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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercised, Aggregate Intrinsic Value

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants In Period, Value

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Options, Life Of Options

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangements By Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Modified

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for stock option plans and other equity-based compensation arrangements payable within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for option under share-based payment arrangement.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Discount rate from fair value on purchase date that participants pay for shares.

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Number of fully vested and expected to vest exercisable options that may be converted into shares under option plan. Includes, but is not limited to, unvested options for which requisite service period has not been rendered but that are expected to vest based on achievement of performance condition, if forfeitures are recognized when they occur.

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Maximum number of shares that may be issued in accordance with the plan as a proportion of outstanding capital stock.

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Number of share options (or share units) exercised during the current period.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended			10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2021	Oct. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2021	Nov. 14, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense				$ 0	$ 987,000,000	$ 570,000,000	$ 0
Granted (in shares)					1,000,000
Unrecognized compensation expense					$ 1,309,000,000
Stock options modified (in shares)		5,000,000
Unrecognized compensation expense, option		$ 275,000,000
Accrued stock-based bonus incentives					$ 139,000,000
Stock options exercised (in shares)					4,000,000		0
Aggregate intrinsic value					$ 105,000,000	$ 127,000,000
Stock Plan 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)					76,000,000
Outstanding awards vested, expected to vest, or exercisable (in shares)				0
Stock Plan 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)					146,000,000
Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			27,000,000
Value of options granted			$ 241,000,000
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Requisite period (in years)					4 years
Vesting period (in years)					4 years
Weighted average grant date fair value (in USD per share)					$ 21.64	$ 10.03	$ 2.28
Unrecognized compensation expense period for recognition (in years)					5 years 8 months 12 days
Stock Options \| Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Requisite period (in years)			6 years
Vesting period (in years)			6 years
Stock Options \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contractual term (in years)					7 years
Stock Options \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contractual term (in years)					10 years
RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vested (in shares)					19,000,000	0	0
Modified shares outstanding (in shares)					37,000,000	37,000,000		17,000,000
Unrecognized compensation expense								$ 322,000,000
Granted (in USD per share)					$ 35.87	$ 43.94	$ 7.23
Fair value of equity instruments vested during period					$ 566,000,000
Unrecognized compensation expense period for recognition (in years)					2 years 3 months 18 days
RSUs \| Stock Plan 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vested (in shares)			0
RSUs \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Requisite period (in years)					1 year
Vesting period (in years)					1 year
RSUs \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Requisite period (in years)					4 years
Vesting period (in years)					4 years
Employee Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)	22,000,000				28,000,000
Award offering period	6 months
Employee discount (as a percent)	15.00%
Share based payment award percentage of outstanding shares	1.00%
Employee Stock \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)	185,000,000