Proposed assessment from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examination of income tax returns which may result in additional taxable income.

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Proposed assessment from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examination of income tax returns which may result in additional taxable income.

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Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for income taxes.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15
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-Publisher FASB
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Taxes - Income Tax Assessments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Income tax examination
Possible additional taxable income based on IRS assessment	$ 4,200
Income tax examination, proposed adjustment, estimated increase in income subject to tax		$ 1,200
Ministry of Finance, India
Income tax examination
Prepaid income taxes			$ 400