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Commitments and Contingencies - Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2022
Long-term debt principal and interest
2023	$ 1,082
2024	10,626
2025	7,293
2026	5,034
2027	10,399
Thereafter	63,814
Total	98,248
Operating lease liabilities
2023	5,624
2024	9,649
2025	9,024
2026	8,334
2027	7,602
Thereafter	47,520
Total operating lease liabilities	87,753	$ 81,273
Finance lease liabilities, including interest
2023	1,917
2024	2,245
2025	1,433
2026	1,269
2027	1,077
Thereafter	7,592
Total finance lease liabilities	15,533	18,019
Financing obligations, including interest
2023	234
2024	464
2025	457
2026	464
2027	471
Thereafter	6,712
Total	8,802
Leases not yet commenced
2023	558
2024	2,009
2025	1,887
2026	1,897
2027	1,926
Thereafter	15,712
Total	23,989
Unconditional purchase obligations
2023	4,274
2024	8,032
2025	6,151
2026	5,029
2027	3,560
Thereafter	6,090
Total	33,136
Other commitments
2023	2,153
2024	2,247
2025	1,246
2026	1,102
2027	895
Thereafter	8,497
Total	16,140
Total commitments
2023	15,842
2024	35,272
2025	27,491
2026	23,129
2027	25,930
Thereafter	155,937
Total	283,601
Financing obligations, current	269	266
Financing obligations, noncurrent	$ 6,600	$ 6,700
Financing obligations, weighted-average remaining term	17 years 6 months	17 years 10 months 24 days
Financing obligations, weighted-average imputed interest rate	3.10%	3.10%
Accrued tax contingencies	$ 5,000	$ 4,000
iRobot Corporation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition price			$ 1,700