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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment (Details)	Dec. 31, 2025	Jan. 29, 2025
Servers and network assets
Summary of Accounting Policies
Useful life of property and equipment		5 years 6 months
Servers and network assets | Minimum
Summary of Accounting Policies
Useful life of property and equipment	5 years
Servers and network assets | Maximum
Summary of Accounting Policies
Useful life of property and equipment	5 years 6 months
Buildings | Minimum
Summary of Accounting Policies
Useful life of property and equipment	25 years
Buildings | Maximum
Summary of Accounting Policies
Useful life of property and equipment	30 years
Equipment and other | Minimum
Summary of Accounting Policies
Useful life of property and equipment	1 year
Equipment and other | Maximum
Summary of Accounting Policies
Useful life of property and equipment	25 years
Finance lease right-of-use assets | Minimum
Summary of Accounting Policies
Useful life of property and equipment	5 years
Finance lease right-of-use assets | Maximum
Summary of Accounting Policies
Useful life of property and equipment	20 years

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7A
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-7A

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