Customer Financing (Customer Financing Asset Impairment Charges) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Customer Financing [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 90	$ 167	$ 229
Customer Financing [Member]
Customer Financing [Line Items]
Impairment charges	66	162	184
Customer Financing [Member] | Boeing Capital Corporation [Member]
Customer Financing [Line Items]
Impairment charges	45	162	139
Customer Financing [Member] | Other Boeing [Member]
Customer Financing [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 21		$ 45