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General Electric Co – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/18 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 2/26/19, at 4:36pm ET · For: 12/31/18 · Accession #: 40545-19-14 · File #: 1-00035

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/26/19  General Electric Co               10-K       12/31/18  227:39M

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.93M 
 2: EX-4.I      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     67K 
 3: EX-10.AA    Material Contract                                   HTML     80K 
 4: EX-10.BB    Material Contract                                   HTML    116K 
 5: EX-10.CC    Material Contract                                   HTML    113K 
 6: EX-10.G     Material Contract                                   HTML     79K 
 7: EX-10.L     Material Contract                                   HTML    141K 
 8: EX-10.R     Material Contract                                   HTML     83K 
 9: EX-10.Z     Material Contract                                   HTML    161K 
10: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML    127K 
11: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     68K 
12: EX-24       Power of Attorney                                   HTML     78K 
16: EX-95       Mine-Safety Disclosure                              HTML     71K 
17: EX-99.C     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     67K 
13: EX-31.A     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     70K 
14: EX-31.B     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     70K 
15: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     66K 
24: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     98K 
25: R2          Statement of Earnings (Loss)                        HTML    230K 
26: R3          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML    114K 
                (Loss)                                                           
27: R4          Statement of Financial Position                     HTML    250K 
28: R5          Statement of Financial Position (Parenthetical)     HTML    122K 
29: R6          Statement of Cash Flows                             HTML    276K 
30: R7          Statement of Cash Flows (Parenthetical)             HTML     64K 
31: R8          Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    161K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
32: R9          Businesses Held for Sale and Discontinued           HTML    138K 
                Operations                                                       
33: R10         Investment Securities                               HTML    125K 
34: R11         Current Receivables                                 HTML    112K 
35: R12         Inventories                                         HTML     72K 
36: R13         Ge Capital Financing Receivables and Allowance for  HTML    120K 
                Losses on Financing Receivables                                  
37: R14         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML    123K 
38: R15         Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets  HTML    234K 
39: R16         Revenues                                            HTML    236K 
40: R17         Contract & Other Deferred Assets and Progress       HTML    210K 
                Collections & Deferred Income                                    
41: R18         Borrowings                                          HTML    168K 
42: R19         Investment Contracts, Insurance Liabilities and     HTML    144K 
                Insurance Annuity Benefits                                       
43: R20         Postretirement Benefit Plans                        HTML    456K 
44: R21         Income Taxes                                        HTML    254K 
45: R22         Shareowners? Equity                                 HTML    200K 
46: R23         Other Stock-Related Information                     HTML    108K 
47: R24         Earnings Per Share Information                      HTML    129K 
48: R25         Other Income                                        HTML     84K 
49: R26         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    212K 
50: R27         Financial Instruments                               HTML    252K 
51: R28         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML    148K 
52: R29         Commitments, Guarantees, Product Warranties and     HTML    119K 
                Other Loss Contingencies                                         
53: R30         Cash Flows Information                              HTML    164K 
54: R31         Intercompany Transactions                           HTML    114K 
55: R32         Operating Segments                                  HTML    252K 
56: R33         Cost Information                                    HTML    150K 
57: R34         Guarantor Financial Information                     HTML    480K 
58: R35         Quarterly Information (Unaudited)                   HTML    170K 
59: R36         Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant    HTML    205K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
60: R37         Businesses Held for Sale and Discontinued           HTML    139K 
                Operations (Tables)                                              
61: R38         Investment Securities (Tables)                      HTML    115K 
62: R39         Current Receivables (Tables)                        HTML    113K 
63: R40         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     73K 
64: R41         Ge Capital Financing Receivables and Allowance for  HTML    158K 
                Losses on Financing Receivables (Tables)                         
65: R42         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML    123K 
66: R43         Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets  HTML    226K 
                (Tables)                                                         
67: R44         Revenues (Tables)                                   HTML    230K 
68: R45         Contract & Other Deferred Assets and Progress       HTML    205K 
                Collections & Deferred Income (Tables)                           
69: R46         Borrowings (Tables)                                 HTML    168K 
70: R47         Investment Contracts, Insurance Liabilities and     HTML    123K 
                Insurance Annuity Benefits (Tables)                              
71: R48         Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)               HTML    452K 
72: R49         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    266K 
73: R50         Shareowners? Equity (Tables)                        HTML    192K 
74: R51         Other Stock-Related Information (Tables)            HTML    116K 
75: R52         Earnings Per Share Information (Tables)             HTML    127K 
76: R53         Other Income (Tables)                               HTML     83K 
77: R54         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    217K 
78: R55         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    316K 
79: R56         Variable Interest Entities (Tables)                 HTML    142K 
80: R57         Commitments, Guarantees, Product Warranties and     HTML     87K 
                Other Loss Contingencies (Tables)                                
81: R58         Cash Flows Information (Tables)                     HTML    161K 
82: R59         Intercompany Transactions (Tables)                  HTML    107K 
83: R60         Operating Segments (Tables)                         HTML    254K 
84: R61         Cost Information (Tables)                           HTML    151K 
85: R62         Guarantor Financial Information (Tables)            HTML    472K 
86: R63         Quarterly Information (Unaudited) (Tables)          HTML    169K 
87: R64         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     64K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Financial Statement                        
                Presentation (Details)                                           
88: R65         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML     68K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Revenues from Sale of                      
                Services (Details)                                               
89: R66         BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT    HTML    143K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Accounting Changes (Details)               
90: R67         BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED           HTML     95K 
                OPERATIONS - Narrative (Details)                                 
91: R68         BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED           HTML    120K 
                OPERATIONS - Financial Information for Assets and                
                Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale (Details)                
92: R69         BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED           HTML    160K 
                OPERATIONS - Financial Information for                           
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
93: R70         INVESTMENT SECURITIES - Schedule of Investment      HTML    117K 
                Securities (Details)                                             
94: R71         INVESTMENT SECURITIES - Narrative (Details)         HTML     89K 
95: R72         INVESTMENT SECURITIES - Contractual Maturities      HTML     89K 
                (Details)                                                        
96: R73         CURRENT RECEIVABLES - Schedule of Current           HTML    119K 
                Receivables (Details)                                            
97: R74         CURRENT RECEIVABLES - Sale of GE Current            HTML     76K 
                Receivables (Details)                                            
98: R75         CURRENT RECEIVABLES - Receivables Facilities        HTML     83K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R76         CURRENT RECEIVABLES - Sold to Others (Details)      HTML     67K 
100: R77         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     73K  
101: R78         GE CAPITAL FINANCING RECEIVABLES AND ALLOWANCE FOR  HTML     79K  
                LOSSES ON FINANCING RECEIVABLES - Financing                      
                Receivables, Net (Details)                                       
102: R79         GE CAPITAL FINANCING RECEIVABLES AND ALLOWANCE FOR  HTML    111K  
                LOSSES ON FINANCING RECEIVABLES - Net Investment                 
                in Financing Leases (Details)                                    
103: R80         GE CAPITAL FINANCING RECEIVABLES AND ALLOWANCE FOR  HTML     83K  
                LOSSES ON FINANCING RECEIVABLES - Contractual                    
                Maturities (Details)                                             
104: R81         GE CAPITAL FINANCING RECEIVABLES AND ALLOWANCE FOR  HTML     90K  
                LOSSES ON FINANCING RECEIVABLES - Narrative                      
                (Details)                                                        
105: R82         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML    121K  
                Property, Plant and Equipment and Depreciable                    
                Lives (Details)                                                  
106: R83         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Narrative           HTML     72K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R84         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML     78K  
                Noncancellable Future Rentals Due (Details)                      
108: R85         ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS  HTML     85K  
                - Acquisitions (Details)                                         
109: R86         ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS  HTML    119K  
                - Baker Hughes (Details)                                         
110: R87         ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS  HTML     72K  
                - Purchase Price (Details)                                       
111: R88         ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS  HTML    137K  
                - Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities                   
                Assumed (Details)                                                
112: R89         ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS  HTML    102K  
                - Fair Value of Intangible Assets and Useful Lives               
                in the Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation                     
                (Details)                                                        
113: R90         ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS  HTML    107K  
                - Changes in Goodwill Balances (Details)                         
114: R91         ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS  HTML    104K  
                - Goodwill, Narrative (Details)                                  
115: R92         ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS  HTML     70K  
                - Other Intangible Assets - Net (Details)                        
116: R93         ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS  HTML     87K  
                - Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization                      
                (Details)                                                        
117: R94         ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS  HTML     80K  
                - Other Intangible Assets, Narrative (Details)                   
118: R95         ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS  HTML     75K  
                - Estimated 5 Year Amortization (Details)                        
119: R96         ACQUISITIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS  HTML     79K  
                - Components of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets                   
                Acquired (Details)                                               
120: R97         REVENUES - Disaggregated Equipment and Services     HTML    105K  
                Revenues (Details)                                               
121: R98         REVENUES - Sub-Segment Revenues (Details)           HTML    165K  
122: R99         REVENUES - Remaining Performance Obligation         HTML     69K  
                (Details)                                                        
123: R100        REVENUES - Remaining Performance Obligation         HTML     85K  
                (Percentage and Period) (Details)                                
124: R101        CONTRACT & OTHER DEFERRED ASSETS AND PROGRESS       HTML    131K  
                COLLECTIONS & DEFERRED INCOME - Schedule of                      
                Contract Assets (Details)                                        
125: R102        CONTRACT & OTHER DEFERRED ASSETS AND PROGRESS       HTML     82K  
                COLLECTIONS & DEFERRED INCOME - Narrative                        
                (Details)                                                        
126: R103        CONTRACT & OTHER DEFERRED ASSETS AND PROGRESS       HTML    106K  
                COLLECTIONS & DEFERRED INCOME - Progress                         
                Collections and Deferred Income (Details)                        
127: R104        BORROWINGS - Schedule of Borrowings (Details)       HTML    179K  
128: R105        BORROWINGS - Narrative (Details)                    HTML     67K  
129: R106        BORROWINGS - Maturities of Borrowings (Details)     HTML     95K  
130: R107        INVESTMENT CONTRACTS, INSURANCE LIABILITIES AND     HTML    102K  
                INSURANCE ANNUITY BENEFITS - Schedule of                         
                Investment Contracts, Insurance Liabilities and                  
                Insurance Annuity Benefits (Details)                             
131: R108        INVESTMENT CONTRACTS, INSURANCE LIABILITIES AND     HTML    135K  
                INSURANCE ANNUITY BENEFITS - Narrative (Details)                 
132: R109        INVESTMENT CONTRACTS, INSURANCE LIABILITIES AND     HTML     75K  
                INSURANCE ANNUITY BENEFITS - Reinsurance                         
                Recoverables, Net (Details)                                      
133: R110        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Pension Benefits     HTML     79K  
                (Details)                                                        
134: R111        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Cost of Pension      HTML     96K  
                Plans (Details)                                                  
135: R112        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Assumptions Used to  HTML     73K  
                Measure Pension Benefit Obligations (Details)                    
136: R113        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Assumptions Used to  HTML     73K  
                Measure Pension Cost (Details)                                   
137: R114        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Assumptions Used in  HTML     72K  
                Pension Calculations (Details)                                   
138: R115        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Funded Status,       HTML     77K  
                Pension Plans (Details)                                          
139: R116        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Projected Benefit    HTML     98K  
                Obligation (Pbo) (Details)                                       
140: R117        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Composition of Plan  HTML    108K  
                Assets, Pension Plans (Details)                                  
141: R118        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Composition of Plan  HTML     85K  
                Assets, Pension Plans (Narrative) (Details)                      
142: R119        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Fair Value of Plan   HTML     90K  
                Assets, Pension Plans (Details)                                  
143: R120        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Asset Allocation,    HTML     93K  
                Pension Plans (Details)                                          
144: R121        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Amounts Included in  HTML     76K  
                Shareowners' Equity, Pension Plans (Details)                     
145: R122        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Amounts Included in  HTML     79K  
                Shareowners' Equity, Pension Plans (Narrative)                   
                (Details)                                                        
146: R123        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Funding Policy,      HTML     81K  
                Pension Plans (Details)                                          
147: R124        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Estimated Future     HTML     81K  
                Benefit Payments, Pension Plans (Details)                        
148: R125        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Defined              HTML     65K  
                Contribution Plan (Details)                                      
149: R126        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Retiree Health and   HTML     71K  
                Life Benefits (Details)                                          
150: R127        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Assumptions Used to  HTML     75K  
                Measure Benefit Obligations (Details)                            
151: R128        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Assumptions Used to  HTML     72K  
                Measure Benefit Cost (Details)                                   
152: R129        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Funded Status,       HTML     74K  
                Benefit Plans (Details)                                          
153: R130        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Accumulated          HTML     89K  
                Postretirement Benefit Obligation (Details)                      
154: R131        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Composition of Plan  HTML     71K  
                Assets, Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details)                      
155: R132        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Asset Allocation,    HTML     83K  
                Benefit Plans (Details)                                          
156: R133        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Amounts Included in  HTML     73K  
                Shareowners' Equity, Benefit Plans (Details)                     
157: R134        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Amounts Included in  HTML     75K  
                Shareowners' Equity, Benefit Plans (Narrative)                   
                (Details)                                                        
158: R135        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Funding Policy,      HTML     70K  
                Benefit Plans (Details)                                          
159: R136        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Estimated Future     HTML     78K  
                Benefit Payments, Benefit Plans (Details)                        
160: R137        POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Cost of              HTML    110K  
                Postretirement Benefit Plans and Changes in Other                
                Comprehensive Income (Details)                                   
161: R138        INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     96K  
162: R139        Income Taxes - (Benefit) Provision for Income       HTML     80K  
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
163: R140        Income Taxes - Consolidated Earnings (Loss) from    HTML     72K  
                Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes                        
                (Details)                                                        
164: R141        INCOME TAXES - Consolidated (Benefit) Provision     HTML     83K  
                for Income Taxes (Details)                                       
165: R142        INCOME TAXES - Income Taxes Paid (Recovered)        HTML     70K  
                (Details)                                                        
166: R143        INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of U.S. Federal       HTML    109K  
                Statutory Income Tax Rate to Actual Income Tax                   
                Rate (Details)                                                   
167: R144        INCOME TAXES - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)  HTML     80K  
168: R145        INCOME TAXES - Unrecognized Tax Benefits            HTML     80K  
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
169: R146        INCOME TAXES - Components of Net Deferred Income    HTML    147K  
                Tax Assets (Liability) (Details)                                 
170: R147        SHAREOWNERS? EQUITY - Schedule of Shareowners'      HTML    261K  
                Equity (Details)                                                 
171: R148        SHAREOWNERS? EQUITY - Shares of GE Preferred Stock  HTML    105K  
                (Details)                                                        
172: R149        SHAREOWNERS? EQUITY - Shares of GE Common Stock     HTML     82K  
                (Details)                                                        
173: R150        SHAREOWNERS? EQUITY - Schedule of Common Shares     HTML     71K  
                Issued and Outstanding (Details)                                 
174: R151        SHAREOWNERS? EQUITY - Noncontrolling Interests,     HTML     94K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
175: R152        SHAREOWNERS? EQUITY - Changes to Noncontrolling     HTML     86K  
                Interests (Details)                                              
176: R153        SHAREOWNERS? EQUITY - Redeemable Noncontrolling     HTML     76K  
                Interests, Narrative (Details)                                   
177: R154        SHAREOWNERS? EQUITY - Changes to Redeemable         HTML     89K  
                Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                               
178: R155        SHAREOWNERS? EQUITY - Other (Details)               HTML     71K  
179: R156        OTHER STOCK-RELATED INFORMATION - Stock Options     HTML     91K  
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180: R157        OTHER STOCK-RELATED INFORMATION - Restricted Stock  HTML     68K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
181: R158        OTHER STOCK-RELATED INFORMATION - Stock-Based       HTML    155K  
                Compensation Activity (Details)                                  
182: R159        OTHER STOCK-RELATED INFORMATION - Schedule of       HTML     82K  
                Compensation Expense, Cash Proceeds and Intrinsic                
                Value (Details)                                                  
183: R160        Earnings Per Share Information (Details)            HTML    156K  
184: R161        Other Income (Details)                              HTML    108K  
185: R162        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Assets and Liabilities    HTML    115K  
                Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis                        
                (Details)                                                        
186: R163        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Level 3       HTML     94K  
                Instruments (Details)                                            
187: R164        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Assets Measured at Fair   HTML     84K  
                Value on Nonrecurring Basis (Details)                            
188: R165        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Fair Value    HTML     74K  
                Adjustments (Details)                                            
189: R166        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Level 3 Measurements -    HTML    100K  
                Significant Unobservable Inputs (Details)                        
190: R167        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Narrative (Details)       HTML     77K  
191: R168        FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Assets and Liabilities Not  HTML    104K  
                Carried at Fair Value (Details)                                  
192: R169        FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Notional Amount of Loan     HTML     71K  
                Commitments (Details)                                            
193: R170        FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Notional Amount of          HTML     64K  
                Derivatives (Details)                                            
194: R171        FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Fair Value of Derivatives   HTML    161K  
                (Details)                                                        
195: R172        FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Effects of Derivatives on   HTML    101K  
                Earnings (Details)                                               
196: R173        FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Cash Flow Hedge Activity    HTML     79K  
                (Details)                                                        
197: R174        FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Effects of Derivative on    HTML     70K  
                Earnings (Narrative) (Details)                                   
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                (Details)                                                        
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                OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES - Commitments (Details)                 
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                OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES - Guarantees (Details)                  
203: R180        COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES, PRODUCT WARRANTIES AND     HTML     75K  
                OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES - Product Warranties Roll               
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                OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES - WMC Legal Matters                     
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                OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES - Alstom Legacy Matters                 
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                OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES - Environmental, Health                 
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Footnotes) (Details)                                            
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                Information (Details)                                            
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                Expense (Details)                                                
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Consolidating Statement of Earnings (Loss) and                   
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                Consolidating Statement of Financial Position                    
                (Details)                                                        
223: R200        GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Condensed         HTML    136K  
                Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details)                  
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7 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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 2/02/24  General Electric Co.              10-K       12/31/23  192:25M
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 6/27/19  SEC                               UPLOAD¶     8/15/19    2:42K  General Electric Co.

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Filing Submission 0000040545-19-000014 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

General Electric Co – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/18 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 2/26/19, at 4:36pm ET · For: 12/31/18 · Accession #: 40545-19-14 · File #: 1-00035

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — ge-20181231_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

7 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents