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Borrowings and Bank Deposits (Footnote) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 13, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Aug. 05, 2014
Borrowings And Bank Deposits [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings (Note 8)	$ 187,991	$ 210,279
Secured Debt	6,017us-gaap_SecuredDebt	9,468us-gaap_SecuredDebt
Bank deposits (Note 8)	62,839us-gaap_Deposits	53,361us-gaap_Deposits
Short-term borrowings (Note 8)	68,780us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings	77,298us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Non Recourse Borrowings Of Consolidated Securitization Entities	29,938	30,124
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Borrowings And Bank Deposits [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Unsecured Debt	8,000
Unsecured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent			1,000	750	3,593
Guaranteed investment contracts [Member]
Borrowings And Bank Deposits [Line Items]
Long-term debt, current maturities	439	481
Subordinated Notes Guaranteed By GE [Member]
Borrowings And Bank Deposits [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings (Note 8)	300	300
Long-term Debt [Member] \| Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Borrowings And Bank Deposits [Line Items]
Unsecured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent						8,245
Subordinated Debenture [Member]
Borrowings And Bank Deposits [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings (Note 8)	2,794
PTL [Member]
Borrowings And Bank Deposits [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings (Note 8)	700	700
Synchrony Financial [Member]
Borrowings And Bank Deposits [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings (Note 8)						3,593
Non US Commercial Paper [Member]
Borrowings And Bank Deposits [Line Items]
Bank deposits (Note 8)	10,258	13,614
Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Borrowings And Bank Deposits [Line Items]
Secured Long-term Debt, Noncurrent	22,848	18,275
Non Recourse [Member]
Borrowings And Bank Deposits [Line Items]
Secured Debt	$ 2,312	$ 2,868