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SEGMENTS - Consolidated Net Revenues by Similar Products and Services (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2024
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | $ 6,790 | $ 5,073 | $ 12,725 | $ 9,406
U.S. |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 10 | 10 | 20 | 13
Commerce |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 3,839 | 2,970 | 7,142 | 5,466
Commerce | Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 3,028 | 2,502 | 5,729 | 4,630
Commerce | Product Sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 811 | 468 | 1,413 | 836
Fintech |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 2,951 | 2,103 | 5,583 | 3,940
Fintech | Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 1,610 | 1,215 | 3,083 | 2,272
Fintech | Product Sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 15 | 13 | 28 | 23
Fintech | Credit revenues |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 1,326 | 875 | 2,472 | 1,645
Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 6,790 | 5,073 | 12,725 | 9,406
Operating Segments | Brazil |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 3,473 | 2,786 | 6,555 | 5,357
Operating Segments | Brazil | Commerce |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 2,123 | 1,701 | 3,996 | 3,264
Operating Segments | Brazil | Commerce | Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 1,616 | 1,411 | 3,087 | 2,724
Operating Segments | Brazil | Commerce | Product Sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 507 | 290 | 909 | 540
Operating Segments | Brazil | Fintech |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 1,350 | 1,085 | 2,559 | 2,093
Operating Segments | Brazil | Fintech | Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 645 | 609 | 1,251 | 1,196
Operating Segments | Brazil | Fintech | Product Sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12
Operating Segments | Brazil | Fintech | Credit revenues |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 698 | 469 | 1,294 | 885
Operating Segments | Mexico |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 1,506 | 1,201 | 2,728 | 2,172
Operating Segments | Mexico | Commerce |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 992 | 799 | 1,770 | 1,412
Operating Segments | Mexico | Commerce | Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 803 | 686 | 1,470 | 1,217
Operating Segments | Mexico | Commerce | Product Sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 189 | 113 | 300 | 195
Operating Segments | Mexico | Fintech |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 514 | 402 | 958 | 760
Operating Segments | Mexico | Fintech | Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 200 | 138 | 366 | 261
Operating Segments | Mexico | Fintech | Product Sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7
Operating Segments | Mexico | Fintech | Credit revenues |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 308 | 260 | 582 | 492
Operating Segments | Argentina |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 1,527 | 863 | 2,909 | 1,478
Operating Segments | Argentina | Commerce |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 520 | 307 | 994 | 507
Operating Segments | Argentina | Commerce | Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 440 | 261 | 846 | 437
Operating Segments | Argentina | Commerce | Product Sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 80 | 46 | 148 | 70
Operating Segments | Argentina | Fintech |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 1,007 | 556 | 1,915 | 971
Operating Segments | Argentina | Fintech | Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 688 | 412 | 1,322 | 707
Operating Segments | Argentina | Fintech | Product Sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
Operating Segments | Argentina | Fintech | Credit revenues |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 318 | 143 | 591 | 262
Operating Segments | Other Countries |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 284 | 223 | 533 | 399
Operating Segments | Other Countries | Commerce |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 204 | 163 | 382 | 283
Operating Segments | Other Countries | Commerce | Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 169 | 144 | 326 | 252
Operating Segments | Other Countries | Commerce | Product Sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 35 | 19 | 56 | 31
Operating Segments | Other Countries | Fintech |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 80 | 60 | 151 | 116
Operating Segments | Other Countries | Fintech | Services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 77 | 56 | 144 | 108
Operating Segments | Other Countries | Fintech | Product Sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
Operating Segments | Other Countries | Fintech | Credit revenues |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net revenues and financial income | $ 2 | $ 3 | $ 5 | $ 6

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