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Statement of Financial Position (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Assets    
Cash and equivalents $ 90,021ge_CashAndEquivalentsExcludingAssetsHeldForSale $ 88,411ge_CashAndEquivalentsExcludingAssetsHeldForSale
Investment securities (Note 3) 47,558us-gaap_Investments 43,520us-gaap_Investments
Current receivables (Note 4) 23,237us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 21,388us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Inventories (Note 5) 17,689us-gaap_InventoryNet 17,325us-gaap_InventoryNet
Financing receivables - net (Note 6 and 27) 205,180us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet 222,233us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
Other GECC receivables 8,690us-gaap_PremiumsAndOtherReceivablesNet 8,607us-gaap_PremiumsAndOtherReceivablesNet
Property, plant and equipment - net (Note 7) 66,246us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 68,642us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Investment in GECC 0ge_InvestmentInSubsidiary 0ge_InvestmentInSubsidiary
Goodwill (Note 8) 76,016us-gaap_Goodwill 76,906us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets - net (Note 8) 14,047us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 14,136us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
All other assets (Note 9) 55,218us-gaap_OtherAssets 53,984us-gaap_OtherAssets
Deferred income taxes 1,353us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross (1,430)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Assets of businesses held for sale (Note 2) 6,300ge_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue1 50ge_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue1
Assets of discontinued operations (Note 2) 36,795us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation 42,788us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
Total assets(a) 648,350us-gaap_Assets [1] 656,560us-gaap_Assets [1]
Liabilities and equity    
Short-term borrowings (Note 10) 71,525us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings 77,678us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Accounts payable, principally trade accounts 15,793us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 15,859us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Progress collections and price adjustments accrued 12,537ge_AccruedProgressCollectionsPriceAdjustments 13,125ge_AccruedProgressCollectionsPriceAdjustments
Dividends payable 2,317us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent 2,220us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
Other GE current liabilities 12,682us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 13,381us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (Note 10) 29,938ge_NonRecourseBorrowingsOfConsolidatedSecuritizationEntities 30,124ge_NonRecourseBorrowingsOfConsolidatedSecuritizationEntities
Bank deposits (Note 10) 62,839us-gaap_Deposits 53,361us-gaap_Deposits
Long-term borrowings (Note 10) 200,172us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 221,141us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Investment contracts, insurance liabilities and insurance annuity benefits (Note 11) 27,578ge_InvestmentContractsInsuranceLiabilitiesAnnuityBenefits 26,544ge_InvestmentContractsInsuranceLiabilitiesAnnuityBenefits
All other liabilities (Note 13) 70,485us-gaap_OtherLiabilities 60,285us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
Liabilities of businesses held for sale (Note 2) 3,375ge_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSale1 6ge_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSale1
Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 2) 2,276us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation 6,053us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
Total liabilities(a) 511,517us-gaap_Liabilities [1] 519,777us-gaap_Liabilities [1]
GECC preferred stock (50,000 shares outstanding at both year-end 2014 and 2013) 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Common stock (10,057,380,000 and 10,060,881,000 shares outstanding at year-end 2014 and 2013, respectively) 702us-gaap_CommonStockValue 702us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) - attributable to GE(b)    
Investment securities 1,013us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax [2] 307us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax [2]
Currency translation adjustments (2,427)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax [2] 126us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax [2]
Cash flow hedges (180)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax [2] (257)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax [2]
Benefit plans (16,578)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax [2] (9,296)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax [2]
Other capital 32,889us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 32,494us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained earnings 155,333us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 149,051us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Treasury Stock, Value (42,593)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue (42,561)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total GE shareowners' equity 128,159us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 130,566us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests(c) 8,674us-gaap_MinorityInterest [3] 6,217us-gaap_MinorityInterest [3]
Total equity (Note 15 and 16) 136,833us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 136,783us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total liabilities and equity 648,350us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 656,560us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
GE    
Assets    
Cash and equivalents 15,916ge_CashAndEquivalentsExcludingAssetsHeldForSale
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
13,682ge_CashAndEquivalentsExcludingAssetsHeldForSale
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Investment securities (Note 3) 84us-gaap_Investments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 323us-gaap_Investments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Current receivables (Note 4) 11,513us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 10,970us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Inventories (Note 5) 17,639us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 17,257us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Financing receivables - net (Note 6 and 27) 0us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 0us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Other GECC receivables 0us-gaap_PremiumsAndOtherReceivablesNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 0us-gaap_PremiumsAndOtherReceivablesNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Property, plant and equipment - net (Note 7) 17,207us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 17,574us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Investment in GECC 82,549ge_InvestmentInSubsidiary
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 77,745ge_InvestmentInSubsidiary
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Goodwill (Note 8) 51,527us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 51,453us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Other intangible assets - net (Note 8) 12,984us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 13,180us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
All other assets (Note 9) 24,680us-gaap_OtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 23,708us-gaap_OtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Deferred income taxes 8,772us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 5,061us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Assets of businesses held for sale (Note 2) 2,805ge_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 0ge_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Assets of discontinued operations (Note 2) 10us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 9us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Total assets(a) 245,686us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 230,962us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Liabilities and equity    
Short-term borrowings (Note 10) 3,872us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
1,841us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Accounts payable, principally trade accounts 16,511us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 16,353us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Progress collections and price adjustments accrued 12,550ge_AccruedProgressCollectionsPriceAdjustments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 13,152ge_AccruedProgressCollectionsPriceAdjustments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Dividends payable 2,317us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 2,220us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Other GE current liabilities 12,681us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 13,381us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (Note 10) 0ge_NonRecourseBorrowingsOfConsolidatedSecuritizationEntities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
0ge_NonRecourseBorrowingsOfConsolidatedSecuritizationEntities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Bank deposits (Note 10) 0us-gaap_Deposits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
0us-gaap_Deposits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Long-term borrowings (Note 10) 12,468us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
11,515us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Investment contracts, insurance liabilities and insurance annuity benefits (Note 11) 0ge_InvestmentContractsInsuranceLiabilitiesAnnuityBenefits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 0ge_InvestmentContractsInsuranceLiabilitiesAnnuityBenefits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
All other liabilities (Note 13) 54,662us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 40,955us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Liabilities of businesses held for sale (Note 2) 1,504ge_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSale1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 0ge_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSale1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 2) 137us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 143us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Total liabilities(a) 116,702us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 99,560us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
GECC preferred stock (50,000 shares outstanding at both year-end 2014 and 2013) 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Common stock (10,057,380,000 and 10,060,881,000 shares outstanding at year-end 2014 and 2013, respectively) 702us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 702us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) - attributable to GE(b)    
Investment securities 1,013us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 307us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Currency translation adjustments (2,427)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 126us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Cash flow hedges (180)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] (257)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Benefit plans (16,578)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] (9,296)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Other capital 32,889us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 32,494us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Retained earnings 155,333us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 149,051us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Treasury Stock, Value (42,593)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] (42,561)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Total GE shareowners' equity 128,159us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 130,566us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Noncontrolling interests(c) 825us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 836us-gaap_MinorityInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Total equity (Note 15 and 16) 128,984us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 131,402us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
Total liabilities and equity 245,686us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4] 230,962us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
[4]
GECC    
Assets    
Cash and equivalents 74,105ge_CashAndEquivalentsExcludingAssetsHeldForSale
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
74,729ge_CashAndEquivalentsExcludingAssetsHeldForSale
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Investment securities (Note 3) 47,478us-gaap_Investments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
43,202us-gaap_Investments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Current receivables (Note 4) 0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Inventories (Note 5) 50us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
68us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Financing receivables - net (Note 6 and 27) 217,382us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
233,322us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Other GECC receivables 16,278us-gaap_PremiumsAndOtherReceivablesNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
16,006us-gaap_PremiumsAndOtherReceivablesNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Property, plant and equipment - net (Note 7) 49,429us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
51,422us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Investment in GECC 0ge_InvestmentInSubsidiary
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
0ge_InvestmentInSubsidiary
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Goodwill (Note 8) 24,489us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
25,453us-gaap_Goodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Other intangible assets - net (Note 8) 1,067us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
962us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
All other assets (Note 9) 30,868us-gaap_OtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
30,541us-gaap_OtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Deferred income taxes (7,419)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
(6,491)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Assets of businesses held for sale (Note 2) 3,474ge_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
50ge_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Assets of discontinued operations (Note 2) 36,785us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
42,779us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Total assets(a) 493,986us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
512,043us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Liabilities and equity    
Short-term borrowings (Note 10) 68,515us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
77,087us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Accounts payable, principally trade accounts 5,632us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
5,937us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Progress collections and price adjustments accrued 0ge_AccruedProgressCollectionsPriceAdjustments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
0ge_AccruedProgressCollectionsPriceAdjustments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Dividends payable 0us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
0us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Other GE current liabilities 0us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
0us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (Note 10) 29,938ge_NonRecourseBorrowingsOfConsolidatedSecuritizationEntities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
30,124ge_NonRecourseBorrowingsOfConsolidatedSecuritizationEntities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Bank deposits (Note 10) 62,839us-gaap_Deposits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
53,361us-gaap_Deposits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Long-term borrowings (Note 10) 187,749us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
209,754us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Investment contracts, insurance liabilities and insurance annuity benefits (Note 11) 28,027ge_InvestmentContractsInsuranceLiabilitiesAnnuityBenefits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
26,979ge_InvestmentContractsInsuranceLiabilitiesAnnuityBenefits
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
All other liabilities (Note 13) 16,315us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
19,759us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Liabilities of businesses held for sale (Note 2) 2,434ge_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSale1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
6ge_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSale1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 2) 2,139us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
5,910us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Total liabilities(a) 403,588us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
428,917us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
GECC preferred stock (50,000 shares outstanding at both year-end 2014 and 2013) 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Common stock (10,057,380,000 and 10,060,881,000 shares outstanding at year-end 2014 and 2013, respectively) 0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ge_SubsidiariesGeccMember
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) - attributable to GE(b)    
Investment securities 1,010us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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309us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
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Currency translation adjustments (838)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
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(687)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
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Cash flow hedges (172)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
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(293)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
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Benefit plans (577)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
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(363)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
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32,563us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
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51,165us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
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0us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
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82,694us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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432us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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83,126us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Total liabilities and equity $ 493,986us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
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$ 512,043us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
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[1]

(a) Our consolidated assets at December 31, 2014 included total assets of $50,453 million of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs. These assets included net financing receivables of $43,620 million and investment securities of $3,374 million. Our consolidated liabilities at December 31, 2014 included liabilities of certain VIEs for which the VIE creditors do not have recourse to GE. These liabilities included non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (CSEs) of $28,664 million. See Note 23.

[2]

(b) The sum of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) attributable to the Company was $(18,172) million and $(9,120) million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

[3]

(c) Included AOCI attributable to noncontrolling interests of $(194) million and $(180) million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

[4]

(a)Represents the adding together of all affiliated companies except General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC or Financial Services), which is presented on a one-line basis. See Note 1.