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Long-term Debt and Finance Leases - Schedule of Long-term Debt and Finance Leases (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Jan. 31, 2024 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares | Aug. 23, 2021 | Dec. 02, 2020 | May 24, 2019 | Dec. 07, 2017 | Aug. 02, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 10,940 | $ 8,100 |  |  |  |  |
Finance leases |  | $ 19 | $ 11 |  |  |  |  |
Finance Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Total long-term debt and finance leases | Total long-term debt and finance leases |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations |  | $ 10,959 | $ 8,111 |  |  |  |  |
Less current maturities |  | (620) | (63) |  |  |  |  |
Less debt issuance costs |  | (60) | (70) |  |  |  |  |
Discounts |  | (146) | (2) |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt and finance leases |  | 10,133 | 7,976 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total discounts |  | $ (146) | (2) |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 6.625% |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax-exempt bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 466 | 466 |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 8,220 | 8,100 |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Senior Notes, due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 375 | 375 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 6.625% |  |  |  |  |  | 6.625%
Recourse Debt | Senior Notes, due 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 821 | 821 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 5.75% |  |  |  |  | 5.75% |
Recourse Debt | Senior Notes, due 2029 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 733 | 733 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 5.25% |  |  |  | 5.25% |  |
Recourse Debt | Senior Notes, due 2029 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 500 | 500 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 3.375% |  |  | 3.375% |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Senior Notes, due 2031 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 1,030 | 1,030 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 3.625% |  |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Senior Notes, due 2032 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 480 | 1,100 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 3.875% |  | 3.875% |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2048 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 575 | 575 |  |  |  |  |
Discounts |  | $ (12) | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion price per common share (in usd per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 41.83 | $ 43.46 |  |  |  |  |
Conversion ratio |  | 0.0239079 | 0.0230116 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total discounts |  | $ (12) | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2048 | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion price per common share (in usd per share) | $ / shares | $ 41.53 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion ratio | 0.0240763 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Senior Secured First Lien Notes, due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 600 | 600 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 3.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Senior Secured First Lien Notes, due 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 500 | 500 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Senior Secured First Lien Notes, due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 900 | 900 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 2.45% |  |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Senior Secured First Lien Notes, due 2029 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 500 | 500 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 4.45% |  |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Senior Secured First Lien Notes, due 2033 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 740 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Tax-exempt bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 466 | 466 |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Tax-exempt bonds | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Tax-exempt bonds | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 4.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Recourse Debt | Senior Secured First Lien Notes, due 2024, 2025, 2027, 2029 and 2033 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discounts |  | $ (10) | (2) |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total discounts |  | (10) | (2) |  |  |  |  |
Non Recourse Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 2,720 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Non Recourse Debt | Vivint 5.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 800 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Discounts |  | $ (103) | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 5.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total discounts |  | $ (103) | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Non Recourse Debt | Vivint 6.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 600 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 6.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Non Recourse Debt | Vivint Senior Secured Notes due 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 1,320 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Discounts |  | (21) | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total discounts |  | $ (21) | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Non Recourse Debt | Vivint Senior Secured Notes due 2028 | SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  | 3.51% |  |  |  |  |  |

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