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Investments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2026
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Investments On the Consolidated Balance Sheet | Investments on the consolidated balance sheets consisted of the following:
|  | March 31, 2026 |  | December 31, 2025
|  | (in millions)
Available-for-sale securities |  | $ | 313 |  |  | $ | 319 |
Held-to-maturity securities 1 |  | — |  |  | 13 |
Total investments |  | $ | 313 |  |  | $ | 332 |
1 Held-to-maturity securities represent investments in time deposits that mature within one year. The cost of these securities approximates fair value.
Maturity Distribution Based on Contractual Terms of Investment Securities | The maturity distribution based on the contractual terms of the Company’s available-for-sale investment securities at March 31, 2026 was as follows:
|  | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value
|  | (in millions)
Due within 1 year |  | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | 103 |
Due after 1 year through 5 years |  | 211 |  |  | 210 |
Total |  | $ | 314 |  |  | $ | 313 |
Schedule of Equity Investments | The following table is a summary of the activity related to the Company’s equity investments:
|  | Balance at December 31, 2025 |  | Purchases |  | Sales |  | Changes in Fair Value 1 |  | Other 2 |  | Balance at March 31, 2026
|  | (in millions)
Marketable securities |  | $ | 203 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (45) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 158 |
Nonmarketable securities |  | 1,502 |  |  | 48 |  |  | (1) |  |  | (21) |  |  | (9) |  |  | 1,519 |
Total equity investments |  | $ | 1,705 |  |  | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | (66) |  |  | $ | (9) |  |  | $ | 1,677 |
1 Recorded in gains (losses) on equity investments, net on the consolidated statements of operations. 2 Primarily translational impact of currency.
Nonmarketable securities | The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s Nonmarketable securities:
|  | March 31, 2026 |  | December 31, 2025
|  | (in millions)
Measurement alternative |  | $ | 1,246 |  |  | $ | 1,242 |
Equity method |  | 273 |  |  | 260 |
Total Nonmarketable securities |  | $ | 1,519 |  |  | $ | 1,502 |
Carrying Value of Measurement Alternative Investments | The following table summarizes the total carrying value of the Company’s Measurement alternative investments, including cumulative unrealized gains and losses through March 31, 2026:
|  | (in millions)
Initial cost basis |  | $ | 973 |
Cumulative adjustments 1: |  |
Upward adjustments |  | 516 |
Downward adjustments (including impairment) |  | (243) |
Carrying amount, end of period |  | $ | 1,246 |
1 Includes immaterial translational impact of currency.
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in the Carrying Value of Measurement Alternative Investments | The following table summarizes the unrealized gains and losses included in the carrying value of the Company’s Measurement alternative investments and Marketable securities:
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|  |  |  |  |  | 2026 |  | 2025
|  |  |  |  |  | (in millions)
Measurement alternative investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Upward adjustments |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |
Downward adjustments (including impairment) |  |  |  |  |  | (30) |  |  | (3) |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains (losses), net |  |  |  |  |  | (45) |  |  | (32) |

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