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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) country | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |
CARES Act tax benefit |  | $ 117 |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 2,255 | 2,249 |
Valuation allowances | 3,928 | 3,472 |
Deferred tax assets, foreign operating loss carryforwards | 348 |  |
Cumulative amount of undistributed foreign earnings | 4,400 |  |
Tax liabilities for gross unrecognized tax benefits | (531) | (483) | $ (451)
Interest accrued on income taxes for unrecognized tax benefits | 153 |  |
Penalties accrued on income taxes for unrecognized tax benefits | 49 |  |
Uncertain tax positions | 733 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate | 646 |  |
Deferred tax asset that we did not prevail on all uncertain tax position | 87 |  |
Deferred tax asset that we did not prevail on all uncertain tax position, foreign taxing jurisdiction | 63 |  |
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 |  |
GE | GE |  |  |
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |
Tax indemnification receivables | $ 170 | 53 |
Tax indemnification interest and penalties receivable | 87 | $ 25 |
Foreign Net Operating Loss |  |  |
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |
Valuation allowances | 1,687 |  |
U.S Net Operating Loss |  |  |
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |
Valuation allowances | 220 |  |
US And Foreign Tax Credit Carryforward |  |  |
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |
Valuation allowances | 979 |  |
Other United States Net Operating Loss Tax Credit Carryforward |  |  |
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |
Valuation allowances | 191 |  |
Other US And Foreign Deferred Tax Assets |  |  |
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |
Valuation allowances | 851 |  |
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 |  |
Six to 20 years | Maximum |  |  |
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |
Expiration of operation loss carryforwards over the next six to 20 years | 20 years |  |
Six to 20 years | Minimum |  |  |
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |
Expiration of operation loss carryforwards over the next six to 20 years | 6 years |  |
Indefinite Foreign Tax |  |  |
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |
Non-U.S. tax credits | $ 419 |  |
Definite Foreign Tax |  |  |
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |
Non-U.S. tax credits | 563 |  |
Other Tax |  |  |
Total Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  |  |
Other credits | $ 201 |  |

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