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Revenue - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue excluding vehicle solutions revenue |  | $ 3,166 | $ 3,099 |  | $ 2,768 | $ 2,584 |  |
Revenue | $ 3,813 |  |  | $ 2,944 |  |  | $ 10,078 | $ 8,296
United States and Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,407 |  |  | 1,734 |  |  | 6,269 | 4,724
Latin America (LATAM) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 527 |  |  | 515 |  |  | 1,394 | 1,580
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 534 |  |  | 431 |  |  | 1,527 | 1,233
Asia Pacific (APAC) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 345 |  |  | 264 |  |  | 888 | 759
Total Rides revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue excluding vehicle solutions revenue | 2,895 | 2,376 | 2,418 | 2,425 | 2,351 | 2,261 | 7,689 | 7,037
Rides revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue excluding vehicle solutions revenue | 2,866 |  |  | 2,371 |  |  | 7,590 | 6,842
Vehicle Solutions revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vehicle Solutions revenue, under ASC 840 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 119
Vehicle Solutions revenue, under ASC 842 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |
Other revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue excluding vehicle solutions revenue | 26 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 83 | 76
Eats revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue excluding vehicle solutions revenue | 645 | 595 | 536 | 394 | 346 | 283 | 1,776 | 1,023
Freight revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue excluding vehicle solutions revenue | 218 | 167 | 127 | 122 | 69 | 40 | 512 | 231
Other Bets revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue excluding vehicle solutions revenue | 38 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 5
ATG and Other Technology Programs collaboration revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue excluding vehicle solutions revenue | $ 17 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 17 | $ 0

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