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Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Periodic Purchase Limit

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Purchase Price of Common Stock As Percentage Of Lower Of Fair Market Value Of Common Stock On First Day Of Offering Period Or Last Day Of Purchase Period

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Expiration Period

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Stock Ownership Percent For Options Granted to Individuals

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Minimum Exercise Price as Percent of Fair Value On Grant Date

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Minimum Stock Ownership Percent Triggering Early Award Expiration

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Primary Stock Incentive Plans

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Deregistered

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The highest percentage of annual salary that an employee is permitted to utilize with respect to the plan.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Equity, Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Equity, Narrative (Details)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) plan shares	Dec. 31, 2020 shares	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 28, 2019 shares	Jun. 21, 2019 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of primary stock incentive plans \| plan		1
Shares reserved for future issuances (in shares)		17,700,000
Dividend rate		0.00%
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost not yet recognized \| $		$ 43,600,000
Compensation cost not yet recognized period of recognition		2 years 8 months 12 days
Dividend rate		0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
ESPP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum employee contribution rate (percent)	15.00%
Purchase price of common stock as percentage of lower of fair market value of common stock on first day of offering period or last day of purchase period	85.00%
Periodic purchase limit (shares)	4,000
Annual purchase limit \| $	$ 25,000
Granted (shares)		0	0
2009 Equity Incentive Plan (Amended Plan)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares deregistered (in shares)					46,200,000
2009 Equity Incentive Plan (Amended Plan) \| Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)						47,873,531
Shares reserved for future issuances (in shares)						13,500,000
2009 Equity Incentive Plan (Amended Plan) \| Restricted Stock Units and Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining shares available for grant under the plans (in shares)		11,800,000
2009 Equity Incentive Plan (Amended Plan) \| Individual Owning 10 Percent or More of Stock \| Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Minimum stock ownership percent triggering early award expiration		10.00%
Percent of market price for non-statutory options		110.00%
Award expiration period		5 years
2009 Equity Incentive Plan (Amended Plan) \| Employee \| Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percent of market price for non-statutory options		100.00%
2009 Equity Incentive Plan (Amended Plan) \| Directors and Other Service Providers \| Stock Options, Nonqualifying
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percent of market price for non-statutory options		100.00%
2009 Equity Incentive Plan (Amended Plan) \| Individual Owning Less Than 10 Percent of Stock \| Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum stock ownership percent triggering early award expiration		10.00%
Option contractual term		10 years
Award vesting period		4 years