Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended						0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2011 Five-Year Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 364-Day Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Boeing Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Other Boeing Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Boeing Debt [Member] 7.95% Due August 15, 2024 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Boeing Capital Corporation [Member]	Aug. 01, 2011 Boeing Capital Corporation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Boeing Capital Corporation [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Boeing Capital Corporation [Member] Five-Year Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Boeing Capital Corporation [Member] 364-Day Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Aug. 01, 2011 Boeing Capital Corporation [Member] Interest Rate Of 2.125% Due August 15, 2016	Aug. 01, 2011 Boeing Capital Corporation [Member] Interest Rate Of 2.90% Due August 15, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt interest incurred, including amounts capitalized	$ 683,000,000	$ 729,000,000	$ 610,000,000
Interest payments	626,000,000	670,000,000	502,000,000
Available amount under credit facility	4,600,000,000			2,300,000,000	2,300,000,000								750,000,000	750,000,000
Maturity date of credit line agreements				November 2016	November 2012
Debt instrument, face amount									300,000,000		750,000,000				500,000,000	250,000,000
Debt interest rate									7.95%						2.125%	2.90%
Net proceeds after deducting the discount, underwriting fees and issuance costs	745,000,000
Debt maturity date									Aug. 15, 2024						Aug. 15, 2016	Aug. 15, 2018
Collateralizing debt	12,371,000,000	12,421,000,000				361,000,000	8,971,000,000	8,975,000,000		3,400,000,000		3,446,000,000
Assets and underlying equipment used for collateralizing debt	$ 592,000,000