Aggregate intrinsic value price per share.

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The number of performance shares for which performance criteria had been achieved.

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cash outflow to satisfy grantee's tax withholding obligation for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of shares used to settle grantee's tax withholding obligation for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Stockholders' Equity - RSU and PSU - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended		52 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Recorded share-based compensation expense			$ 240,000
Tax payments, for net share settlement of share based award	$ 2,391	$ 182,517
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate intrinsic value price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 115.75		$ 115.75
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate intrinsic value price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 115.75		$ 115.75
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense	$ 126,900		$ 126,900
Weighted average period over which costs are recognized	2 years 1 month 6 days
Number of shares vested	240
Number of units outstanding (in shares)	1,372		1,372	1,115
Shares withheld, for net share settlement of share based award (in shares)	7
Tax payments, for net share settlement of share based award	$ 900
Performance Stock Units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate intrinsic value price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 115.75		$ 115.75
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense	$ 22,400		$ 22,400
Weighted average period over which costs are recognized	1 year 4 months 24 days
Performance criteria had been met (in shares)	42
Number of shares vested	36
Number of units outstanding (in shares)	1,425		1,425	1,499
Shares withheld, for net share settlement of share based award (in shares)	12
Tax payments, for net share settlement of share based award	$ 1,500