CURRENT AND LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES - Sales of GE Current Customer Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Movement in Accounts Receivable from Securitization [Roll Forward]
Increase in current receivables			$ 503	$ (545)
GE
Movement in Accounts Receivable from Securitization [Roll Forward]
Increase in current receivables	[1]		(487)	57
Current Receivables | GE | GE Capital
Movement in Accounts Receivable from Securitization [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			3,087	4,386
GE sales			9,225	9,690
GE Capital sales to third parties			(5,253)	(6,591)
Collections and other			(3,224)	(3,967)
Reclassification from long-term customer receivables			123	140
Balance at end of period		$ 3,958	3,958	3,657
Current Receivables | GE | Third Parties
Movement in Accounts Receivable from Securitization [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			6,757	7,880
GE sales			515	1,376
GE Capital sales to third parties			5,253	6,591
Collections and other			(8,005)	(8,123)
Reclassification from long-term customer receivables			0	0
Balance at end of period		4,519	4,519	7,724
Current Receivables with Recourse | GE | GE Capital
Movement in Accounts Receivable from Securitization [Roll Forward]
Balance at end of period		557	$ 557	$ 1,248
GE Capital | Current Receivables | GE
Movement in Accounts Receivable from Securitization [Roll Forward]
Increase in current receivables		871
GE Capital | Aviation | Current Receivables | GE
Movement in Accounts Receivable from Securitization [Roll Forward]
GE sales		$ 288

[1] Represents the adding together of all GE Industrial affiliates and the impact of GE Capital dividends on a one-line basis. See Note 1.