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Income Taxes (Deferred Income Taxes) (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | ||
| Non-U.S. loss carryforwards | $ 4,094us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign | $ 3,791us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign |
| The portion of the total deferred tax liability or asset that is related to allowance for losses. | 2,186gecc_DeferredTaxAssetsAllowanceForLosses | 2,640gecc_DeferredTaxAssetsAllowanceForLosses |
| Investment in global subsidiaries | 1,935us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInvestmentInSubsidiaries | 1,883us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInvestmentInSubsidiaries |
| Other - net | 4,331gecc_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherAfterAllocationOfValuationAllowances | 4,910gecc_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherAfterAllocationOfValuationAllowances |
| Total deferred income tax assets | 12,546us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet | 13,224us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet |
| Operating leases | (6,351)gecc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOperatingLeases | (6,284)gecc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOperatingLeases |
| Financing leases | (4,046)gecc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesFinancingLeases | (4,075)gecc_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesFinancingLeases |
| Intangible assets | (1,963)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets | (1,943)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets |
| Net unrealized losses on securities | (507)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUnrealizedGainsOnTradingSecurities | (145)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUnrealizedGainsOnTradingSecurities |
| Cash flow hedges | (162)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDerivatives | (163)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDerivatives |
| Other - net | (5,748)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther | (5,400)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther |
| Net deferred income tax liability | (18,777)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities | (18,010)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities |
| Net deferred income tax liability | (6,231)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities | (4,786)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities |
| Valuation allowance | 880us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | 862us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance |
| Expires between December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2017 | ||
| Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | ||
| Operating Loss carryforwards that expire | 41us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration / us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis = gecc_ExpiresWithInThreeYearsMember |
17us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration / us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis = gecc_ExpiresWithInThreeYearsMember |
| Expires between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2029 | ||
| Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | ||
| Operating Loss carryforwards that expire | 91us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration / us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis = gecc_ExpiresAfterThreeYearAndBeforeFifteenYearsMember |
427us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration / us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis = gecc_ExpiresAfterThreeYearAndBeforeFifteenYearsMember |
| May Be Carried Indefinitely [Member] | ||
| Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | ||
| Operating Loss carryforwards that expire | $ 3,962us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration / us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis = gecc_MayBeCarriedIndefinitelyMember |
$ 3,347us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration / us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis = gecc_MayBeCarriedIndefinitelyMember |
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The portion of the total deferred tax liability or asset that is related to allowance for losses. No definition available.
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences not separately disclosed No definition available.
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The portion of the total deferred tax liability or asset that is related to financing leases. No definition available.
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The portion of the total deferred tax liability or asset that is related to operating leases. No definition available.
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from the entity's investment in its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible foreign operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards that are subject to expiration dates. No definition available.
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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards after valuation allowances. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from derivatives. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets including goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from unrealized gains on trading securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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