Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales of products	$ 19,754	$ 17,415	$ 55,310	$ 51,441
Sales of services	2,376	2,593	7,528	7,955
Total revenues	22,130	20,008	62,838	59,396
Cost of products	(16,865)	(14,683)	(47,030)	(43,103)
Cost of services	(1,791)	(2,089)	(5,795)	(6,431)
Boeing Capital interest expense	(18)	(27)	(55)	(85)
Total costs and expenses	(18,674)	(16,799)	(52,880)	(49,619)
Gross profit	3,456	3,209	9,958	9,777
Income from operating investments, net	59	120	147	211
General and administrative expense	(956)	(916)	(2,856)	(2,774)
Research and development expense, net	(755)	(853)	(2,223)	(2,545)
Gain/(loss) on dispositions, net	(1)	(1)	21	(3)
Earnings from operations	1,803	1,559	5,047	4,666
Other income, net	19	17	41	39
Interest and debt expense	(95)	(110)	(290)	(330)
Earnings before income taxes	1,727	1,466	4,798	4,375
Income tax expense	(567)	(432)	(1,445)	(1,450)
Net earnings from continuing operations	1,160	1,034	3,353	2,925
Net loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes of $0, $1, $0 and $2	(2)	(2)	(1)	(3)
Net earnings	$ 1,158	$ 1,032	$ 3,352	$ 2,922
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$ 1.53	$ 1.36	$ 4.40	$ 3.86
Net loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes
Basic earnings per share	$ 1.53	$ 1.36	$ 4.40	$ 3.86
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$ 1.51	$ 1.35	$ 4.36	$ 3.84
Net loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes
Diluted earnings per share	$ 1.51	$ 1.35	$ 4.36	$ 3.84
Cash dividends paid per share	$ 0.485	$ 0.44	$ 1.455	$ 1.32
Weighted average diluted shares (millions)	769.1	765.2	769.8	762.3