Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Goodwill, Impairment Loss

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Spinoff, Conversion, Number of New Shares Distributed for Every Existing Share

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Spinoff, New Shares Distribution To Existing Stockholders

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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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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The distributions of earnings to an entity that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership.

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Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Jul. 17, 2015	Jul. 16, 2015
Discontinued Operations, Disposed Of By Means Other Than Sale, Spinoff \| PayPal
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents distributed to Paypal			$ 3,800
Discontinued Operations, Disposed Of By Means Other Than Sale, Spinoff \| Common Stock \| PayPal
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Spinoff, distribution of outstanding common stock to existing stockholders, percentage				100.00%
Number of Paypal shares distributed for every share of eBay				1
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale \| Enterprise
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment		$ 786
Disposal consideration					$ 925
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Enterprise
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on sale of Enterprise	$ 35