Summary Of Business Segment Data Summary of Business Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Entity's Reportable Segments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information, By Segment

(Dollars in millions)	Nine months ended September 30						Three months ended September 30
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Revenues:
Commercial Airplanes		$34,966			$25,476			$12,186			$9,515
Defense, Space & Security:
Boeing Military Aircraft	12,227			10,998			3,789			3,964
Network & Space Systems	5,672			6,693			1,990			2,269
Global Services & Support	6,365			5,814			2,060			1,967
Total Defense, Space & Security	24,264			23,505			7,839			8,200
Boeing Capital	325			416			101			126
Other segment	93			107			27			33
Unallocated items and eliminations	(252		)	(324		)	(145		)	(147		)
Total revenues		$59,396			$49,180			$20,008			$17,727
Earnings from operations:
Commercial Airplanes		$3,445			$2,514			$1,153			$1,085
Defense, Space & Security:
Boeing Military Aircraft	1,245			1,152			445			397
Network & Space Systems	360			511			161			178
Global Services & Support	712			630			221			249
Total Defense, Space & Security	2,317			2,293			827			824
Boeing Capital	102			133			33			19
Other segment	(203		)	11			(74		)	92
Unallocated items and eliminations	(979		)	(704		)	(375		)	(306		)
Earnings from operations	4,682			4,247			1,564			1,714
Other income, net	39			76			17			49
Interest and debt expense	(346		)	(374		)	(115		)	(121		)
Earnings before income taxes	4,375			3,949			1,466			1,642
Income tax expense	(1,450		)	(1,325		)	(432		)	(548		)
Net earnings from continuing operations	2,925			2,624			1,034			1,094
Net (loss)/gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes of $2, $0, $1 and ($2)	(3		)	1			(2		)	4
Net earnings		$2,922			$2,625			$1,032			$1,098
Research and development expense, net:
Commercial Airplanes		$1,638			$2,191			$534			$633
Defense, Space & Security:
Boeing Military Aircraft	455			369			166			119
Network & Space Systems	335			327			116			110
Global Services & Support	78			77			24			21
Total Defense, Space & Security	868			773			306			250
Other	39			41			13			18
Total research and development expense, net		$2,545			$3,005			$853			$901