Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales of products	$ 21,378	$ 19,754	$ 58,920	$ 55,310
Sales of services	2,406	2,376	7,374	7,528
Total revenues	23,784	22,130	66,294	62,838
Cost of products	(18,091)	(16,865)	(50,023)	(47,030)
Cost of services	(1,966)	(1,791)	(5,965)	(5,795)
Boeing Capital interest expense	(18)	(18)	(53)	(55)
Total costs and expenses	(20,075)	(18,674)	(56,041)	(52,880)
Gross profit	3,709	3,456	10,253	9,958
Income from operating investments, net	92	59	212	147
General and administrative expense	(932)	(956)	(2,727)	(2,856)
Research and development expense, net	(750)	(755)	(2,292)	(2,223)
Gain/(loss) on dispositions, net		(1)	2	21
Earnings from operations	2,119	1,803	5,448	5,047
Other income/(loss), net	(9)	19	11	41
Interest and debt expense	(79)	(95)	(252)	(290)
Earnings before income taxes	2,031	1,727	5,207	4,798
Income tax expense	(669)	(567)	(1,227)	(1,445)
Net earnings from continuing operations	1,362	1,160	3,980	3,353
Net loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes of $0, $0, $0 and $0		(2)		(1)
Net earnings	$ 1,362	$ 1,158	$ 3,980	$ 3,352
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$ 1.88	$ 1.53	$ 5.43	$ 4.40
Net loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes
Basic earnings per share	$ 1.88	$ 1.53	$ 5.43	$ 4.40
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$ 1.86	$ 1.51	$ 5.36	$ 4.36
Net loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes
Diluted earnings per share	$ 1.86	$ 1.51	$ 5.36	$ 4.36
Cash dividends paid per share	$ 0.73	$ 0.485	$ 2.19	$ 1.455
Weighted average diluted shares (millions)	731.9	769.1	742.3	769.8