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Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Feb. 28, 2018
Schedule of share repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased | 182,951 | 979,165 |  |
Payments for repurchase of common stock (in dollars) | $ 21,637 | $ 106,279 | $ 143,280 |
Average price per share for repurchased shares (in dollars per share) | $ 118.27 | $ 108.54 |  |
February 2018 Authorization |  |  |  |
Schedule of share repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased |  |  |  | 20,000,000
Remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased |  | 7,380,879 |  |
November 2020 Authorization |  |  |  |
Schedule of share repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased | 19,817,049 |  |  |

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