Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 19,243	$ 17,599
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	7	4
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings	(11)	(12)
Ending balance	20,115	17,831
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(636)	(606)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	7	(4)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings	0	0
Ending balance	(629)	(610)
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for- sale securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		3
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		2
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings		(1)
Ending balance		4
Unrealized gain (loss) on forward contracts
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	11	25
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	0	6
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings	(11)	(11)
Ending balance	0	20
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(625)	(578)
Ending balance	$ (629)	$ (586)

Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.

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