| USD ($) $ in Millions | LTM | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ 135,281 | $ 77,670 | $ 59,248 | $ 30,425 | ||||||||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and capitalized content costs, operating lease assets, and other | 75,200 | 65,756 | 52,795 | 48,663 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation of property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development, and other amortization, including capitalized content costs | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 19,314 | 19,467 | 22,011 | 24,023 | ||||||||||||||
Other operating expense (income), net | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Losses (gains) on sales of marketable securities, net | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Non-operating expense (income), net | (79,818) | (14,880) | 2,012 | (748) | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 41,441 | 11,470 | (4,648) | (5,876) | ||||||||||||||
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||
Inventories | 2,078 | (3,002) | (1,884) | 1,449 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net and other | (21,409) | (7,333) | (3,249) | (8,348) | ||||||||||||||
Other assets | (17,787) | (15,632) | (14,483) | (12,265) | ||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | 13,921 | 11,231 | 2,972 | 5,473 | ||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other | (6,069) | (5,019) | (2,904) | (2,428) | ||||||||||||||
Unearned revenue | (749) | (214) | 4,007 | 4,578 | ||||||||||||||
Unearned revenue | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Amortization of previously unearned revenue | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 161,403 | 139,514 | 115,877 | 84,946 | ||||||||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (173,028) | (131,819) | (82,999) | (52,729) | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from property and equipment sales and incentives | 4,021 | 3,499 | 5,341 | 4,596 | ||||||||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, non-marketable investments, and other, net | (3,841) | (3,841) | (7,082) | (5,839) | ||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development, net | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Sales and maturities of marketable securities | 67,090 | 44,386 | 16,403 | 5,627 | ||||||||||||||
Sales and maturities of marketable securities | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Purchases of marketable securities | (72,902) | (54,770) | (26,005) | (1,488) | ||||||||||||||
Purchases of marketable securities and other investments | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (216,775) | (142,545) | (94,342) | (49,833) | ||||||||||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||||
Common stock repurchased | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from short-term debt, and other | 20,798 | 9,320 | 5,142 | 18,129 | ||||||||||||||
Repayments of short-term debt, and other | (20,634) | (8,426) | (5,060) | (25,677) | ||||||||||||||
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt | 81,925 | 15,673 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Repayments of long-term debt | (5,022) | (5,021) | (9,182) | (3,676) | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt and other | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Repayments of long-term debt | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Principal repayments of finance leases | (1,599) | (1,557) | (2,043) | (4,384) | ||||||||||||||
Principal repayments of financing obligations | (308) | (328) | (669) | (271) | ||||||||||||||
Principal repayments of capital lease obligations | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Principal repayments of finance lease obligations | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Repayments of long-term debt, capital lease, and finance lease obligations | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 75,160 | 9,661 | (11,812) | (15,879) | ||||||||||||||
Foreign currency effect on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (314) | 1,164 | (1,301) | 403 | ||||||||||||||
Foreign currency effect on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 19,474 | 7,794 | 8,422 | 19,637 | ||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash paid for interest on long-term debt | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cash paid for operating leases | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cash paid for interest on finance leases | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cash paid for interest on financing obligations | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cash paid for income taxes | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Fixed assets acquired under capital leases | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Fixed assets acquired under build-to-suit leases | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Conversion of debt | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cash paid for interest on capital and finance lease obligations | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Property and equipment acquired under capital leases | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Property and equipment acquired under build-to-suit leases | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Assets acquired under operating leases | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Property and equipment acquired under finance leases | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Property and equipment acquired under build-to-suit arrangements | - | - | - | - |