Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales of products	$ 21,565	$ 20,518	$ 42,385	$ 39,885
Sales of services	2,693	2,533	5,255	5,127
Total revenues	24,258	23,051	47,640	45,012
Cost of products	(17,436)	(16,824)	(34,252)	(32,886)
Cost of services	(2,083)	(1,865)	(4,075)	(3,863)
Boeing Capital interest expense	(17)	(13)	(33)	(26)
Total costs and expenses	(19,536)	(18,702)	(38,360)	(36,775)
Gross profit	4,722	4,349	9,280	8,237
Income from operating investments, net	6	39	80	120
General and administrative expense	(1,194)	(1,043)	(2,191)	(1,972)
Research and development expense, net	(827)	(813)	(1,591)	(1,649)
Gain/(loss) on dispositions, net	3	(2)	7
Earnings from operations	2,710	2,530	5,585	4,736
Other income/(loss), net	(15)	25	51	51
Interest and debt expense	(109)	(93)	(211)	(180)
Earnings before income taxes	2,586	2,462	5,425	4,607
Income tax expense	(390)	(713)	(752)	(1,279)
Net earnings	$ 2,196	$ 1,749	$ 4,673	$ 3,328
Basic earnings per share	$ 3.77	$ 2.91	$ 7.97	$ 5.47
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share	3.77		7.97	5.47
Diluted earnings per share	3.73	2.87	7.88	5.41
Cash dividends paid per share	$ 1.71	$ 1.42	$ 3.42	$ 2.84
Weighted average diluted shares (millions)	588.7	609.6	592.9	615.3