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