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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Annual Increase, Percent Of Outstanding Shares

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Assumed In Acquisition, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercise Price As A Percent of Estimated Fair Value

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Stockholder Ownership

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Equity Incentive Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 08, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, authorized (in shares)			700,000,000	700,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)			$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised			$ 1,391,700	$ 50,000	$ 2,100
Fair value of options vested during period			23,500	7,900	2,700
Stock-based compensation expense			73,186	$ 11,513	$ 3,806
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options			$ 55,700
Shares purchased under the ESPP (in shares)			243,725
Prodigy Software, Inc.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock issued (in shares)	82,201
Weighted Average
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)			$ 62.06	$ 11.04	$ 3.99
Weighted average grant date fair value, assumed upon acquisition (in dollars per share)			$ 74.84
Common stock \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual increase, percent of outstanding shares (percent)			5.00%
Common stock \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual increase (in shares)			15,000,000
2012 Equity Incentive Plan \| Common stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)			15,000,000
2020 Equity Incentive Plan \| Common stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved of common stock for issuance (in shares)			9,979,700,000	2,537,181,000
ISOs and NSOs \| 2012 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price less than percent of estimated fair value (percent)						100.00%
Minimum required service period						3 years
ISOs and NSOs \| 2012 Equity Incentive Plan \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period						4 years
ISOs and NSOs \| 2012 Equity Incentive Plan \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period						10 years
ISOs \| 2012 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stockholder ownership (percent)						10.00%
ISOs \| 2012 Equity Incentive Plan \| Greater Than 10% Stockholders
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price less than percent of estimated fair value (percent)						110.00%
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 30,985	$ 11,513	$ 3,806
Shares reserved of common stock for issuance (in shares)			12,785,176,000	19,600,223,000
Stock options \| Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 4,400
Stock options \| Weighted Average
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of recognition			1 year 10 months 24 days
RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period			4 years
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 31,548	$ 0	0
Period of recognition			3 years
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense			$ 180,500
Shares reserved of common stock for issuance (in shares)			1,508,615,000	0
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period			2 years
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 3,536	$ 0	0
Period of recognition			1 year 3 months 18 days
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense			$ 6,400
ESPP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 7,117	$ 0	$ 0
Period of recognition			1 month 6 days
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense			$ 800
Purchase period		6 months
ESPP purchase price of common stock, percent of market price		85.00%
Shares reserved of common stock for issuance (in shares)			1,869,302,000	0