Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss, capital loss and credits	$ 181	$ 200
Accruals and allowances	554	560
Capitalized research expense	475	334
Stock-based compensation	10	12
Amortizable tax basis in intangibles	2,701	2,872
Net deferred tax assets	3,921	3,978
Valuation allowance	(163)	(143)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	3,758	3,835
Deferred tax liabilities:
Outside basis differences	(1,970)	(2,817)
Acquisition-related intangibles	(57)	(65)
Depreciation and amortization	(197)	(213)
Net unrealized gain on investments	(3)	(60)
Deferred tax liabilities	(2,227)	(3,155)
Net deferred tax assets	$ 1,531	$ 680

Deferred Tax Assets, Capitalized Research Expense

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- Definition

The sum of the tax effects as of the balance sheet date of the amount of excesses of tax deductions over gross income in a year which cannot be used on the tax returns in the current year but can be carried forward to reduce taxable income or income taxes payable in a future year, for which there must be sufficient tax-basis income to utilize a portion or all of the carryforward amount to realize the deferred tax asset.

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