Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales of products	$ 85,255	$ 80,688	$ 76,792
Sales of services	10,859	10,074	9,831
Total revenues	96,114	90,762	86,623
Cost of products	(73,446)	(68,551)	(65,640)
Cost of services	(8,578)	(8,132)	(7,553)
Boeing Capital interest expense	(64)	(69)	(75)
Total costs and expenses	(82,088)	(76,752)	(73,268)
Gross profit	14,026	14,010	13,355
Income from operating investments, net	274	287	214
General and administrative expense	(3,525)	(3,767)	(3,956)
Research and development expense, net	(3,331)	(3,047)	(3,071)
(Loss)/gain on dispositions, net	(1)	(10)	20
Earnings from operations	7,443	7,473	6,562
Other (loss)/income, net	(13)	(3)	56
Interest and debt expense	(275)	(333)	(386)
Earnings before income taxes	7,155	7,137	6,232
Income tax expense	(1,979)	(1,691)	(1,646)
Net earnings from continuing operations	$ 5,176	$ 5,446	4,586
Net loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes of $0, $0, $0			(1)
Net earnings	$ 5,176	$ 5,446	$ 4,585
Basic earnings per share	$ 7.52	$ 7.47	$ 6.03
Diluted earnings per share	$ 7.44	$ 7.38	$ 5.96