CURRENT RECEIVABLES - Receivables Facility (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash collections on previously sold current receivables			$ 11,245,000,000
Transferred receivables that remain outstanding	$ 2,694,000,000		2,694,000,000		$ 2,541,000,000
Revenues	30,104,000,000	$ 29,097,000,000	58,764,000,000	$ 55,978,000,000
Purchasing Entities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of newly originated current receivables			11,204,000,000
Increase in DPP obligation			94,000,000
GE Capital | Servicing Fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues			16,000,000
Affiliated Entity | GE Industrial customer receivables sold to GE Capital
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Current receivables sold to GE Capital			11,355,000,000
Loss resulting from discount on sale of receivables			69,000,000
Receivables Facility
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revolving receivables facility	3,750,000,000		3,750,000,000
Cash collections on previously sold current receivables			10,009,000,000
Amount reinvested by the purchasing entities	69,000,000		69,000,000
Transferred receivables that remain outstanding	$ 3,332,000,000		$ 3,332,000,000		$ 3,222,000,000