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Income Taxes (Reconciliation of Income Tax Rates) (Details)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| U.S. federal statutory income tax rate | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate |
| Tax On Global Activities Including Exports | (24.10%)gecc_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports | (45.00%)gecc_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports | (18.40%)gecc_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports |
| U.S. business credits | (4.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther | (4.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther | (4.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther |
| All other - net | (4.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments | 1.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments | (1.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments |
| Total income tax reconciliation items | (33.20%)gecc_TotalIncomeTaxReconciliationItems | (48.60%)gecc_TotalIncomeTaxReconciliationItems | (28.40%)gecc_TotalIncomeTaxReconciliationItems |
| Actual income tax rate | 1.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | (13.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 6.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations |
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| Tax On Global Activities Including Exports | (13.30%)gecc_TaxOnGlobalActivitiesIncludingExports / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = gecc_CembraMember |
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The effect on the income tax rate related to tax on global activities including exports. No definition available.
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Income Tax Reconciliation Items No definition available.
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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to other adjustments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to other tax credits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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