VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) entity	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	$ 262,021	$ 266,048
Liabilities	225,162	236,187
Consolidated VIE
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	2,106	2,134
Liabilities	1,103	1,233
Unconsolidated VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	1,939	1,937
Unconsolidated VIEs | EFS
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	506	621
Unconsolidated VIEs | Insurance
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	$ 1,040	$ 896
GE Capital | Consolidated VIE
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIEs | entity	3