Share Based Compensation, Increase In Shares Reserved For Issuance, Minimum Percentage Increase

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Share Based Compensation, Number Of Shares Reserved For Issuance, Period Of Increases

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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

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Share-based compensation - Narrative (Details) - shares		9 Months Ended
Share-based compensation - Narrative (Details) - shares	Jul. 21, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Jan. 01, 2021	Nov. 13, 2017
Omnibus Incentive Plan 2020 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate number of shares of common stock to be issued (in shares)	14,800,000		19,479,699
Share based compensation, number of shares reserved for issuance, period of increases	10 years
Share based compensation, increase in shares reserved for issuance, minimum percentage increase	4.00%
Common stock reserved for additional grants under the plan (in shares)		15,544,733
Stock Option Plan 2017 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate number of shares of common stock to be issued (in shares)				8,470,000
Common stock reserved for additional grants under the plan (in shares)		128,928
Awards granted (in shares)		0