Schedule Of Intersegment Revenues (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment revenues	$ 22,130	$ 20,008	$ 62,838	$ 59,396
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment revenues	194	291	774	662
Commercial Airplanes [Member] \| Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment revenues	189	280	752	624
Boeing Capital [Member] \| Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment revenues	$ 5	$ 11	$ 22	$ 38

Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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