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Business Acquisition, Consecutive Trading Days, Maximum Duration After Close

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Business Combinations (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Billions	Dec. 10, 2024	Dec. 27, 2024	Mar. 29, 2024
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
MoneyLion Inc.
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 82.00
Cash consideration	$ 1
Weighted average price (in dollars per share)	$ 37.50
Consecutive trading days	30 days
Consecutive trading days after close	24 months
MoneyLion Inc. \| Common Class A
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001
MoneyLion Inc. \| MoneyLion Inc.
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)	23.00
MoneyLion Inc. \| Gen Digital Inc.
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 30.48