Fair Value Measurements and Available for Sale Investments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value hierarchy level 1 to level 2	$ 0	$ 0
Fair value hierarchy level 2 to level 1	0	0
5.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2027 \| Level 2
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of convertible senior notes	200,500,000
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest and securities receivable	$ 600,000	$ 1,500,000

Interest and securities receivable.

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Fair value portion of borrowing which can be exchanged for a specified number of another security at the option of the issuer or the holder, for example, but not limited to, the entity's common stock.

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Amount of transfers of financial instruments classified in shareholders' equity measured on a recurring basis out of level 1 of the fair value hierarchy into level 2.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Amount of transfers of financial instruments classified in shareholders' equity measured on a recurring basis out of level 2 of the fair value hierarchy into level 1.

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