v2.4.0.6
Stockholders Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
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12 Months Ended |
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12 Months Ended |
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Class A Common Stock
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Class A Common Stock
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Class A Common Stock
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Class B Common Stock
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Class B Common Stock
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Class B Common Stock
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Class C Capital Stock
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Class C Capital Stock
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Class C Capital Stock
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Employee stock options
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Employee stock options
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Employee stock options
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Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
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Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
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Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
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Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items] |
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Convertible preferred stock, shares authorized |
100,000,000 |
100,000,000 |
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Convertible preferred stock, par value |
$ 0.001 |
$ 0.001 |
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Convertible preferred stock, shares issued |
0 |
0 |
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Convertible preferred stock, shares outstanding |
0 |
0 |
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Number of authorized classes of common stock |
2 |
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Common stock, shares authorized |
12,000,000,000 |
9,000,000,000 |
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9,000,000,000 |
9,000,000,000 |
6,000,000,000 |
3,000,000,000 |
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3,000,000,000 |
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Common stock, shares outstanding |
329,979,000 |
324,895,000 |
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267,448,281 |
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257,553,000 |
62,530,474 |
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67,342,000 |
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Common stock, Par value |
$ 0.001 |
$ 0.001 |
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$ 0.001 |
$ 0.001 |
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$ 0.001 |
$ 0.001 |
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Common stock, entitled votes per share |
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1 |
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10 |
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Capital stock, shares authorized |
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3,000,000,000 |
3,000,000,000 |
3,000,000,000 |
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Capital stock, par value |
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$ 0.001 |
$ 0.001 |
$ 0.001 |
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Stock Plans, terms |
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10 years |
10 years |
10 years |
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Stock Plans, vesting period |
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4 years |
4 years |
4 years |
4 years |
4 years |
4 years |
Stock Plans, shares of common stock reserved for future issuance |
15,833,050 |
21,794,492 |
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Warrants held by selected financial institutions that were options purchased from employees under our Transferable Stock Option (TSO) program |
1,600,000 |
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Warrants held by selected financial institutions that were options purchased from employees under our Transferable Stock Option (TSO) program, weighted-average exercise price |
$ 363.66 |
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Warrants held by selected financial institutions that were options purchased from employees under our Transferable Stock Option (TSO) program, weighted-average remaining life (in years) |
1.3 |
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Number of shares underlying TSOs sold to selected financial institutions under the TSO program |
1,226,983 |
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Number of shares underlying TSOs sold to selected financial institutions under the TSO program, total value |
$ 365 |
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Number of shares underlying TSOs sold to selected financial institutions under the TSO program, average per share price |
$ 297.28 |
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Number of shares underlying TSOs sold to selected financial institutions under the TSO program, average premium per share price |
$ 9.35 |
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Total grant date fair value of stock options vested |
489 |
561 |
690 |
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Aggregate intrinsic value of all options and warrants exercised |
827 |
674 |
794 |
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Unrecognized compensation cost |
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$ 386 |
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$ 4,800 |
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Unrecognized compensation cost related to stock awards, weighted-average period |
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2 years 2 months 12 days |
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2 years 8 months 12 days |
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