POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Cost of Benefits Plans and Assumptions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Forecast | Subsequent event
Components of expense (income)
Net periodic expense (income)	$ (725)
Weighted-average benefit cost assumptions
Increase (decrease) in net periodic benefit credit	$ (25)
Principal pension
Components of expense (income)
Service cost - operating		$ 71	$ 94	$ 221
Interest cost		1,401	1,892	2,069
Expected return on plan assets		(1,751)	(2,376)	(3,142)
Amortization of net loss (gain)		(468)	(723)	1,422
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		6	5	5
Curtailment loss		0	0	0
Non-operating		(812)	(1,202)	354
Net periodic expense (income)		(741)	(1,108)	575
Principal pension | GE Pension Plan
Weighted-average benefit cost assumptions
Increase in principal pension plan cost assuming 25 basis point decrease in discount rate		50
Increase in principal pension benefit obligation assuming 25 basis point decrease in discount rate		550
Increase in principal pension plan cost assuming 25 basis point decrease in expected return on assets		50
Principal pension | Discontinued operations
Components of expense (income)
Net periodic expense (income)		(88)	(377)	270
Principal pension | Continuing operations
Components of expense (income)
Net periodic expense (income)		(653)	(731)	305
Other pension
Components of expense (income)
Service cost - operating		22	37	86
Interest cost		227	422	398
Expected return on plan assets		(310)	(587)	(967)
Amortization of net loss (gain)		41	20	101
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		(1)	(4)	(8)
Curtailment loss			(6)	(6)
Non-operating		(43)	(155)	(482)
Net periodic expense (income)		(21)	(118)	(396)
Other pension | Discontinued operations
Components of expense (income)
Net periodic expense (income)		(12)	(78)	(320)
Other pension | Continuing operations
Components of expense (income)
Net periodic expense (income)		(9)	(40)	(76)
Principal retiree benefit
Components of expense (income)
Service cost - operating		13	17	39
Interest cost		71	111	108
Expected return on plan assets		0	0	0
Amortization of net loss (gain)		(82)	(124)	(115)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		(103)	(148)	(235)
Curtailment loss		0	0	0
Non-operating		(114)	(161)	(242)
Net periodic expense (income)		$ (101)	(144)	(203)
Weighted-average benefit obligations assumptions
Initial healthcare trend rate		7.00%
Weighted-average benefit cost assumptions
Ultimate health care cost trend rate		5.00%
Principal retiree benefit | Discontinued operations
Components of expense (income)
Net periodic expense (income)		$ (15)	(57)	(134)
Principal retiree benefit | Continuing operations
Components of expense (income)
Net periodic expense (income)		$ (86)	$ (87)	$ (69)
Weighted average | Principal pension
Weighted-average benefit obligations assumptions
Discount rate		5.67%	5.18%	5.53%
Compensation increases		6.00%	3.86%	3.07%
Weighted-average benefit cost assumptions
Discount rate		5.18%	5.53%	2.94%
Expected rate of return on plan assets		7.00%	7.00%	6.00%
Weighted average | Principal pension | Forecast | Subsequent event
Weighted-average benefit cost assumptions
Expected rate of return on plan assets	7.00%
Weighted average | Other pension
Weighted-average benefit obligations assumptions
Discount rate		5.48%	3.93%	4.59%
Compensation increases		3.10%	2.24%	2.44%
Weighted-average benefit cost assumptions
Discount rate		3.93%	4.59%	1.93%
Expected rate of return on plan assets		5.34%	5.66%	4.80%
Weighted average | Principal retiree benefit
Weighted-average benefit obligations assumptions
Discount rate		5.51%	5.09%	5.43%
Compensation increases		6.00%	3.25%	3.12%
Initial healthcare trend rate		7.00%	6.50%	6.40%
Weighted-average benefit cost assumptions
Discount rate		5.09%	5.43%	2.64%
Expected rate of return on plan assets		0.00%	0.00%	0.00%