Borrowings (GE Capital Debt Exchange) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 02, 2015
Borrowings [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		$ 49,860	$ 31,927
Long-term borrowings		144,659	122,504
Short-term borrowings and long-term borrowings		197,602	156,436
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs		674
Intercompany Payable To GE [Member]
Borrowings [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings			65,200	$ 92,600
Intercompany Payable To GE [Member] | Borrowings Assumed By GE
Borrowings [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings			70,200
Borrowings with unamortized debt issance costs [Member]
Borrowings [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		33
Long-term borrowings		641
GE
Borrowings [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	[1],[2]	19,792	19,384
Long-term borrowings	[1],[2]	83,309	70,134
GE | Current Portion Of Long Term Borrowings [Member]
Borrowings [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		17,770	16,183
GE | Commercial Paper [Member]
Borrowings [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		500	1,000
GE | Other Short Term Borrowing
Borrowings [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		1,522	2,202
GE | Subordinated Notes
Borrowings [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings		2,940	2,910
GE | Subordinated Debentures
Borrowings [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings		6,600	2,347
GE | Other Long Term Borrowing [Member]
Borrowings [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings		1,298	952
GE Capital
Borrowings [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings	[1]	48,617	24,683
Long-term borrowings	[1]	128,478	106,636
GE Capital | Current Portion Of Long Term Borrowings [Member]
Borrowings [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		24,969	8,485
Long-term borrowings		918	1,193
GE Capital | Other Short Term Borrowing
Borrowings [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		1,005	156
GE Capital | Subordinated Notes
Borrowings [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings		251	329
GE Capital | Intercompany Payable To GE [Member]
Borrowings [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings		17,642	11,040
Long-term borrowings		67,062	54,146
Short-term borrowings and long-term borrowings			5,002
GE Capital | Intercompany Payable To GE [Member] | Borrowings Guaranteed By GE
Borrowings [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings			54,500
GE Capital | Other Long Term Borrowing [Member]
Borrowings [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings		$ 2,058	$ 1,895

[1] 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.

[2] Represents the adding together of all affiliated companies except GE Capital, which is presented on a one-line basis. See Note 1.