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Debt - Narrative (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Aug. 11, 2020 USD ($) shares | Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) tranche shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Conversion [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated fair value of the note based on the closing trading price |  |  |  | $ 100 | $ 100 |  |
Benefit from exercise of Note Hedge |  |  |  | 233,000,000 | 224,000,000 | $ 1,379,000,000 |
Net proceeds from unwind of 2022 Note Hedge |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 1,106,000,000 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ (3,000,000) | $ (47,000,000) |
Shares as of December 31, 2021 (in shares) | shares |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Conversion [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement of warrants (in shares) | shares |  |  | 600,000 | 603,000 | 536,000 | 2,285,000 |
2022 Warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Conversion [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 600,000 | 500,000 |  |
Shares as of December 31, 2021 (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Stock Price Trigger Measurement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Conversion [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of days out of 30 that common stock price exceeded conversion price, days | tranche |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |
Number of consecutive trading days in a period | tranche |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger (percent) |  |  |  | 130.00% |  |  |
2030 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Conversion [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual interest rate, notes (in percent) |  | 1.40% |  |  |  |  |
Debt term |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Notes, par value |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |  |
Percentage of principle issued |  | 0.9963 |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate of the liability component (in percent) |  | 1.53% |  |  |  |  |
2022 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Conversion [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual interest rate, notes (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00%
Notes, par value |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 782,500,000
Net amount recorded in equity |  |  |  | 160,000,000 |  |  |
Settlement of principal |  |  |  | 94,000,000 |  |  |
Debt conversion, original debt, amount |  |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt, amount |  |  |  | 88,000,000 |  |  |
Benefit from exercise of Note Hedge |  |  |  | 212,000,000 |  |  |
Conversion option settlement, fair value adjustments |  |  |  | $ 212,000,000 |  |  |
Repurchased face amount | $ 497,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from unwind of 2022 Note Hedge | 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt, amount, equity component | 493,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt, amount, debt component | 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | (39,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt discount and unamortized debt issuance costs | $ 43,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction of aggregate number of call options (in shares) | shares | 3,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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