GECC Financing Receivables, Allowance For Losses On Financing Receivables and Supplemental Information On Credit Quality (Credit Quality) (Details) (Subsidiaries GECC [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	$ 252,386	$ 258,207
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	126,318	129,269
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Secured Credit Quality Indicator [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	125,265	128,145
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, High [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	3,235	2,943
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Medium [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	2,030	2,265
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Low [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	120,000	122,937
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Unsecured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, High [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	282	231
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Unsecured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Medium [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	400	580
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Unsecured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Low [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	371	313
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Energy Financial Services Financing Receivables [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	2,753	3,107
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Energy Financial Services Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Secured Credit Quality Indicator [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	2,722	2,978
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Energy Financial Services Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, High [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	44	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Energy Financial Services Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Medium [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	62	9
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Energy Financial Services Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Low [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	2,616	2,969
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | GECAS Financing Receivables [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	8,851	9,377
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | GECAS Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Secured Credit Quality Indicator [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	8,851	9,377
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | GECAS Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, High [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	214	152
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | GECAS Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Medium [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	55	50
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | GECAS Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Low [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	8,582	9,175
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Other Financing Receivables [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	139	318
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Other Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Secured Credit Quality Indicator [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	139	318
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Other Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, High [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	0	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Other Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Medium [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	0	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Other Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Low [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	139	318
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Americas CLL Financing Receivables [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	68,367	69,036
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Americas CLL Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Secured Credit Quality Indicator [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	68,012	68,686
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Americas CLL Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, High [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	1,538	1,554
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Americas CLL Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Medium [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	1,348	1,587
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Americas CLL Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Low [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	65,126	65,545
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | GE International [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	46,208	47,431
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | GE International [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Secured Credit Quality Indicator [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	45,541	46,786
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | GE International [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, High [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	1,439	1,237
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | GE International [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Medium [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	565	619
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | GE International [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Low [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	43,537	44,930
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | CLL Financing Receivables [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	114,575	116,467
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | CLL Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Secured Credit Quality Indicator [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	113,553	115,472
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | CLL Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, High [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	2,977	2,791
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | CLL Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Medium [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	1,913	2,206
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | CLL Financing Receivables [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Low [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	108,663	110,475
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	20,236	19,899
Loan To Value Ratio Of Real Estate Loans Paying In Accordance With Contractual Terms	95.00%
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Debt Real Estate [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Less than 80%
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	15,974	15,576
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Debt Real Estate [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | 80% to 95%
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	1,512	1,300
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Debt Real Estate [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Greater than 95%
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	1,754	2,111
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Credit Tenant [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, High [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	157	162
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Credit Tenant [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Medium [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	201	179
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Owner Occupied Credit Tenant [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Low [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	638	571
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	105,832	109,039
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Non US residential mortgages [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	30,355	30,501
Percent Of Non US Mortgages With Loan To Value Ratios Greater Than 90 Percent Covered By Third Party Mortgage Insurance	22.00%
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Non US residential mortgages [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | 80% or less
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	17,148	17,224
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Non US residential mortgages [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Greater than 80% to 90%
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	5,098	5,130
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Non US residential mortgages [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Greater than 90%
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	8,109	8,147
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Non US installment and revolving credit [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	13,715	13,677
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Non US installment and revolving credit [Member] | Score 671 or Higher [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	8,033	8,310
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Non US installment and revolving credit [Member] | Score 626 to 670 [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	3,117	2,855
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Non US installment and revolving credit [Member] | Score 625 or Less [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	2,565	2,512
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | US installment and revolving credit [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	52,887	55,854
Number Of Consumer Financing Receivable Customers Across US Including Private Label Credit Card And Sales Financing	57,000,000
Percentage of customers with no metropolitan statistical area	6.00%
Percentage Of US Consumer Financing Receivables Related To Credit Cards Loans	66.00%
Percentage Of US Consumer Financing Receivables Related To Sales Finance Receivables	34.00%
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | US installment and revolving credit [Member] | Score 671 or Higher [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	34,388	36,723
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | US installment and revolving credit [Member] | Score 626 to 670 [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	10,817	11,101
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | US installment and revolving credit [Member] | Score 625 or Less [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	7,682	8,030
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Non US auto [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	1,957	2,054
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Non US auto [Member] | Score 671 or Higher [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	1,338	1,395
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Non US auto [Member] | Score 626 to 670 [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	344	373
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Non US auto [Member] | Score 625 or Less [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	275	286
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Credit Card Loans [Member] | Unsecured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Percentage Of Balance Of Consumer Non US Residential Mortgage Loans Covered By Mortgage Insurance	5.00%
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Consumer Other Financing Receivable [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	6,918	6,953
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Consumer Other Financing Receivable [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, High [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	504	501
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Consumer Other Financing Receivable [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Medium [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	401	315
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | Consumer Other Financing Receivable [Member] | Secured Financing Receivables Portfolio [Member] | Risk Level, Low [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Loans and leases receivable, Gross	$ 6,013	$ 6,137
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | UNITED KINGDOM | Non US residential mortgages [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Reindexed Loan To Value Ratios Of Non US Mortgages	74.00%
Consumer Portfolio Segment [Member] | FRANCE | Non US residential mortgages [Member]
Credit Quality Indicators
Reindexed Loan To Value Ratios Of Non US Mortgages	56.00%