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Reorganization and Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023 segment | Feb. 28, 2023 business_unit | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2023 segment | Mar. 31, 2023 segment | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) segment | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reporting units | business_unit |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of operating segments | segment | 2 |  |  | 2 | 1 |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment | 2 |  |  | 2 | 1 |  | 2 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 218,968 | $ 207,880
Twilio Communications | Segment Reconciling Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | $ 13,000 |  |  | $ 7,700 | 36,100 | 21,400
Twilio Data & Applications | Segment Reconciling Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | $ 3,200 |  |  | $ 1,900 | $ 9,800 | $ 4,700

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