GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Financial Position (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2018		Dec. 31, 2017		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		$ 32,129	[1]	$ 43,967	[1]	$ 42,042
Investment securities		37,156		38,696
Receivables - net		39,498		40,846
Inventories		20,574		19,419
Property, plant and equipment - net		53,650		53,874
Investment in subsidiaries		0		0
Goodwill and intangible assets		106,129		104,242
All other assets		63,303		62,288
Assets of discontinued operations		5,670		5,912
Total assets	[2]	358,109		369,245
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		19,371		24,036
Accounts payable		15,060		15,172
Other current liabilities		39,102		40,088
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		106,469		110,556
All other liabilities		99,262		101,797
Liabilities of discontinued operations		2,104		706
Total Liabilities	[2]	281,367		292,355
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		3,549		3,391		3,046	$ 3,017
GE shareowners' equity		55,965		56,030		68,100
Noncontrolling interests		17,228	[3]	17,468	[3]	1,639	$ 1,663
Total equity (Note 15)		73,193		73,498		69,740
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		358,109		369,245
Subsidiary Guarantor | Subsidiaries of the Subsidiary Guarantor
Liabilities and equity
Cash and cash equivalent balances within subsidiaries		9,099		15,225
Net assets of discontinued operations		3,589		4,318
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent Company Guarantor
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		18		3,472		647
Investment securities		1		1
Receivables - net		46,397		50,923
Inventories		4,705		4,587
Property, plant and equipment - net		5,789		5,808
Investment in subsidiaries		283,079		277,929
Goodwill and intangible assets		8,483		8,014
All other assets		10,087		30,737
Assets of discontinued operations		0		0
Total assets		358,558		381,472
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		167,854		191,807
Accounts payable		16,362		8,126
Other current liabilities		11,662		11,892
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		64,468		71,023
All other liabilities		42,247		42,594
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0		0
Total Liabilities		302,593		325,442
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0		0
GE shareowners' equity		55,965		56,030
Noncontrolling interests		0		0
Total equity (Note 15)		55,965		56,030
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		358,558		381,472
Reportable Legal Entities | Subsidiary Issuer
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		0		0		0
Investment securities		0		0
Receivables - net		17,468		17,316
Inventories		0		0
Property, plant and equipment - net		0		0
Investment in subsidiaries		0		0
Goodwill and intangible assets		0		0
All other assets		16		16
Assets of discontinued operations		0		0
Total assets		17,484		17,332
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		0		0
Accounts payable		0		0
Other current liabilities		8		8
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		15,916		16,632
All other liabilities		542		475
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0		0
Total Liabilities		16,466		17,116
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0		0
GE shareowners' equity		1,018		216
Noncontrolling interests		0		0
Total equity (Note 15)		1,018		216
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		17,484		17,332
Reportable Legal Entities | Subsidiary Guarantor
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		3		3		41
Investment securities		0		0
Receivables - net		32,603		32,381
Inventories		0		0
Property, plant and equipment - net		0		0
Investment in subsidiaries		78,928		77,488
Goodwill and intangible assets		0		0
All other assets		191		32
Assets of discontinued operations		0		0
Total assets		111,725		109,904
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		47,485		46,033
Accounts payable		0		0
Other current liabilities		3		3
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		34,772		34,730
All other liabilities		135		128
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0		0
Total Liabilities		82,395		80,894
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0		0
GE shareowners' equity		29,330		29,010
Noncontrolling interests		0		0
Total equity (Note 15)		29,330		29,010
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		111,725		109,904
Reportable Legal Entities | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		32,749		41,236		42,170
Investment securities		38,148		39,809
Receivables - net		82,863		87,776
Inventories		22,165		22,215
Property, plant and equipment - net		49,614		48,516
Investment in subsidiaries		717,025		715,936
Goodwill and intangible assets		91,260		90,226
All other assets		219,939		236,771
Assets of discontinued operations		0		0
Total assets		1,253,765		1,282,485
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		17,468		22,603
Accounts payable		48,275		77,509
Other current liabilities		34,175		28,218
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		54,626		55,367
All other liabilities		65,808		66,293
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0		0
Total Liabilities		220,351		249,991
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		2,787		2,627
GE shareowners' equity		1,029,234		1,028,311
Noncontrolling interests		1,394		1,556
Total equity (Note 15)		1,030,627		1,029,867
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		1,253,765		1,282,485
Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(641)		(743)		$ (816)
Investment securities		(992)		(1,113)
Receivables - net		(139,833)		(147,551)
Inventories		(6,297)		(7,383)
Property, plant and equipment - net		(1,753)		(450)
Investment in subsidiaries		(1,079,032)		(1,071,353)
Goodwill and intangible assets		6,387		6,002
All other assets		(166,931)		(205,269)
Assets of discontinued operations		5,670		5,912
Total assets		(1,383,423)		(1,421,948)
Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		(213,435)		(236,407)
Accounts payable		(49,577)		(70,462)
Other current liabilities		(6,747)		(34)
Long-term and non-recourse borrowings		(63,313)		(67,197)
All other liabilities		(9,470)		(7,694)
Liabilities of discontinued operations		2,104		706
Total Liabilities		(340,437)		(381,088)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		762		764
GE shareowners' equity		(1,059,582)		(1,057,537)
Noncontrolling interests		15,835		15,912
Total equity (Note 15)		(1,043,747)		(1,041,625)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		$ (1,383,423)		$ (1,421,948)

[1] Includes restricted cash of $501 million and $668 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

[2] Our consolidated assets at March 31, 2018 included total assets of $3,927 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 $1,460 million within continuing operations and assets of discontinued operations of $280 million. Our consolidated liabilities at March 31, 2018 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 $(665) million within continuing operations. See Note 18.

[3] Included AOCI attributable to noncontrolling interests of $(66) million and $(226) million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.