Statement of Financial Position (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]
Assets	[1]	$ 401,461	$ 493,071
Investment securities (Note 3)		39,720	31,973
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax		(14,898)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interests		(259)	(264)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Short-term borrowings		31,927	49,860
Long-term borrowings		$ 122,504	$ 144,659
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,944,250	0
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding		8,961,233,000	9,379,288,000
GE Capital
Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]
Assets		$ 219,352	$ 311,508
Investment securities (Note 3)		39,615	31,827
Non-recourse borrowings		1,475	1,534
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Short-term borrowings	[2]	24,683	48,617
Long-term borrowings	[2]	106,636	128,478
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]
Investment securities (Note 3)		464
Non-recourse borrowings		40	3,994
Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member]
Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]
Assets		7,651
Current receivables and net financing receivables		4,368
Investment securities (Note 3)		1,516
Non-recourse borrowings		2,005
Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | GE Capital
Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]
Investment securities (Note 3)		0	0
Non-recourse borrowings		100	$ 0
Consolidated Securitization Entities [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member]
Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]
Non-recourse borrowings		$ 40

[1] (a) O ur consolidated assets at June 30, 2016 included total assets of $7,651 million of certain variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the liabilities of those VIEs. These assets included current receivables and net financing receivables of $4,368 million and investment securities of $1,516 million w ithin continuing operations and assets of discontinued operations of $464 million. Our consolidated liabilities at June 30, 2016 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 $2,005 million within continuing operations and non-recourse borrowings of CSEs within discontinued operations of $40 million. See Note 16.

[2] On December 2, 2015, senior unsecured notes and commercial paper was assumed by GE upon its merger with GE Capital resulting in an intercompany payable to GE. The short-term borrowings were $ 11,040 million (which includes an offset of $5,002 million short-term loan from GE Capital to GE ) and $17,642 million and t he long-term borrowings were $54,146 million and $67,062 million at June 30 , 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. See Note 9 for additional information.