Additional Shares of Common Stock, Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Aggregate Number of Shares, Annual Increase, Employee Stock Purchase Plans

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Offering Period

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Employee Stock Purchase Plans, Number of Securities Remaining For Future Sale and Issuance

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Discount rate from fair value on purchase date that participants pay for shares.

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The highest percentage of annual salary that an employee is permitted to utilize with respect to the plan.

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Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

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Employee Compensation and Benefit Plans - Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Details) - shares		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]
Contribution percentage (up to)		15.00%
Stock purchase discount percentage		15.00%
ESPP, offering period		6 months
Number of securities remaining available for future sale and issuance under ESPP (in shares)		1,397,894
Aggregate number of shares, annual increase (in shares)		5,000,000
Subsequent Event
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]
Additional shares of common stock (in shares)	5,000,000
Common Stock
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of shares issued under ESPP (in shares)		2,091,650	2,011,794	1,832,043