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Related Party Transactions (Details)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Sep. 16, 2019
Sep. 15, 2019
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
joint_venture
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Number of joint Ventures | joint_venture         3
Investment securities held on behalf of GE     $ 189   $ 283
Total current receivables, gross     6,558   6,814
Accounts Payable, GE and its affiliates          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Accounts payable, related party     440   536
GE | Related party amount, due to related party          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Assets held on behalf of GE     156   273
Cash and cash equivalents held on behalf of GE     106   162
Investment securities held on behalf of GE     50   111 [1]
GE | Sales of products and services, GE and its affiliates          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Revenue from related parties     55 $ 81  
GE | Purchases, GE and its affiliates          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Related party purchases     263 $ 451  
Total current receivables, gross     462   495
GE | Related parties          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Total current receivables, gross     538   570
Principal Owner [Member] | Purchases, GE and its affiliates          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Total current receivables, gross     $ 76   $ 75
General Electric Company | Baker Hughes          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners     36.60%    
Approximate interest 36.80% 50.30%      
[1] Total assets include $156 million and $273 million of assets held on behalf of General Electric Company, of which $106 million and $162 million is cash and cash equivalents and $50 million and $111 million is investment securities at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and a corresponding amount of liability is reported in short-term borrowings. See "Note 15. Related Party Transactions" for further details.