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Financing Receivable, Net	15,200
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Appliances [Member] \| Held for sale [Member]
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Consolidated VIE
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Trinity [Member]
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Other Assets	115		17
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Borrowings	0		0
Non Recourse Borrowings	0		0
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
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Provision for Loan and Lease Losses	229		301	0
Interest And Other Financial Charges	89		80
Interest Expense				0
Intercompany Advances Eliminated In Consolidation	1,565		1,565
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
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Investment securities in GE	0		0
Other Assets	143		1,059
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Borrowings	0		0
Non Recourse Borrowings	13,817		14,967
Other Liabilities	312		332
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Equipment [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
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Investment securities in GE	0		0
Other Assets	795		766
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Borrowings	0		0
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Other Liabilities	453		593
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
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Other Assets	1		2
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Borrowings	0		0
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Other 1 [Member]
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Other Assets	1,399		1,866
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Borrowings	669		519
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JV that lease equipment [Member]
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Liabilities VIE	679
Entities involved in power generation and leasing [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets VIE	339
Liabilities VIE	207
Insurance activities [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
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Liabilities VIE	$ 547