Commitments and Contingencies - Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Long-term debt principal and interest
2025	$ 3,166
2026	4,506
2027	10,546
2028	3,686
2029	4,387
Thereafter	57,812
Total	84,103
Operating lease liabilities
2025	7,529
2026	12,741
2027	11,683
2028	10,563
2029	9,735
Thereafter	49,255
Total operating lease liabilities	101,506	$ 95,294
Finance lease liabilities, including interest
2025	838
2026	1,569
2027	1,410
2028	1,267
2029	1,121
Thereafter	7,119
Total finance lease liabilities	13,324	12,520
Financing obligations, including interest
2025	224
2026	529
2027	537
2028	546
2029	554
Thereafter	6,529
Total	8,919
Other commitments
2025	1,841
2026	1,936
2027	1,157
2028	1,002
2029	975
Thereafter	11,810
Total	18,721
Total commitments
2025	23,331
2026	38,212
2027	38,538
2028	28,195
2029	27,174
Thereafter	211,025
Total	366,475
Financing obligations, current	280	312
Financing obligations, noncurrent	$ 7,200	$ 7,100
Financing obligations, weighted-average remaining term	15 years 6 months	16 years 1 month 6 days
Financing obligations, weighted-average imputed interest rate	3.10%	3.10%
Accrued tax contingencies	$ 5,800	$ 6,500
Leases not yet commenced
Leases not yet commenced and Unconditional purchase obligations
2025	1,558
2026	4,310
2027	5,047
2028	4,776
2029	4,646
Thereafter	48,547
Total	68,884
Unconditional purchase obligations
Leases not yet commenced and Unconditional purchase obligations
2025	8,175
2026	12,621
2027	8,158
2028	6,355
2029	5,756
Thereafter	29,953
Total	$ 71,018

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