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Vesting period		3 years	3 years
Stock-based compensation		$ 134,635	$ 126,686	$ 99,821
Shares issued under ESPP		78,000	79,000	32,000
Total liabilities under deferred plan		$ 36,509
401(k) Defined Contribution Plan
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Period of service before an employee is eligible for contribution		1 year
Employer matching contribution, percentage on first 3%		100.00%
Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution of 100%		3.00%
Employer matching contribution, percentage on next 2%		50.00%
Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution of 50%		2.00%
Company matching contributions		$ 16,523	$ 13,821	$ 12,923
Deferred Compensation Plan
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Total liabilities under deferred plan		$ 36,509	$ 27,178
Employer matching contribution, percentage on first 3%		100.00%
Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution of 100% under the deferred plan		3.00%
Employer matching contribution, percentage on next 2%		50.00%
Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution of 50% under the deferred plan		2.00%
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
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Period of service before an employee is eligible for contribution		1 year
ESPP employee contribution, percentage		15.00%
Purchase price percentage of lower of fair market value on first and last trading days of each offering period		92.50%
Common stock authorized and reserved for ESPP (in shares)		12,500,000
Common stock authorized for issuance but not yet issued for ESPP (in shares)		12,311,000
2022 Stock Incentive Plan
Compensation Related Costs [Line Items]
Common stock authorized and reserved for issuances (in shares)		121,571,000
Common stock remaining available for future issuance (in shares)		105,569,000
RSUs
Compensation Related Costs [Line Items]
Unearned compensation		$ 88,093
Weighted average period		1 year 3 months 18 days
Grant date fair value		$ 53.67	$ 33.32	$ 31.19
Shares vested, fair value		$ 49,672	$ 39,464	$ 33,959
Vested (in shares)		948,000
RSUs \| Executive Officer
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Stock-based compensation		$ 17,080
RSUs \| Tranche One
Compensation Related Costs [Line Items]
Vesting period		2 years
RSUs \| Tranche One \| Executive Officer
Compensation Related Costs [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
RSUs \| Tranche Two
Compensation Related Costs [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
RSUs \| Tranche Two \| Executive Officer
Compensation Related Costs [Line Items]
Vesting period	2 years
RSUs \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three \| Executive Officer
Compensation Related Costs [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
SOSARs
Compensation Related Costs [Line Items]
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Unearned compensation		$ 22,865
Weighted average period		1 year 6 months
Expiration period		7 years
Performance Shares
Compensation Related Costs [Line Items]
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Unearned compensation		$ 50,157
Weighted average period		2 years 2 months 12 days
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Performance and market measurement period		3 years	3 years	3 years
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Minimum \| Performance Shares \| Vesting Period 1
Compensation Related Costs [Line Items]
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Maximum \| Performance Shares \| Vesting Period 1
Compensation Related Costs [Line Items]
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Compensation Related Costs [Line Items]
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