Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information - Customer Accounts and Funds Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Balance Sheet Components [Abstract]
Customer accounts	$ 303	$ 69
Funds receivable	476	694
Customer accounts and funds receivable	$ 779	$ 763

These balances represent payments in transit and cash received and held by financial institutions and payment processors associated with marketplace activity and awaiting settlement or are installment collections from financial institutions

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Namespace Prefix:	ebay_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant