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Stock-Based Compensation - Performance-based Awards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended											12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSUs Granted (in shares)												5,039,000
Performance-based awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense												$ 48,200	$ 50,300
Performance-based awards \| Monte-Carlo
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options Granted (in shares)												0
RSUs Granted (in shares)												0
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSUs Granted (in shares)												5,039
Vested (in shares)												1,480
Restricted stock units \| Grant Date Stock Price
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSUs Granted (in shares)	4,000	54,000	103,000	849,000	205,000	7,000	279,000	22,000	27,000	21,000	436,000
Vested (in shares)		4,000			37,000	2,000	15,000	2,000	17,000	21,000	408,000
Restricted stock units \| Monte-Carlo
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSUs Granted (in shares)					20,000		125,000	32,000			300,000
Vested (in shares)								19,000			300,000
Options to purchase common stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options Granted (in shares)												266,000
Stock-based compensation expense												$ 152,384	$ 115,219	$ 50,171
Options to purchase common stock \| Black-Scholes Merton
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options Granted (in shares)				110,000		29,000			10,000		129,000
Options Vested (in shares)									10,000		129,000
Options to purchase common stock \| Monte-Carlo
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options Granted (in shares)						163,000	150,000				150,000
Options Vested (in shares)											150,000