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Non-Controlling Interests (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 11, 2021	Oct. 06, 2020	Aug. 31, 2022	Nov. 30, 2021	Aug. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2021	Jul. 06, 2020
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Non-controlling interests represented by subsidiaries’ preferred units and preferred stock									$ 1,600	$ 1,600		$ 1,300
CS Mexico
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Ownership interest	100.00%
Freight Holding
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in non-controlling interest									74.00%	74.00%		74.00%
Diluted ownership percentage in non-controlling interest									72.00%	72.00%		73.00%
Shares reserved (in shares)												85.1
Shares available for grant and issuance (in shares)									273.8	273.8		39.4
2022 Freight Holding Plan
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Shares reserved (in shares)									356.7	356.7
Cornershop Global LLC
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in non-controlling interest														55.00%
Derecognized carrying value of redeemable non-controlling interests					$ 1,300
2020 Freight Series A Investor \| Freight Holding
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Liquidation preference, multiplier										150.00%
Preferred shared, compounding dividend (in percent)										6.00%
Freight Series A-1 Investors \| Freight Holding
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Liquidation preference, multiplier				100.00%
Preferred shared, compounding dividend (in percent)				6.00%
Freight Holding \| 2020 Freight Series A Investor \| Private Placement
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Stock issued during period (in shares)			124.7				124.7
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		$ 250					$ 500
Option to purchase additional shares per tranche after initial closing			$ 250
Freight Holding \| 2020 Freight Series A Investor \| Freight Holding \| Private Placement
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
One-time adjustment to redemption value									$ 286	$ 286
Freight Holding \| Freight Series A-1 Investors \| Private Placement
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock				$ 550
The Public Investment Fund \| Freight Holding
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership after sale of stock						4.00%
ATG Investment \| Apparate
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock											$ 1,000
ATG Investment \| Apparate \| Toyota
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock											400
ATG Investment \| Apparate \| Softbank
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock											333
ATG Investment \| Apparate \| DENSO
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock											$ 267
ATG Investment \| Preferred Class A \| Apparate
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Stock issued during period (in shares)											1.0
Preferred stock units issued (in dollars per share)											$ 1,000
Annual rate percentage								4.50%
Apparate USA LLC
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Derecognition of ATG Business' non-controlling interests													$ 1,100
Apparate USA LLC \| Toyota Motor North America, Inc. and DENSO International America, Inc.
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Non-redeemable non-controlling interests													701
Apparate USA LLC \| Softbank
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Redeemable non-controlling interests													$ 356
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Noncontrolling Interests [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership before sale of stock											100.00%