Derivative Instruments - Effect of Derivative Contracts on Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized from derivative contracts in the condensed consolidated statement of income	$ 32	$ 7
Foreign exchange contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized from derivative contracts in the condensed consolidated statement of income	24	21
Foreign exchange contracts \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized from derivative contracts in the condensed consolidated statement of income	$ 28	$ 6
Derivative, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Net revenues	Net revenues
Foreign exchange contracts \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized from derivative contracts in the condensed consolidated statement of income	$ (4)	$ 15
Foreign exchange contracts \| Cost of net revenues \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized from derivative contracts in the condensed consolidated statement of income	(1)	0
Foreign exchange contracts \| Net revenues \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized from derivative contracts in the condensed consolidated statement of income	29	6
Interest rate contracts \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized from derivative contracts in the condensed consolidated statement of income	4	1
Interest rate contracts \| Interest and other, net \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) from interest rate contracts recognized in interest and other, net	4	1
Warrant \| Interest and other, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) attributable to changes in fair value	$ 38	$ (115)

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Derivative, Change In Fair Value Of Contract

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4A
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=125515794&loc=SL5618551-113959

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