Net Income per Share - Additional Information (Details) shares in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Shares authorized to repurchase	$ 235,000,000.0
Cumulative amount repurchased	$ 215,700,000
Cumulative number of shares repurchased \| shares	15.3

The cumulative number of shares of stock repurchased under the plan.

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