Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) country	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 2,052	$ 2,006
Valuation allowances	2,432	2,342
Deferred tax assets, foreign operating loss carryforwards	348
Cumulative amount of undistributed foreign earnings	4,400
Tax liabilities for gross unrecognized tax benefits	(502)	(454)	$ (451)
Interest accrued on income taxes for unrecognized tax benefits	153
Penalties accrued on income taxes for unrecognized tax benefits	49
Uncertain tax positions	704
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	646
Deferred tax asset that we did not prevail on all uncertain tax position	58
Deferred tax asset that we did not prevail on all uncertain tax position, foreign taxing jurisdiction	34
Deferred tax asset that we did not prevail on all uncertain tax position, increased valuation allowances	24
Uncertain tax positions liabilities	$ 63
Number of countries in which entity operates (more than) | country	120
Tax expense (benefit) due to unrecognized tax benefits (1)	$ 201	35	$ (24)
GE | GE
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Tax indemnification receivables	170	53
Tax indemnification interest and penalties receivable	87	$ 25
Tax expense (benefit) due to unrecognized tax benefits (1)	119
Foreign Net Operating Loss
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Valuation allowances	1,687
US And Foreign Tax Credit Carryforward
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Valuation allowances	416
Other US And Foreign Deferred Tax Assets
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Valuation allowances	312
U.S. Net Operating Loss
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Valuation allowances	17
Five years
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Expiring operating loss carryforwards	321
Six to 20 years
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Expiring operating loss carryforwards	479
Indefinite Foreign Tax
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Non-U.S. tax credits	$ 419