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Information about Segments and Geographic Areas - Revenue and Operating Income/Loss by Segment (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]        
Number Of Reportable Segments Disclosed By Definition Flag     We report our segment results as Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets:•Google Services includes products and services such as ads, Android, Chrome, consumer devices, Google Maps, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. Google Services generates revenues primarily from advertising; fees received for consumer subscription-based products such as YouTube TV, YouTube Music and Premium, and NFL Sunday Ticket, as well as Google One; the sale of apps and in-app purchases; and consumer devices.•Google Cloud includes infrastructure and platform services, applications, and other products and services for enterprise customers. Google Cloud generates services revenues primarily from consumption-based fees and subscriptions received for Google Cloud Platform services, Google Workspace communication and collaboration tools, and other enterprise services. Google Cloud generates product revenues primarily from the sale of TPU systems.•Other Bets is a combination of multiple operating segments that are not individually material. Revenues from Other Bets are generated primarily from the sale of autonomous transportation services and internet services.  
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Hedging gains (losses) $ 194 $ (207) $ 120 $ (60)
Total revenues 127,577 102,346 357,269 289,007
Total income from operations 40,576 31,228 121,042 93,105
Total costs and expenses 87,001 71,118 236,227 195,902
Reconciling items        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Total income from operations (7,655) (4,467) (18,835) (10,866)
Google Services        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue from contract with customers 96,302 87,052 280,479 246,859
Employee compensation expenses 12,280 11,070 36,761 33,713
Other costs and expenses 44,865 42,455 124,428 113,874
Total costs and expenses 57,145 53,525 161,189 147,587
Google Services | Operating Segments        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Total income from operations 39,157 33,527 119,290 99,272
Google Cloud        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue from contract with customers 30,709 15,157 75,505 41,041
Employee compensation expenses 7,081 5,586 20,457 16,515
Other costs and expenses 12,507 5,977 28,515 15,929
Total costs and expenses 19,588 11,563 48,972 32,444
Google Cloud | Operating Segments        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Total income from operations 11,121 3,594 26,533 8,597
Other Bets        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue from contract with customers 372 344 1,165 1,167
Other Bets | Operating Segments        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Total income from operations $ (2,047) $ (1,426) $ (5,946) $ (3,898)