Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales of products	$ 16,318	$ 16,685
Sales of services	2,575	2,698
Total revenues	18,893	19,383
Cost of products	(13,728)	(13,661)
Cost of services	(2,009)	(2,380)
Boeing Capital interest expense	(19)	(33)
Total costs and expenses	(15,756)	(16,074)
Gross profit	3,137	3,309
Income from operating investments, net	45	46
General and administrative expense	(971)	(955)
Research and development expense, net	(705)	(835)
Gain on dispositions, net	22
Earnings from operations	1,528	1,565
Other income, net	9	12
Interest and debt expense	(99)	(114)
Earnings before income taxes	1,438	1,463
Income tax expense	(332)	(539)
Net earnings from continuing operations	1,106	924
Net loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes of $0 and $1		(1)
Net earnings	$ 1,106	$ 923
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations	$ 1.45	$ 1.23
Net loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes
Basic earnings per share	$ 1.45	$ 1.23
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$ 1.44	$ 1.22
Net loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes
Diluted earnings per share	$ 1.44	$ 1.22
Cash dividends paid per share	$ 0.49	$ 0.44
Weighted average diluted shares (millions)	768.7	759.6