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Loss Contingency, Number Of Indictments

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Loss Contingency, Value-Added-Tax Percentage

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 15, 2019 plaintiff	Mar. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 11, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2018 plaintiff	May 31, 2017 indictment	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 lawsuit	May 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 06, 2017 TWD ($)	Jan. 05, 2017 TWD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Loss contingency accrual						$ 1,500			$ 1,100
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Taiwan, maximum fine per offense										$ 25,000,000	$ 150,000
HMRC
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Value-added-tax percentage						20.00%
O'Conner, et al., v. Uber Technologies, Inc. and Yucesoy v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff				2
O'Conner, et al., v. Uber Technologies, Inc. and Yucesoy v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al. \| Settled Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement amount awarded to other party			$ 20
Independant Contractor Misclassification Claims \| Settled Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated settlement cost						$ 149
Independant Contractor Misclassification Claims \| Settled Litigation \| Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated settlement cost								$ 149
Independant Contractor Misclassification Claims \| Settled Litigation \| Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated settlement cost								$ 170
Google v. Levandowski
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement amount awarded to other party		$ 127
Estimated settlement cost						$ 64
Joint and Several Liability
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement amount awarded to other party		$ 1
Copenhagen Criminal Prosecution
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of indictments \| indictment					4
Malden Transportion v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff	6
Number of lawsuits \| lawsuit							7