BORROWINGS - Schedule of Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	$ 18,122	$ 22,072
Eliminations	(3,118)	(3,140)
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	66,388	67,155
Eliminations	(14,390)	(17,038)
Total borrowings	85,154	90,882
GE
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	9,887	11,079
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	38,244	40,980
GE | Senior notes
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	14,717	14,762
GE | Senior notes assumed by GE
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	21,590	23,024
GE | Subordinated notes assumed by GE
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	1,658	2,871
GE | Other
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	281	324
GE | Commercial paper
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	1,946	3,008
GE | Current portion of long-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	764	766
GE | Current portion of long-term borrowings assumed by GE
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	5,888	5,473
GE | Other
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	1,288	1,832
GE Capital
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	11,353	14,134
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	42,534	43,213
GE Capital | Senior notes
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	27,373	25,371
GE Capital | Subordinated notes assumed by GE
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	177	178
GE Capital | Intercompany payable to GE
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	14,390	17,038
GE Capital | Other
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	593	626
GE Capital | Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	644	1,655
GE Capital | Current portion of long-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	8,542	11,226
GE Capital | Intercompany payable to GE
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	2,519	2,104
GE Capital | Other
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	$ 292	$ 804