Borrowings and Bank Deposits (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified																						3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Subordinated Notes Guaranteed By GE	Dec. 31, 2013 Subordinated Notes Guaranteed By GE	Sep. 30, 2014 Non US Banks	Dec. 31, 2013 Non US Banks	Sep. 30, 2014 Unsecured Debt	Sep. 30, 2014 Notes Reclassified To Current Portion Of Long Term Borrowing [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Notes Reclassified To Current Portion Of Long Term Borrowing [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Notes Due In 2024 Unsecured Debt	Sep. 30, 2014 Notes Due In 2044 Unsecured Debt	Sep. 30, 2014 GECC	Dec. 31, 2013 GECC	Sep. 30, 2014 GECC Guaranteed investment contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 GECC Guaranteed investment contracts [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 GECC PTL	Dec. 31, 2013 GECC PTL	Sep. 30, 2014 GECC Certificates of Deposit	Dec. 31, 2013 GECC Certificates of Deposit	Sep. 30, 2014 GECC Non Recourse [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 GECC Non Recourse [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Synchrony Financial	Aug. 05, 2014 Synchrony Financial Long-term Debt
Borrowings And Bank Deposits
Long-term debt, current maturities			$ 300	$ 300										$ 461	$ 481	$ 700	$ 700
Long-term borrowings (Note 8)	213,179	221,665										198,735	210,279
Secured Debt												7,385	9,468							2,524	2,868
Secured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent																		22,872	18,275
Bank deposits (Note 8)	60,815	53,361			12,259	13,614						60,815	53,361
Short-term borrowings (Note 8)	69,916	77,890										68,676	77,298
Senior Notes							3,000			750	2,250
Senior Unsecured Note Interest Rate										337.50%	450.00%
Non Recourse Borrowings Of Consolidated Securitization Entities	30,231	30,124						8,160	9,047			30,231	30,124
Proceeds From Issuance Of Unsecured Debt																						8,000
Unsecured Long-Term Debt, Noncurrent																						$ 3,593	$ 7,495