Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 15,751	$ 24,258	$ 38,668	$ 47,640
Boeing Capital interest expense	(16)	(17)	(34)	(33)
Total costs and expenses	(17,810)	(19,536)	(36,455)	(38,360)
Gross profit	(2,059)	4,722	2,213	9,280
Income (Loss) from Investments	(15)	6	5	80
General and administrative expense	(672)	(1,194)	(1,856)	(2,191)
Research and development expense, net	(826)	(827)	(1,692)	(1,591)
Gain on dispositions, net	192	3	300	7
(Loss)/earnings from operations	(3,380)	2,710	(1,030)	5,585
Other income/(loss), net	107	(15)	213	51
Interest and debt expense	(154)	(109)	(277)	(211)
(Loss)/earnings before income taxes	(3,427)	2,586	(1,094)	5,425
Income tax benefit/(expense)	485	(390)	301	(752)
Net (loss)/earnings	$ (2,942)	$ 2,196	$ (793)	$ 4,673
Basic (loss)/earnings per share	$ (5.21)	$ 3.77	$ (1.40)	$ 7.97
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share	(5.21)		(1.40)	7.97
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share	(5.21)	3.73	(1.40)	7.88
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share	$ (5.21)	$ 3.73	$ (1.40)	$ 7.88
Weighted average diluted shares (millions)	565.3	588.7	566.6	592.9
Product [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 13,094	$ 21,565	$ 33,319	$ 42,385
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(15,672)	(17,436)	(31,910)	(34,252)
Service [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	2,657	2,693	5,349	5,255
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ (2,122)	$ (2,083)	$ (4,511)	$ (4,075)