Operating Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Summary of Operating Segments [Abstract]

Revenues by segment [Table Text Block]

SUMMARY OF OPERATING SEGMENTS
	Three months ended September 30						Nine months ended September 30
(In millions)	2015		2014		V%		2015		2014		V%
Revenues
CLL	$	285	$	251		14 %	$	790	$	743		6 %
Consumer		3,652		3,622		1 %		9,237		10,822		(15)%
Energy Financial Services		225		344		(35)%		906		1,120		(19)%
GECAS		1,307		1,262		4 %		3,935		3,952		- %
Total segment revenues		5,468		5,479		- %		14,867		16,637		(11)%
GECC corporate items and eliminations		843		905		(7)%		2,585		2,586		- %
Total revenues	$	6,312	$	6,384		(1)%	$	17,452	$	19,223		(9)%
Segment profit (loss)
CLL	$	111	$	90		23 %	$	286	$	252		13 %
Consumer		795		621		28 %		(1,521)		1,879		U
Energy Financial Services		(38)		61		U		106		290		(63)%
GECAS		313		133		F		981		828		18 %
Total segment profit (loss)		1,180		905		30 %		(149)		3,249		U
GECC corporate items and eliminations		(445)		(62)		U		(7,245)		3		U
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to GECC		734		843		(13)%		(7,394)		3,252		U
Preferred stock dividends declared		-		-		- %		(161)		(161)		- %
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to
GECC common shareowner		734		843		(13)%		(7,555)		3,091		U
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes		(347)		706		U		(10,332)		2,070		U
Net earnings (loss) attributable to GECC common shareowner	$	387	$	1,549		(75)%	$	(17,887)	$	5,161		U