Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Fair Value

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Income (Loss) On Fair Value Adjustments

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Floor Exercise Price as a Percentage of Grant Date Price

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount of noncash expense for share-based payment arrangement.

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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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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Equity Incentive Programs (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional shares authorized (shares)	1,800,000
Shares of class A stock reserved for issuance		12,671,652
Stock option exercise price floor of fair market value of class A common stock (percent)		100.00%
Shares available for issuance		1,682,404
Stock-based compensation charges		$ 13,600,000	$ 15,600,000	$ 16,400,000
Total future compensation expense		15,800,000
Liability Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Income from stock-based compensation revaluation		(1,100,000)
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Fair Value		600,000
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total future compensation expense		$ 0
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Total future compensation expense		$ 15,800,000
Estimated Future Expense in Year One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total future compensation expense		9,800,000
Estimated Future Expense in Year One \| Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total future compensation expense		9,800,000
Estimated Future Expense in Year Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total future compensation expense		5,300,000
Estimated Future Expense in Year Two \| Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total future compensation expense		5,300,000
Estimated Future Expense in Year Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total future compensation expense		700,000
Estimated Future Expense in Year Three \| Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total future compensation expense		$ 700,000
Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		4 years