Commitment and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
May 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021
Use of Certain Cloud Services through June 2029 [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Purchase commitment	$ 1,000,000,000.00
Remaining obligation under purchase agreement		$ 904,600,000
Use of Ceetain Cloud Services through May 2024 [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Remaining obligation under purchase agreement		96,200,000
Purchase commitment in fiscal 2021		32,000,000.0
Purchase commitment in fiscal 2022		24,000,000.0
Purchase commitment in fiscal year 2023		24,000,000.0
Purchase commitment at any time over the three-year term		$ 20,000,000.0

Purchase Obligation, to be Paid, at Any Time over Three-Year Term

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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier.

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Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in remainder of current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment.

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