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Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]  
Number of segments 2us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments
Individual Product or Service Concentration Risk | Net Sales | Maximum  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]  
Concentration percentage, no more than 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ProductConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Single Country Excluding U.S. Concentration Risk | Property, Plant and Equipment | Outside United States | Maximum  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]  
Concentration percentage, no more than 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ amzn_RegionReportingInformationByRegionAxis
= amzn_OutsideUnitedStatesMember