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Stock-Based Compensation - Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Options to purchase common stock
Stock based compensation expense
Options granted (in shares)	499
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 191,808	$ 152,384	$ 115,219
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 331,500
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted average period of recognition	2 years 4 months 24 days
Options to purchase common stock \| Cost of revenues
Stock based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 11,752	7,905	4,811
Options to purchase common stock \| Research and development
Stock based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense	66,326	46,545	25,868
Options to purchase common stock \| Selling, general and administrative
Stock based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense	113,730	97,934	84,540
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Stock based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense	187,346	149,939	113,686
Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Cost of revenues
Stock based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense	11,665	7,905	4,811
Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Research and development
Stock based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense	63,445	44,655	24,507
Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Selling, general and administrative
Stock based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense	112,236	97,379	84,368
Non-employee stock options
Stock based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense	4,462	2,445	1,533
Non-employee stock options \| Cost of revenues
Stock based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense	87
Non-employee stock options \| Research and development
Stock based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense	2,881	1,890	1,361
Non-employee stock options \| Selling, general and administrative
Stock based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense	1,494	555	172
Liability classified awards
Stock based compensation expense
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 800	$ 600	$ 400