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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	May 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) d $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) d	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2018 USD ($)
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 2,057,500,000		$ 2,057,500,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 850,000,000.0	$ 850,000,000.0		850,000,000.0
Interest rate on convertible notes (as a percent)		0.75%
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes, net of issuance costs		$ 836,600,000
Conversion ratio		0.0060869
Conversion amount		$ 1,000
Conversion price of convertible notes (USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 164.29
Holder's repurchase price percentage in event of fundamental change (as a percent)			100.00%
Number of trading days \| d		60
Proportion of conversion price (as a percent)			130.00%
Redemption price (as a percent)			100.00%
Stock counterparties to acquire with warrants purchased (shares) \| shares		5,200,000
Proceeds from sale of warrants		$ 183,800,000
Exercise price of warrants or rights (USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 198.38
Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 1,210,000,000		$ 1,207,500,000		$ 1,207,500,000
Interest rate on convertible notes (as a percent)	0.25%
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes, net of issuance costs	$ 1,190,000,000
Conversion ratio	0.0016655
Conversion price of convertible notes (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 600.42
Holder's repurchase price percentage in event of fundamental change (as a percent)			100.00%
Proportion of conversion price (as a percent)			130.00%
Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2025 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion ratio	0.0023732
Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity of revolving credit agreement			$ 200,000,000.0			$ 200,000,000.0
Option to increase revolving line of credit						$ 500,000,000.0
Value of unrestricted cash on hand threshold			$ 100,000,000.0
Line of Credit \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on convertible notes (as a percent)			0.375%
Unused capacity fee (as a percent)			0.20%
Line of Credit \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on convertible notes (as a percent)			1.00%
Unused capacity fee (as a percent)			0.30%
Additional Paid-In Capital \| Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Recognized additional paid-in capital from cash conversion option				$ 171,600,000
Debt Instrument Conversion Term One \| Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2023 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of trading days \| d			20
Proportion of applicable conversion price (as a percent)			130.00%
Debt Instrument Conversion Term One \| Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2023 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of trading days \| d			30
Debt Instrument Conversion Term One \| Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2025 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of trading days \| d			20
Proportion of applicable conversion price (as a percent)			130.00%
Debt Instrument Conversion Term One \| Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2025 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of trading days \| d			30
Debt Instrument Conversion Term Two \| Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of trading days \| d			5
Debt Instrument Conversion Term Two \| Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2023 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of trading days \| d			5
Proportion of applicable conversion price (as a percent)			98.00%
Debt Instrument Conversion Term Two \| Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of trading days \| d			5
Debt Instrument Conversion Term Two \| Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2025 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of trading days \| d			5
Proportion of applicable conversion price (as a percent)			98.00%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock issued upon conversion of senior notes (shares) \| shares		5,200,000
Equity component of 2025 Notes issuance, net of issuance costs		$ 218,900,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Senior Notes \| Senior Convertible Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Recognized additional paid-in capital from cash conversion option			$ 289,400,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Line of Credit \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)			1.375%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Line of Credit \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)			2.00%