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| Network | 2309301 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) (http://www.google.com/role/GoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssetsTables) |
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| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001652044 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 |
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Schedule of goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill allocated to our disclosed segments for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 were as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Google | | Other Bets | | Total Consolidated | Balance as of December 31, 2014 | $ | 15,599 |
| | $ | 0 |
| | $ | 15,599 |
| Acquisitions | 139 |
| | 0 |
| | 139 |
| Foreign currency translation and other adjustments | (71 | ) | | 0 |
| | (71 | ) | Allocation in the fourth quarter of 2015 | (416 | ) | | 416 |
| | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 201 |
| | 4 |
| | 205 |
| Foreign currency translation and other adjustments | 4 |
| | (7 | ) | | (3 | ) | Balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | 15,456 |
| | $ | 413 |
| | $ | 15,869 |
| Acquisitions | 625 |
| | 39 |
| | 664 |
| Foreign currency translation and other adjustments | (54 | ) | | (11 | ) | | (65 | ) | Balance as of December 31, 2016 | $ | 16,027 |
| | $ | 441 |
| | $ | 16,468 |
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Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets | Information regarding our purchased intangible assets is as follows (in millions): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | As of December 31, 2015 | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount | Patents and developed technology | $ | 6,592 |
| | $ | 3,213 |
| | $ | 3,379 |
| Customer relationships | 1,343 |
| | 1,201 |
| | 142 |
| Trade names and other | 795 |
| | 469 |
| | 326 |
| Total | $ | 8,730 |
| | $ | 4,883 |
| | $ | 3,847 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | As of December 31, 2016 | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Value | Patents and developed technology | $ | 5,542 |
| | $ | 2,710 |
| | $ | 2,832 |
| Customer relationships | 352 |
| | 197 |
| | 155 |
| Trade names and other | 463 |
| | 143 |
| | 320 |
| Total | $ | 6,357 |
| | $ | 3,050 |
| | $ | 3,307 |
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Schedule of future amortization expense | As of December 31, 2016, expected amortization expense relating to purchased intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter was as follows (in millions): | | | | | 2017 | $ | 764 |
| 2018 | 685 |
| 2019 | 579 |
| 2020 | 487 |
| 2021 | 460 |
| Thereafter | 332 |
| | $ | 3,307 |
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