Businesses Held For Sale and Discontinued Operations (GE Money Japan Narrative) (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 GE Money Japan [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 GE Money Japan [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 GE Money Japan [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2014 GE Money Japan [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2014 GE Money Japan [Member] JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2008 GE Money Japan [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2008 GE Money Japan [Member] JPY (¥)
Financial Information For Businesses Held For Sale [Line Items]
Tax Credit Carryforward, Expiration Date				Dec. 31, 2017
Other Partial Tax Credit Carryforward Expiration Date				Dec. 31, 2019
Liability For Reimbursement Of Claims In Excess Of Statutory Interest Rate					$ 1,836
Threshold above which claims become company's responsibility									3,000	258,000
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes	(107)	(2,054)	(1,130)	59	(1,636)	(649)
Buyout Payment To Extinguish Obligation Under Sale Agreement							$ 1,700	¥ 175,000