Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	1 Months Ended
Feb. 26, 2025 lawsuit	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) claim
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Purchase commitments		$ 94,000,000
Number of new lawsuits filed \| lawsuit	2
Number of pending claims \| claim		0
Severance payment percent, scenario one		100.00%
Severance payment percent, scenario two		200.00%
Severance payment percent, scenario three		200.00%
EMEA 2 Joint Venture \| VIE Joint Ventures
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		20.00%
EMEA 2 Joint Venture \| EMEA 2 Joint Venture Credit Facility \| VIE Joint Ventures
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		$ 1,100,000,000
Percentage guarantee on debt payments		0.20
Maximum guarantee under credit facility arrangement		$ 235,000,000
Maximum future payments under debt guarantees		41,000,000
AMER 1 Joint Venture \| AMER1 Joint Venture credit \| VIE Joint Ventures
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Maximum future payments under debt guarantees		11,000,000
Indemnification Agreement
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Liabilities under guarantor agreements		0
Indemnification Agreement Two
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Liabilities under guarantor agreements		0
Indemnification Agreement Three
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Liabilities under guarantor agreements		0
Service Level Credits Agreement
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Liabilities under guarantor agreements		0
Capital Expenditures
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Purchase commitments		6,700,000,000
Miscellaneous Purchase Commitments
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Purchase commitments		$ 2,000,000,000.0

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