Segment Information (Schedule Of Intersegment Revenues, Eliminated In Unallocated Items And Eliminations) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment revenues	$ 231	$ 197	$ 371	$ 402
Commercial Airplanes [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment revenues	216	179	344	368
Boeing Capital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Intersegment revenues	$ 15	$ 18	$ 27	$ 34

Amount of revenue from transactions with other operating segments of the same entity.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 131

-Paragraph 27

-Subparagraph b

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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.

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