CONTRACT AND OTHER DEFERRED ASSETS & PROGRESS COLLECTIONS AND DEFERRED INCOME - Progress Collections and Deferred Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections & deferred income		$ 19,927	$ 20,508
GE
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections & deferred income	[1]	20,091	20,694
Operating Segments | GE
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		16,332	17,089
Deferred income		3,759	3,606
Total progress collections & deferred income		20,091	20,694
Operating Segments | GE | Equipment
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		6,347	7,240
Operating Segments | GE | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		9,985	9,849
Operating Segments | GE | Power
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		5,441	6,270
Deferred income		48	49
Total progress collections & deferred income		5,489	6,319
Operating Segments | GE | Power | Equipment
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		5,011	5,857
Operating Segments | GE | Power | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		431	413
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		5,476	4,863
Deferred income		1,569	1,528
Total progress collections & deferred income		7,046	6,391
Finance discounts		560	564
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation | Equipment
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		152	115
Operating Segments | GE | Aviation | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		5,324	4,748
Operating Segments | GE | Renewable Energy
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		4,901	5,461
Deferred income		329	284
Total progress collections & deferred income		5,230	5,745
Operating Segments | GE | Renewable Energy | Equipment
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		1,184	1,268
Operating Segments | GE | Renewable Energy | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		3,716	4,193
Operating Segments | GE | Healthcare
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		343	305
Deferred income		1,691	1,647
Total progress collections & deferred income		2,034	1,952
Operating Segments | GE | Healthcare | Equipment
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		0	0
Operating Segments | GE | Healthcare | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		343	305
Operating Segments | GE | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		171	189
Deferred income		121	98
Total progress collections & deferred income		292	287
Operating Segments | GE | Other | Equipment
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		0	0
Operating Segments | GE | Other | Other
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Total progress collections		$ 171	$ 189

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