CURRENT AND LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES - Unconsolidated Receivables Facilities (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) receivable_facility	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	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	$ 10,570,000,000	$ 16,062,000,000
Total cash purchase price for customer receivables	10,060,000,000	15,702,000,000
Cash collections re-invested to purchase customer receivables	8,865,000,000	13,287,000,000
Non-cash increases to deferred purchase price	446,000,000	170,000,000
Cash payments received on deferred purchase price	388,000,000	$ 270,000,000
Receivables Facility One | GE Capital
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Facility program size	2,500,000,000		$ 3,100,000,000
Receivables Facility Two | GE Capital
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Facility program size	$ 800,000,000		$ 1,200,000,000