Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 11,807	$ 15,751	$ 28,715	$ 38,668
Boeing Capital interest expense	(11)	(16)	(23)	(34)
Total costs and expenses	(12,978)	(17,810)	(29,746)	(36,455)
Gross profit	(1,171)	(2,059)	(1,031)	2,213
(Loss)/income from operating investments, net	(45)	(15)	(47)	5
General and administrative expense	(1,161)	(672)	(2,034)	(1,856)
Research and development expense, net	(625)	(826)	(1,297)	(1,692)
Gain on dispositions, net	38	192	92	300
Loss from operations	(2,964)	(3,380)	(4,317)	(1,030)
Other income, net	94	107	206	213
Interest and debt expense	(553)	(154)	(815)	(277)
Loss before income taxes	(3,423)	(3,427)	(4,926)	(1,094)
Income tax benefit	1,028	485	1,890	301
Net loss	(2,395)	(2,942)	(3,036)	(793)
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(19)		(32)
Net loss attributable to Boeing Shareholders	$ (2,376)	$ (2,942)	$ (3,004)	$ (793)
Basic loss per share	$ (4.20)	$ (5.21)	$ (5.31)	$ (1.40)
Diluted loss per share	$ (4.20)	$ (5.21)	$ (5.31)	$ (1.40)
Weighted average diluted shares (millions)	566.4	565.3	566.1	566.6
Product [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 9,063	$ 13,094	$ 23,254	$ 33,319
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	(10,378)	(15,672)	(25,091)	(31,910)
Service [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	2,744	2,657	5,461	5,349
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ (2,589)	$ (2,122)	$ (4,632)	$ (4,511)