Other Income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Other Income [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Income

(In millions)	2015		2014		2013
GE
Purchases and sales of business interests(a)	$	1,020	$	188	$	1,750
Licensing and royalty income		168		288		320
Associated companies		45		176		40
Net interest and investment income(b)		65		(77)		116
Other items(c)		868		132		660
		2,165		707		2,886
Eliminations		62		71		221
Total	$	2,227	$	778	$	3,107

(a) Included a pre-tax gain of $623 million on the sale of our Signaling business in 2015 and a pre-tax gain of $1,096 million on the sale of our 49% common equity interest in NBCU LLC in 2013. See Note 2.

(b) Included other-than-temporary impairments on investment securities of $(217) million in 2014.

(c) Included the $450 million NBCU tax settlement and the $175 million break-up fee from Electrolux in 2015. Included net gains on asset sales of $90 million, $127 million and $357 million in 2015, 2014