Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 25,146	$ 24,223	$ 72,786	$ 69,235
Boeing Capital interest expense	(18)	(27)	(51)	(53)
Total costs and expenses	(21,040)	(19,956)	(59,400)	(56,731)
Gross profit	4,106	4,267	13,386	12,504
Income from operating investments, net	32	49	112	169
General and administrative expense	(1,154)	(918)	(3,345)	(2,890)
Research and development expense, net	(826)	(768)	(2,417)	(2,417)
Gain on dispositions, net	69		76
Earnings from operations	2,227	2,630	7,812	7,366
Other income, net	12	40	63	91
Interest and debt expense	(106)	(87)	(317)	(267)
Earnings before income taxes	2,133	2,583	7,558	7,190
Income tax (expense)/benefit	230	(773)	(522)	(2,052)
Net earnings	$ 2,363	$ 1,810	$ 7,036	$ 5,138
Basic earnings per share	$ 4.11	$ 3.03	$ 12.08	$ 8.49
Diluted earnings per share	4.07	2.99	11.95	8.39
Cash dividends paid per share	$ 1.71	$ 1.42	$ 5.13	$ 4.26
Weighted average diluted shares (millions)	580.8	606.3	588.9	612.8
Product [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 22,463	$ 21,782	$ 64,848	$ 61,667
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(18,882)	(18,050)	(53,134)	(50,936)
Service [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	2,683	2,441	7,938	7,568
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ (2,140)	$ (1,879)	$ (6,215)	$ (5,742)