Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Convertible Note Receivable

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations, Consideration, Fully-Diluted Capitalization, Percent

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Option to Acquire Additional Interest, After Two Years, Period

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The cash outflow from the repayment of a long-term debt instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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-Subparagraph (b)
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The number of positions eliminated during the period as a result of restructuring activities.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent Event $ in Millions	May 07, 2020 USD ($)	May 06, 2020 employee	Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of full-time employees terminated \| employee		3,700
The Careem Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayment of convertible debt			$ 891
Neutron Holdings, Inc. dba Lime \| JUMP Divestiture
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percent of fully-diluted capitalization received (in percent)	16.00%
Convertible note receivable issued	$ 85
Period to purchase addtional interest from other significant stockholders	2 years