Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 19,980	$ 25,146	$ 58,648	$ 72,786
Boeing Capital interest expense	(15)	(18)	(49)	(51)
Total costs and expenses	(16,930)	(21,040)	(53,385)	(59,400)
Gross profit	3,050	4,106	5,263	13,386
Income (Loss) from Investments	(8)	32	(3)	112
General and administrative expense	(1,001)	(1,154)	(2,857)	(3,345)
Research and development expense, net	(778)	(826)	(2,470)	(2,417)
Gain/(loss) on dispositions, net	(4)	69	296	76
Earnings from operations	1,259	2,227	229	7,812
Other income	121	12	334	63
Interest and debt expense	(203)	(106)	(480)	(317)
Earnings before income taxes	1,177	2,133	83	7,558
Income tax benefit/(expense)	(10)	230	291	(522)
Net earnings	$ 1,167	$ 2,363	$ 374	$ 7,036
Basic earnings per share	$ 2.07	$ 4.11	$ 0.66	$ 12.08
Diluted earnings per share	$ 2.05	$ 4.07	$ 0.66	$ 11.95
Weighted average diluted shares (millions)	569.2	580.8	570.4	588.9
Product [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 17,195	$ 22,463	$ 50,514	$ 64,848
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(14,674)	(18,882)	(46,584)	(53,134)
Service [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	2,785	2,683	8,134	7,938
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ (2,241)	$ (2,140)	$ (6,752)	$ (6,215)