Share-Based Compensation Arrangements By Share-Based Payment Award, Percent Of Award Target Performance Metric

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangements By Share-Based Payment Award, Percent Of Cash Bonus Payment On Initial Targets

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

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Amount of cost capitalized for 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 cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Units Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 40,935	$ 15,341	$ 9,025
Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percent of award target performance metric	0.00%
RSUs and PSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 43,300	17,300	10,400
Stock-based compensation capitalized for software development	3,000	2,700	2,100
Remaining stock-based compensation expense for unvested shares, not yet recognized	$ 100,100
Stock-based compensation expense, weighted average recognition period (in years)	2 years 7 months 6 days
Fair value of shares vested	$ 27,500	$ 26,600	$ 32,000
RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	726
Vesting period	4 years
PSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Percent of award target performance metric	100.00%
PSUs \| Tranche one
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	100
PSUs \| Tranche two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	100
PSUs \| Minimum \| Tranche one
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percent of award target performance metric	0.00%
PSUs \| Minimum \| Tranche two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percent of award target performance metric	100.00%
PSUs \| Minimum \| Tranche three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percent of cash bonus payment on initial targets	0.00%
PSUs \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percent of award target performance metric	100.00%
PSUs \| Maximum \| Tranche one
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percent of award target performance metric	150.00%
PSUs \| Maximum \| Tranche two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percent of award target performance metric	150.00%
PSUs \| Maximum \| Tranche three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percent of cash bonus payment on initial targets	65.00%
Unvested RSAs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	6
Vesting period	1 year
Remaining stock-based compensation expense for unvested shares, not yet recognized	$ 300
Stock-based compensation expense, weighted average recognition period (in years)	6 months
Restricted Stock Units With Service Conditions
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	1,000
Restricted Stock Units with Service and Performance Conditions
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	200