Subsequent Events (Details) ft² in Thousands, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($) ft² shares	Jun. 30, 2016 shares
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Certain Owned And Leased Properties Of Google Inc. [Member] \| California [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business combination, expected -office space to be acquired (in square feet) \| ft²	738
Business combination, expected office space to be given up in acquisition (in square feet) \| ft²	474
Business combination, expected net cash to be paid \| $	$ 180.2
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of Shares, Granted \| shares		3,146,105
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Common Class A [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of Shares, Granted \| shares	442,343
Vesting period	4 years
Vesting, percent after one year	25.00%
Requisite period	1 year

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