Stock-Based Compensation - Narratives (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 700	$ 300
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$ 16,257	23,946
Outstanding Voting Power Percentage Scenario 2	35.00%
Outstanding Voting Power Percentage Scenario 1	30.00%
Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 800	$ 400
Stock based compensation not yet recognized	$ 16,200
Period in which compensation expense will be recognized	4 years 1 month 6 days
Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan \| Awards with accelerated vesting provision
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock based compensation not yet recognized	$ 15,200
Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan \| Awards with accelerated vesting provision, Scenario 2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock based compensation not yet recognized	1,000
Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan \| Awards with accelerated vesting provision, Scenario 1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock based compensation not yet recognized	$ 14,200
Long-term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Profit Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding Voting Power Percentage Minimum	0.30

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