Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 16,681	$ 16,998	$ 30,672	$ 32,215
Boeing Capital interest expense	(6)	(9)	(13)	(18)
Total costs and expenses	(14,559)	(14,588)	(28,204)	(28,396)
Gross profit	2,122	2,410	2,468	3,819
(Loss)/income from operating investments, net	17	38	(3)	75
General and administrative expense	(668)	(1,040)	(1,531)	(2,072)
Research and development expense, net	(698)	(497)	(1,331)	(996)
Gain on dispositions, net	1	112	2	114
(Loss)/earnings from operations	774	1,023	(395)	940
Other income, net	253	199	434	389
Interest and debt expense	(650)	(673)	(1,280)	(1,352)
(Loss)/earnings before income taxes	377	549	(1,241)	(23)
Income tax benefit/(expense)	(217)	18	159	29
Net (loss)/earnings	160	567	(1,082)	6
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(33)	(20)	(56)	(44)
Net (loss)/earnings attributable to Boeing Shareholders	$ 193	$ 587	$ (1,026)	$ 50
Basic (loss)/earnings per share	$ 0.32	$ 1.00	$ (1.73)	$ 0.09
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share	$ 0.32	$ 1.00	$ (1.73)	$ 0.09
Weighted average diluted shares (millions)	596.4	590.2	592.8	588.6
Non-Controlling Interest
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ (33)	$ (20)	$ (56)	$ (44)
Product [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	14,009	14,154	25,436	26,672
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(12,284)	(12,263)	(23,696)	(23,895)
Service [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	2,672	2,844	5,236	5,543
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ (2,269)	$ (2,316)	$ (4,495)	$ (4,483)