BORROWINGS - Narrative (Details) € in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings assumed by GE		$ 0		$ 0
Long-term borrowings assumed by GE		0		0
GE Capital
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Receivable from related parties		20,672,000,000
GE
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Total borrowings		25,142,000,000
Short-term borrowings assumed by GE	[1]	3,679,000,000		5,473,000,000
Long-term borrowings assumed by GE	[1]	21,719,000,000		25,895,000,000
GE | GE Issued Borrowings
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Total borrowings		20,416,000,000
GE | Intercompany Loan | GE Capital
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Total borrowings		4,726,000,000
Short-term borrowings		442,000,000
Long-term borrowings		4,284,000,000
Repayment of intercompany loans		7,500,000,000
GE Capital
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings assumed by GE		3,237,000,000		2,104,000,000
Long-term borrowings assumed by GE		17,435,000,000		17,038,000,000
GE Capital | Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Debt assumed by GE upon merger		32,426,000,000		34,683,000,000
GE Capital | GE Capital Exit Plan
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Total borrowings		25,398,000,000
Short-term borrowings assumed by GE		3,679,000,000
Long-term borrowings assumed by GE		21,719,000,000
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities | GE Capital
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings				$ 1,569,000,000
Unsecured debt
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Total borrowings		4,228,000,000
Purchased notes		4,237,000,000
Cash consideration paid for debt purchases		4,282,000,000
Loss on repurchase of debt		63,000,000
Fees and other costs associated with tender		9,000,000
Unsecured debt | April 2020 Notes
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		7,500,000,000
Unsecured debt | Notes due 2027
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,000,000,000
Debt interest rate		3.45%	3.45%
Unsecured debt | Notes due 2030
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,250,000,000
Debt interest rate		3.625%	3.625%
Unsecured debt | Notes due 2040
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,500,000,000
Debt interest rate		4.25%	4.25%
Unsecured debt | Notes due 2050
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 3,750,000,000
Debt interest rate		4.35%	4.35%
Unsecured debt | 2.700% Notes due 2022
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Debt interest rate		2.70%	2.70%
Purchased notes		$ 2,046,000,000
Unsecured debt | 0.375% due 2022
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Debt interest rate		0.375%	0.375%
Purchased notes		$ 1,011,000,000	€ 934
Unsecured debt | 1.250% Notes due 2023
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Debt interest rate		1.25%	1.25%
Purchased notes		$ 460,000,000	€ 425
Unsecured debt | Floating-rate Notes due 2020
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Purchased notes		$ 407,000,000	€ 376
Unsecured debt | 3.375% Notes due 2024
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Debt interest rate		3.375%	3.375%
Purchased notes		$ 312,000,000
Unsecured debt | GE Capital | April 2020 Notes
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Total borrowings		9,827,000,000
Cash consideration paid for debt purchases		9,950,000,000
Loss on repurchase of debt		143,000,000
Fees and other costs associated with tender		20,000,000
Unsecured debt | GE Capital | Senior unsecured debt due 2025 to 2032
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		6,000,000,000
Unsecured debt | GE Capital | Purchased Notes
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Purchased notes		$ 9,787,000,000

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