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Equity Method Investments - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Extension period (in days)	30 days
Additional conditional sale of equity method investment (percentage)	0.067
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments and grant of related call option					$ 800	$ 0
Call option period (in years)	2 years
MLU B.V. Call Option
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Allocated consideration of call option			$ 230		230		$ 0
Yandex Self Driving Group B.V. and MLU B.V.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments and grant of related call option			800
Liabilities recognized			$ 212		$ 212
Yandex Self Driving Group B.V. and MLU B.V. | Forecast
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments and grant of related call option		$ 200		$ 1,000
MLU B.V.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage sold			0.045
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments and grant of related call option			$ 276
Realized gain on disposal			$ 106
Equity ownership interest			29.00%		29.00%
Derivative liability, exercise price	$ 2,000
Weighted average remaining useful life (in years)					3 years 4 months 24 days
MLU B.V. | MLU B.V. Call Option
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Allocated consideration of call option			$ 230		$ 230

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