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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) customer | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) customer | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets, intangible assets and goodwill located in the foreign operations |  | $ 1,817,000,000 | $ 1,439,000,000 |
Provision for doubtful accounts |  | 1,073,000,000 | 435,000,000 | $ 133,000,000
Credit loss recognized on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Recognized material credit loss on short and long-term investments |  | $ 0 | 0 | 0
Loans receivable write off, threshold period past due |  | 360 days |  |
Charges Utilized/ Currency translation adjustments/ Write-offs and other adjustments |  |  |  | 27,000,000
Amortized period, years |  | 3 years |  |
Capitalized software costs |  | $ 202,000,000 | 188,000,000 |
Goodwill, impairment loss |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of digital assets |  | 12,000,000 | 9,000,000 | 0
Aggregate gain included in net revenues arising from financing transactions net of costs recognized on sale of credit card receivables |  | 1,054,000,000 | 575,000,000 | 453,000,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts, loan receivables and chargebacks |  | 25,000,000 | 39,000,000 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | 1,112,000,000 |  |
Unused agreed loan commitment |  | 8,000,000 |  |
Deferred revenue |  | 44,000,000 | 34,000,000 |
Cost of net revenues |  | 790,000,000 | 569,000,000 | 325,000,000
Advertising costs |  | 593,000,000 | 531,000,000 | 356,000,000
Comprehensive income |  | 533,000,000 | 36,000,000 | $ (62,000,000)
Customer crypto assets safeguarding assets | $ 4,000,000 | 15,000,000 | $ 0 |
SFP amount |  | 206,000,000 |  |
SFP amount utilized |  | 169,000,000 |  |
Increase Carrying Value Of 2028 Notes | Accounting Standards Update 2020-06 |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, expected change | 123,000,000 |  |  |
Decrease Deferred Tax Liability Of 2028 Notes | Accounting Standards Update 2020-06 |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, expected change | 26,000,000 |  |  |
Decrease In APIC | Accounting Standards Update 2020-06 |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, expected change | 131,000,000 |  |  |
Increase In Retained Earnings | Accounting Standards Update 2020-06 |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Change in accounting principle, accounting standards update, expected change | $ 34,000,000 |  |  |
Bitcoin |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Customer crypto assets safeguarding assets |  | 6,000,000 |  |
Ether |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Customer crypto assets safeguarding assets |  | 5,000,000 |  |
Other Crypto Assets |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Customer crypto assets safeguarding assets |  | 4,000,000 |  |
Cryptocurrencies |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment of digital assets |  | $ 21,000,000 |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Merchant credit, repayment period |  | 24 months |  |
Amortized period, years |  | 12 years |  |
Maximum | Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Measurement input |  | 21.00% |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Merchant credit, repayment period |  | 7 days |  |
Amortized period, years |  | 3 years |  |
Minimum | Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Measurement input |  | 12.10% |  |
Weighted Average | Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Measurement input |  | 15.00% |  |
Revenue Benchmark |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of customers across risk threshold | customer |  | 0 | 0 |
Revenue Benchmark | Maximum |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage, benchmark |  | 5.00% | 5.00% |
Accounts receivables, net |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of customers across risk threshold | customer |  | 0 | 0 |
Accounts receivables, net | Maximum |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Concentration risk percentage, benchmark |  | 5.00% | 5.00% |
Argentina |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Annual inflation rate |  | 0.948 | 0.509 | 0.361
Foreign exchange rate |  | 177.16 | 102.72 | 84.15
Annual depreciation of local currency |  | 0.725 | 0.221 | 0.405
Blue Chip Swap Rate |  | 0.942 |  |

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