GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Sep. 30, 2017		Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016		Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and equivalents		$ 39,854			$ 48,129
Investment securities		38,696			44,313
Receivables - net		43,362			42,263
Inventories		25,848			22,354
Property, plant and equipment - net		54,101			50,518
Investment in subsidiaries		0			0
Goodwill and intangible assets		108,503			86,875
All other assets		60,882			55,917
Assets of discontinued operations		6,791			14,815
Total assets	[1]	378,038			365,183
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		28,127			30,714
Accounts payable		14,907			14,435
Other current liabilities		36,483			36,431
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		108,265			105,496
All other liabilities		91,772			93,434
Liabilities of discontinued operations		990			4,158
Total Liabilities	[1]	280,544			284,668
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		3,441		$ 3,193	3,025		$ 3,051	$ 3,070	$ 2,972
GE shareowners' equity		76,105			75,828		81,882		98,274
Noncontrolling interests		17,947	[2]	$ 1,634	1,663	[2]	1,663	$ 1,693	$ 1,864
Total equity (Note 14)		94,052			77,491		$ 83,544
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		378,038			365,183
Subsidiary Guarantor | Subsidiaries of the Subsidiary Guarantor
Liabilities and equity
Cash and cash equivalent balances within subsidiaries		19,301			28,516
Net assets of discontinued operations		3,776			6,012
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent Company Guarantor
Assets
Cash and equivalents		737			2,558
Investment securities		1			1
Receivables - net		51,669			63,620
Inventories		5,264			4,654
Property, plant and equipment - net		5,645			5,768
Investment in subsidiaries		297,324			272,685
Goodwill and intangible assets		6,812			8,128
All other assets		27,636			14,692
Assets of discontinued operations		0			0
Total assets		395,089			372,107
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		183,427			167,089
Accounts payable		9,672			5,412
Other current liabilities		11,479			11,072
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		72,193			68,983
All other liabilities		42,212			43,722
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0			0
Total Liabilities		318,984			296,279
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0			0
GE shareowners' equity		76,105			75,828
Noncontrolling interests		0			0
Total equity (Note 14)		76,105			75,828
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		395,089			372,107
Reportable Legal Entities | Subsidiary Issuer
Assets
Cash and equivalents		0			0
Investment securities		0			0
Receivables - net		17,452			17,157
Inventories		0			0
Property, plant and equipment - net		0			0
Investment in subsidiaries		0			0
Goodwill and intangible assets		0			0
All other assets		44			44
Assets of discontinued operations		0			0
Total assets		17,497			17,202
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		0			1
Accounts payable		0			0
Other current liabilities		33			33
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		16,724			16,486
All other liabilities		544			511
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0			0
Total Liabilities		17,302			17,030
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0			0
GE shareowners' equity		195			171
Noncontrolling interests		0			0
Total equity (Note 14)		195			171
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		17,497			17,202
Reportable Legal Entities | Subsidiary Guarantor
Assets
Cash and equivalents		3			3
Investment securities		0			0
Receivables - net		31,245			30,470
Inventories		0			0
Property, plant and equipment - net		0			0
Investment in subsidiaries		80,506			80,481
Goodwill and intangible assets		0			0
All other assets		387			39
Assets of discontinued operations		0			0
Total assets		112,142			110,992
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		46,537			46,432
Accounts payable		0			0
Other current liabilities		3			117
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		34,810			34,389
All other liabilities		137			481
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0			0
Total Liabilities		81,488			81,419
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0			0
GE shareowners' equity		30,654			29,573
Noncontrolling interests		0			0
Total equity (Note 14)		30,654			29,573
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		112,142			110,992
Reportable Legal Entities | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash and equivalents		39,623			46,994
Investment securities		40,298			47,394
Receivables - net		87,077			79,401
Inventories		24,695			21,076
Property, plant and equipment - net		49,754			46,366
Investment in subsidiaries		695,869			492,674
Goodwill and intangible assets		84,760			42,074
All other assets		214,163			201,276
Assets of discontinued operations		0			0
Total assets		1,236,239			977,255
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		23,793			25,919
Accounts payable		66,041			47,366
Other current liabilities		24,418			25,095
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		53,517			68,912
All other liabilities		55,881			58,376
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0			0
Total Liabilities		223,650			225,667
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		2,713			2,223
GE shareowners' equity		1,008,330			747,719
Noncontrolling interests		1,545			1,647
Total equity (Note 14)		1,009,876			749,366
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		1,236,239			977,255
Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Cash and equivalents		(509)			(1,426)
Investment securities		(1,603)			(3,082)
Receivables - net		(144,082)			(148,385)
Inventories		(4,112)			(3,377)
Property, plant and equipment - net		(1,299)			(1,615)
Investment in subsidiaries		(1,073,699)			(845,840)
Goodwill and intangible assets		16,932			36,673
All other assets		(181,348)			(160,134)
Assets of discontinued operations		6,791			14,815
Total assets		(1,382,929)			(1,112,372)
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		(225,630)			(208,727)
Accounts payable		(60,807)			(38,343)
Other current liabilities		550			114
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		(68,979)			(83,273)
All other liabilities		(7,003)			(9,656)
Liabilities of discontinued operations		990			4,158
Total Liabilities		(360,879)			(335,727)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		727			802
GE shareowners' equity		(1,039,179)			(777,463)
Noncontrolling interests		16,402			16
Total equity (Note 14)		(1,022,777)			(777,447)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		$ (1,382,929)			$ (1,112,372)

[1] Our consolidated assets at September 30, 2017 included total assets of $6,018 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 $1,486 million and investment securities of $965 million within continuing operations and assets of discontinued operations of $285 million. Our consolidated liabilities at September 30, 2017 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 $(708) million within continuing operations. See Note 17.

[2] Included AOCI attributable to noncontrolling interests of $(144) million and $(278) million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.