CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 20,502,000,000	$ 20,705,000,000	$ 23,838,000,000
Costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	2,470,000,000	2,404,000,000	2,832,000,000
Goodwill impairment	0	14,717,000,000	0
Restructuring, impairment and other	209,000,000	1,866,000,000	342,000,000
Separation related	60,000,000	134,000,000	184,000,000
Total costs and expenses	19,192,000,000	36,627,000,000	22,764,000,000
Operating income (loss)	1,310,000,000	(15,922,000,000)	1,074,000,000
Other non-operating income (loss), net	(583,000,000)	1,040,000,000	(84,000,000)
Interest expense, net	(299,000,000)	(264,000,000)	(237,000,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes	428,000,000	(15,146,000,000)	753,000,000
Provision for income taxes	(772,000,000)	(650,000,000)	(476,000,000)
Net income (loss)	(344,000,000)	(15,796,000,000)	277,000,000
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	28,000,000	29,000,000	36,000,000
Net income (loss) attributable to Baker Hughes Holdings LLC	$ (372,000,000)	$ (15,825,000,000)	$ 241,000,000
Units Held by Baker Hughes
Per share amounts:
Cash dividends per Class A common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.72	$ 0.72	$ 0.72
Sales of goods
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 12,248,000,000	$ 12,846,000,000	$ 13,689,000,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost	10,458,000,000	11,383,000,000	11,798,000,000
Sales of services
Revenue:
Revenues	8,254,000,000	7,859,000,000	10,149,000,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost	$ 5,995,000,000	$ 6,123,000,000	$ 7,608,000,000