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Business Combinations - Proposed merger with Avast (Details)	Jan. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 10, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Jul. 01, 2022 $ / shares	Jul. 13, 2021 $ / shares
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Stock closing price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 22.28	$ 27.20
Term Loan Interim Facility B
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Term loan interim facility		$ 3,600,000,000
Interim Revolving Facility A1
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Term loan interim facility		750,000,000
Term Loan Interim Facility A2
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Term loan interim facility		3,500,000,000
Interim Revolving Facility
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Term loan interim facility		1,500,000,000
Line of Credit
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of credit facility increase	$ 500,000,000
Avast plc \| Minimum
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Merger, contingent consideration		8,100,000,000
Avast plc \| Maximum
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Merger, contingent consideration		8,600,000,000
Potential merger agreement termination fee		$ 200,000,000
Cash Option \| Avast plc
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Merger, share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 7.61
Share of our stock		0.0302
Stock Option \| Avast plc
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Merger, share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 2.37
Share of our stock		0.1937