Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 16,908	$ 22,917
Boeing Capital interest expense	(12)	(18)
Total costs and expenses	(16,768)	(18,645)
Gross profit	140	4,272
(Loss)/income from operating investments, net	(2)	20
General and administrative expense	(873)	(1,184)
Research and development expense, net	(672)	(866)
Gain on dispositions, net	54	108
(Loss)/earnings from operations	(1,353)	2,350
Other income, net	112	106
Interest and debt expense	(262)	(123)
(Loss)/earnings before income taxes	(1,503)	2,333
Income tax benefit/(expense)	862	(184)
Net (loss)/earnings	(641)	2,149
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(13)
Net (loss)/earnings attributable to Boeing Shareholders	$ (628)	$ 2,149
Basic (loss)/earnings per share	$ (1.11)	$ 3.79
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share	$ (1.11)	$ 3.75
Weighted average diluted shares (millions)	565.9	572.4
Product [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 14,191	$ 20,225
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(14,713)	(16,238)
Service [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	2,717	2,692
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ (2,043)	$ (2,389)