Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales of products	$ 83,204	$ 84,399	$ 85,255
Sales of services	10,188	10,172	10,859
Total revenues	93,392	94,571	96,114
Cost of products	(68,365)	(72,713)	(73,446)
Cost of services	(7,631)	(8,018)	(8,578)
Boeing Capital interest expense	(70)	(59)	(64)
Total costs and expenses	(76,066)	(80,790)	(82,088)
Gross profit	17,326	13,781	14,026
Income (Loss) from Investments	204	303	274
Income from operating investments, net	233	303	274
General and administrative expense	(4,094)	(3,616)	(3,525)
Research and development expense, net	(3,179)	(4,627)	(3,331)
Gain/(loss) on dispositions, net	21	(7)	(1)
Earnings from operations	10,278	5,834	7,443
Other income/(loss), net	129	40	(13)
Interest and debt expense	(360)	(306)	(275)
Earnings before income taxes	10,047	5,568	7,155
Income tax expense	(1,850)	(673)	(1,979)
Net earnings	$ 8,197	$ 4,895	$ 5,176
Basic earnings per share	$ 13.60	$ 7.70	$ 7.52
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share	$ 13.43	$ 7.61	$ 7.44