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Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2024	Jul. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jul. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Feb. 29, 2024	Aug. 31, 2023
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Repurchase of common stock						$ 40,700	$ 500,000
August 2023 Authorization
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)									20,000,000
Number of shares repurchased (in shares)			0	0		200,000	0
Repurchase price (in dollars per share)						$ 203.50
Repurchase of common stock						$ 40,700
Remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)			16,930,718			16,930,718
February 2024 ASR Agreement
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Payment for ASR agreement	$ 500,000							$ 500
Number of shares repurchased (in shares)	2,569,839	299,443			2,869,282
Repurchase price (in dollars per share)					$ 174.26