| label,concept,level,abstract | |
| Debt Disclosure [Abstract],us-gaap_DebtDisclosureAbstract,0,True | |
| Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table],us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable,1,False | |
| "Long-term Debt, Type [Axis]",us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis,2,False | |
| "Long-term Debt, Type [Domain]",us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain,3,False | |
| Senior Notes,us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember,4,False | |
| Line of Credit and Other Long-term Debt,amzn_LineOfCreditAndOtherLongTermDebtMember,4,False | |
| Credit Facility,us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember,4,False | |
| Debt Instrument [Axis],us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis,2,False | |
| "Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]",us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain,3,False | |
| October 2016 Revolving Credit Facility,amzn_October2016RevolvingCreditFacilityMember,4,False | |
| Term Loan,amzn_TermLoanMember,4,False | |
| Commercial Paper,us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember,4,False | |
| The Credit Agreement,amzn_TheCreditAgreementMember,4,False | |
| April 2018 Revolving Credit Facility,amzn_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember,4,False | |
| Short Term Credit Agreement,amzn_ShortTermCreditAgreementMember,4,False | |
| November 2023 Short-Term Credit Agreement,amzn_November2023ShortTermCreditAgreementMember,4,False | |
| "Short Term Credit Facilities, Working Capital Purposes",amzn_ShortTermCreditFacilitiesWorkingCapitalPurposesMember,4,False | |
| Credit Facility [Axis],us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis,2,False | |
| Credit Facility [Domain],us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain,3,False | |
| Letter of credit,us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember,4,False | |
| Variable Rate [Axis],us-gaap_VariableRateAxis,2,False | |
| Variable Rate [Domain],us-gaap_VariableRateDomain,3,False | |
| Secured Overnight Financing Rate,us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrOvernightIndexSwapRateMember,4,False | |
| LIBOR,amzn_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBOR1Member,4,False | |
| "Short-Term Debt, Type [Axis]",us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis,2,False | |
| "Short-Term Debt, Type [Domain]",us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeDomain,3,False | |
| Loans Payable,us-gaap_LoansPayableMember,4,False | |
| Credit Facility,us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember,4,False | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items],us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems,2,False | |
| Total face value of long-term debt,us-gaap_LongTermDebt,3,False | |
| Estimated fair value of notes,us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue,3,False | |
| Issuance amount,us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount,3,False | |
| Credit term,us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm,3,False | |
| Basis spread on variable rate,us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1,3,False | |
| Maximum borrowing capacity,us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity,3,False | |
| Commitment fee percentage,us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage,3,False | |
| Borrowings outstanding,us-gaap_LineOfCredit,3,False | |
| Stated interest rate,us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage,3,False | |
| Collateral amount,us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount,3,False | |
| "Commercial paper, maximum borrowing capacity",amzn_CommercialPaperMaximumBorrowingCapacity,3,False | |
| Commercial paper,us-gaap_CommercialPaper,3,False | |
| Weighted average effective interest rate,us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate,3,False | |
| "Credit Agreement, number of extensions",amzn_LineOfCreditFacilityNumberOfExtensions,3,False | |
| "Credit Agreement, additional term",amzn_LineOfCreditFacilityAdditionalTerm,3,False | |
| Short-term borrowings outstanding,us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings,3,False | |
| Unused capacity,us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity,3,False | |