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Balance Sheet Components - Schedule of Credit Card Receivables and Other Means of Payments, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Balance Sheet Components [Abstract] |  |
Credit card receivables and other means of payments | $ 2,957 | $ 1,870
Allowance for chargebacks | (11) | (14)
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 0 | (17)
Credit card receivables and other means of payments, net | $ 2,946 | $ 1,839

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- Definition Amount due from customers for fees and charges arising from transactions related to the entity's brokerage activities and operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 940 -SubTopic 310 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2176284 + Details
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