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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, percent | 21.80% |  | 14.90% | 22.70% | 20.40%
Discrete tax (benefit) expense | $ (43) | $ (21) | $ (107) | $ (43) |
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, remeasurement of unrecognized tax benefit, amount |  |  | 73 |  |
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, intellectual property, amount |  |  | 87 |  |
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation | 2 |  | $ 1 | 7 | $ 11
Effective tax rate | 67 |  |  | 67 |
Foreign Tax Jurisdiction |  |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Discrete tax (benefit) expense | $ 16 |  |  | $ 16 |

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