Commitments & Contingencies - Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
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May 30, 2022
USD ($)
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Apr. 05, 2022
defendant
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Jun. 08, 2021
USD ($)
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Apr. 30, 2022
USD ($)
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Feb. 28, 2021
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
claim
country
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| CISGIL v. IBM UK | ||||||
| Loss Contingencies | ||||||
| Amount of award against IBM | $ 20 | |||||
| Additional damages sought, value | $ 89 | |||||
| BMC v. IBM | ||||||
| Loss Contingencies | ||||||
| Direct damages awarded and appealed, value | $ 718 | |||||
| Punitive damages awarded and appealed, value | $ 718 | |||||
| Putative Securities Class Action | ||||||
| Loss Contingencies | ||||||
| Claims asserted by the company after investigation | claim | 0 | |||||
| Number of current executives named as defendants | defendant | 2 | |||||
| Number of former executives named as defendants | defendant | 2 | |||||
| Brazil Tax Matters | ||||||
| Loss Contingencies | ||||||
| Damages sought, value | $ 400 | |||||
| Minimum | ||||||
| Loss Contingencies | ||||||
| Clients' presence in number of countries | country | 175 | |||||
| Minimum | IBM v. GF | ||||||
| Loss Contingencies | ||||||
| Damages sought, value | $ 1,500 | |||||