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Intercompany Transactions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Intercompany Transactions [Abstract]
Intercompany Transactions	19. INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS Transactions between related companies are made on an arms-length basis, are eliminated and consist primarily of GE customer receivables sold to GECC; GECC services for trade receivables management and material procurement; buildings and equipment (including automobiles) leased between GE and GECC; information technology (IT) and other services sold to GECC by GE; aircraft engines manufactured by GE that are installed on aircraft purchased by GECC from third-party producers for lease to others; and various investments, loans and allocations of GE corporate overhead costs. These intercompany transactions are reported in the GE and GECC columns of our financial statements, but are eliminated in deriving our consolidated financial statements. Effects of these eliminations on our consolidated cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities include the following. Net decrease (increase) in GE customer receivables sold to GECC of $(48) million and $959 million have been eliminated from consolidated cash from operating and investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Eliminations of intercompany borrowings (includes GE investment in GECC short-term borrowings) of $508 million and $247 million have been eliminated from financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Other reclassifications and eliminations of $(199) million and $31 million have been eliminated from consolidated cash from operating activities and $(220) million and $(297) million have been eliminated from consolidated cash from investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Intercompany Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Intercompany Transactions [Abstract]

19. INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS

Transactions between related companies are made on an arms-length basis, are eliminated and consist primarily of GE customer receivables sold to GECC; GECC services for trade receivables management and material procurement; buildings and equipment (including automobiles) leased between GE and GECC; information technology (IT) and other services sold to GECC by GE; aircraft engines manufactured by GE that are installed on aircraft purchased by GECC from third-party producers for lease to others; and various investments, loans and allocations of GE corporate overhead costs.

These intercompany transactions are reported in the GE and GECC columns of our financial statements, but are eliminated in deriving our consolidated financial statements. Effects of these eliminations on our consolidated cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities include the following. Net decrease (increase) in GE customer receivables sold to GECC of $(48) million and $959 million have been eliminated from consolidated cash from operating and investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Eliminations of intercompany borrowings (includes GE investment in GECC short-term borrowings) of $508 million and $247 million have been eliminated from financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Other reclassifications and eliminations of $(199) million and $31 million have been eliminated from consolidated cash from operating activities and $(220) million and $(297) million have been eliminated from consolidated cash from investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.