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BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS - Schedule of Credit Card Receivables and Other Means of Payments, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Credit card receivables and other means of payments | $ 3,653 | $ 2,957
Allowance for chargebacks | (17) | (11)
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (4) | 0
Credit card receivables and other means of payments, net | $ 3,632 | $ 2,946

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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 -Topic 940 -SubTopic 310 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//940-310/tableOfContent + Details
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