| USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 |
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Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||
Statement [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ 12,392 | $ 13,619 | $ 16,967 | ||||||||||||||
Investment securities (Note 3) | 0 | 982 | 5,706 | ||||||||||||||
Current receivables (Note 4) | 11,773 | 9,327 | 15,466 | ||||||||||||||
Cash and equivalents | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Financing receivables – net (Note 5) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Financing receivables – net (Note 5) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Inventories, including deferred inventory costs (Note 5) | 11,868 | 9,763 | 16,528 | ||||||||||||||
Other GE Capital receivables | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Receivable from GE Capital | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Current contract assets (Note 8) | 3,511 | 2,982 | 1,500 | ||||||||||||||
All other current assets (Note 9) | 1,052 | 962 | 1,647 | ||||||||||||||
Assets of businesses held for sale (Note 2) | - | 0 | 1,985 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes (Note 14) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Current assets | 40,596 | 37,635 | 59,799 | ||||||||||||||
Investment securities (Note 3) | 38,788 | 37,741 | 38,000 | ||||||||||||||
Investment securities (Note 3) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Financing receivables – net (Note 5) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other GE Capital receivables | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment – net (Note 6) | 7,987 | 7,277 | 12,494 | ||||||||||||||
Operating lease assets (Note 7) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Receivable from GE Capital | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Investment in GE Capital | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Investment in GECS | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill (Note 7) | 9,060 | 8,538 | 13,385 | ||||||||||||||
Other intangible assets – net (Note 7) | 4,225 | 4,257 | 5,695 | ||||||||||||||
Contract and other deferred assets (Note 8) | 4,920 | 4,831 | 5,406 | ||||||||||||||
All other assets (Note 9) | 15,277 | 13,910 | 15,997 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes (Note 15) | 7,459 | 7,111 | 10,575 | ||||||||||||||
Assets of discontinued operations (Note 2) | 1,855 | 1,841 | 1,695 | ||||||||||||||
Assets of businesses held for sale | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | 130,169 | 123,140 | 163,045 | ||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings (Note 10) | 1,686 | 2,039 | 1,253 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts payable (Note 11) | 10,078 | 7,909 | - | ||||||||||||||
Progress collections (Note 8) | 7,662 | 6,695 | - | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities and equity | |||||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings assumed by GE (Note 11) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and equipment project payables (Note 11) | - | - | 15,408 | ||||||||||||||
Contract liabilities and deferred income (Note 8) | 10,333 | 9,353 | 19,677 | ||||||||||||||
Sales discounts and allowances (Note 14) | 4,037 | 3,475 | - | ||||||||||||||
All other current liabilities (Note 14) | 5,185 | 4,920 | 12,712 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities of businesses held for sale (Note 2) | - | 0 | 1,826 | ||||||||||||||
All other liabilities (Note 14) | 7,276 | 6,376 | 10,508 | ||||||||||||||
Current liabilities | 38,980 | 34,392 | 50,876 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income (Note 8) | 1,065 | 1,013 | 1,339 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends payable | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other GE current liabilities | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities (Note 11) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Bank deposits (Note 10) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Long-term borrowings (Note 10) | 18,808 | 17,234 | 19,711 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term borrowings assumed by GE (Note 11) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities (Note 7) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Insurance liabilities and annuity benefits (Note 12) | 36,894 | 36,209 | 39,624 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Non-current compensation and benefits | 6,833 | 7,035 | 11,214 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 2) | 1,413 | 1,317 | 1,193 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities of businesses held for sale | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 111,271 | 103,576 | 134,466 | ||||||||||||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 15) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Preferred stock (Note 16) | - | - | 0 | ||||||||||||||
GECC preferred stock value (no shares outstanding at year-end 2015 and 50,000 shares outstanding at year-end 2014) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Common stock (1,048,766,702 and 1,073,692,183 shares outstanding at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) (Note 16) | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – net attributable to the Company (Note 16) | (4,798) | (3,861) | (6,150) | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – net attributable to GE | |||||||||||||||||
Investment securities | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Currency translation adjustments | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cash flow hedges | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Benefit plans | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other capital | 23,599 | 24,266 | 26,962 | ||||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 87,663 | 80,488 | 86,527 | ||||||||||||||
Less common stock held in treasury | 87,801 | 81,566 | 79,976 | ||||||||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 18,677 | 19,342 | 27,378 | ||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | 221 | 223 | 1,202 | ||||||||||||||
Total equity | 18,898 | 19,564 | 28,579 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ 130,169 | $ 123,140 | $ 163,045 |