label,2022,concept,level,abstract,units,decimals
Business Combinations [Abstract],,us-gaap_BusinessCombinationsAbstract,0,True,,
"Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table]",,us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable,1,False,,
Business Acquisition [Axis],,us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis,2,False,,
"Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain]",,us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain,3,False,,
Other Acquisitions,,us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember,4,False,,
MGM Holdings Inc,,amzn_MGMHoldingsIncMember,4,False,,
1Life Healthcare,,amzn_A1LifeHealthcareMember,4,False,,
iRobot Corporation,,amzn_IRobotCorporationMember,4,False,,
Business Acquisition [Line Items],,us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems,2,False,,
Aggregate purchase price,141000000,us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1,3,False,usd,-8
"Cash paid, net of cash acquired",6100000000,us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired,3,False,usd,-8
Debt assumed,2500000000,us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt,3,False,usd,-8
Video content assets acquired,3400000000,amzn_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedVideoContentCapitalizedCosts,3,False,usd,-8
Goodwill,20288000000,us-gaap_Goodwill,3,False,usd,-6
Amount capitalized to in-process research and development intangible assets,,us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill,3,False,usd,-8
Expected acquisition price,1700000000,us-gaap_BusinessCombinationPriceOfAcquisitionExpected,3,False,usd,-8
Amortization expense for acquired intangibles,604000000,us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets,3,False,usd,-6