Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 17,921	$ 13,991
Total costs and expenses	(15,998)	(13,638)
Gross profit	1,923	353
Loss from operating investments, net	(27)	(20)
General and administrative expense	(1,304)	(863)
Research and development expense, net	(741)	(633)
Gain on dispositions, net		1
Loss from operations	(149)	(1,162)
Other income, net	302	181
Interest and debt expense	(649)	(637)
Loss before income taxes	(496)	(1,618)
Income tax benefit	71	376
Net loss	(425)	(1,242)
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(11)	(23)
Net loss attributable to Boeing Shareholders	$ (414)	$ (1,219)
Basic loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.69)	$ (2.06)
Diluted loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.69)	$ (2.06)
Weighted average diluted shares (millions) (in shares)	602.5	591.7
Sales of products
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 14,914	$ 11,427
Cost of products and services	(13,553)	(11,412)
Sales of services
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenues	3,007	2,564
Cost of products and services	$ (2,445)	$ (2,226)