Investments - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Payments to acquire investments	$ 9,265	$ 8,797
Proceeds from investments	16,256	7,750
Time Deposits
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Payments to acquire investments	9,085	8,635
Proceeds from investments	$ 16,100	$ 7,585
United Launch Alliance (ULA) \| Boeing Company
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Investment, membership interest ownership percentage	0.50
United Launch Alliance (ULA) \| Lockheed Martin Corporation (Lockheed)
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Investment, membership interest ownership percentage	0.50

Investment, Membership Interest Ownership Percentage

No definition available.

Name:	ba_InvestmentMembershipInterestOwnershipPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	ba_
Data Type:	xbrli:pureItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the purchase of all investments (debt, security, other) during the period.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-13

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The cash inflow associated with the sale, maturity and collection of all investments such as debt, security and so forth during the period.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-12

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 220
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-04(2)(a))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477250/944-220-S99-1

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_ScheduleOfInvestmentIncomeReportedAmountsByCategoryLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis=ba_TimeDepositsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis=ba_UnitedLaunchAllianceULAMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	srt_CounterpartyNameAxis=ba_BoeingCompanyMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	srt_CounterpartyNameAxis=ba_LockheedMartinCorporationLockheedMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: