Supplemental Information (Derivatives) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Summary Of Derivative Instruments [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVES

	March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
(in millions)		Assets		Liabilities		Assets		Liabilities

Derivatives accounted for as hedges
Interest rate contracts	$	2,818	$	161	$	3,106	$	210
Currency exchange contracts		108		360		402		624
Other contracts		-		-		-		-
		2,926		521		3,508		834

Derivatives not accounted for as hedges
Interest rate contracts		51		14		62		20
Currency exchange contracts		1,244		3,164		1,778		4,011
Other contracts		110		17		119		17
		1,406		3,195		1,958		4,048

Gross derivatives recognized in statement of
financial position
Gross derivatives		4,332		3,717		5,467		4,883
Gross accrued interest		330		(22)		768		(24)
		4,662		3,695		6,234		4,859

Amounts offset in statement of financial position
Netting adjustments(a)		(2,169)		(2,165)		(3,097)		(3,094)
Cash collateral(b)		(1,700)		(770)		(2,025)		(1,355)
		(3,869)		(2,935)		(5,121)		(4,449)

Net derivatives recognized in statement of
financial position
Net derivatives		793		760		1,113		410

Amounts not offset in statement of
financial position
Securities held as collateral(c)		(323)		-		(442)		-

Net amount	$	470	$	760	$	671	$	410

(a) The netting of derivative receivables and payables is permitted when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists. Amounts include fair value adjustments related to our own and counterparty non-performance risk. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the cumulative adjustment for non-performance risk was $(3) million and $(3) million, respectively.

(b) Excluded excess cash collateral received and posted of $151 million and $317 million at March 31, 2017, respectively, and $6 million and $177 million at December 31, 2016, respectively.

(c) Excluded excess securities collateral received of $35 million and zero at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Cash flow hedges

CASH FLOW HEDGE ACTIVITY
					Gain (loss) reclassified
	Gain (loss) recognized in AOCI				from AOCI into earnings
	for the three months ended March 31				for the three months ended March 31
(In millions)	2017		2016		2017		2016

Interest rate contracts	$	(2)	$	19	$	(9)	$	(30)
Currency exchange contracts		22		(77)		8		(53)
Commodity contracts		2		1		-		(2)
Total(a)	$	22	$	(57)	$	(1)	$	(84)

(a) Gain (loss) is recorded in “GE Capital revenues from services”, “Interest and other financial charges”, and “Other costs and expenses” in our Statement of Earnings when reclassified.