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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments
The following summarizes our principal contractual commitments, excluding open orders for purchases that support normal operations and are generally cancellable, as of June 30, 2026 (in millions): 
 Six Months Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,  
 20262027202820292030ThereafterTotal
Long-term debt principal and interest$2,361 $14,060 $17,087 $13,528 $11,112 $162,161 $220,309 
Operating lease liabilities9,336 14,765 13,924 12,599 11,269 54,457 116,350 
Finance lease liabilities, including interest1,088 1,775 1,885 1,482 1,269 9,161 16,660 
Financing obligations, including interest (1)352 682 694 706 720 7,916 11,070 
Leases not yet commenced4,018 11,732 9,278 9,483 9,227 93,476 137,214 
Unconditional purchase obligations (2)23,452 33,026 9,326 7,961 7,659 48,641 130,065 
Other commitments (3)2,145 2,044 1,212 1,008 963 10,994 18,366 
Total commitments$42,752 $78,084 $53,406 $46,767 $42,219 $386,806 $650,034 
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(1)Includes non-cancellable financing obligations for fulfillment network and data center facilities. Excluding interest, current financing obligations of $358 million and $415 million are recorded within “Accrued expenses and other” and $7.8 billion and $8.9 billion are recorded within “Other long-term liabilities” as of December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026. The weighted-average remaining term of the financing obligations was 15.0 years and 14.9 years and the weighted-average imputed interest rate was 2.9% and 3.2% as of December 31, 2025 and June 30, 2026.
(2)Includes unconditional purchase obligations related to long-term agreements to procure energy, acquire and license digital media content, acquire property and equipment, and license software that are not reflected on the consolidated balance sheets. For those agreements with variable terms or subject to certain regulatory approvals, we do not estimate the total obligation beyond any minimum quantities and/or pricing, or termination penalties, as of the reporting date. Purchase obligations associated with renewal provisions solely at the option of the content provider are included to the extent such commitments are fixed or a minimum amount is specified. Energy agreements based on actual generation without a fixed or minimum volume commitment are not included. Certain of our energy agreements also provide the right to receive energy certificates.
(3)Includes asset retirement obligations, the estimated timing and amounts of payments for rent and tenant improvements associated with build-to-suit lease arrangements that are under construction, and liabilities associated with digital media content agreements with initial terms greater than one year. Excludes approximately $7.1 billion of income tax contingencies for which we cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period of payment, if any.
On April 13, 2026, Amazon entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Globalstar, Inc. (“Globalstar”), a Delaware corporation, for a mix of cash and stock consideration. Under the terms of the merger agreement, prior to closing, Globalstar stockholders will elect to receive, for each share of Globalstar common stock they own, either (i) $90.00 in cash or (ii) 0.3210 shares of Amazon common stock (with a value capped at $90.00 per share). The value of the total consideration will vary based on the price of shares of Amazon common stock and the elections of Globalstar stockholders. The total consideration is also subject to (i) a proration mechanism that caps aggregate cash elections to a maximum of 40% of total Globalstar shares, and automatically converts excess cash consideration into stock consideration on a pro rata basis and (ii) a downward adjustment of a maximum of $110 million in the event Globalstar does not meet certain operational milestones. As of the date of the merger agreement, the acquisition implied a value for Globalstar of approximately $10.9 billion, including its debt. On the date of the merger agreement, we also entered into agreements with Apple Inc. (“Apple”), Globalstar’s largest customer, to provide certain services after the acquisition and to redeem certain equity interests held by Apple in a Globalstar special purpose entity.
The acquisition is expected to close in 2027, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals and Globalstar’s achievement of certain satellite replacement milestones.
Other Contingencies
We are disputing claims and denials of refunds or credits, and monitoring or evaluating potential claims, related to various non-income taxes (such as sales, value added, consumption, service, and similar taxes), including in jurisdictions in which we already collect and remit these taxes. These non-income tax controversies typically include (i) the taxability of products and services, including cross-border intercompany transactions, (ii) collection and withholding on transactions with
third parties, including as a result of evolving requirements imposed on marketplaces with respect to third-party sellers, and (iii) the adequacy of compliance with reporting obligations, including evolving documentation requirements. Due to the inherent complexity and uncertainty of these matters and the judicial and regulatory processes in certain jurisdictions, the final outcome of any such controversies may be materially different from our expectations.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is involved from time to time in claims, proceedings, and litigation, including the matters described in Item 8 of Part II, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Note 7 — Commitments and Contingencies — Legal Proceedings” of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in Item 1 of Part I, “Financial Statements — Note 4 — Commitments and Contingencies — Legal Proceedings” of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2026, as supplemented by the following:
Beginning in June 2019 with Wilcosky v. Amazon.com, Inc., now pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (“N.D. Ill.”), private litigants have filed a number of cases in U.S. federal and state courts, including Hogan v. Amazon.com, Inc. (N.D. Ill.), alleging, among other things, that Amazon’s collection, storage, use, retention, and protection of biometric identifiers violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The complaints allege purported classes of Illinois residents who had biometric identifiers collected through Amazon products or services, including Amazon’s voice-based AI products and services, Amazon Photos, Alexa, AWS cloud services, Amazon Connect, Amazon’s virtual try-on technology, and Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. The complaints seek certification as class actions, unspecified amounts of damages, injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, costs, and interest. We dispute the allegations of wrongdoing and intend to defend ourselves vigorously in these matters.
Since March 2020, private litigants, state Attorneys General, and the Federal Trade Commission have filed cases in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom alleging, among other things: price fixing arrangements between each of Amazon and its vendors and Amazon and its third-party sellers; abuse of dominance, monopolization, and attempted monopolization; and consumer protection and unjust enrichment claims, in violation of federal and state antitrust, state consumer protection, and Canadian and U.K. antitrust laws. The first of these complaints was Frame-Wilson v. Amazon.com, Inc., which was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (“W.D. Wash.”). These complaints seek billions of dollars of alleged damages, treble damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, structural relief, civil penalties, attorneys’ fees, and costs. Some of the private plaintiff cases include allegations of distinct purported classes, including consumers who purchased a product through Amazon’s stores and consumers who purchased a product offered by Amazon through another e-commerce retailer. Some of the cases include allegations that Amazon has a monopoly in markets for online superstores, marketplace services, or intermediation services and that we unlawfully engage in anticompetitive practices relating to our pricing policies, selection of the Featured Offers, use of seller data, advertising practices, the structure of Prime, and promotion of our own products on our website. In the U.S., most of Amazon’s motions to dismiss were granted in part, but in each case, at least some of the claims survived. In Canada, class certification was denied in a case before the Federal Court of Canada, finding that plaintiffs had not stated a viable claim, and plaintiffs’ appeal of that ruling is pending. Three Canadian class actions before other courts are pre-certification. In the United Kingdom, two class actions have been certified and a third is pre-certification. In the U.S., one class action has been certified, and three others are pre-certification. We dispute the allegations of wrongdoing and intend to defend ourselves vigorously in these matters.
In June 2025, Xockets, Inc. filed two complaints against Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon Web Services, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The complaints allege, among other things, that certain versions of the AWS Nitro System infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 11,080,209; 10,649,924; 11,082,350; 10,223,297; 9,378,161; 9,436,640; and 10,212,092. The complaints seek an unspecified amount of damages, enhanced damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, interest, and injunctive relief. In May 2026, Xockets filed a complaint against Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon Web Services, Inc., Annapurna Labs (U.S.), Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, and Microsoft Corporation at the United States International Trade Commission alleging, among other things, that EC2 P6e-GB200 UltraServers, DGX Cloud with GB200 on AWS, SageMaker HyperPod, and EKS with P6e-GB200 UltraServers infringe U.S. Patent Nos. 10,223,297; 9,378,161; 10,212,092; 9,436,640; and 11,082,350 and seeking injunctive relief. In June 2026, the International Trade Commission instituted an investigation. We dispute the allegations of wrongdoing and intend to defend ourselves vigorously in these matters.
In addition, we are regularly subject to claims, litigation, and other proceedings, including government inquiries and investigations that could lead to the foregoing and potential regulatory proceedings, involving patent and other intellectual property matters, taxes, labor and employment, competition and antitrust, privacy and data protection, consumer protection, commercial disputes, goods and services offered by us and by third parties, and other matters.
The outcomes of our legal proceedings and other contingencies are inherently unpredictable, subject to significant uncertainties, and could be material to our operating results and cash flows for a particular period. We evaluate, on a regular basis, developments in our legal proceedings and other contingencies that could affect the amount of liability, including amounts in excess of any previous accruals and reasonably possible losses disclosed, and make adjustments and changes to our
accruals and disclosures as appropriate. For the matters we disclose that do not include an estimate of the amount of loss or range of losses, such an estimate is not possible or is immaterial, and we may be unable to estimate the possible loss or range of losses that could potentially result from the application of non-monetary remedies. Until the final resolution of such matters, if any of our estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, we may experience losses in excess of the amounts recorded, which could have a material effect on our business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
See also “Note 7 — Income Taxes.”