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Fair Value Measurement and Financial Instruments - Schedule of Fair Value Hierarchy for Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | $ 914,791 | $ 508,741
Corporate debt securities | Other assets, noncurrent |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 10,451 | 11,490
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 34,036 | 37,353
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities | Other assets, noncurrent |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Certificates of deposit |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 395,351 | 421,272
Certificates of deposit | Other assets, noncurrent |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 2,159,699 | 2,703,083
Marketable securities | 2,255,038 | 910,700
Total assets at fair value | 4,917,425 | 4,103,970
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Total liabilities at fair value | 10,280 | 1,017,431
Fair value, recurring | Foreign exchange derivative assets |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Derivative liability | 10,280 | 32,250
Fair value, recurring | Derivative warrant liability |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Derivative liability |  | 985,181
Fair value, recurring | Prepaids and other current assets | Foreign exchange derivative assets |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Other assets | 25,918 | 12,478
Fair value, recurring | Certificates of deposit |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 364,234 | 142,991
Fair value, recurring | U.S. government and government agency debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 863 | 65,867
Funds receivable and amounts held on behalf of customers |  | 466,219
Fair value, recurring | Commercial paper |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 993,004 | 241,623
Fair value, recurring | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 862,901 | 267,618
Fair value, recurring | Corporate debt securities | Other assets, noncurrent |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Other assets | 10,451 | 11,490
Fair value, recurring | Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 34,036 | 37,353
Fair value, recurring | Mutual funds |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities |  | 155,248
Fair value, recurring | Money market funds |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 1,923,184 | 22,676
Funds receivable and amounts held on behalf of customers | 466,319 |
Fair value, recurring | Certificates of deposit |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 31,117 | 278,281
Fair value, recurring | U.S. government debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 1,392,966
Fair value, recurring | Commercial paper |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 163,959 | 779,527
Fair value, recurring | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 41,439 | 229,633
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 1,954,301 | 300,957
Marketable securities | 364,234 | 142,991
Total assets at fair value | 2,784,854 | 443,948
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Total liabilities at fair value | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Foreign exchange derivative assets |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Derivative liability | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Derivative warrant liability |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Derivative liability |  | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Prepaids and other current assets | Foreign exchange derivative assets |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Other assets | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Certificates of deposit |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 364,234 | 142,991
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | U.S. government and government agency debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Funds receivable and amounts held on behalf of customers |  | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Commercial paper |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Corporate debt securities | Other assets, noncurrent |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Other assets | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Mutual funds |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities |  | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Money market funds |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 1,923,184 | 22,676
Funds receivable and amounts held on behalf of customers | 466,319 |
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Certificates of deposit |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 31,117 | 278,281
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | U.S. government debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Commercial paper |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 1 | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 205,398 | 2,402,126
Marketable securities | 1,890,804 | 767,709
Total assets at fair value | 2,122,120 | 3,648,532
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Total liabilities at fair value | 10,280 | 32,250
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Foreign exchange derivative assets |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Derivative liability | 10,280 | 32,250
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Derivative warrant liability |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Derivative liability |  | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Prepaids and other current assets | Foreign exchange derivative assets |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Other assets | 25,918 | 12,478
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Certificates of deposit |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | U.S. government and government agency debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 863 | 65,867
Funds receivable and amounts held on behalf of customers |  | 466,219
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Commercial paper |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 993,004 | 241,623
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 862,901 | 267,618
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Corporate debt securities | Other assets, noncurrent |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Other assets | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 34,036 | 37,353
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Mutual funds |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities |  | 155,248
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Money market funds |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Funds receivable and amounts held on behalf of customers | 0 |
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Certificates of deposit |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | U.S. government debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 1,392,966
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Commercial paper |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 163,959 | 779,527
Fair value, recurring | Level 2 | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 41,439 | 229,633
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Total assets at fair value | 10,451 | 11,490
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Total liabilities at fair value | 0 | 985,181
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Foreign exchange derivative assets |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Derivative liability | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Derivative warrant liability |  |
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Derivative liability |  | 985,181
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Prepaids and other current assets | Foreign exchange derivative assets |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Other assets | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Certificates of deposit |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | U.S. government and government agency debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Funds receivable and amounts held on behalf of customers |  | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Commercial paper |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Corporate debt securities | Other assets, noncurrent |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Other assets | 10,451 | 11,490
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Mutual funds |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Marketable securities |  | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Money market funds |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Funds receivable and amounts held on behalf of customers | 0 |
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Certificates of deposit |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | U.S. government debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents |  | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Commercial paper |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Fair value, recurring | Level 3 | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Cash equivalents | $ 0 | $ 0

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