Commitments and Contingencies - Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Long-term debt principal and interest
2024	$ 3,268
2025	6,858
2026	4,458
2027	10,403
2028	3,644
Thereafter	60,176
Total	88,807
Operating lease liabilities
2024	3,758
2025	11,434
2026	10,686
2027	9,755
2028	8,874
Thereafter	51,102
Total operating lease liabilities	95,609	$ 90,777
Finance lease liabilities, including interest
2024	456
2025	1,545
2026	1,428
2027	1,247
2028	1,083
Thereafter	7,035
Total finance lease liabilities	12,794	14,106
Financing obligations, including interest
2024	95
2025	526
2026	534
2027	543
2028	551
Thereafter	7,247
Total	9,496
Other commitments
2024	1,302
2025	2,398
2026	1,315
2027	855
2028	792
Thereafter	11,116
Total	17,778
Total commitments
2024	12,282
2025	32,982
2026	27,229
2027	31,287
2028	22,668
Thereafter	199,895
Total	326,343
Financing obligations, current	313	271
Financing obligations, noncurrent	$ 7,500	$ 6,600
Financing obligations, weighted-average remaining term	16 years 4 months 24 days	17 years
Financing obligations, weighted-average imputed interest rate	2.90%	3.10%
Accrued tax contingencies	$ 6,300	$ 5,200
Operating and Finance Leases, Lease Not Yet Commenced
Leases not yet commenced and Unconditional purchase obligations
2024	621
2025	2,919
2026	3,262
2027	3,779
2028	3,627
Thereafter	36,127
Total	50,335
Long-Term Agreements to Acquire and License Digital Media Content, Procure Energy and License Software
Leases not yet commenced and Unconditional purchase obligations
2024	2,782
2025	7,302
2026	5,546
2027	4,705
2028	4,097
Thereafter	27,092
Total	$ 51,524

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