Fair Value Measurement - Reconciliation of TRA Liability and Seller Earnout Liability (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Tax Receivable Agreement Liability
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 578
Loss from change in fair value of TRA	27
Ending Balance	605
Seller Earnouts Liability
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	109
Loss from change in fair value of Seller Earnouts	35
Ending Balance	$ 144

Fair value, measurement with unobservable inputs reconciliation, recurring basis liability loss from change in fair value of seller earnouts.

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Fair value, measurement with unobservable inputs reconciliation, recurring basis liability loss from change in fair value of tra.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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