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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Automatic Annual Increase in Shares Reserved and Available for Issuance as Percentage to Outstanding Number of Shares

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Automatic Annual Increase in Shares Reserved and Available for Issuance, Minimum

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount on Purchase Price of Common Stock, Percent

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The number of shares under options granted in a plan that were canceled after the initial public offering date, as a result of occurrence of a terminating event specified in contractual agreements pertaining to the stock option plan or that expired.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Outstanding Number of Shares as on Shareholder Approval Date

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Represents ratio of exercise price at which grantees can acquire shares of common stock by exercise of stock options to closing price of Depositary Shares at grant date.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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-Paragraph 2
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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under an established share-based compensation plan.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Share-Based Compensation Expense - Share Options and Incentive Plan (Details)			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 06, 2018 shares	Jan. 01, 2018 shares	Jun. 30, 2018 shares	Jan. 14, 2016 shares
2011 Plan
Share-based compensation
Shares cancelled or forfeited (in shares)			4,977,646
2016 Plan
Share-based compensation
Number of shares reserved and available for issuance (in shares)				65,029,595
Increase in ordinary shares authorized (in shares)		29,603,616
Automatic annual increase in shares reserved and available for issuance as a percentage to outstanding number of shares (as a percent)			5.00%
2016 Plan \| Share options
Share-based compensation
Number of options outstanding (in shares)			89,918,184
Granted (in shares)			8,465,886
Exercise price ratio			0.07692
2016 Plan \| Restricted Share Units (RSUs)
Share-based compensation
Outstanding (in shares)			10,526,672
Granted (in shares)			9,254,232
2018 Plan
Share-based compensation
Number of shares reserved and available for issuance (in shares)	12,000,000
2018 Plan \| Restricted Share Units (RSUs)
Share-based compensation
Outstanding (in shares)			527,904
Granted (in shares)			527,904
ESPP
Share-based compensation
Number of shares reserved and available for issuance (in shares)	3,500,000
Automatic annual increase in shares reserved and available for issuance (in shares)			5,000,000
Automatic annual increase in shares reserved and available for issuance as a percentage to outstanding number of shares (as a percent)			0.50%
Maximum increase in ordinary shares reserved and available for issuance (as a percent)	10.00%
Discount on purchase price of common stock (as a percent)			15.00%
Granted (in shares)			0
Maximum percentage of eligible earnings as after-tax withholdings to purchase ordinary shares (as a percent)	10.00%