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Number of Certified Subclasses

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Number of Customer

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Number of Distinct Third Parties

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Number of Members of Respective Households

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2021 customer member	Apr. 30, 2020 customer lawsuit	Jan. 31, 2020 securityAdvisor	Nov. 30, 2018 subclass	Aug. 31, 2017 individual	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) thirdParty	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of distinct third parties \| thirdParty						2
Other commitment \| $						$ 100
Loss contingency accrual \| $						90	$ 89
Number of certified subclasses \| subclass				4
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs			7		2
Number of customer's account \| customer		200
Number of customer \| customer	7
Number of members of respective households \| member	14
Shareholder Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number \| claim								5
Unauthorized Access Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number		7
Unauthorized Access Litigation \| Putative Class Actions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number		4
Unauthorized Access Litigation \| Individual Claims
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number		4
Unauthorized Access Litigation \| Individual Claims Settled
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number		1
Unauthorized Access Litigation \| Putative Class Actions Settled
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, pending claims, number		1
Google \| Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Collaborative arrangement, future milestone contributions \| $						$ 150