Income Taxes (Components Of Deferred Tax Liabilities (Assets)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
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| Depreciation and amortization | $ 46,952 | $ 44,896 |
| Licenses and nonamortizable intangibles | 13,930 | 17,355 |
| Employee benefits | (5,279) | (5,143) |
| Deferred fulfillment costs | 2,691 | 3,050 |
| Net operating loss and other carryforwards | (7,355) | (7,301) |
| Other – net | 4,562 | 1,536 |
| Subtotal | 55,501 | 54,393 |
| Deferred tax assets valuation allowance | 4,773 | 4,941 |
| Net deferred tax liabilities | 60,274 | 59,334 |
| Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities | 60,472 | 59,502 |
| Less: Noncurrent deferred tax assets | $ (198) | $ (168) |
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- Definition The sum of the tax effects as of the balance sheet date of the amounts of all future tax obligations, net of tax benefits, arising from temporary differences between tax basis and U.S. GAAP (book) basis recognition of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, which will result in taxable amounts in one or more future periods. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount as of the balance sheet date of the estimated future tax effects attributable to the difference between the tax basis of customer fulfillment cost and the basis of customer fulfillment cost assets computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount as of the balance sheet date of the estimated future tax effects attributable to the difference between the tax basis of depreciable and amortizable assets and the basis of depreciable and amortizable assets computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. No definition available.
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- Definition The cumulative amount of the estimated future tax effects attributable to the difference between the tax basis of tax-deductible indefinitely-lived intangible assets and the basis of those intangibles computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The difference in basis will increase future taxable income when such difference reverses. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, with jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences with jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from compensation and benefits costs. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- References No definition available.
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