Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales of products	$ 20,820	$ 19,367
Sales of services	2,562	2,594
Total revenues	23,382	21,961
Cost of products	(16,816)	(16,062)
Cost of services	(1,992)	(1,998)
Boeing Capital interest expense	(16)	(13)
Total costs and expenses	(18,824)	(18,073)
Gross profit	4,558	3,888
Income from operating investments, net	74	81
General and administrative expense	(997)	(929)
Research and development expense, net	(764)	(836)
Gain on dispositions, net	4	2
Earnings from operations	2,875	2,206
Other income, net	66	26
Interest and debt expense	(102)	(87)
Earnings before income taxes	2,839	2,145
Income tax expense	(362)	(566)
Net earnings	2,477	1,579
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 2,476	$ 1,579
Basic earnings per share	$ 4.19	$ 2.57
Diluted earnings per share	4.15	2.54
Cash dividends paid per share	$ 1.71	$ 1.42
Weighted average diluted shares (millions)	597.2	621.2