VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) entity	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	$ 254,315	$ 266,048
Liabilities	219,522	236,187
Consolidated VIE
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	2,268	2,134
Liabilities	1,196	1,233
Unconsolidated VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	2,291	1,937
Unconsolidated VIEs | EFS
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	421	621
Unconsolidated VIEs | Insurance
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	$ 1,469	$ 896
GE Capital | Consolidated VIE
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of VIEs | entity	3