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Commitments and Contingencies (Detail) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 29 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 03, 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 27, 2023 USD ($) | Jul. 22, 2022 Plaintiff | Jun. 16, 2022 shareholder | Apr. 13, 2022 USD ($) | Oct. 04, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 06, 2018 Plaintiff | Feb. 11, 2019 Plaintiff | Mar. 08, 2021 Plaintiff | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 CNY (¥) | Nov. 15, 2021 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency number of purported stockholder class actions filed | Plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed | Plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 7 |  |  |
Number of consolidated actions | Plaintiff |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
Number of pending resolutions | Plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |
Litigation relating to alleged race discrimination |  | $ 3,175 |  |  |  | $ 136,900 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total damages awarded relating to alleged race discrimination | $ 3,175 |  |  |  | $ 15,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Tesla stockholders | shareholder |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding, amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 525,000 |  |
Shanghai, China |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement, initial term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50 years | 50 years |
Capital expenditures | ¥ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 14,080 |
Annual tax revenues to be generated end of 2023 | ¥ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 2,230 |
SUNY Foundation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement, initial term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years | 10 years |
SUNY Foundation | Build-to-suit Lease Arrangement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease arrangement, amount obligated to spend or incur |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |
Contractual obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41,000 |  |
JPMorgan Chase Bank (JP Morgan) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional shares claim value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 162,000

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