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Inventories - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Inventories - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Early Issue Sales Consideration
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory subject to uncertainty	$ 6,245		$ 5,837
Airplane Program 737
Inventory [Line Items]
Amount of deferred costs related to commercial aircraft programs	11,001		9,679
Unamortized tooling and other non-recurring costs	867		909
Deferred production, unamortized tooling and other nonrecurring costs to be recovered from firm orders at the balance sheet date	11,831
Deferred production, unamortized tooling and other nonrecurring costs to be recovered from future orders	37
Airplane Program 777x
Inventory [Line Items]
Amount of deferred costs related to commercial aircraft programs	1,072		0
Unamortized tooling and other non-recurring costs	4,318		4,122
Inventory, work in process	4,883		3,476
Airplane Program 787
Inventory [Line Items]
Amount of deferred costs related to commercial aircraft programs	13,320		13,178
Unamortized tooling and other non-recurring costs	1,310		1,370
Deferred production, unamortized tooling and other nonrecurring costs to be recovered from firm orders at the balance sheet date	12,248
Deferred production, unamortized tooling and other nonrecurring costs to be recovered from future orders	2,382
Supplier advances	1,277		$ 1,379
Abnormal production costs	$ 30	$ 157

Production costs incurred while production is suspended and a portion of production costs incurred while we gradually increase production rates to a normal level. These abnormal costs will be expensed as incurred and will not be included in program inventory.

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