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Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities [Line Items]

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), classified as current.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities - Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 16,601	$ 17,576	$ 19,079
Marketable securities	31,397	44,378
Total cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities	47,998	61,954
U.S. government securities
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
Marketable securities	10,901	20,921
U.S. government agency securities
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
Marketable securities	5,927	11,698
Corporate debt securities
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
Marketable securities	14,569	11,759
Cash
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
Cash and cash equivalents	7,308	6,488
Money market funds
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
Cash and cash equivalents	8,850	9,755
U.S. government securities
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
Cash and cash equivalents	25	1,016
Certificates of deposit and time deposits
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
Cash and cash equivalents	250	305
Corporate debt securities
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
Cash and cash equivalents	60	12
U.S. government agency securities
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 108	$ 0