Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | |||
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Apr. 30, 2020 |
Oct. 05, 2016
Plaintiff
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Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2020
CNY (¥)
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| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | ||||
| Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount | $ 273 | |||
| Lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware by purported stockholders of Tesla challenging SolarCity Acquisition [Member] | ||||
| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | ||||
| Number of lawsuits filed | Plaintiff | 7 | |||
| Shanghai, China [Member] | ||||
| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | ||||
| Operating lease arrangement, initial term | 50 years | 50 years | ||
| Capital expenditures | ¥ | ¥ 14,080 | |||
| Annual tax revenues to be generated end of 2023 | ¥ | ¥ 2,230 | |||
| Build-to-suit Lease Arrangement [Member] | SUNY Foundation [Member] | ||||
| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | ||||
| Lease arrangement, amount required to spend or incur | $ 5,000 | |||
| Contractual obligation | $ 41 | |||
| Target projects deferred period | 1 year | |||