Variable Interest Entities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended										12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets	$ 516,829.0					$ 539,351.0					$ 516,829.0		$ 539,351.0		$ 584,643.0
Liabilities	433,703	[1]				456,754	[1]				433,703	[1]	456,754	[1]
Total revenues of consolidated VIEs	11,077		10,606	10,916	11,468	11,605		11,207	11,285	11,267	44,067		45,364		48,324
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses											4,818		3,832		3,930
Loans and Finance Receivables [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	42,247					40,916					42,247		40,916
Investment Securities [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	3,830					4,486					3,830		4,486
Assets Other [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	2,354					2,479					2,354		2,479
Assets, Total [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	48,431					47,881					48,431		47,881
Borrowings [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	597					707					597		707
Nonrecourse Borrowings [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	28,574					29,123					28,574		29,123
Liabilities Other [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	3,218					3,136					3,218		3,136
Liabilities, Total [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	32,389					32,966					32,389		32,966
Power Generating Activities Entity [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	762										762
Liabilities VIE	0										0
Industrial Equipment Joint Venture [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	1,539										1,539
Liabilities VIE	727										727
Insurance Entities [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	1,209										1,209
Liabilities VIE	566										566
Trinity [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Intercompany Advances Eliminated In Consolidation	1,837					2,441					1,837		2,441
Trinity [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	0					0					0		0
Trinity [Member] | Investment Securities [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	2,786					3,435					2,786		3,435
Trinity [Member] | Assets Other [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	213					217					213		217
Trinity [Member] | Assets, Total [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	2,999					3,652					2,999		3,652
Trinity [Member] | Borrowings [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	0					0					0		0
Trinity [Member] | Nonrecourse Borrowings [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	0					0					0		0
Trinity [Member] | Liabilities Other [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	1,482					1,656					1,482		1,656
Trinity [Member] | Liabilities, Total [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	1,482					1,656					1,482		1,656
Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Total revenues of consolidated VIEs											6,776		6,638		6,162
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses											1,247		1,171		1,146
Interest And Other Financial Charges											353		541		593
Commingled cash amounts owed to CSEs	6,314					6,225					6,314		6,225
Commingled cash receivable from CSEs	5,540					6,143					5,540		6,143
Other 1 [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	2,044					1,952					2,044		1,952
Other 1 [Member] | Investment Securities [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	1,044					1,051					1,044		1,051
Other 1 [Member] | Assets Other [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	1,563					1,873					1,563		1,873
Other 1 [Member] | Assets, Total [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	4,651					4,876					4,651		4,876
Other 1 [Member] | Borrowings [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	597					707					597		707
Other 1 [Member] | Nonrecourse Borrowings [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	49					54					49		54
Other 1 [Member] | Liabilities Other [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	1,235					1,315					1,235		1,315
Other 1 [Member] | Liabilities, Total [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	1,881					2,076					1,881		2,076
Credit Card Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	24,766					24,169					24,766		24,169
Credit Card Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Investment Securities [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	0					0					0		0
Credit Card Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Assets Other [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	20					29					20		29
Credit Card Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Assets, Total [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	24,786					24,198					24,786		24,198
Credit Card Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Borrowings [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	0					0					0		0
Credit Card Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Nonrecourse Borrowings [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	15,363					17,208					15,363		17,208
Credit Card Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Liabilities Other [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	228					146					228		146
Credit Card Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Liabilities, Total [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	15,591					17,354					15,591		17,354
Equipment [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	12,928					12,456					12,928		12,456
Equipment [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Investment Securities [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	0					0					0		0
Equipment [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Assets Other [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	557					360					557		360
Equipment [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Assets, Total [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	13,485					12,816					13,485		12,816
Equipment [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Borrowings [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	0					0					0		0
Equipment [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Nonrecourse Borrowings [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	10,982					9,811					10,982		9,811
Equipment [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Liabilities Other [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	248					11					248		11
Equipment [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Liabilities, Total [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	11,230					9,822					11,230		9,822
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Loans and Finance Receivables [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	2,509					2,339					2,509		2,339
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Investment Securities [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	0					0					0		0
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Assets Other [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	1					0					1		0
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Assets, Total [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Assets VIE	2,510					2,339					2,510		2,339
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Borrowings [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	0					0					0		0
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Nonrecourse Borrowings [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	2,180					2,050					2,180		2,050
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Liabilities Other [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	25					8					25		8
Trade Accounts Receivable [Member] | Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Liabilities, Total [Member]
Assets And Liabilities Of Consolidated VIEs [Line Items]
Liabilities VIE	$ 2,205					$ 2,058					$ 2,205		$ 2,058

[1] Our consolidated assets at December 31, 2013 include total assets of $47,485 million of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs. These assets include net financing receivables of $41,420 million and investment securities of $3,830 million. Our consolidated liabilities at December 31, 2013 include liabilities of certain VIEs for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC). These liabilities include non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (CSEs) of $28,574 million. See Note 16.