Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Changes in Goodwill Balances) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	$ 0
Dispositions, currency exchange and other	141
Goodwill, period increase (decrease)	141
Goodwill	26,336	26,195
CLL [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	0
Dispositions, currency exchange and other	63
Goodwill	13,585	13,522
Consumer [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	0
Dispositions, currency exchange and other	109
Goodwill	10,386	10,277
Real Estate [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	0
Dispositions, currency exchange and other	(31)
Goodwill	711	742
Energy Financial Services [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	0
Dispositions, currency exchange and other	0
Goodwill	1,507	1,507
GECAS [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisitions	0
Dispositions, currency exchange and other	0
Goodwill	$ 147	$ 147

Changes in goodwill related to dispositions, currency exchange and other effects.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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+ References

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-Publisher FASB

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