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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	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