VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (VIE) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs

The table below provides information about VIEs that are subject to ongoing disclosure requirements. Substantially all of these entities were created to help our customers finance the purchase of GE goods and services or to purchase GE current and customer notes receivable originating from sales of goods and services. These entities have no features that could expose us to losses that would significantly exceed the difference between the consolidated assets and liabilities.



ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF CONSOLIDATED VIEs

			GE Capital
			Customer
(In millions)	GE		Notes receivables(a)		Other		Total

December 31, 2017
Assets
Financing receivables, net	$	—	$	—	$	792	$	792
Current receivables	59		570		—		630
Investment securities	—		—		918		918
Other assets	586		1,182		1,920		3,688
Total	$	646	$	1,752	$	3,630	$	6,028

Liabilities
Borrowings	$	39	$	—	$	1,027	$	1,066
Non-recourse borrowings	—		669		16		685
Other liabilities	345		1,021		1,525		2,891
Total	$	384	$	1,690	$	2,568	$	4,642

December 31, 2016
Assets
Financing receivables, net	$	—	$	—	$	1,035	$	1,035
Current receivables	57		670		—		727
Investment securities	—		—		982		982
Other assets	492		1,122		1,747		3,361
Total	$	549	$	1,792	$	3,764	$	6,105

Liabilities
Borrowings	$	1	$	—	$	818	$	819
Non-recourse borrowings	—		401		16		417
Other liabilities	457		1,378		1,482		3,317
Total	$	458	$	1,779	$	2,316	$	4,553


(a)	Two funding entities were established to purchase customer notes receivable from GE, one of which is partially funded by third-party debt.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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