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Commitments and Contingencies (Detail)						1 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	29 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Detail)	Jan. 08, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 02, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2024 USD ($) shares	Jul. 22, 2022 Plaintiff	Jun. 16, 2022 shareholder	Sep. 06, 2018 Plaintiff	Feb. 11, 2019 Plaintiff	Mar. 08, 2021 Plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Capital expenditures										$ 14,080,000,000.00
Damages sought (in shares) \| shares			29,402,900
Damages sought			$ 1,120,115.5
Disinterested voting shares in favor, percentage			72.00%
Loss contingency, damages awarded, value		$ 345,000,000
Loss contingency number of purported stockholder class actions filed \| Plaintiff						9
Number of lawsuits filed \| Plaintiff							2	7
Number of Tesla stockholders \| shareholder					2
Number of consolidated actions \| Plaintiff				2
Letters of credit outstanding, amount									$ 448,000,000
Subsequent Event
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages awarded, value	$ 176,000,000
CHINA
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating lease arrangement, initial term									50 years
Annual tax revenues to be generated end of 2023										$ 2,230,000,000
Research Foundation
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating lease arrangement, initial term									10 years
Build To Suit Lease Arrangement \| Research Foundation
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease arrangement, amount obligated to spend or incur									$ 5,000,000,000.00