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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Patent
Sep. 30, 2013
Patent
Dec. 31, 2013
Patent
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Rental expense under operating lease agreements $ 961us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense $ 759us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense $ 561us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense      
Pledged or otherwise restricted cash, marketable securities, and certain fixed assets as collateral $ 602amzn_SecuritiesandFixedAssetsOwnedandPledgedasCollateralFairValue $ 482amzn_SecuritiesandFixedAssetsOwnedandPledgedasCollateralFairValue   602amzn_SecuritiesandFixedAssetsOwnedandPledgedasCollateralFairValue   482amzn_SecuritiesandFixedAssetsOwnedandPledgedasCollateralFairValue
Smarflash LLC and Smartflash Technologies Limited            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Number of patents allegedly infringed       7us-gaap_LossContingencyPatentsAllegedlyInfringedNumber
/ amzn_LossContingenciesByNameOfPlaintiffAxis
= amzn_SmartflashLLCandSmartflashTechnologiesLimitedMember
   
Personalized Media Communications, LLC            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Number of patents allegedly infringed         9us-gaap_LossContingencyPatentsAllegedlyInfringedNumber
/ amzn_LossContingenciesByNameOfPlaintiffAxis
= amzn_PersonalizedMediaCommunicationsLLCMember
 
Personalized Media Communications, LLC | CloudFront, S3 and EC2            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Number of patents allegedly infringed         3us-gaap_LossContingencyPatentsAllegedlyInfringedNumber
/ amzn_LossContingenciesByNameOfPlaintiffAxis
= amzn_PersonalizedMediaCommunicationsLLCMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= amzn_CloudComputingProductsMember
 
ContentGuard Holdings, Inc.            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Number of patents allegedly infringed           7us-gaap_LossContingencyPatentsAllegedlyInfringedNumber
/ amzn_LossContingenciesByNameOfPlaintiffAxis
= amzn_ContentGuardHoldingsInc.Member
Maximum | Vendor Concentration Risk            
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]            
Concentration percentage, no more than 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember