Compensation Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Billions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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| Total stock-based compensation expense | $ 27.1 | $ 22.8 | $ 22.1 |
| Stock-based compensation expense, awards we expect to settle in Alphabet stock | 24.1 | 22.0 | 21.7 |
| Tax benefits on total stock-based compensation expense | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Tax benefit realized related to awards vested or exercised | 8.1 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| Fair value of vested awards | $ 39.7 | $ 33.3 | $ 26.6 |
| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | |||
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| Award vesting period | 4 years | ||
| Shares reserved for future issuance (in shares) | 534 | ||
| Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 188.82 | $ 140.04 | $ 97.59 |
| Unrecognized compensation cost | $ 42.9 | ||
| Period for recognized of unrecognized compensation cost | 2 years 7 months 6 days | ||
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- Definition Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense, Including Liabilities Settled No definition available.
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- Definition Reductions in the entity's income taxes that arise when compensation cost (from non-qualified stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and restricted stock) recognized on the entity's tax return exceeds compensation cost from non-qualified stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock recognized on the income statement. Includes excess tax benefit realized. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of tax benefit for recognition of expense of award under share-based payment arrangement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition 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. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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