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Equity-Method Investments Summarized Condensed Financial Information of LivingSocial (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Statement of Operations:        
Revenue   $ 231us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue $ 302us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue $ 347us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
Gross profit   194us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationGrossProfitLoss 253us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationGrossProfitLoss 280us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationGrossProfitLoss
Operating expenses   296amzn_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOperatingExpenses 282amzn_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOperatingExpenses 367amzn_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOperatingExpenses
Operating loss from continuing operations   (102)amzn_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOperatingIncomeLoss (29)amzn_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOperatingIncomeLoss (87)amzn_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOperatingIncomeLoss
Net loss from continuing operations   (73)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeExtraordinaryItems (16)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeExtraordinaryItems (79)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeExtraordinaryItems
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax   173amzn_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsNetofTax (156)amzn_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsNetofTax (574)amzn_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsNetofTax
Net income (loss)   100us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss (172)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss (653)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
Sale of Korean operations 260us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSoldCarryingAmount      
Gain on disposal of Korean operations 205us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal      
Balance Sheet:        
Current assets   163us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets 182us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets  
Non-current assets   29us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets 61us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets  
Current liabilities   137us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities 301us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities  
Non-current liabilities   34us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities 33us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities  
Redeemable stock   $ 366us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRedeemablePreferredStock $ 315us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRedeemablePreferredStock