GECC Borrowings and Bank Deposits (Liquidity) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Subsidiaries GECC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Subsidiaries GECC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Subsidiaries GECC [Member] Three Hundred Sixty Four Day Lines Containing Term Out Feature [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Subsidiaries GECC [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Subsidiaries [Member]
Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity
2014	$ 70,000,000			$ 39,215,000,000
2015	2,189,000,000			39,672,000,000
2016	138,000,000			31,987,000,000
2017	4,023,000,000			25,866,000,000
2018	22,000,000			18,183,000,000
Fixed and floating rate notes containing put options			443,000,000
Banks extending committed credit lines	50
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 47,800,000,000	$ 21,300,000,000	$ 26,500,000,000	$ 13,900,000,000
Extension Period From Date Of Expiration In Term Out Feature		two