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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Short-term Investments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2026
Short-Term Investments And Fair Value Measurement [Abstract] |
Schedule of Cash, Restricted Cash and Short-term Investments | The following tables summarize the Company's cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| As of March 31, 2026
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Cash and Cash Equivalents |  | Short-term Investments |  | Other Current Assets |  | Non-current Assets
| (in thousands)
Cash | $ | 3,871,956 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,871,956 |  |  | $ | 3,864,916 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,957 |  |  | $ | 83 |
Level 1 securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds | 7,754,592 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,754,592 |  |  | 7,754,531 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 61 |
Level 2 securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time deposits | 669,003 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 669,003 |  |  | 640,325 |  |  | 28,678 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| $ | 12,295,551 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12,295,551 |  |  | $ | 12,259,772 |  |  | $ | 28,678 |  |  | $ | 6,957 |  |  | $ | 144 |
| As of December 31, 2025
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Cash and Cash Equivalents |  | Short-term Investments |  | Other Current Assets |  | Non-current Assets
| (in thousands)
Cash | $ | 5,214,163 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,214,163 |  |  | $ | 5,208,710 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,369 |  |  | $ | 84 |
Level 1 securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds | 3,259,240 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,259,240 |  |  | 3,259,180 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 60 |
Level 2 securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time deposits | 594,469 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 594,469 |  |  | 565,791 |  |  | 28,678 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| $ | 9,067,872 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,067,872 |  |  | $ | 9,033,681 |  |  | $ | 28,678 |  |  | $ | 5,369 |  |  | $ | 144 |
Schedule of Cash, Restricted Cash and Short-term Investments | The following tables summarize the Company's cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| As of March 31, 2026
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Cash and Cash Equivalents |  | Short-term Investments |  | Other Current Assets |  | Non-current Assets
| (in thousands)
Cash | $ | 3,871,956 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,871,956 |  |  | $ | 3,864,916 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,957 |  |  | $ | 83 |
Level 1 securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds | 7,754,592 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,754,592 |  |  | 7,754,531 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 61 |
Level 2 securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time deposits | 669,003 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 669,003 |  |  | 640,325 |  |  | 28,678 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| $ | 12,295,551 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12,295,551 |  |  | $ | 12,259,772 |  |  | $ | 28,678 |  |  | $ | 6,957 |  |  | $ | 144 |
| As of December 31, 2025
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Cash and Cash Equivalents |  | Short-term Investments |  | Other Current Assets |  | Non-current Assets
| (in thousands)
Cash | $ | 5,214,163 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,214,163 |  |  | $ | 5,208,710 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,369 |  |  | $ | 84 |
Level 1 securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds | 3,259,240 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,259,240 |  |  | 3,259,180 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 60 |
Level 2 securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Time deposits | 594,469 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 594,469 |  |  | 565,791 |  |  | 28,678 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| $ | 9,067,872 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,067,872 |  |  | $ | 9,033,681 |  |  | $ | 28,678 |  |  | $ | 5,369 |  |  | $ | 144 |

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