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Business Combinations - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Feb. 10, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) founder shares	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) founder shares
Mountain US Corporation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total	$ 76,300
LeapYear Technologies, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total	$ 62,000
Streamlit, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, gross		$ 211,839
Number of founders \| founder		3	3
Business combination, acquisition related costs			$ 1,900
Total		$ 650,755
Streamlit, Inc. \| RCS \| Outside of the Plans \| Class A Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Granted (shares) \| shares		0.4	0.4
Post-combination share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period		3 years	3 years
Post-combination share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, granted in period, total fair value		$ 93,700	$ 93,700
Post-combination share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award service period		3 years	3 years