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Stockholders' Equity - RSUs and Revest Shares (Details)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity - RSUs and Revest Shares (Details)	Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 cofounder shares	Dec. 31, 2021 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 34,978,000	$ 33,426,000	$ 75,000,000	$ 64,264,000
Modification expense, incremental fair value			1,200,000		1,200,000
Signal Sciences Corp.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of cofounders with shares subject to revesting \| cofounder						3
Shares held back for restricted stock awards, revesting period						2 years
Signal Sciences Corp. \| Common Stock—Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares restricted for stock awards (in shares) \| shares						896,499
RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				4 years
Stock-based compensation expense		23,300,000	15,800,000	$ 45,100,000	29,000,000
RSUs \| First Year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				4 years
Award vesting percentage				25.00%
RSUs \| Remaining Period
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				36 months
Revest Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		7,400,000	$ 11,000,000	$ 14,700,000	$ 21,900,000
Nonvested shares sold that remain unvested (in shares) \| shares							224,124
Proceeds from nonvested shares sold	$ 10,700,000
Modification expense, incremental fair value		$ 0		$ 5,600,000