Business Segment Data (Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Assets	$ 74,163	$ 68,565
Commercial Airplanes [Member]
Assets	33,819	28,341
Boeing Military Aircraft [Member]
Assets	8,029	6,725
Network & Space Systems [Member]
Assets	7,302	7,456
Global Services & Support [Member]
Assets	3,748	3,691
Total Boeing Defense, Space & Security [Member]
Assets	19,079	17,872
Other Segment [Member]
Assets	918	779
Unallocated Items And Eliminations [Member]
Assets	15,400	16,012
Boeing Capital Corporation [Member]
Assets	$ 4,947	$ 5,561

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 7

-Section 03

-Paragraph 12

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

-Section S99

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Publisher FASB

-Paragraph 1

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts (CON)

-Number 6

-Paragraph 25

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 18

-Article 5

Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.18)

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