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Summary of Operating Segments (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Summary of Operating Segments [Abstract]  
Summary of operating segments
 Three months ended June 30 Six months ended June 30
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(In millions)2011 2010 2011 2010
            
Revenues           
   Energy Infrastructure$ 10,402 $ 9,540 $ 19,851 $ 18,195
   Aviation(a)  4,732   4,259   9,100   8,424
   Healthcare(a)  4,498   4,102   8,588   7,835
   Transportation(a)  1,231   709   2,134   1,475
   Home & Business Solutions  2,153   2,250   4,142   4,190
   GE Capital  11,626   11,782   23,837   23,575
      Total segment revenues  34,642   32,642   67,652   63,694
Corporate items and eliminations(a)  983   4,286   6,308   9,301
Consolidated revenues $ 35,625 $ 36,928 $ 73,960 $ 72,995
            
Segment profit(a)           
   Energy Infrastructure$ 1,552 $ 1,910 $ 2,933 $ 3,391
   Aviation(a)  959   879   1,800   1,678
   Healthcare(a)  711   661   1,242   1,158
   Transportation(a)  178   26   335   141
   Home & Business Solutions  106   143   180   214
   GE Capital  1,655   743   3,460   1,313
      Total segment profit   5,161   4,362   9,950   7,895
Corporate items and eliminations(a)  (747)   264   1,709   160
GE interest and other financial charges  (321)   (430)   (676)   (773)
GE provision for income taxes  (546)   (986)   (4,059)   (1,774)
Earnings from continuing operations attributable            
  to the Company  3,547   3,210   6,924   5,508
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations,            
  net of taxes, attributable to the Company  217   (101)   273   (454)
Consolidated net earnings attributable to           
   the Company$ 3,764 $ 3,109 $ 7,197 $ 5,054
            
            

(a)       Effective January 1, 2011, we reorganized our segments. We have reclassified prior-period amounts to conform to the current-period presentation. See Note 1 for a description of the reorganization. Segment profit excludes results reported as discontinued operations, earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests of consolidated subsidiaries and accounting changes. Segment profit excludes or includes interest and other financial charges and income taxes according to how a particular segment's management is measured – excluded in determining segment profit, which we sometimes refer to as “operating profit,” for Energy Infrastructure, Aviation, Healthcare, Transportation and Home & Business Solutions; included in determining segment profit, which we sometimes refer to as “net earnings,” for GE Capital. Results of our formerly consolidated subsidiary, NBC Universal, are reported in the Corporate items and eliminations line. See Note 2. Prior to January 1, 2011, segment profit excluded the effects of principal pension plans. Beginning January 1, 2011, we allocate service costs related to our principal pension plans and we no longer allocate the retiree costs of our postretirement healthcare benefits to our segments. This revised allocation methodology better aligns segment operating costs to the active employee costs, which are managed by the segments.