Schedule Of Intersegment Revenues (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment Revenues	$ 23,784	$ 22,130	$ 66,294	$ 62,838
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment Revenues	674	194	1,237	774
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Commercial Airplanes [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment Revenues	671	189	1,223	752
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Boeing Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment Revenues	$ 3	$ 5	$ 14	$ 22

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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