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Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Aug. 06, 2025 | Mar. 06, 2025 | Feb. 21, 2025 | Oct. 29, 2024 | Jul. 01, 2024 | Feb. 13, 2024 | Jul. 01, 2028 | Jul. 03, 2027 | Sep. 27, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
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Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,776 | $ 3,526
Silvus Technologies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price | $ 4,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired | 4,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated earnout consideration | 38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 3,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired | 1,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired liabilities | 387 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | 438 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible assets | 51 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Silvus Technologies | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnout consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 450 | $ 150 |  |
Silvus Technologies | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnout consideration | 600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Theatro |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired |  | $ 174 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 117 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  | 48 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share value |  | $ 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  | $ 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RapidDeploy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired |  |  | $ 240 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 138 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  | 117 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired liabilities |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share value |  |  | $ 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service period |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3tc Software |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired |  |  |  | $ 23 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired liabilities |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share value |  |  |  | $ 4 |  |  |  |  |  |
Service period |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |
Noggin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 92 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  |  |
Acquired liabilities |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |
Share value |  |  |  |  | $ 19 |  |  |  |  |
Service period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Vehicle Location And Management Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 132 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  |  |
Share value |  |  |  |  | $ 3 |  |  |  |  |
Service period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 5 |  |  |  |  |
Silent Sentinel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  |
Acquired liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Trade Names | Silvus Technologies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets | $ 135 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade Names | Theatro |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  | $ 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade Names | RapidDeploy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  | $ 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  | 9 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade Names | Noggin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  |  |  | $ 1 |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Trade Names | Vehicle Location And Management Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  | 9 years |  |  |  |  |
Trade Names | Silent Sentinel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1 |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |
Customer-related | Silvus Technologies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets | $ 790 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer-related | Theatro |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  | $ 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  | 19 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer-related | RapidDeploy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  | $ 36 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  | 19 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer-related | Noggin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  |  |  | $ 7 |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Customer-related | Vehicle Location And Management Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  |  |  | $ 51 |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  | 18 years |  |  |  |  |
Customer-related | Silent Sentinel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10 |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 14 years |  |  |  |
Developed technology | Silvus Technologies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets | $ 910 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life | 8 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Developed technology | Theatro |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  | $ 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  | 11 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Developed technology | RapidDeploy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  | $ 75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  | 18 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Developed technology | 3tc Software |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Developed technology | Noggin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  |  |  | $ 45 |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  | 13 years |  |  |  |  |
Developed technology | Vehicle Location And Management Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  |  |  | $ 3 |  |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |  |
Developed technology | Silent Sentinel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |  |
Useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |

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