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LOANS AND INTEREST RECEIVABLE - Merchant Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Purchased merchant receivables	$ 2,300	$ 1,300
Merchant Receivables
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and interest receivable	2,006		$ 1,446
Participation interest sold, value	$ 91		63
Threshold period, write-off of bankrupt accounts	60 days
Merchant Receivables \| PayPal Working Capital Products
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Period pas expected period of repayment	180 days
Threshold period, write-off of receivables, nonpayment	60 days
Threshold period two, write-off of receivables	360 days
Merchant Receivables \| PayPal Working Capital Products \| Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Required percentage of original loan payments every 90 days	10.00%
Expected period of repayment	9 months
Merchant Receivables \| PayPal Working Capital Products \| Maximum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Expected period of repayment	12 months
Merchant Receivables \| PayPal Business Loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Threshold period, write-off of receivables	180 days
Merchant Receivables \| PayPal Business Loans \| Minimum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Expected period of repayment	3 months
Merchant Receivables \| PayPal Business Loans \| Maximum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Expected period of repayment	12 months
Consumer Receivables
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans and interest receivable	$ 4,444		$ 3,847
Threshold period, write-off of receivables	180 days
Threshold period, write-off of bankrupt accounts	60 days