Quarterly Information (unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]

Quaterly Information

	First quarter				Second quarter				Third quarter				Fourth quarter
(In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)	2014		2013		2014		2013		2014		2013		2014		2013
Consolidated operations
Earnings from continuing operations	$	2,254	$	2,701	$	2,884	$	2,538	$	2,803	$	2,263	$	4,705	$	4,709
Earnings (loss) from discontinued
operations		698		810		661		761		706		918		634		(1,345)
Net earnings		2,952		3,511		3,545		3,299		3,509		3,181		5,339		3,364
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to
noncontrolling interests		(47)		(16)		-		166		(28)		(10)		187		158
Net earnings attributable to
the Company	$	2,999	$	3,527	$	3,545	$	3,133	$	3,537	$	3,191	$	5,152	$	3,206
Per-share amounts – earnings from
continuing operations
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.23	$	0.26	$	0.28	$	0.23	$	0.28	$	0.22	$	0.45	$	0.45
Basic earnings per share		0.23		0.26		0.29		0.23		0.28		0.22		0.45		0.45
Per-share amounts – earnings (loss)
from discontinued operations
Diluted earnings per share		0.07		0.08		0.07		0.07		0.07		0.09		0.06		(0.13)
Basic earnings per share		0.07		0.08		0.07		0.07		0.07		0.09		0.06		(0.13)
Per-share amounts – net earnings
Diluted earnings per share		0.30		0.34		0.35		0.30		0.35		0.31		0.51		0.32
Basic earnings per share		0.30		0.34		0.35		0.30		0.35		0.31		0.51		0.32
Selected data
GE
Sales of goods and services	$	24,011	$	22,303	$	26,226	$	24,623	$	26,025	$	25,262	$	31,046	$	28,826
Gross profit from sales		5,326		4,867		6,090		6,006		6,148		5,691		7,867		6,820
GECC
Total revenues		6,564		6,560		6,275		6,432		6,384		6,535		7,121		7,481
Earnings from continuing operations
attributable to the Company		1,246		1,008		1,163		1,040		843		893		1,278		2,053