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Commitments and Contingencies (Detail) |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 29 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 08, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 02, 2024 USD ($) | Jan. 30, 2024 USD ($) shares | Jul. 22, 2022 Plaintiff | Jun. 16, 2022 shareholder | Sep. 06, 2018 Plaintiff | Feb. 11, 2019 Plaintiff | Mar. 08, 2021 Plaintiff | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,080,000,000.00
Damages sought (in shares) | shares |  |  | 29,402,900 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages sought |  |  | $ 1,120,115.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disinterested voting shares in favor, percentage |  |  | 72.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages awarded, value |  | $ 345,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency number of purported stockholder class actions filed | Plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits filed | Plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 7 |  |
Number of Tesla stockholders | shareholder |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Number of consolidated actions | Plaintiff |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding, amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 448,000,000 |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, damages awarded, value | $ 176,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CHINA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement, initial term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50 years |
Annual tax revenues to be generated end of 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,230,000,000
Research Foundation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease arrangement, initial term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |
Build To Suit Lease Arrangement | Research Foundation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease arrangement, amount obligated to spend or incur |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000,000.00 |

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