BORROWINGS - Schedule of Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	$ 9,059	$ 22,072
Eliminations	(4,195)	(3,140)
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	72,423	67,155
Eliminations	(17,435)	(17,038)
Total borrowings	81,878	90,882
GE
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	5,416	11,079
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	40,398	40,980
GE | Senior notes
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	18,387	14,762
GE | Senior notes assumed by GE
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	20,046	23,024
GE | Subordinated notes assumed by GE
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	1,673	2,871
GE | Other
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	293	324
GE | Commercial paper
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	505	3,008
GE | Current portion of long-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	38	766
GE | Current portion of long-term borrowings assumed by GE
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	3,679	5,473
GE | Other
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	1,194	1,832
GE Capital
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	7,837	14,134
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	49,460	43,213
GE Capital | Senior notes
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	31,253	25,371
GE Capital | Subordinated notes assumed by GE
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	188	178
GE Capital | Intercompany payable to GE
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	17,435	17,038
GE Capital | Other
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	584	626
GE Capital | Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities
Long-term borrowings
Borrowings	396	1,655
GE Capital | Current portion of long-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	4,000	11,226
GE Capital | Intercompany payable to GE
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	3,237	2,104
GE Capital | Other
Short-term borrowings
Short-term borrowings	$ 601	$ 804