Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Income taxes [Line Items]
Statutory tax rate	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Decrease in valuation allowance	$ 5
Unremitted earnings	66	$ 44
Benefit realized from tax holiday granted	$ 96	$ 93	$ 115
Earnings per share impact of tax holiday (in dollars per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.54
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	$ 643	$ 570	$ 535
Accrued potential interest and penalties	73	62	40
Liability recorded for interest and penalties	$ 325	$ 244	$ 181
Foreign Tax Authority
Income taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward, period	10 years

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from undistributed earnings of subsidiary and other recognized entity not within country of domicile. Includes, but is not limited to, other basis differences.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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Amount accrued for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.

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