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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Number of Additional Shares to be Authorized

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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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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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under an established share-based compensation plan.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

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Equity Award Plan Activities - Additional Information (Details) - $ / shares		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of additional shares authorized for issuance (in shares)			2,211,000
2014 Equity Incentive Plan \| Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of additional shares authorized for issuance (in shares)	2,211,176
Percent of shares outstanding to increase number of shares available for grant and issuance	3.00%
Maximum increase of number of shares available for issuance (in shares)	12,500,000
Common stock reserved for issuance (in shares)		22,900,000	22,900,000
2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of additional shares authorized for issuance (in shares)	737,058
Percent of shares outstanding to increase number of shares available for grant and issuance	1.00%
Maximum increase of number of shares available for issuance (in shares)	2,500,000
Common stock reserved for issuance (in shares)		2,533,438	2,533,438
Shares issued during period (in shares)		81,769	190,659
2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan \| ESPP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted (in dollars per share)		$ 98.00	$ 80.35