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Income Taxes Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Net operating loss and credits | $ 172ebay_DeferredTaxAssetsNetOperatingLossAndCredits | $ 310ebay_DeferredTaxAssetsNetOperatingLossAndCredits | |
| Accruals and allowances | 371us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReturnsAndAllowances | 341us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReturnsAndAllowances | |
| Stock-based compensation | 161us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost | 145us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost | |
| Net unrealized losses | 19us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherLossCarryforwards | 5us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherLossCarryforwards | |
| Net deferred tax assets | 723us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross | 801us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross | |
| Valuation allowance | (49)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | (186)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | |
| Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 674us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet | 615us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet | |
| Unremitted foreign earnings | (2,995)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings | (3,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings | (246)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings |
| Acquisition-related intangibles | (160)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets | (296)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets | |
| Depreciation and amortization | (398)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment | (351)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment | |
| Available-for-sale securities | (285)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherComprehensiveIncome | (332)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOtherComprehensiveIncome | |
| Foreign statutory reserves | (24)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther | (28)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther | |
| Deferred tax liabilties | (3,862)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities | (1,253)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities | |
| Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) | $ (3,188)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet | $ (638)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet |
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The sum of the tax effects as of the balance sheet date of the amount of excesses of tax deductions over gross income in a year which cannot be used on the tax returns in the current year but can be carried forward to reduce taxable income or income taxes payable in a future year, for which there must be sufficient tax-basis income to utilize a portion or all of the carryforward amount to realize the deferred tax asset. No definition available.
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to other deductible loss carryforwards not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from estimated returns and sales allowances. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards after valuation allowances. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets other than goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from unrealized gains in other comprehensive income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from undistributed earnings of subsidiaries and other recognized entities not within the country of domicile of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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