CURRENT AND LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES - Unconsolidated Receivables Facilities (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) receivable_facility	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
GE Capital
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of receivables facility | receivable_facility	2
Third Parties | GE | Current Receivables
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Customer receivables sold to receivables facilities	$ 4,307,000,000	$ 5,175,000,000
Total cash purchase price for customer receivables	4,120,000,000	5,071,000,000
Cash collections re-invested to purchase customer receivables	3,723,000,000	4,253,000,000
Non-cash increases to deferred purchase price	160,000,000	44,000,000
Cash payments received on deferred purchase price	78,000,000	$ 61,000,000
Receivables Facility One | GE Capital
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Facility program size	3,100,000,000
Receivables Facility Two | GE Capital
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Facility program size	$ 600,000,000		$ 1,200,000,000