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Debt (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Sep. 15, 2022 day	Sep. 13, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 12, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares $ / Unit	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares $ / Unit	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / shares
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Common stock, previously reported value (in usd per share) \| $ / shares				$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Purchases of capped calls related to convertible debt				$ (118,611)	$ 118,611	$ 0
Convertible Debt \| Convertible Senior Notes Due 2027
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,040,000
Interest rate	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%		1.00%
Debt instrument conversion ratio			0.0034941
Debt instrument, conversion price (in usd per share) \| $ / shares			$ 286.20
Premium from conversion			0.35
Common stock, previously reported value (in usd per share) \| $ / shares			$ 212.00
Debt issuance costs				$ 19,200	$ 19,200
Convertible Debt \| Convertible Senior Notes Due 2027 \| Debt Conversion Terms One
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Trading days threshold \| day	20
Consecutive trading days threshold \| day	30
Percentage of stock price trigger	130.00%
Convertible Debt \| Convertible Senior Notes Due 2027 \| Debt Conversion Terms Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Trading days threshold \| day	5
Consecutive trading days threshold \| day	10
Percentage of stock price trigger	98.00%
Convertible Debt \| Convertible Senior Notes Due 2027, Initial Amount
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 900,000
Convertible Debt \| Convertible Senior Notes Due 2027, Additional Amount
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 135,000
Convertible Debt \| Capped Call Transactions
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Common stock, previously reported value (in usd per share) \| $ / shares			$ 212.00
Cap price (in usd per share) \| $ / Unit				424.00	424.00
Premium on capped call transactions			1
Purchases of capped calls related to convertible debt					$ 118,600