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Annual tax revenues to be generated end of five year.

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Number of consolidated actions.

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Number Of Tesla Stockholders

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Detail) $ in Thousands, ¥ in Millions							1 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	29 Months Ended
	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