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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price, Effective After Hedging Transactions

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Derivative, Price Risk Option Strike Price Per Share

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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

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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 premium (cost) of a hedge, expensed during the period.

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The cash inflow from issuance of rights to purchase common shares at predetermined price (usually issued together with corporate debt).

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INDEBTEDNESS - Convertible Note Hedge and Warrant Transactions Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	61 Months Ended
	Nov. 13, 2020	Mar. 05, 2020	May 25, 2018	Mar. 06, 2017	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022
Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion price of convertible debt (in USD per share)		$ 121.01	$ 77.85	$ 22.95
Conversion price of convertible debt after effect of warrants and note hedge (in USD per share)		$ 161.34	$ 109.26	$ 31.18
Convertible Debt \| 2027 Convertible Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion price of convertible debt (in USD per share)	$ 299.13
Conversion price of convertible debt after effect of warrants and note hedge (in USD per share)	414.18
Convertible Debt \| 2026 Convertible Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion price of convertible debt (in USD per share)	299.13
Conversion price of convertible debt after effect of warrants and note hedge (in USD per share)	$ 368.16
Common Stock Warrant, 2027 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase aggregate shares of capital stock (in shares)	1,900
Warrants, weighted average exercise price (in USD per share)	$ 414.18
Proceeds from issuance of warrants	$ 68.0
Common Stock Warrant, 2026 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase aggregate shares of capital stock (in shares)	1,900
Warrants, weighted average exercise price (in USD per share)	$ 368.16
Proceeds from issuance of warrants	$ 64.6
Common Stock Warrant, 2025 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase aggregate shares of capital stock (in shares)		8,260
Warrants, weighted average exercise price (in USD per share)		$ 161.34
Proceeds from issuance of warrants		$ 99.5
Common Stock Warrant, 2023 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase aggregate shares of capital stock (in shares)			11,100
Warrants, weighted average exercise price (in USD per share)			$ 109.26
Proceeds from issuance of warrants			$ 112.1
Shares of common stock received due to exercise of note hedges (in shares)						3,000
Common Stock Warrant, 2022 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase aggregate shares of capital stock (in shares)				19,200
Warrants, weighted average exercise price (in USD per share)				$ 31.18
Proceeds from issuance of warrants				$ 57.2
Shares of common stock received due to exercise of note hedges (in shares)					200		15,000
Options Held
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase aggregate shares of capital stock (in shares)	1,900	8,300	11,100	19,200
Convertible note hedge, option to purchase common stock, price (in USD per share)	$ 299.13	$ 121.01	$ 77.85	$ 22.95
Cost of convertible note hedge		$ 149.2	$ 172.6	$ 92.1
Options Held \| 2027 Convertible Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cost of convertible note hedge	$ 104.3
Options Held \| 2026 Convertible Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cost of convertible note hedge	$ 84.6