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	Jul. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) City	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 21, 2020 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets				$ 30,090		$ 31,761
Liabilities				17,772		$ 16,578
Return of capital from equity method investee				$ (91)	$ 0
Event Center Office Partners, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership interest				45.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Note received							$ 35
Voting capital (in percent)							9.99%
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Zomato
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Maximum exposure to loss				$ 200
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| Event Center Office Partners, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Payments to acquire variable interest entity			$ 136
Ownership interest			45.00%			45.00%
Limited guarantee						$ 50
Zomato
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of cities \| City				10
Preferred Class A \| ATG Investment
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sale of stock, percentage of ownership after transaction				13.90%
Preferred Class A \| Softbank, Toyota, and DENSO \| ATG Investment
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sale of stock, percentage of ownership after transaction	13.80%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets				$ 1,600		1,200
Liabilities				$ 184		$ 159
Sale of stock, percentage of ownership before transaction		100.00%
Not Discontinued Operations \| Uber Eats India
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment value							$ 171
Note received							$ 35
Voting capital (in percent)							9.99%
Not Discontinued Operations \| Uber Eats India \| Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment value							$ 171