Segment and Revenue Information - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 66,517	$ 77,794	$ 66,608
Asia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	11,994	10,013	8,393
Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	8,734	10,520	7,916
Middle East
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	4,635	6,594	5,047
Total non-U.S. revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	30,789	32,387	27,374
United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	36,171	45,380	39,218
Operating Segments | Commercial Airplanes
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	22,861	33,901	26,026
Operating Segments | Commercial Airplanes | B-737-Max | Customer Concessions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	(443)	27	16
Operating Segments | Commercial Airplanes | Total revenues from contracts with customers
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	$ 22,726	$ 33,770	$ 25,909
Operating Segments | Commercial Airplanes | Revenue recognized on fixed-price contracts
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax, percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Operating Segments | Commercial Airplanes | Revenue recognized at a point in time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax, percentage	99.00%	99.00%	99.00%
Operating Segments | Commercial Airplanes | Asia
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	$ 8,060	$ 6,328	$ 4,488
Operating Segments | Commercial Airplanes | Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	3,956	6,172	4,085
Operating Segments | Commercial Airplanes | Middle East
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	2,012	4,311	2,003
Operating Segments | Commercial Airplanes | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	1,815	2,431	3,042
Operating Segments | Commercial Airplanes | Total non-U.S. revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	15,843	19,242	13,618
Operating Segments | Commercial Airplanes | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	7,326	14,501	12,275
Operating Segments | Defense, Space & Security
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 23,918	$ 24,933	$ 23,162
Operating Segments | Defense, Space & Security | Revenue from the U.S. government
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax, percentage	91.00%	91.00%	89.00%
Operating Segments | Defense, Space & Security | Revenue recognized over time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax, percentage	99.00%	99.00%	99.00%
Operating Segments | Defense, Space & Security | Revenue recognized on fixed-price contracts
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax, percentage	54.00%	58.00%	60.00%
Operating Segments | Defense, Space & Security | Total non-U.S. revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	$ 5,329	$ 4,882	$ 6,018
Operating Segments | Defense, Space & Security | United States
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	18,589	20,051	17,144
Operating Segments | Global Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	19,954	19,127	17,611
Operating Segments | Global Services | Commercial
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	11,736	11,020	9,560
Operating Segments | Global Services | Government
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	7,832	7,751	7,681
Operating Segments | Global Services | Total revenues from contracts with customers
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax	$ 19,568	$ 18,771	$ 17,241
Operating Segments | Global Services | Revenue from the U.S. government
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax, percentage	29.00%	30.00%	33.00%
Operating Segments | Global Services | Revenue recognized at a point in time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax, percentage	53.00%	51.00%	50.00%
Operating Segments | Global Services | Revenue recognized on fixed-price contracts
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer, excluding assessed tax, percentage	86.00%	87.00%	88.00%
Intersegment revenues, eliminated on consolidation | Commercial Airplanes
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 135	$ 131	$ 117
Intersegment revenues, eliminated on consolidation | Global Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 386	$ 356	$ 370