Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales of products	$ 84,399	$ 85,255	$ 80,688
Sales of services	10,172	10,859	10,074
Total revenues	94,571	96,114	90,762
Cost of products	(72,713)	(73,446)	(68,551)
Cost of services	(8,018)	(8,578)	(8,132)
Boeing Capital interest expense	(59)	(64)	(69)
Total costs and expenses	(80,790)	(82,088)	(76,752)
Gross profit	13,781	14,026	14,010
Income from operating investments, net	303	274	287
General and administrative expense	(3,616)	(3,525)	(3,767)
Research and development expense, net	(4,627)	(3,331)	(3,047)
Loss on dispositions, net	(7)	(1)	(10)
Earnings from operations	5,834	7,443	7,473
Other income/(loss), net	40	(13)	(3)
Interest and debt expense	(306)	(275)	(333)
Earnings before income taxes	5,568	7,155	7,137
Income tax expense	(673)	(1,979)	(1,691)
Net earnings	$ 4,895	$ 5,176	$ 5,446
Basic earnings per share	$ 7.70	$ 7.52	$ 7.47
Diluted earnings per share	$ 7.61	$ 7.44	$ 7.38