The gross amounts of accounts receivable and customer financing as of the balance sheet date, excluding reserves and allowances.

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The aggregate sum of financing receivables from investments in sales-type/finance leases, notes and operating lease equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation, before the allowance for losses on the receivables.

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Amounts due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph a, b

-Article 5

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 825

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 21

-Subparagraph (a)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 275

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 20

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 275

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 18

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Significant Group Concentrations Of Risk (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified				12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Credit Rating, Non Investment Grade [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Workforce Subject To Collective Bargaining Arrangements [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements Expiring within One Year [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Commercial Aircraft Customers [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 U S Government Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 U S Government Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 American Airlines [Member] Customer Financing [Member] Credit Rating, Non Investment Grade [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 United Continental Airlines [Member] Customer Financing [Member] Credit Rating, Non Investment Grade [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Hawaiian Airlines [Member] Customer Financing [Member] Credit Rating, Non Investment Grade [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Gross accounts receivable and gross customer financing	$ 10,670					$ 4,870
Accounts Receivable, Gross, Current						924	3,604	2,788
Gross customer financing	$ 4,020	$ 4,480	$ 2,720			$ 3,946
Concentration Risk, Percentage				38.00%	1.00%				11.00%	9.00%	8.00%