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Fair value measurement of assets and liabilities - Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Amortized Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Reported Value Measurement | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	$ 7,873	$ 7,757
Reported Value Measurement | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	10,827	10,628
Reported Value Measurement | Accounts payable and accrued expenses | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	1,597	1,393
Reported Value Measurement | Funds payable to customers | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	3,253	3,454
Reported Value Measurement | Amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	554	488
Reported Value Measurement | Salaries and social security payable | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	396	349
Reported Value Measurement | Loans payable and other financial liabilities | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	4,832	4,758
Reported Value Measurement | Other liabilities | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	195	186
Reported Value Measurement | Cash and cash equivalents | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	1,275	1,290
Reported Value Measurement | Restricted cash and cash equivalents | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	860	943
Reported Value Measurement | Investments | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	588	439
Reported Value Measurement | Accounts receivables, net | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	132	130
Reported Value Measurement | Credit Cards | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	2,799	2,946
Reported Value Measurement | Loans receivable, net | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	1,908	1,736
Reported Value Measurement | Other Assets | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	311	273
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	7,919	7,782
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	11,530	10,867
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Accounts payable and accrued expenses | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	1,597	1,393
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Funds payable to customers | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	3,253	3,454
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Amounts payable due to credit and debit card transactions | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	554	488
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Salaries and social security payable | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	396	349
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Loans payable and other financial liabilities | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	5,535	4,997
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Other liabilities | Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	195	186
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Cash and cash equivalents | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	1,275	1,290
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Restricted cash and cash equivalents | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	860	943
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Investments | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	588	439
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Accounts receivables, net | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	132	130
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Credit Cards | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	2,799	2,946
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Loans receivable, net | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	1,954	1,761
Estimate Of Fair Value Measurement | Other Assets | Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	$ 311	$ 273

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