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Number of Lawsuits with Possible Material Impact

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 03, 2020 arbitration	Jul. 13, 2020 plaintiff	Jun. 13, 2019 plaintiff	Aug. 31, 2018 plaintiff	Aug. 14, 2018 USD ($) plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) lawsuit
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency reserve						$ 0
Number of lawsuits with possible material impact (one or more) \| lawsuit						1
Purchase Obligation
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Purchase obligations due in next twelve months						$ 54,000,000.0
Purchase obligations due between one and three years						9,000,000.0
Purchase obligations due between three and five years						12,000,000.0
Total purchase obligations						75,000,000.0
Surety Bond
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Funding commitments						$ 200,000
Tinder Optionholder Litigation
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff			2	6	10
Number of plaintiffs who filed a discontinuance of claims \| plaintiff		4		4
Number of arbitrations \| arbitration	4
Tinder Optionholder Litigation \| Pending Litigation
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Damages sought					$ 2,000,000,000