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Business Combinations - Estimated Fair Values of Aggregate Assets and Liabilities Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value Of Assets And Liabilities Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash paid | $ 934 |  |
Common stock issued | 0 | $ 18 | $ 15
Other payable | 27 |  |
Recorded earn-out payable | 73 | $ 67 | $ 73
Total consideration | 1,034 |  |
Maximum potential earn-out payable | 187 |  |
Allocation of purchase price: |  |  |
Cash and equivalents | 10 |  |
Fiduciary cash | 34 |  |
Fiduciary receivables | 15 |  |
Other current assets | 34 |  |
Goodwill | 707 |  |
Purchased customer accounts and other intangibles | 399 |  |
Other assets | 20 |  |
Total assets acquired | 1,219 |  |
Fiduciary liabilities | (62) |  |
Other current liabilities | (18) |  |
Deferred income tax, net | (87) |  |
Other long-term liabilities | (12) |  |
Total liabilities assumed | (179) |  |
Acquired non-controlling interest | (6) |  |
Net assets acquired | 1,034 |  |
The Canopy Group | Retail |  |  |
Fair Value Of Assets And Liabilities Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash paid | 51 |  |
Other payable | 0 |  |
Recorded earn-out payable | 11 |  |
Total consideration | 62 |  |
Maximum potential earn-out payable | 74 |  |
Allocation of purchase price: |  |  |
Cash and equivalents | 0 |  |
Fiduciary cash | 0 |  |
Fiduciary receivables | 0 |  |
Other current assets | 0 |  |
Goodwill | 39 |  |
Purchased customer accounts and other intangibles | 23 |  |
Other assets | 0 |  |
Total assets acquired | 62 |  |
Fiduciary liabilities | 0 |  |
Other current liabilities | 0 |  |
Deferred income tax, net | 0 |  |
Other long-term liabilities | 0 |  |
Total liabilities assumed | 0 |  |
Acquired non-controlling interest | 0 |  |
Net assets acquired | 62 |  |
Quintes Holding B.V | Retail |  |  |
Fair Value Of Assets And Liabilities Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash paid | 695 |  |
Other payable | 0 |  |
Recorded earn-out payable | 0 |  |
Total consideration | 695 |  |
Maximum potential earn-out payable | 0 |  |
Allocation of purchase price: |  |  |
Cash and equivalents | 0 |  |
Fiduciary cash | 11 |  |
Fiduciary receivables | 10 |  |
Other current assets | 25 |  |
Goodwill | 468 |  |
Purchased customer accounts and other intangibles | 302 |  |
Other assets | 17 |  |
Total assets acquired | 833 |  |
Fiduciary liabilities | (34) |  |
Other current liabilities | (15) |  |
Deferred income tax, net | (78) |  |
Other long-term liabilities | (11) |  |
Total liabilities assumed | (138) |  |
Acquired non-controlling interest | 0 |  |
Net assets acquired | 695 |  |
Other Acquisitions | Various |  |  |
Fair Value Of Assets And Liabilities Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash paid | 188 |  |
Other payable | 27 |  |
Recorded earn-out payable | 62 |  |
Total consideration | 277 |  |
Maximum potential earn-out payable | 113 |  |
Allocation of purchase price: |  |  |
Cash and equivalents | 10 |  |
Fiduciary cash | 23 |  |
Fiduciary receivables | 5 |  |
Other current assets | 9 |  |
Goodwill | 200 |  |
Purchased customer accounts and other intangibles | 74 |  |
Other assets | 3 |  |
Total assets acquired | 324 |  |
Fiduciary liabilities | (28) |  |
Other current liabilities | (3) |  |
Deferred income tax, net | (9) |  |
Other long-term liabilities | (1) |  |
Total liabilities assumed | (41) |  |
Acquired non-controlling interest | (6) |  |
Net assets acquired | $ 277 |  |

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