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	Jun. 05, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2024 INR (₨)	Apr. 29, 2024 USD ($) shares	Apr. 29, 2024 INR (₨) ₨ / shares shares	Mar. 23, 2024 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 INR (₨)	Sep. 12, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 12, 2024 INR (₨)	Jun. 05, 2024 INR (₨)	Mar. 23, 2024 INR (₨)	Jan. 04, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 04, 2024 INR (₨)	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2023 INR (₨)
VIL
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of converted shares \| shares					1,440
Equity shares sold (in shares) \| shares			1,440	1,440
Price per share (in INR per share) \| ₨ / shares				₨ 12.78
Net proceeds			$ 216,000,000	₨ 18.0
Equity securities							$ 0
OCDs \| VIL
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Debt securities	$ 19,200,000				$ 172,700,000		0				₨ 1.6	₨ 14.4
Not proceeds from sale of debt securities	$ 22,000,000	₨ 1.8
OCDs \| VIL
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
VIL OCDs, face value															$ 193,200,000	₨ 16.0
Debt securities															$ 116,500,000
Debt securities, interest rate (as a percent)															11.20%	11.20%
OCDs \| VIL \| Maturing on August 27, 2023
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
VIL OCDs, face value															$ 96,600,000	₨ 8.0
OCDs \| VIL \| Maturing on August 27, 2024
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
VIL OCDs, face value \| ₨																₨ 8.0
ATC TIPL
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Distribution received							354,100,000	₨ 29.6
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| ATC TIPL
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest sold									100.00%	100.00%
Maximum consideration to be received upon disposal													$ 2,500,000,000	₨ 210.0
Total consideration received upon disposal						$ 2,158,800,000			$ 2,200,000,000	₨ 182.0
Loss on sale of ATC TIPL						1,245,500,000
Reclassification of cumulative translation adjustment						$ 1,072,300,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| ATC TIPL \| VIL
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sales of investments included in discontinued operations							$ 46,400,000