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Equity Incentive Plans (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract] |
Summary of Operational Milestone Based on Revenue or Adjusted EBITDA |
Total Annualized Revenue (in billions) | Annualized Adjusted EBITDA (in billions)
$20.0 | $1.5
$35.0 | $3.0
$55.0 | $4.5
$75.0 | $6.0
$100.0 | $8.0
$125.0 | $10.0
$150.0 | $12.0
$ 175.0 | $14.0
Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense | The following table summarizes our stock-based compensation expense by line item in the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Cost of revenues |  | $ | 34,607 |  |  | $ | 21,661 |  |  | $ | 61,817 |  |  | $ | 45,369 |
Research and development |  |  | 71,474 |  |  |  | 65,937 |  |  |  | 143,956 |  |  |  | 127,044 |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 102,948 |  |  |  | 105,869 |  |  |  | 209,654 |  |  |  | 162,693 |
Restructuring and other |  |  | 834 |  |  |  | 3,877 |  |  |  | 2,814 |  |  |  | 3,877 |
Total |  | $ | 209,863 |  |  | $ | 197,344 |  |  | $ | 418,241 |  |  | $ | 338,983 |

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