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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Prepaid taxes | $ 7,130.0 | $ 4,260.0 |
Domestic and Puerto Rican companies contribution | 20.00% | 14.00% | 33.00%
Estimated timing of future cash outflows, after one year | $ 490.7 |  |
Long-term income taxes payable, estimated timing of future cash outflows not possible | 3,570.0 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate | 2,620.0 |  |
Accruals for the payment of interest and penalties | 594.2 | $ 414.9 |
Carryforward |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 1,130.0 |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 1,740.0 |  |
Expiration By 2026 |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 148.8 |  |
Expiration Between 2030 and 2044 |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 53.6 |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 355.7 |  |
Designated Unusable | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 68.0 |  |
Designated Unusable | Foreign Tax Jurisdiction |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 109.4 |  |
Remaining net operating loss, international | 32.4 |  |
Designated Unusable | Domestic Tax Jurisdiction |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Remaining net operating loss, domestic | 481.0 |  |
Designated Unusable | State and Local Jurisdiction |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 754.8 |  |
Deferred tax assets related to state net operating losses | 282.6 |  |
Expiration By 2029 |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 5.8 |  |
No Expiration |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 861.5 |  |

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