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Customer Financing (Customer Financing Asset Impairment Charges) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Customer Financing [Line Items]      
Impairment charges $ 229us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges $ 96us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges $ 84us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Customer Financing [Member]      
Customer Financing [Line Items]      
Impairment charges 184us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ ba_AssetTypeAxis
= ba_CustomerFinancingMember
81us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ ba_AssetTypeAxis
= ba_CustomerFinancingMember
58us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ ba_AssetTypeAxis
= ba_CustomerFinancingMember
Customer Financing [Member] | Boeing Capital Corporation [Member]      
Customer Financing [Line Items]      
Impairment charges 139us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ ba_AssetTypeAxis
= ba_CustomerFinancingMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ba_BoeingCapitalCorporationMember
67us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ ba_AssetTypeAxis
= ba_CustomerFinancingMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ba_BoeingCapitalCorporationMember
73us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ ba_AssetTypeAxis
= ba_CustomerFinancingMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ba_BoeingCapitalCorporationMember
Customer Financing [Member] | Other Boeing [Member]      
Customer Financing [Line Items]      
Impairment charges $ 45us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ ba_AssetTypeAxis
= ba_CustomerFinancingMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ba_OtherBoeingMember
$ 14us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ ba_AssetTypeAxis
= ba_CustomerFinancingMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ba_OtherBoeingMember
$ (15)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ ba_AssetTypeAxis
= ba_CustomerFinancingMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ba_OtherBoeingMember