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Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price in cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 398,000 | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Payment to extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 515,325,000 | 160,033,000 |  |  |  |
Gain on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (22,933,000) |  | $ 0 |  | (22,933,000) | 44,686,000 |  |  |  |
Current portion of long-term debt, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 509,000 |  |  |  | 509,000 |  |  |  | $ 483,000 |
Convertible Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,263,750,000 |  |  |  | 4,263,750,000 |  |  |  | 1,700,000,000 |
Total Interest Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,600,000 | 2,400,000 |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,287,000 |  | 1,218,000 |  | 13,366,000 | 3,656,000 |  |  |  |
Additional interest paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt | Fundamental Change |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt | Events of Default |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of principal accrued and unpaid interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Debt | Events of Default | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum percentage principal amount of holders required to declare the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, on Notes is due and payable upon an event of default |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument call premium and redemption price |  | $ 515,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal amount |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued unpaid interest |  | $ 8,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, fixed percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 6.125% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic payment description |  |  |  |  |  | The 2028 Secured Notes bore interest at a fixed rate of 6.125% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on December 15, 2021. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment start date |  |  |  |  |  | Dec. 15, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption Date |  | Sep. 26, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed |  | 103.063% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A | Convertible Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  | $ 300,000 | $ 300,000 |  |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |
Redemption price in cash |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, redemption, description |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | On June 13, 2024, the Company announced that it delivered a notice of redemption (the “Redemption Notice”) to the trustee of the 2025 Convertible Notes for redemption of all $650.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Convertible Notes then outstanding on July 15, 2024 (the “Redemption Date”). Due to the Company’s issuance of the Redemption Notice, the 2025 Convertible Notes became convertible at the option of the holders of such notes from the delivery of the Redemption Notice until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 11, 2024. The Company elected to satisfy its conversion obligation with respect to the 2025 Convertible Notes by delivering solely shares of its class A common stock, together with cash in lieu of any fractional shares. Holders of the 2025 Convertible Notes requested to convert $649.7 million in principal amount of the 2025 Convertible Notes prior to the Redemption Date. The Company settled conversion requests in respect of $504.4 million in principal amount of the 2025 Convertible Notes during the quarter ended June 30, 2024, resulting in the issuance of 12,672,400 shares of the Company’s class A common stock and payment of a nominal amount of cash in lieu of fractional shares, and settled conversion requests in respect of $145.3 million in principal amount of the 2025 Convertible Notes during July 2024, resulting in the issuance of 3,650,650 shares of the Company’s class A common stock and payment of a nominal amount of cash in lieu of fractional shares, in each case in accordance with the terms and provisions of the indenture governing the 2025 Convertible Notes. On the Redemption Date, the Company redeemed $0.3 million aggregate principal amount of 2025 Convertible Notes, constituting all of the 2025 Convertible Notes then outstanding, at an aggregate redemption price of $0.3 million in cash, equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2025 Convertible Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, to but excluding the Redemption Date. |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, fixed percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |
Redemption Date | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Jul. 15, 2024 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible notes redeemed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Dec. 15, 2025 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 | Convertible Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,000 |  | 1,218,000 |  | $ 2,371,000 | 3,656,000 |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 | Class A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  | $ 145,300,000 | $ 145,300,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 504,400,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 649,700,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument, issuance of conversion shares |  |  |  | 3,650,650 |  |  |  |  | 12,672,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,050,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,050,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, fixed percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Feb. 15, 2027 |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares convertible from notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,330,050 |  |  |  | 7,330,050 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2027 | Convertible Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,050,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,050,000,000 |  |  |  | 1,050,000,000 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,010,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,010,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, fixed percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.625% |  |  |  | 0.625% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Sep. 15, 2028 |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares convertible from notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,513,489 |  |  |  | 5,513,489 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 | Convertible Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,010,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,010,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 193,000 |  | 0 |  | 193,000 | 0 |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, fixed percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.625% |  |  |  | 0.625% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mar. 15, 2030 |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares convertible from notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,341,600 |  |  |  | 5,341,600 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 | Convertible Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,250,000 |  | 0 |  | 2,819,000 | 0 |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 603,750,000 |  |  |  | $ 603,750,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, fixed percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.875% |  |  |  | 0.875% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Mar. 15, 2031 |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares convertible from notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,594,314 |  |  |  | 2,594,314 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 | Convertible Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 603,750,000 |  |  |  | $ 603,750,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,321,000 |  | 0 |  | 2,833,000 | 0 |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2032 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, fixed percentage | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.25% |  |  |  | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Jun. 15, 2032 |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares convertible from notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,915,200 |  |  |  | 3,915,200 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes due 2032 | Convertible Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,500,000 |  | 0 |  | 5,150,000 | 0 |  |  |  |
Secured Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |
Interest rate, fixed percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.125% |
Total Interest Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,900,000 | 15,300,000 |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,315,000 |  | $ 7,657,000 |  | 22,628,000 | 22,969,000 |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of third party fees |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt |  | $ 492,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Term Loan Due Twenty Twenty Five |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  | $ 205,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 205,000,000
Total Interest Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | $ 3,781,000 |  |  |  |
Interest paid included in Payoff Amount |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepayment of Debt |  |  |  |  | 161,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  | 159,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of third party fees |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 204,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,900,000 |  |  | $ 44,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Long-Term Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding Principal Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,900,000 |  |  |  | 9,900,000 |  |  |  | $ 10,300,000 |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, fixed percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year month |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2027-06 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,800,000 |  |  |  | 9,800,000 |  |  |  | 10,200,000 |
Current portion of long-term debt, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |
[1] | Holders may receive additional or special interest under specified circumstances as outlined under each applicable indenture governing the Convertible Notes.
[2] | “Redemption Date” is the date on which the Company redeemed all outstanding 2025 Convertible Notes. See discussion further below under “Conversions and Redemption of 2025 Convertible Notes” pertaining to redemption of the 2025 Convertible Notes.
[3] | “Maturity Date” is the stated maturity date under each applicable indenture governing such notes, unless earlier converted, redeemed, or repurchased in accordance with their terms.

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