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Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease From Disposal

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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease From Disposal

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
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-Section 50
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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 parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Non-Controlling Interests (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2021	Jan. 19, 2021	Jan. 11, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
CS Mexico
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Interest acquired (in percent)			55.00%
Apparate
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Derecognition of ATG Business' non-controlling interests		$ 1,100
Apparate \| Toyota Motor North America, Inc. and DENSO International America, Inc.
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Derecognition of ATG Business' s non-redeemable noncontrolling interest		701
Apparate \| Softbank
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Derecognition of ATG Business' s redeemable noncontrolling interest		$ 356
Freight Holding
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in non-controlling interest	85.00%			85.00%
Diluted ownership percentage in non-controlling interest	79.00%			79.00%
CS-Global
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in non-controlling interest	55.00%			55.00%
Diluted ownership percentage in non-controlling interest	52.00%			52.00%