| Balance Sheet Components Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 |
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Balance Sheet Components Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Property and Equipment | Property and equipment, net, consisted of the following (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | As of
December 31, 2015 | | As of
December 31, 2016 | Land and buildings | $ | 16,518 |
| | $ | 19,804 |
| Information technology assets | 13,645 |
| | 16,084 |
| Construction in progress | 7,324 |
| | 8,166 |
| Leasehold improvements | 2,576 |
| | 3,415 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 83 |
| | 58 |
| Property and equipment, gross | 40,146 |
| | 47,527 |
| Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | (11,130 | ) | | (13,293 | ) | Property and equipment, net | $ | 29,016 |
| | $ | 34,234 |
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Schedule of Notes Receivable | The outstanding balances are shown in the table below (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | As of
December 31, 2015 | | As of
December 31, 2016 | Principal of the Note Receivable | $ | 1,448 |
| | $ | 1,448 |
| Less: unamortized discount for the Note Receivable | (112 | ) | | (51 | ) | Total | $ | 1,336 |
| | $ | 1,397 |
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Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | As of
December 31, 2015 | | As of
December 31, 2016 | Accrued customer liabilities | $ | 908 |
| | $ | 1,256 |
| Other accrued expenses and current liabilities | 3,860 |
| | 4,888 |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 4,768 |
| | $ | 6,144 |
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Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The components of AOCI, net of tax, were as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments | | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Investments | | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges | | Total | Balance as of December 31, 2013 | $ | 16 |
| | $ | 50 |
| | $ | 59 |
| | $ | 125 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (996 | ) | | 505 |
| | 651 |
| | 160 |
| Amounts reclassified from AOCI | 0 |
| | (134 | ) | | (124 | ) | | (258 | ) | Other comprehensive income (loss) | (996 | ) | | 371 |
| | 527 |
| | (98 | ) | Balance as of December 31, 2014 | $ | (980 | ) | | $ | 421 |
| | $ | 586 |
| | $ | 27 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (1,067 | ) | | (715 | ) | | 676 |
| | (1,106 | ) | Amounts reclassified from AOCI | 0 |
| | 208 |
| | (1,003 | ) | | (795 | ) | Other comprehensive income (loss) | (1,067 | ) | | (507 | ) | | (327 | ) | | (1,901 | ) | Balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | (2,047 | ) | | $ | (86 | ) | | $ | 259 |
| | $ | (1,874 | ) | Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (599 | ) | | (314 | ) | | 515 |
| | (398 | ) | Amounts reclassified from AOCI | 0 |
| | 221 |
| | (351 | ) | | (130 | ) | Other comprehensive income (loss) | (599 | ) | | (93 | ) | | 164 |
| | (528 | ) | Balance as of December 31, 2016 | $ | (2,646 | ) | | $ | (179 | ) | | $ | 423 |
| | $ | (2,402 | ) |
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Schedule of Effects on Net Income of Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated OCI | The effects on net income of amounts reclassified from AOCI were as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to the Consolidated Statement of Income | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | AOCI Components | | Location | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2016 | Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments | | | | | | | | | | | Other income (expense), net | | $ | 153 |
| | $ | (208 | ) | | $ | (221 | ) | | | Provision for income taxes | | (19 | ) | | 0 |
| | 0 |
| | | Net of tax | | $ | 134 |
| | $ | (208 | ) | | $ | (221 | ) | | | | | | | | | | Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | | | | | | | | | Foreign exchange contracts | | Revenue | | $ | 171 |
| | $ | 1,399 |
| | $ | 539 |
| Interest rate contracts | | Other income (expense), net | | 4 |
| | 5 |
| | 5 |
| | | Provision for income taxes | | (51 | ) | | (401 | ) | | (193 | ) | | | Net of tax | | $ | 124 |
| | $ | 1,003 |
| | $ | 351 |
| | | | | | | | | | Total amount reclassified, net of tax | | | | $ | 258 |
| | $ | 795 |
| | $ | 130 |
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Schedule of Other Income (Expense), Net | The components of other income (expense), net, were as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2014 | | 2015 | | 2016 | Interest income | $ | 746 |
| | $ | 999 |
| | $ | 1,220 |
| Interest expense | (101 | ) | | (104 | ) | | (124 | ) | Foreign currency exchange losses, net (1) | (402 | ) | | (422 | ) | | (475 | ) | Gain (loss) on marketable securities, net | 153 |
| | (208 | ) | | (210 | ) | Gain (loss) on non-marketable investments, net | 237 |
| | (126 | ) | | (65 | ) | Other | 130 |
| | 152 |
| | 88 |
| Other income (expense), net | $ | 763 |
| | $ | 291 |
| | $ | 434 |
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| | (1) | Our foreign currency exchange losses, net, are related to the option premium costs and forward points for our foreign currency hedging contracts, our foreign exchange transaction gains and losses from the conversion of the transaction currency to the functional currency, offset by the foreign currency hedging contract losses and gains. The net foreign currency transaction losses were $107 million, $123 million, and $112 million in 2014, 2015, and 2016, respectively. |
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