Investments - Other Equity Securities (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Equity securities	$ 4,898,000,000		$ 4,898,000,000		$ 4,188,000,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Sale of unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities	0	0	0	0
Increase and decrease in equity securities without readily determinable fair value, amount	0	0	0	0
Sale of securities without readily determinable fair value	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Other Noncurrent Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Equity securities	287,000,000		287,000,000		314,000,000
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value	$ 323,000,000		$ 323,000,000		$ 319,000,000

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