Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area

While our principal operations are in the United States, Canada and Australia, some key suppliers and subcontractors are located in Europe and Japan. Revenues, including foreign military sales, are reported by customer location and consisted of the following:

Years ended December 31,	2012		2011		2010
Asia, other than China		$10,390		$7,438		$7,288
China	6,086		4,779		3,109
Europe	10,269		9,850		7,872
Middle East	10,285		5,477		3,685
Oceania	2,043		3,067		1,707
Africa	1,282		1,759		956
Canada	586		618		612
Latin America, Caribbean and other	3,555		1,356		930
Total non-U.S. revenues	44,496		34,344		26,159
United States	37,202		34,391		38,147
Total revenues		$81,698		$68,735		$64,306

Schedule Of Depreciation And Amortization Expense By Segment

Depreciation and Amortization

Years ended December 31,	2012		2011		2010
Commercial Airplanes		$614		$565		$541
Defense, Space & Security:
Boeing Military Aircraft	120		116		143
Network & Space Systems	123		128		161
Global Services & Support	67		62		63
Total Defense, Space & Security	310		306		367
Boeing Capital Corporation	150		153		204
Other segment	261		242		233
Unallocated items and eliminations	476		409		401
Total		$1,811		$1,675		$1,746

Schedule Of Capital Expenditures By Segment

Capital Expenditures

Years ended December 31,	2012		2011		2010
Commercial Airplanes		$665		$540		$341
Defense, Space & Security:
Boeing Military Aircraft	153		122		102
Network & Space Systems	115		101		83
Global Services & Support	57		55		51
Total Defense, Space & Security	325		278		236
Other segment	232		174		136
Unallocated items and eliminations	481		721		412
Total		$1,703		$1,713		$1,125

Schedule Of Intersegment Revenues, Eliminated in Unallocated Items and Eliminations

Intersegment revenues, eliminated in Unallocated items and eliminations, are shown in the following table.

Years ended December 31,	2012		2011		2010
Commercial Airplanes		$1,215		$701		$604
Boeing Capital	49		66		92
Total		$1,264		$767		$696

Schedule Of Unallocated Items and Eliminations

Components of Unallocated items and eliminations are shown in the following table.

Years ended December 31,	2012			2011			2010
Share-based plans		($81	)		($83	)		($136	)
Deferred compensation	(75		)	(61		)	(112		)
Pension	(787		)	(269		)	54
Postretirement	(112		)	(248		)	(59		)
Capitalized interest	(70		)	(51		)	(54		)
Eliminations and other	(266		)	(276		)	(428		)
Total		($1,391	)		($988	)		($735	)

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

December 31,	2012		2011
Commercial Airplanes		$41,769		$35,458
Defense, Space & Security:
Boeing Military Aircraft	6,674		7,390
Network & Space Systems	6,589		7,018
Global Services & Support	3,680		3,582
Total Defense, Space & Security	16,943		17,990
Boeing Capital	4,077		4,626
Other segment	1,313		1,112
Unallocated items and eliminations	24,794		20,800
Total		$88,896		$79,986