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Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Antidilutive Securities (Details) - shares shares in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 138,167 | 1,273,838 | 138,168 | 1,236,732
Redeemable convertible preferred stock |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 0 | 893,354 | 0 | 893,354
Convertible notes |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 0 | 200,595 | 0 | 200,595
Stock options |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 40,532 | 43,240 | 40,532 | 8,690
Restricted common stock with performance condition |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 0 | 1,640 | 0 | 1,640
Common stock subject to repurchase |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 827 | 7,340 | 828 | 7,196
Warrants to purchase redeemable convertible preferred stock |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 0 | 1,073 | 0 | 1,073
SARs |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 0 | 712 | 0 | 712
RSUs to settle fixed monetary awards |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 325 | 1,256 | 325 | 582
RSUs |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 91,284 | 123,927 | 91,284 | 122,763
Shares committed under ESPP |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 5,012 | 0 | 5,012 | 0
Shares in escrow |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 0 | 459 | 0 | 0
Warrants to purchase common stock |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) | 187 | 242 | 187 | 127

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