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Amount of difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying domestic federal statutory income tax rate to pretax income (loss) from continuing operation, attributable to expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes expense determined to be nondeductible upon grant or after for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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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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Share-based compensation - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 14, 2014 shares	Mar. 31, 2012 shares
Share-Based Compensation [Line Items]
Net charges related to Ukraine Conflict	$ 2,665,651	$ 0	$ 0
Share based compensation expense	102,848	96,087	$ 69,187
Income tax benefit for share-based compensation	$ 13,100	$ 10,500
Equity Incentive Plan 2012
Share-Based Compensation [Line Items]
Equity awards available for grants (in shares) \| shares					8,064,081
Equity Incentive Plan 2014
Share-Based Compensation [Line Items]
Equity awards available for grants (in shares) \| shares		8,500,000		4,500,000
NV Equity Plan
Share-Based Compensation [Line Items]
Restricted stock units convertible to common shares, conversion ratio	1
NV Equity Plan \| Restricted stock units
Share-Based Compensation [Line Items]
Number of consecutive calendar days, average share price		30 days
NV Equity Plan \| Milestone 1 \| Restricted stock units
Share-Based Compensation [Line Items]
Average share price (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 75
NV Equity Plan \| Milestone 2 \| Restricted stock units
Share-Based Compensation [Line Items]
Average share price (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 90
NV Equity Plan \| Minimum
Share-Based Compensation [Line Items]
Equity award vesting period	3 years
NV Equity Plan \| Maximum
Share-Based Compensation [Line Items]
Equity award vesting period	5 years