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Commitment and Contingencies - Commitments Specific (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 08, 2022 USD ($) aircraft | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) aircraft item $ / shares shares
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |
Number of purchase commitments entered | item |  | 2
Air logistics services agreement term | 10 years |
Committed contract, minimum annual cost | $ 43 |
Number of dedicated aircrafts | aircraft | 6 |
Number of dedicated aircrafts, of which has started operations | aircraft |  | 2
Sponsor Committed To Purchase Class Ordinary Shares |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |
Common Stock issued (in shares) | shares |  | 5
Common stock, price per shares issued (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 10
Cloud Platform Services |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |
Paid in relation to the contract |  | $ 212
Cloud Platform Services | Fully Paid Off Between October 1, 2021 And September 30, 2026 |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |
Purchase commitment amount |  | 824
Cloud Platform Services II | Fully Paid Off Between September 17, 2021 And September 17, 2024 |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |
Purchase commitment amount |  | 108
Paid in relation to the contract |  | 36
Cloud Platform Services II | Fully Paid Off Between September232022 And September232025 |  |
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |
Purchase commitment amount |  | 200
Paid in relation to the contract |  | $ 14

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