| Period End | Type | Status | Affected | % Workforce | Announced | Expected Completion | Geography | Segment / Function | Charge | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-11 | Global | Google Cloud | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Wiz completed for $29.5 billion; results included in Google Cloud segment. Number of employees added not disclosed in the filing. | |||
| 2026-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2026-03-10 | 2026-03-10 | Global | Google Services and Google Cloud | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Intersect (renewable energy developer) completed for $5.9 billion; consolidated as primary beneficiary of a VIE. Number of employees added not disclosed. | |||
| 2026-06-30 | divestiture_reduction | announced | 2026-03-01 | 2026-12-31 | United States | Other Bets (GFiber) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Definitive agreement to contribute GFiber into a newly formed entity; classified as held for sale, expected to close in late 2026. Number of employees affected not disclosed. | |||
| 2026-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-11 | Google Cloud | USD 30 (billions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Acquisition of Wiz completed for $29.5 billion. Financial results included in Google Cloud segment. Headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 2026-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2026-03-10 | 2026-03-10 | Google Services, Google Cloud | USD 6 (billions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Acquisition of Intersect completed for $5.9 billion. Results allocated to Google Services and Google Cloud. Headcount not disclosed. | |||
| 2026-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-11 | Global | Google Cloud | USD 29,467 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Wiz completed March 11, 2026 for $29.5 billion; purchase price allocation disclosed but no employee headcount added is stated. | ||
| 2026-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2026-03-10 | 2026-03-10 | Global | Google Services; Google Cloud | USD 5,862 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Intersect (renewable energy developer) completed March 10, 2026 for $5.9 billion; no employee headcount added is stated. | ||
| 2026-03-31 | divestiture_reduction | announced | 2026-03-31 | 2026-12-31 | United States | Other Bets (GFiber) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Definitive agreement to contribute GFiber into a newly formed entity; expected to close late 2026. GFiber classified as held for sale at March 31, 2026; no employee count disclosed. | |||
| 2025-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2025-03 | 2026 | Global | Google Cloud | USD 32,000 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | All-cash acquisition of Wiz for $32.0 billion; closing expected in 2026 subject to regulatory approvals. No headcount disclosed; purchase price shown as transaction value, not a workforce charge. | ||
| 2025-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2025-12 | 2026-06-30 | Global | Other Bets / technical infrastructure | USD 4,800 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of Intersect (data center and energy infrastructure) for $4.8 billion cash plus assumed debt; closing expected in first half of 2026. No headcount disclosed; amount is transaction value, not a workforce charge. | ||
| 2025-06-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2025-03 | 2026 | Google Cloud | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | All-cash acquisition expected to close in 2026 subject to regulatory approvals; no headcount added or retained disclosed in this filing | ||||
| 2025-03-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2025-03 | 2026 | Google Cloud | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | All-cash acquisition expected to close in 2026 subject to regulatory approvals; no headcount added disclosed in the filing. | ||||
| 2024-12-31 | restructuring | completed | Alphabet-level activities | USD 1 (billions) | MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Full-year employee severance and related charges of $1.0 billion, down $1.1 billion versus 2023. Filing does not quantify employees affected in 2024 or name a discrete program; status inferred from full-year charge recognition. Substantially all such charges were included in Alphabet-level activities. Related office space optimization charges of $796 million are separate and not tied to a disclosed headcount reduction. | |||||
| 2024-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2024-08 | Google Services and Google Cloud (goodwill allocation); large language model technology license | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | In August 2024 Alphabet entered a license agreement with Character, paid $2.7 billion in cash, canceled convertible instruments, and hired certain Character employees. Employee headcount added was not disclosed. | |||||
| 2024-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | Alphabet-level activities | USD 1,000 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Employee severance and related charges for FY2024 were $1.0 billion, a $1.1 billion decrease vs FY2023; substantially all charges recorded in Alphabet-level activities. Headcount affected not disclosed; no separate restructuring footnote in this filing. | ||||
| 2024-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2024-08-01 | Global | Google Services and Google Cloud | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | August 2024 license transaction with character.ai: $2.7 billion cash paid, convertible instruments canceled, and certain employees hired; number of employees added not disclosed. Exact announcement day not stated. | ||||
| 2024-12-31 | restructuring | completed | Global | Alphabet-level activities | USD 1,000 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Employee severance and related charges for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $1.0 billion. Substantially all charges included in Alphabet-level activities. | ||||
| 2024-12-31 | restructuring | completed | Global | Alphabet-level activities | USD 796 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Office space charges, including accelerated rent and accelerated depreciation, for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $796 million. Substantially all charges included in Alphabet-level activities. | ||||
| 2024-12-31 | restructuring | completed | Global | Alphabet-level activities | USD 1,000 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Employee severance and related charges for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $1.0 billion. Substantially all charges included in Alphabet-level activities. | ||||
| 2024-12-31 | restructuring | completed | Global | Alphabet-level activities | USD 796 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Office space charges, including accelerated rent and accelerated depreciation, for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $796 million. Substantially all charges included in Alphabet-level activities. | ||||
| 2024-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2024-08-31 | Google Services and Google Cloud | USD 2,700 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | License agreement with character.ai; paid $2.7 billion cash, canceled convertible instruments, and hired certain character.ai employees; employee count not disclosed. Goodwill of $2.7 billion and intangibles of $413 million recorded. | ||||
| 2024-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2024-08 | Google Services; Google Cloud | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Alphabet paid $2.7 billion cash and canceled convertible instruments for a non-exclusive license to Character's large language model technology; certain Character employees were hired, but no headcount was disclosed. Goodwill of $2.7 billion and $413 million of intangibles recorded. | |||||
| 2024-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Alphabet-level activities | USD 607 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Office space optimization charges incurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2024. | |||||
| 2024-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Alphabet-level activities | USD 607 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Office space optimization charges incurred in Q3 2024. Employee count not disclosed. | |||||
| 2024-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Other Bets | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Employee severance charges in 2024 referenced in MD&A and Note 13; no affected-employee counts or charge amounts disclosed for the current period. | ||||||
| 2024-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Alphabet-level activities | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Alphabet-level activities included substantially all charges related to employee severance and office space optimization efforts. Specific headcount or charge amounts not disclosed in this filing. | ||||||
| 2024-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of revenues; R&D; Sales & Marketing; G&A | USD 716 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Q1 2024 severance and related charges of $716 million, a $1.3 billion decrease versus Q1 2023; charges split across cost of revenues ($153M), R&D ($247M), S&M ($217M), and G&A ($99M). No employee count disclosed for the quarter. | |||||
| 2024-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Not specified | Alphabet-level (charges span cost of revenues, R&D, sales and marketing, and G&A) | USD 716 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance and related charges of $716M in Q1 2024, a $1.3B decrease vs. Q1 2023; allocated $153M cost of revenues, $247M R&D, $217M sales and marketing, $99M G&A. No employee count or completion date disclosed; no restructuring footnote in this filing. | ||||
| 2023-12-31 | reduction_in_force | completed | 2023-01 | Global | Company-wide | USD 2,088 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Part of company-wide cost-base re-engineering effort announced January 2023. Severance charge of $2,088M recorded in FY2023, allocated: cost of revenues $479M, R&D $848M, S&M $497M, G&A $264M; includes $432M non-cash stock-based compensation. Substantially all affected employees no longer in headcount at fiscal year-end; severance accrual roll-forward: charges (ex-SBC) $1,656M, cash payments $(1,579)M, ending balance $77M. For segment reporting, substantial majority of charges in Alphabet-level activities. Employee count affected not disclosed in the filing. | |||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Global | Office facilities | USD 1,845 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Office space optimization exit charges of $1,845M recorded FY2023 (cost of revenues $481M, R&D $870M, S&M $257M, G&A $237M), disclosed alongside the January 2023 workforce reduction as part of the same cost re-engineering program. Additionally $269M of accelerated rent and accelerated depreciation incurred in FY2023, excluded from the exit-charge table. No headcount impact quantified and no completion timeline disclosed. | ||||
| 2023-12-31 | reduction_in_force | completed | 2023-01-20 | 2023-12-31 | Global | Company-wide | USD 2,088 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Announced January 2023; total severance and related charges of $2.1 billion recorded for FY2023 (table shows $2,088M). Substantially all affected employees were no longer in headcount at 2023-12-31. Headcount affected not disclosed. | ||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01-20 | Global | Corporate real estate / office space optimization | USD 1,845 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Office space optimization exit charges of $1.8 billion for FY2023, plus $269 million of accelerated rent and accelerated depreciation not included in the charge table. No employee count disclosed. | |||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | Global | All segments | USD 2 (billions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | In January 2023, announced reduction of workforce. Recorded employee severance and related charges of $2.1 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023. Substantially all affected employees were no longer included in headcount as of year-end. | ||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | Global | Office Space | USD 2 (billions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Actions to optimize global office space. Exit charges recorded during the year ended December 31, 2023, were $1.8 billion. Additionally incurred $269 million in accelerated rent and depreciation. | ||
| 2023-12-31 | reduction_in_force | completed | 2023-01-01 | Global | All segments | USD 2 (billions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | In January 2023, announced reduction of workforce. Recorded employee severance and related charges of $2.1 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023. Substantially all affected employees no longer included in headcount as of Dec 31, 2023. | |||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | completed | 2023-01-01 | Global | Office Space | USD 2 (billions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Actions to optimize global office space. Exit charges recorded during the year ended December 31, 2023, were $1.8 billion. Additionally incurred $269 million in accelerated rent and accelerated depreciation. | |||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Employee Severance [Member] | USD 2,100,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Facility Closing [Member] | USD 1,800,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of Sales [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 479,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of Sales [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 481,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of Sales [Member] | USD 960,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Research and Development Expense [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 848,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Research and Development Expense [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 870,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Research and Development Expense [Member] | USD 1,718,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 497,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 257,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] | USD 754,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | General and Administrative Expense [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 264,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | General and Administrative Expense [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 237,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | General and Administrative Expense [Member] | USD 501,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-12-31 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 3,933,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10k / no-ai-xblr | |||||||
| 2023-09-30 | reduction_in_force | completed | 2023-01-01 | Company-wide | USD 86 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Severance and related charges for the three months ended September 30, 2023; substantially all affected employees no longer in headcount as of September 30, 2023. | ||||
| 2023-09-30 | reduction_in_force | completed | 2023-01-01 | Company-wide | USD 2,100 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Severance and related charges of $2.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023; includes $429 million of non-cash stock-based compensation; severance liability balance of $105 million remained at quarter-end. | ||||
| 2023-09-30 | plant_closure | in_progress | 2023-01-01 | Global office space | USD 16 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Office space optimization exit charges for the three months ended September 30, 2023; excludes $207 million of accelerated rent and accelerated depreciation. | ||||
| 2023-09-30 | plant_closure | in_progress | 2023-01-01 | Global office space | USD 649 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Office space optimization exit charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2023; excludes $207 million of accelerated rent and accelerated depreciation; additional charges possible as real estate needs are further evaluated. | ||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | completed | 2023-01 | Global | Company-wide | USD 2,081 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Number of employees affected not disclosed. Severance charge of $2,081M for nine months ended 2023-09-30 ($86M in Q3), including $429M non-cash stock-based compensation; charges by function: cost of revenues $477M, R&D $847M, S&M $494M, G&A $263M. Severance accrual balance was $105M at 2023-09-30; substantially all affected employees had exited headcount by then. | |||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01 | Global | Corporate — office space optimization | USD 649 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Office space optimization actions; exit charges of $649M for nine months ended 2023-09-30 ($16M in Q3), plus $207M of accelerated rent and accelerated depreciation not included in the exit charges. No employee count disclosed; further charges possible as real estate needs are evaluated. | |||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01-01 | Global | All segments | USD 2,730 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Announced in January 2023. Total charges for nine months ended Sept 30, 2023 were $2.73 billion ($2.08B severance, $649M office space exit). Substantially all affected employees no longer included in headcount as of Sept 30, 2023. | |||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01-01 | Global | Company-wide | USD 2,730 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Announced in January 2023. YTD charges of $2.7 billion include $2.1 billion in severance and $649 million in office space exit charges. Substantially all affected employees no longer included in headcount as of Sept 30, 2023. | |||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Employee Severance [Member] | USD 86,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Facility Closing [Member] | USD 16,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of Sales [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 17,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of Sales [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 6,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of Sales [Member] | USD 23,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Research and Development Expense [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 15,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Research and Development Expense [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 7,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Research and Development Expense [Member] | USD 22,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 50,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 1,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] | USD 51,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | General and Administrative Expense [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 4,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | General and Administrative Expense [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 2,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | General and Administrative Expense [Member] | USD 6,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 102,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | |||||||
| 2023-06-30 | reduction_in_force | in_progress | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | Company-wide | USD 1,995 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | January 2023 workforce reduction; $2.0 billion total severance and related charges for six months ended June 30, 2023, of which $1 million in Q2; includes $429 million non-cash stock-based compensation; severance liability roll-forward shows $1,566 million charges and $1,423 million cash payments, $143 million balance at June 30, 2023; most affected employees no longer in headcount as of June 30, 2023, remainder expected off headcount by end of 2023 | |||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01-01 | Company-wide | USD 633 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Global office space optimization; $633 million total charges for six months ended June 30, 2023 ($564 million in Q1, $69 million in Q2); additional charges possible as real estate needs are further evaluated; office space actions did not affect operating lease obligations as of June 30, 2023 | ||||
| 2023-06-30 | reduction_in_force | in_progress | 2023-01 | 2023-12-31 | Global | Company-wide | USD 1,995 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Severance and related charges of $1,995M recorded in six months ended 2023-06-30 ($1,994M in Q1, $1M in Q2); includes $429M non-cash stock-based compensation. Severance liability roll-forward: $0 at 2022-12-31, $1,566M charges, $(1,423M) cash payments, $143M at 2023-06-30. Number of employees affected not disclosed in this filing; most remaining affected employees expected off headcount by end of 2023. | ||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01 | Global | Corporate — office space optimization | USD 633 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Office space optimization charges of $633M recorded in six months ended 2023-06-30 ($564M in Q1, $69M in Q2). Filer may incur additional charges as real estate needs are further evaluated; actions did not affect operating lease obligations as of 2023-06-30. Headcount impact not separately quantified. | |||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01-01 | Global | Company-wide | USD 2,000 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Announced in January 2023. Total employee severance and related charges recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2023 were $2.0 billion. | |||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01-01 | Global | Office Space | USD 633 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Actions to optimize global office space. Total charges recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2023 were $633 million. | |||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | Global | Company-wide | USD 2,000 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Announced in January 2023. Total employee severance and related charges recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2023 were $2.0 billion. Most remaining affected employees expected to leave by end of 2023. | ||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01-01 | Global | Office Space Optimization | USD 633 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Actions to optimize global office space. Total charges recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2023 were $633 million. | |||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Employee Severance [Member] | USD 2,000,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Facility Closing [Member] | USD 633,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of Sales [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD -1,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of Sales [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 20,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of Sales [Member] | USD 19,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Research and Development Expense [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD -3,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Research and Development Expense [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 14,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Research and Development Expense [Member] | USD 11,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD -1,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 23,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] | USD 22,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | General and Administrative Expense [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 6,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | General and Administrative Expense [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 12,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | General and Administrative Expense [Member] | USD 18,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 70,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | |||||||
| 2023-03-31 | reduction_in_force | in_progress | 2023-01 | Company-wide | USD 1,994 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Severance and related charges of $2.0 billion recorded in Q1 2023, representing the majority of expected costs; includes $412 million non-cash stock-based compensation. Severance liability of $1,186 million remained at quarter-end after $396 million cash payments. Substantial majority of the $1.2 billion liability expected to be settled in fiscal 2023. | ||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01 | Global office space | USD 564 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Office space optimization charges of $564 million recorded in Q1 2023; additional charges possible as real estate needs are further evaluated. Office space optimization did not affect operating lease obligations as of March 31, 2023. | ||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01 | 2023-06-30 | Global | Company-wide | USD 1,994 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Announced January 2023; exact announcement date not disclosed. Severance and related charges of $1,994M recorded in Q1 2023 (includes $412M non-cash stock-based compensation); number of employees affected not disclosed. Severance liability balance was $1,186M at 2023-03-31, with $396M cash payments during the quarter; MD&A states the substantial majority of the related $1.2B liability is expected to settle in FY2023. Severance charges by function: cost of revenues $461M, R&D $835M, sales & marketing $445M, G&A $253M. | ||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01 | Global | Corporate — office space optimization | USD 564 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Office space reduction charges of $564M recorded in Q1 2023 as part of global office space optimization; no employee count disclosed and no effect on operating lease obligations as of 2023-03-31. Additional charges may be incurred as real estate needs are further evaluated. | |||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01 | 2023-12-31 | Global | All segments | USD 2,000 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Announced January 2023; $2.0B severance charges recorded in Q1 representing majority of expected costs. Substantial majority of liability expected to be settled in fiscal year 2023. | ||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01 | Global | All segments | USD 564 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Office space optimization efforts; $564M charges recorded in Q1. Company may incur additional charges as real estate needs are further evaluated. | |||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | 2023-01-01 | 2023-06-30 | Global | Company-wide | USD 2,558 (millions) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Announced January 2023. Includes $2.0B severance and $564M office space charges. Most affected employees expected to leave by end of Q2 2023. | ||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Employee Severance [Member] | USD 2,000,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Facility Closing [Member] | USD 564,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of Sales [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 461,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of Sales [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 220,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Cost of Sales [Member] | USD 681,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Research and Development Expense [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 835,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Research and Development Expense [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 247,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Research and Development Expense [Member] | USD 1,082,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 445,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 35,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] | USD 480,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | General and Administrative Expense [Member] / Employee Severance [Member] | USD 253,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | General and Administrative Expense [Member] / Facility Closing [Member] | USD 62,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | General and Administrative Expense [Member] | USD 315,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | restructuring | in_progress | USD 2,558,000,000 (absolute) | restructuring_footnote f5-10q / no-ai-xblr | |||||||
| 2022-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2,600 | 2022-09-12 | 2022-09-12 | Google Cloud | USD 6 (billions) | MD&A f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Disclosed as 'more than 2,600' employees added; September 12, 2022 is the acquisition close date (agreement announcement date not stated in this filing). $6.1B total purchase price (cash and debt) is acquisition consideration, not a workforce-specific charge. Mandiant results reported within Google Cloud from acquisition date. | ||
| 2022-12-31 | reduction_in_force | announced | 12,000 | 2023-01 | USD 2 (billions) | subsequent_events f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Disclosed as approximately 12,000 roles announced January 2023 (subsequent to fiscal year-end). Expected severance and related charges of $1.9–$2.3 billion (value shown at lower bound of range), majority to be recognized in Q1 2023; no completion date given. | ||||
| 2022-12-31 | restructuring | announced | 2023-01 | USD 1 (billions) | subsequent_events f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Global office space optimization actions announced alongside the January 2023 workforce reduction; approximately $0.5 billion of office-space exit costs expected in Q1 2023, with possible additional charges as real estate needs are further evaluated. No headcount reduction separately quantified for this component. | |||||
| 2022-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2,600 | 2022-09-12 | 2022-09-12 | Global | Google Cloud | USD 6,101 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | MD&A states the acquisition added more than 2,600 employees; purchase price of $6.1 billion is the acquisition consideration, not a workforce charge. Mandiant results reported within Google Cloud from acquisition date. | |
| 2022-12-31 | reduction_in_force | announced | 12,000 | 2023-01-20 | Global | All segments | USD 2,100 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Announced January 2023 (after fiscal year-end, before filing date); approximately 12,000 roles. Expected severance and related charges of $1.9 billion to $2.3 billion (midpoint shown), majority recognized in Q1 2023. Announcement date stated only as 'January 2023'. | ||
| 2022-12-31 | plant_closure | announced | 2023-01-20 | Global | Corporate / office space | USD 500 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Office space optimization announced January 2023; expected exit costs of approximately $0.5 billion in Q1 2023. No employee count disclosed; may incur additional charges as real estate needs are evaluated. | |||
| 2022-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2,600 | 2022-09-12 | 2022-09-12 | Global | Google Cloud | USD 6 (billions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | On September 12, 2022, Alphabet closed the acquisition of Mandiant for a total purchase price of $6.1 billion and added more than 2,600 employees. | |
| 2022-12-31 | reduction_in_force | announced | 12,000 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-03-31 | Global | All Segments | USD 2 (billions) | subsequent_events f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | In January 2023, Alphabet announced a reduction of approximately 12,000 roles. Expected employee severance and related charges of $1.9 billion to $2.3 billion, majority recognized in Q1 2023. Also taking actions to optimize global office space with expected exit costs of approximately $0.5 billion in Q1 2023. | |
| 2022-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2,600 | 2022-09-12 | 2022-09-12 | Global | Google Cloud | USD 6,100 (millions) | MD&A f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquisition of Mandiant closed September 12, 2022. Added more than 2,600 employees. Total purchase price $6.1 billion. | |
| 2022-12-31 | reduction_in_force | announced | 12,000 | 2023-01-01 | Global | All segments | USD 2 (billions) | subsequent_events f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Announced in January 2023. Reduction of approximately 12,000 roles. Expected severance charges of $1.9 billion to $2.3 billion, majority recognized in Q1 2023. | ||
| 2022-12-31 | restructuring | announced | 2023-01-01 | Global | Corporate | USD 1 (billions) | subsequent_events f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Announced in January 2023. Office space optimization. Expected exit costs of approximately $0.5 billion in Q1 2023. | |||
| 2022-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2,600 | 2022-09-12 | 2022-09-12 | Google Cloud | USD 6,101 (millions) | MD&A f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Mandiant acquisition closed September 12, 2022 for $6.1 billion total purchase price; added over 2,600 employees, reported within Google Cloud segment | ||
| 2022-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2,600 | 2022-09-12 | 2022-09-12 | United States | Google Cloud | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | MD&A states the acquisition added over 2,600 employees; total purchase price was $6.1 billion (not a workforce charge). Mandiant results reported within Google Cloud from the acquisition date. | ||
| 2022-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2,600 | 2022-09-12 | Google Cloud | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML | Mandiant acquisition closed September 12, 2022; added over 2,600 employees to Google Cloud segment. | ||||
| 2022-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2,600 | 2022-09-12 | Google Cloud | MD&A f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquisition of Mandiant closed on September 12, 2022, adding over 2,600 employees. | ||||
| 2022-03-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2022-03 | United States | Google Cloud | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | All-cash acquisition valued at approximately $5.4 billion, net of cash and debt; expected to close later in 2022 subject to regulatory and stockholder approvals. No employee count disclosed. | ||||
| 2022-03-31 | other | completed | Russia | Google Services | MD&A f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | During Q1 2022 the company suspended most commercial activities in Russia and effectively ceased operations of its Russian entity; filing states no material effect on financial results. No employee count disclosed. | |||||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-01 | 2021-01 | Google Services (Google other — hardware/wearables) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Fitbit acquisition closed in January 2021 for $2.1 billion; resulting goodwill of $1.2 billion recorded in Google Services. Headcount added through the acquisition is not quantified anywhere in the filing. | ||||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | United States | Google Services | USD 2,100 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Fitbit acquisition closed in January 2021 for $2.1 billion; purchase price allocated to $440M cash acquired, $590M intangibles, $1.2B goodwill, $92M net liabilities. Headcount added not disclosed. Charge value shown is the acquisition consideration, not a workforce charge. | ||||
| 2021-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | USD 885 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Other 2021 acquisitions and intangible purchases totaling approximately $885 million net of cash acquired; headcount added not disclosed. Charge value shown is consideration, not a workforce charge. | ||||||
| 2021-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-01 | 2021-01 | United States | Google Services | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Fitbit acquisition closed January 2021 for $2.1 billion; no employee count disclosed. Closed in Q1, within the year-to-date period covered by this filing. | |||
| 2021-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-01-31 | Google Services | USD 2 (billions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML | Fitbit acquisition closed January 2021 for $2.1 billion; headcount added not disclosed. Fitbit wearable devices added to Google Services hardware offerings. | ||||
| 2021-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-01-01 | United States | Google Services | USD 2,100 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Fitbit acquisition closed January 2021 for $2.1 billion; filing does not disclose employee count added. Announcement date shown as month-level (2021-01) for the closing. | |||
| 2020-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-01 | USD 2 (billions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Subsequent event: acquisition of Fitbit, a wearables brand, closed in January 2021 for $2.1 billion total consideration; the filing does not disclose acquired headcount. Charge value is purchase consideration, not a workforce-specific charge. | |||||
| 2020-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2021-01-31 | United States | Google Services (hardware/wearables) | subsequent_events f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Fitbit acquisition closed in January 2021 for $2.1 billion (purchase price, not a charge); headcount added was not disclosed. | ||||
| 2020-09-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2019-11 | 2020-12-31 | United States | Wearables (Fitbit) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to acquire Fitbit at $7.35 per share, ~$2.1 billion purchase price; filer expects to close in 2020 but timing may extend. No employee count disclosed for the target. | |||
| 2019-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | Google segment (Google Cloud) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | All regulatory clearances needed to close were obtained in December 2019; total purchase price approximately $2.4 billion, including $1.9 billion of goodwill. Integration into Google Cloud remained pending a UK regulatory review at filing. No headcount added through the acquisition was disclosed. | ||||||
| 2019-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2019-11 | 2020 | Google segment (upon close) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Agreement reached in November 2019 to acquire Fitbit at $7.35 per share, implying an aggregate purchase price of roughly $2.1 billion at signing. Closing expected in 2020 subject to conditions including regulatory approvals. No employee headcount was disclosed. | ||||
| 2019-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2019-12 | United States | Google Cloud | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Regulatory clearances obtained in December 2019 for the $2.4 billion Looker purchase; no employee count disclosed. | ||||
| 2019-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2019-12-31 | Not disclosed | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Aggregate of other 2019 acquisitions and intangible asset purchases totaling approximately $1.0 billion; individual deals and headcount not disclosed. | |||||
| 2019-12-31 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2019-11 | 2020-12-31 | Not disclosed | other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to acquire Fitbit at $7.35 per share (~$2.1 billion); expected to close in 2020 subject to regulatory approvals; no headcount disclosed. | ||||
| 2019-09-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2019-06-30 | 2019-12-31 | Global | Google Cloud | USD 2,600 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to acquire Looker for $2.6 billion in cash, including post-combination compensation; expected to close later in 2019 subject to regulatory approvals. No employee count disclosed. Charge value shown is total purchase consideration, not a workforce charge. | ||
| 2019-06-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2019-06 | Google Cloud | USD 2,600 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to acquire Looker for $2.6 billion in cash, including post-combination compensation arrangements; expected to close later in 2019 subject to regulatory approvals. No employee count disclosed for the acquisition. | ||||
| 2018-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2018-01 | 2018-01 | Google (hardware) | USD 1 (billions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Acquired an engineering team and non-exclusive IP license from HTC; team headcount not quantified. Charge value is total purchase consideration ($1.1B cash), not a workforce-specific charge; allocated $934M goodwill and $165M intangibles. Goodwill reported in Google segment. | |||
| 2018-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2018-01 | Google — hardware engineering | USD 1,100 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of an engineering team plus a non-exclusive IP license from HTC, completed January 2018; $934 million allocated to goodwill. Number of employees acquired not disclosed. | ||||
| 2018-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2018 | USD 573 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Aggregate of other 2018 acquisitions and intangible-asset purchases; $293 million allocated to goodwill. Headcount added not disclosed. | |||||
| 2018-09-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2018-01 | 2018-01 | Google — hardware engineering | USD 1,100 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of an engineering team plus a non-exclusive IP license for $1.1 billion in cash; no headcount figure disclosed. Completed in January 2018 (Q1), reported in this filing's nine-month acquisitions note. | |||
| 2018-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2018-01 | Google (hardware engineering) | USD 1,100 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Completed January 2018 (Q1, within the year-to-date period); $1.1 billion cash for an engineering team and non-exclusive IP license. No employee count disclosed. Announcement date given only to month precision. | ||||
| 2018-06-30 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2018-06-30 | USD 520 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Aggregate for the six months ended June 30, 2018 (YTD, not specific to Q2); no employee counts disclosed. Announcement date is a placeholder for the YTD period end. | |||||
| 2018-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2018-01-31 | Taiwan | Google hardware engineering | USD 1,100 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Completed January 2018; acquisition of an engineering team and non-exclusive IP license for $1.1 billion cash. Filer does not disclose the number of employees acquired. | |||
| 2018-03-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2018-01-01 | USD 1,100 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0 | Acquired a team of engineers and non-exclusive IP license from HTC for $1.1 billion in cash. Exact headcount not disclosed. | |||||
| 2017-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2018-01 | Google — hardware engineering | USD 1 (billions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Subsequent event: acquisition of a team of engineers plus a non-exclusive IP license from HTC, completed January 2018 after fiscal year-end; to be accounted for as a business combination and expected to accelerate Google's hardware efforts. Engineering headcount added was not quantified. | ||||
| 2017-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2018-01-31 | United States (Taiwan-based HTC team) | Google — Hardware engineering | USD 1,100 (millions) | subsequent_events f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Post-year-end acquisition of an engineering team and non-exclusive IP license for $1.1 billion cash; headcount added not disclosed. Charge is total purchase consideration, not a severance or restructuring charge. | |||
| 2016-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2016-10 | Google segment | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Date shown is the completion month; API management provider acquired for roughly $571 million in cash. No employee headcount impact disclosed. | |||||
| 2016-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Aggregate of unspecified 2016 acquisitions and intangible asset purchases totaling roughly $448 million; individual deals and headcount impacts not disclosed. | |||||||
| 2016-09-30 | acquisition_addition | announced | 2016-09 | 2016-12-31 | United States | Google Cloud | business_combinations_footnote f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Agreement to acquire Apigee Corp. for approximately $625 million including future employee compensation; no employee count disclosed. Expected to close before the end of 2016. | |||
| 2015-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2015-12 | USD 272 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML | Total consideration $272M ($1M cash, $271M in Alphabet Class C shares, ~514 thousand shares issued). No employee headcount disclosed; bebop's former CEO Diane Greene joined Google. | |||||
| 2015-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2015-12-17 | 2015-12-31 | United States | USD 272 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquisition of bebop Technologies completed December 2015; total consideration $272 million ($271 million in Class C stock, approximately 514 thousand shares). Headcount added not disclosed. | |||
| 2015-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2015-12-31 | USD 263 (millions) | business_combinations_footnote f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Aggregated other 2015 acquisitions and intangible purchases totaling approximately $263 million; individual deals and headcount added not disclosed. | |||||
| 2015-12-31 | acquisition_addition | completed | 2015-12-17 | 2015-12-17 | United States | Google (Cloud / engineering, per bebop's business) | other f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML | Acquired bebop Technologies for $411,598,500 in Alphabet Class C stock and cash (deal consideration, not a severance/restructuring charge); subject to indemnification, escrow and vesting. Headcount added through the acquisition is not disclosed. Director Diane Greene became a Google SVP in connection with the transaction. |