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Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | $ 35,623 | $ 33,418
Liabilities: |  |
Cash | 4,900 | 3,900
Short-term restricted cash | 26 | 88
Time deposits | 1,500 | 1,600
Carrying value of non-marketable equity securities which do not have readily determinable fair value | 829 | 789
Cash and cash equivalents |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 13,257 | 13,222
Cash, time deposits and funds receivable |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 18,300 | 16,600
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 853 | 867
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 17,296 | 16,771
Derivatives | 171 | 42
Total financial assets | 29,305 | 29,631
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives | 276 | 410
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Cash and cash equivalents |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 299 | 1,770
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | U.S. government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 8,015 | 7,933
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Foreign government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 4,205 | 4,296
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 3,701 | 2,135
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 443 |
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Municipal securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 633 | 637
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 0 | 0
Derivatives | 0 | 0
Total financial assets | 2,050 | 2,443
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Cash and cash equivalents |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Foreign government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 0 |
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Municipal securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 853 | 867
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 17,296 | 16,771
Derivatives | 171 | 42
Total financial assets | 27,255 | 27,188
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives | 276 | 410
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Cash and cash equivalents |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 299 | 1,770
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 8,015 | 7,933
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 4,205 | 4,296
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 3,701 | 2,135
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 443 |
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Municipal securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Funds receivable and customer accounts | 633 | 637
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 5,861 | 6,689
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | U.S. government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 1,340 | 1,510
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Foreign government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 952 | 277
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 3,422 | 4,902
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 147 |
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Foreign government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 0 |
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 5,861 | 6,689
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 1,340 | 1,510
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 952 | 277
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 3,422 | 4,902
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Short term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 147 |
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 5,124 | 5,262
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | U.S. government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments |  | 28
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Foreign government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 1,504 | 1,304
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 1,405 | 1,259
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 165 | 228
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Marketable equity securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 2,050 | 2,443
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 2,050 | 2,443
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments |  | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Foreign government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Marketable equity securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 2,050 | 2,443
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 3,074 | 2,819
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments |  | 28
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign government and agency securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 1,504 | 1,304
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 1,405 | 1,259
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | 165 | 228
Fair value, measurements, recurring basis | Long-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Marketable equity securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Investments | $ 0 | $ 0

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