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Balance Sheet Components - Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Allowance for Chargebacks (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Allowance for chargebacks
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 11	$ 14	$ 18	$ 11
Charged/credited to Net income / loss	13	24	54
Charges Utilized/ Currency translation adjustments and other adjustments	(16)	(28)	(47)
Balance at end of year	11	14	18
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	0	17	24	$ 0
Charged/credited to Net income / loss	(2)	(3)	36
Charges Utilized/ Currency translation adjustments and other adjustments	(15)	(4)	(12)
Balance at end of year	$ 0	$ 17	$ 24

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Amount of increase (decrease) in valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves from adjustment.

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-Publisher FASB
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Amount of valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves.

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Amount of increase in valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves from charge to cost and expense.

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