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Tax benefit (expense) realized from exercise of stock options		15,400,000	12,600,000	19,500,000
Total compensation cost not yet recognized		$ 68,500,000
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition		2 years 2 months 4 days
Selling, general and administrative expenses		$ 2,652,213,000	2,347,628,000	2,534,698,000
Net income		$ (553,541,000)	127,141,000	(394,612,000)
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Authorized amount, ESPP (shares) \| shares	12,000
Fixed contribution rate	10.00%
ESPP purchase price of common stock, percent of market price	85.00%
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of awards vested in period		28,400,000	49,000,000
Phantom Service Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition		2 years 6 months
Award vesting rights, percentage, number of installments \| installment		4
Minimum contractual term		3 years
Exercises in period, intrinsic value		$ 2,200,000	6,300,000	52,900,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Granted During Period, Fair Value		$ 4,800,000
Phantom Service Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		25.00%
Phantom Service Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		25.00%
Phantom Service Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		25.00%
Phantom Service Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Four
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		25.00%
Phantom Performance Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized		$ 500,000
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition		1 year 3 months 18 days
Exercises in period, intrinsic value		$ 600,000	300,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Granted During Period, Fair Value		$ 500,000
Phantom Performance Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member] \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		200.00%
Phantom Service Restricted Stock Unit [Plan and Phantom Performance Restricted Stock Unit Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost accrual		$ 5,400,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage, number of installments \| installment		3
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Granted During Period, Fair Value		$ 2,000,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Fair Value		$ 12,700,000	9,900,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		13 months
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		24 months
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		36 months
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (shares) \| shares		80,000
Contractual term		10 years
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Performance-Based Stock Appreciation Rights SARs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercises in period, intrinsic value		$ 45,364,000	30,953,000	27,776,000
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Service Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized		$ 3,900,000
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition		1 year 10 months 24 days
Minimum contractual term		10 years
Exercises in period, intrinsic value		$ 119,509,000	$ 44,119,000	$ 54,045,000
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Service Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		3 years 6 months
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Service Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		4 years
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Service Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized		$ 42,100,000
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition		2 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted-average grant date fair value without a market condition (in dollars per unit) \| $ / shares		$ 21.78	$ 18.80	$ 15.56
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized		$ 16,200,000
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition		1 year 6 months
Award performance goal period		3 years
Award vesting rights, percentage, number of installments \| installment		4
Weighted-average grant date fair value without a market condition (in dollars per unit) \| $ / shares		$ 27.33
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		25.00%
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		25.00%
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		25.00%
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Four
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		25.00%
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage		200.00%
2016 Equity Incentive Plan (EIP) [Member] \| Performance RSUs Granted as Replacement Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average grant date fair value without a market condition (in dollars per unit) \| $ / shares				$ 28.78
2019 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (shares) \| shares		40,000
Contractual term		10 years