CONTRACT AND OTHER DEFERRED ASSETS & PROGRESS COLLECTIONS AND DEFERRED INCOME - Progress Collections and Deferred Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections & deferred income		$ 19,818	$ 20,508
GE
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections & deferred income	[1]	19,986	20,694
Operating Segments | GE
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		16,298	17,089
Deferred income		3,689	3,606
Total progress collections & deferred income		19,986	20,694
Operating Segments | GE | Equipment
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		6,709	7,240
Operating Segments | GE | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		9,589	9,849
Operating Segments | GE | Power
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		5,735	6,270
Deferred income		41	49
Total progress collections & deferred income		5,776	6,319
Operating Segments | GE | Power | Equipment
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		5,418	5,857
Operating Segments | GE | Power | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		317	413
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		4,935	4,863
Deferred income		1,569	1,528
Total progress collections & deferred income		6,504	6,391
Finance discounts		600	564
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation | Equipment
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		144	115
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		4,791	4,748
Operating Segments | GE | Renewable Energy
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		5,145	5,461
Deferred income		316	284
Total progress collections & deferred income		5,461	5,745
Operating Segments | GE | Renewable Energy | Equipment
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		1,146	1,268
Operating Segments | GE | Renewable Energy | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		3,999	4,193
Operating Segments | GE | Healthcare
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		312	305
Deferred income		1,654	1,647
Total progress collections & deferred income		1,966	1,952
Operating Segments | GE | Healthcare | Equipment
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		0	0
Operating Segments | GE | Healthcare | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		312	305
Operating Segments | GE | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		170	189
Deferred income		109	98
Total progress collections & deferred income		279	287
Operating Segments | GE | Other | Equipment
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		0	0
Operating Segments | GE | Other | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Progress collections		$ 170	$ 189

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