Customer Financing (Customer Financing Asset Impairment Charges) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Customer Financing [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 167	$ 229	$ 96
Customer Financing [Member]
Customer Financing [Line Items]
Impairment charges	162	184	81
Customer Financing [Member] | Boeing Capital Corporation [Member]
Customer Financing [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 162	139	67
Customer Financing [Member] | Other Boeing [Member]
Customer Financing [Line Items]
Impairment charges		$ 45	$ 14