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Stockholders' Equity - RSU and PSU - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate intrinsic value price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 70.77
Weighted average period over which costs are recognized	5 years 9 months 14 days
Tax payments, for net share settlement of share based award	$ 5,190	$ 1,259
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate intrinsic value price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 70.77
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock options	$ 41,400
Weighted average period over which costs are recognized	2 years 1 month 2 days
Number of units, granted (in shares)	78
Number of units outstanding (in shares)	1,074		1,249
Shares withheld, for net share settlement of share based award (in shares)	53
Tax payments, for net share settlement of share based award	$ 4,000
Performance Stock Units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock options	$ 137,100
Weighted average period over which costs are recognized	5 years 6 months 7 days
Number of units, granted (in shares)	102
Performance criteria had been met (in shares)	100
Number of units outstanding (in shares)	5,789		6,033
Maximum additional shares to be issued (in shares)	200
Shares withheld, for net share settlement of share based award (in shares)	15
Tax payments, for net share settlement of share based award	$ 1,200
eXponential Stock Units (XSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units, granted (in shares)	43
Minimum \| Performance Stock Units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of targeted shares vested	0.00%
Maximum \| Performance Stock Units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of targeted shares vested	200.00%