Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 22,917	$ 23,382
Boeing Capital interest expense	(18)	(16)
Total costs and expenses	(18,645)	(18,824)
Gross profit	4,272	4,558
Income (Loss) from Investments	20	74
General and administrative expense	(1,184)	(997)
Research and development expense, net	(866)	(764)
Gain on dispositions, net	108	4
Earnings from operations	2,350	2,875
Other income, net	106	66
Interest and debt expense	(123)	(102)
Earnings before income taxes	2,333	2,839
Income tax expense	(184)	(362)
Net earnings	$ 2,149	$ 2,477
Basic earnings per share	$ 3.79	$ 4.19
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share	3.79	4.19
Diluted earnings per share	3.75	4.15
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share	$ 3.75	$ 4.15
Weighted average diluted shares (millions)	572.4	597.2
Product [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 20,225	$ 20,820
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(16,238)	(16,816)
Service [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	2,692	2,562
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ (2,389)	$ (1,992)