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Earnings Per Share (Schedule Of Weighted-Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Used To Compute Earnings Per Share) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]                      
Net earnings $ 1,466us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 1,362us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 1,653us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 965us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 1,233us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 1,158us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 1,088us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 1,106us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 5,446us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 4,585us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 3,900us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Undistributed Earnings (Loss) Allocated to Participating Securities, Basic                 6us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic 7us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic 8us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic
Net earnings available to common shareholders                 $ 5,440ba_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasicAndDiluted $ 4,578ba_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasicAndDiluted $ 3,892ba_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasicAndDiluted
Basic weighted average shares outstanding                 728.9us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted 760.8us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted 758.0us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted
Participating securities                 1.3us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToParticipatingNonvestedSharesWithNonForfeitableDividendRights 1.9us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToParticipatingNonvestedSharesWithNonForfeitableDividendRights 2.3us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToParticipatingNonvestedSharesWithNonForfeitableDividendRights
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding                 727.6us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 758.9us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 755.7us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Basic weighted average shares outstanding                 728.9us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted 760.8us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted 758.0us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted
Dilutive potential common shares                 9.1us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment 8.7us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment 5.8us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment
Dilutive weighted average shares outstanding                 738.0ba_DilutedWeightedAverageSharesOutstanding 769.5ba_DilutedWeightedAverageSharesOutstanding 763.8ba_DilutedWeightedAverageSharesOutstanding
Participating securities                 1.3us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToParticipatingNonvestedSharesWithNonForfeitableDividendRights 1.9us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToParticipatingNonvestedSharesWithNonForfeitableDividendRights 2.3us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToParticipatingNonvestedSharesWithNonForfeitableDividendRights
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding                 736.7us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 767.6us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 761.5us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Net earnings per share, Basic $ 2.05us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 1.88us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 2.26us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 1.30us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 1.63us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 1.53us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 1.43us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 1.45us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 7.47us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 6.03us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 5.15us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Net earnings per share, Diluted $ 2.02us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 1.86us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 2.24us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 1.28us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 1.61us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 1.51us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 1.41us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 1.44us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 7.38us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 5.96us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 5.11us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted