Related Party Transaction, Equity Interest in Office Space, Percentage

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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

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Net rentable area for properties owned.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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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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Related Party Transactions (Details)	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Equity Interest in Office Space, Percentage	0.01
Related Party Transactions, Current and Future Base Rent	19.95
Notes and other receivables, net	$ 469,594,000	$ 221,650,000
Permanent space
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net Rentable Area \| ft²	103,100
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Equity Interest in Office Space, Percentage	0.281
Director [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Legal Fees	$ 10,300,000	13,300,000	$ 11,100,000
Airplane Usage [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	700,000	$ 300,000	$ 400,000
Telephone Service [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 200,000