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Debt - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 25, 2021 $ / shares shares	Oct. 20, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) employee tradingDay businessDay	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 05, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2018 USD ($)
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Inventory			$ 114,273	$ 358,221
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash			242,246	718,281	$ 945,820		$ 247,448
Repayments of senior debt			(83,614)	0	0
Gain on extinguishment of convertible senior notes			57,193	0	$ 0
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, convertible debt, capped call transaction			$ 62,647
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion price, percentage			98.00%
2023 notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount			$ 23,512
2025 notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount			518,728
2027 notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount			575,000
Senior Notes \| 2023 notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount			23,512	23,512				$ 143,750
Repurchased face amount			120,238
Senior Notes \| 2025 notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount		$ 661,250	518,728	661,250
Repurchased face amount		142,522
Repayments of senior debt		(83,614)
Gain on extinguishment of convertible senior notes		$ 57,193
Senior Notes \| 2027 notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate Principal Amount			$ 575,000	575,000		$ 575,000
Common stock covered under capped calls (in shares) \| shares	6,147,900
Senior Notes \| Convertible Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold trading days \| tradingDay			20
Threshold consecutive trading days \| tradingDay			30
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger			130.00%
Senior Notes \| Convertible Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold trading days \| businessDay			5
Threshold consecutive trading days \| tradingDay			5
Senior Notes \| Minimum \| 2027 notes \| Call Option \| Capped Call Transaction
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Strike and cap price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 93.53
Senior Notes \| Maximum \| 2027 notes \| Call Option \| Capped Call Transaction
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Strike and cap price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 138.56
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total assets			$ 214,707	567,128
Inventory			113,684	337,630
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash			$ 98,781	$ 101,064
Revolving Credit Facility \| Goldman Sachs Bank USA \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate, basis points \| employee			11.448
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Goldman Sachs Bank USA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, floor rate of basis spread on variable rate			0.30%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Goldman Sachs Bank USA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			3.00%