OTHER INCOME (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Income

(In millions)	2017		2016			2015
GE
Purchases and sales of business interests(a)	$	656	$	3,701		$	1,020
Licensing and royalty income	193		175			168
Associated companies	202		76			45
Net interest and investment income	299		167			65
Other items(b)	86		(27		)	868
	1,436		4,092			2,165
Eliminations	189		(87		)	62
Total	$	1,625	$	4,005		$	2,227

(a) Included a pre-tax gain of $1,943 million on the sale of our Water business, partially offset by a valuation allowance on businesses classified as held for sale of $1,378 million in 2017. Included a pre-tax gain of $3,136 million on the sale of our Appliances business and $398 million on the sale of GE Asset Management in 2016. Included a pre-tax gain of $623 million on the sale of our Signaling business in 2015. See Note 2.

(b) In 2015, included a $450 million from a settlement related to the NBCU transaction and a $175 million break-up fee from Electrolux. Included net gains on asset sales of $59 million, $101 million and $90 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.