Revenues from Services (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2013 Sale Of Rockefeller Center [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Significant Associated Companies [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Significant Associated Companies [Member]
Subsidiary Revenue From Services [Line Items]
Interest On Loans	$ 4,256		$ 4,490
Equipment leased to others	2,661		2,529
Fees	1,114		1,130
Investment Income	556		414
Financing leases	389		436
Premiums earned by insurance activities	352		395
Real estate investments	343		1,300
Associated companies	373		173
Other items	444		575
Revenues from services (Note 9)	10,488		11,442
Net other-than-temporary impairments on investment securities	34		278
Assets	510,447	[1]		516,829	[1]		87,705	84,305
Financing Receivable, Net	247,242			253,029			47,348	46,655
Liabilities	425,420	[1]		433,703	[1]		60,651	59,559
Deposits	54,743			53,361			7,337	5,876
Debt							40,542	39,034
Revenues	10,515		11,468				3,544	4,010
Net earnings	2,094		2,053				437	565
Gain on Sale of Investments						$ 902

[1] (a)        Our consolidated assets at March 31, 2014 include total assets of $46,778 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 $40,749 million and investment securities of $3,797 million. Our consolidated liabilities at March 31, 2014 include liabilities of certain VIEs for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to GECC. These liabilities include non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (CSEs) of $27,175 million. See Note 12.