Notes Payable - Convertible Senior Notes - Additional Information (Details) - 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2022 - Convertible Senior Notes - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Notes Payable
Debt issuance costs incurred	$ 11.7
Debt issuance costs allocated to equity components	4.0
Debt issuance costs allocated to liability components	$ 7.7
Debt instrument term	7 years
Effective interest rate on liability components		10.00%	9.34%

Represents the portion of debt issuance costs allocated to the equity component of the convertible debt.

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- Definition

Represents the portion of debt issuance costs allocated to the liability component of the convertible debt.

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Debt issuance costs incurred.

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- Definition

Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Period between issuance and maturity of long-term debt, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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