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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]      
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD $ 82,312 $ 73,890 $ 54,253
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income 77,670 59,248 30,425
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and capitalized content costs, operating lease assets, and other 65,756 52,795 48,663
Stock-based compensation 19,467 22,011 24,023
Non-operating expense (income), net (14,880) 2,012 (748)
Deferred income taxes 11,470 (4,648) (5,876)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Inventories (3,002) (1,884) 1,449
Accounts receivable, net and other (7,333) (3,249) (8,348)
Other assets (15,632) (14,483) (12,265)
Accounts payable 11,231 2,972 5,473
Accrued expenses and other (5,019) (2,904) (2,428)
Unearned revenue (214) 4,007 4,578
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 139,514 115,877 84,946
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:      
Purchases of property and equipment (131,819) (82,999) (52,729)
Proceeds from property and equipment sales and incentives 3,499 5,341 4,596
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, non-marketable investments, and other, net (3,841) (7,082) (5,839)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities 44,386 16,403 5,627
Purchases of marketable securities (54,770) (26,005) (1,488)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (142,545) (94,342) (49,833)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Proceeds from short-term debt, and other 9,320 5,142 18,129
Repayments of short-term debt, and other (8,426) (5,060) (25,677)
Proceeds from long-term debt 15,673 0 0
Repayments of long-term debt (5,021) (9,182) (3,676)
Principal repayments of finance leases (1,557) (2,043) (4,384)
Principal repayments of financing obligations (328) (669) (271)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 9,661 (11,812) (15,879)
Foreign currency effect on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 1,164 (1,301) 403
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 7,794 8,422 19,637
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD $ 90,106 $ 82,312 $ 73,890