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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium) And Commissions Payable, Net

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Debt Issuance Costs, Amount Allocated to Liability Component of Convertible Debt

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The number of shares issued in exchange for the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or payments in the period.

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The amount of the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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The carrying amount of the equity component of convertible debt which may be settled in cash upon conversion.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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The amount by which the convertible debt's if-converted value exceeds its principle amount at the balance sheet date, regardless of whether the instrument is currently convertible. This element applies to public companies only.

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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature.

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Minimum percentage of common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments to determine eligibility of conversion.

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Threshold number of specified trading days that common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage within a specified consecutive trading period to trigger conversion feature.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The cash outflow from the repayment of a long-term debt instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder.

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INDEBTEDNESS - Convertible Senior Notes Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions				3 Months Ended		27 Months Ended
	Mar. 05, 2020 USD ($) day $ / shares	May 25, 2018 USD ($) day $ / shares	Mar. 06, 2017 USD ($) day $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt				$ 990,000	$ 0
Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion price (in USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 121.01	$ 77.85	$ 22.95
Carrying amount of equity component				341,793,000		$ 341,793,000	$ 194,392,000
Issuance costs attributable to the liability component				18,059,000		18,059,000	5,564,000
Convertible Debt \| 2025 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Interest rate	0.125%
Conversion rate	0.0082641
Conversion price (in USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 121.01
Redemption price, percentage	100.00%
Carrying amount of equity component	$ 154,600,000			$ 152,258,000		$ 152,258,000
Effective interest rate of the liability component	3.81%			3.81%		3.81%
Discounts and commissions payable	$ 14,300,000
Third party offering costs	900,000
Issuance costs attributable to the liability component	$ 12,800,000			$ 13,190,000		$ 13,190,000
Amount of if-converted value in excess of outstanding principal amount				0
Convertible Debt \| 2025 Notes \| Debt Instrument, Conversion Term One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold trading days \| day	20
Threshold consecutive trading days \| day	30
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger	130.00%
Convertible Debt \| 2025 Notes \| Debt Instrument Conversion Term Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold trading days \| day	5
Threshold consecutive trading days \| day	5
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger	98.00%
Convertible Debt \| 2023 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 862,500,000
Interest rate		0.50%
Conversion rate		0.0128456
Conversion price (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 77.85
Carrying amount of equity component		$ 155,300,000		$ 154,019,000		$ 154,019,000	154,019,000
Effective interest rate of the liability component		4.69%		4.69%		4.69%
Discounts and commissions payable		$ 6,000,000.0
Third party offering costs		800,000
Issuance costs attributable to the liability component		$ 5,600,000		$ 3,186,000		$ 3,186,000	3,418,000
Amount of if-converted value in excess of outstanding principal amount				0
Convertible Debt \| 2023 Notes \| Debt Instrument, Conversion Term One
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Threshold trading days \| day		20
Threshold consecutive trading days \| day		30
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger		130.00%
Convertible Debt \| 2023 Notes \| Debt Instrument Conversion Term Two
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Threshold trading days \| day		5
Threshold consecutive trading days \| day		5
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger		98.00%
Convertible Debt \| 2022 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 440,000,000.0
Interest rate			0.375%
Conversion rate			0.0435749
Conversion price (in USD per share) \| $ / shares			$ 22.95
Carrying amount of equity component			$ 86,200,000	$ 35,516,000		$ 35,516,000	40,373,000
Effective interest rate of the liability component			5.34%	5.34%		5.34%
Discounts and commissions payable			$ 11,000,000.0
Third party offering costs			800,000
Issuance costs attributable to the liability component			$ 9,400,000	$ 1,683,000		$ 1,683,000	$ 2,146,000
Notes converted				$ 25,500,000		253,700,000
Principal payment on conversion of senior notes						$ 219,400,000
Shares issued upon conversion (in shares) \| shares				1.1		8.4
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt				$ 1,000,000.0		$ 6,000,000.0
Amount of if-converted value in excess of outstanding principal amount				$ 238,900,000
Convertible Debt \| 2022 Notes \| Debt Instrument, Conversion Term One
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Threshold consecutive trading days \| day			30
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger			130.00%
Convertible Debt \| 2022 Notes \| Debt Instrument Conversion Term Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Threshold consecutive trading days \| day			5
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger			98.00%