Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Revenues By Geographic Area

Years ended December 31,	2011		2010		2009
Asia, other than China	$	7,438	$	7,288	$	7,536
China		4,779		3,109		4,888
Europe		9,850		7,872		7,516
Middle East		5,477		3,685		5,338
Oceania		3,067		1,707		1,447
Africa		1,759		956		602
Canada		618		612		493
Latin America, Caribbean and other		1,356		930		963
Total non-U.S. revenues		34,344		26,159		28,783
United States		34,391		38,147		39,498
Total revenues	$	68,735	$	64,306	$	68,281

Schedule Of Research And Development By Segment

Years ended December 31,	2011		2010		2009
Commercial Airplanes	$	2,715	$	2,975	$	5,383
Boeing Defense, Space & Security:
Boeing Military Aircraft		541		589		582
Network & Space Systems		476		417		397
Global Services & Support		121		130		122
Total Boeing Defense, Space & Security		1,138		1,136		1,101
Other segment		65		10		22
Total research and development expense, net	$	3,918	$	4,121	$	6,506

Schedule Of Depreciation And Amortization By Segment

Years ended December 31,	2011		2010		2009
Commercial Airplanes	$	565	$	541	$	495
Boeing Defense, Space & Security:
Boeing Military Aircraft		116		143		145
Network & Space Systems		128		161		169
Global Services & Support		62		63		69
Total Boeing Defense, Space & Security		306		367		383
Boeing Capital Corporation		153		204		210
Other segment		242		233		201
Unallocated items and eliminations		409		401		389
Total	$	1,675	$	1,746	$	1,678

Schedule Of Capital Expenditures By Segment

Years ended December 31,	2011		2010		2009
Commercial Airplanes	$	540	$	341	$	420
Boeing Defense, Space & Security:
Boeing Military Aircraft		122		102		141
Network & Space Systems		101		83		51
Global Services & Support		55		51		75
Total Boeing Defense, Space & Security		278		236		267
Other segment		174		136		113
Unallocated items and eliminations		721		412		386
Total	$	1,713	$	1,125	$	1,186

Schedule Of Intersegment Revenues, Eliminated In Unallocated Items And Eliminations

Years ended December 31,	2011		2010		2009
Commercial Airplanes	$	701	$	604	$	740
Boeing Capital Corporation		66		92		80
Total	$	767	$	696	$	820

Schedule Of Significant Items Not Allocated To Segments

Years ended December 31,	2011			2010			2009
Share-based plans	$	(83	)	$	(136	)	$	(189	)
Deferred compensation		(61	)		(112	)		(158	)
Pension		(269	)		54			110
Postretirement		(248	)		(59	)		(93	)
Capitalized interest		(51	)		(54	)		(53	)
Eliminations and other		(276	)		(428	)		(211	)
Total	$	(988	)	$	(735	)	$	(594	)

Schedule Of Assets By Segment

December 31,	2011		2010
Commercial Airplanes	$	35,458	$	28,341
Boeing Defense, Space & Security:
Boeing Military Aircraft		7,390		6,725
Network & Space Systems		7,028		7,456
Global Services & Support		3,572		3,691
Total Boeing Defense, Space & Security		17,990		17,872
Boeing Capital Corporation		4,638		5,561
Other segment		1,100		779
Unallocated items and eliminations		20,800		16,012
Total	$	79,986	$	68,565

Schedule Of Liabilities By Segment

December 31,	2011		2010
Commercial Airplanes	$	21,757	$	19,663
Boeing Defense, Space & Security:
Boeing Military Aircraft		3,050		4,028
Network & Space Systems		1,101		953
Global Services & Support		1,607		1,579
Total Boeing Defense, Space & Security		5,758		6,560
Boeing Capital Corporation		3,719		3,861
Other segment		969		937
Unallocated items and eliminations		44,175		34,682
Total	$	76,378	$	65,703