CURRENT RECEIVABLES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash collections on previously sold current receivables	$ 14,729,000,000
Transferred receivables that remain outstanding	2,460,000,000	$ 3,821,000,000
GE Capital | GE Industrial customer receivables sold to GE Capital
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Current receivables sold to GE Capital	15,057,000,000
Loss resulting from discount on sale of receivables	100,000,000
Receivables Facility
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revolving Receivables Facility	3,200,000,000
Cash collections on previously sold current receivables	12,681,000,000
Amount reinvested by the purchasing entities	461,000,000
Transferred receivables that remain outstanding	$ 2,903,000,000