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Business Combinations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions							12 Months Ended
	Aug. 20, 2021	Jun. 15, 2021	Jan. 08, 2021	Jul. 01, 2020	Feb. 07, 2020	Feb. 06, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill							$ 777	$ 241	$ 157
Total unrecognized tax benefit							$ 124	$ 81	37	$ 28
Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life (in years)							5 years	5 years
Swarm64 AS
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 32
Goodwill	20
Swarm64 AS \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived intangibles	$ 14
Weighted average useful life (in years)	5 years
LightStep Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses		$ 512
Goodwill		413
Net intangible assets		8
Deferred tax liabilities		6
LightStep Inc. \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived intangibles		$ 85
Weighted average useful life (in years)		5 years
LightStep Inc. \| Customer related and brand assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived intangibles		$ 11
Element AI Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses			$ 228
Goodwill			81
Net intangible assets			16
Total unrecognized tax benefit			43
Element AI Inc. \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived intangibles			$ 85
Weighted average useful life (in years)			5 years
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses							$ 34
Sweagle NV
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses				$ 25
Finite-Lived intangibles				8
Goodwill				19
Deferred tax liabilities				2
Sweagle NV \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived intangibles				$ 7
Rupert Labs, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses					$ 33
Goodwill					15
Deferred tax liabilities					5
Rupert Labs, Inc. \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived intangibles					$ 22
Loom Systems Ltd.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses						$ 58
Goodwill						40
Deferred tax liabilities						4
Loom Systems Ltd. \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-Lived intangibles						$ 17
2019 Business Combination
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses									$ 8