CURRENT AND LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES - Unconsolidated Receivables Facilities (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) receivable_facility	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	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	$ 7,679,000,000	$ 10,786,000,000
Total cash purchase price for customer receivables	7,240,000,000	10,497,000,000
Cash collections re-invested to purchase customer receivables	6,453,000,000	8,830,000,000
Non-cash increases to deferred purchase price	390,000,000	137,000,000
Cash payments received on deferred purchase price	274,000,000	$ 220,000,000
Receivables Facility One | GE Capital
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Facility program size	3,000,000,000
Receivables Facility Two | GE Capital
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Facility program size	$ 800,000,000		$ 1,200,000,000