Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments - Schedule of Fair Value Hierarchy (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Assets:
Marketable securities	$ 24,421	$ 581,872
Available for sale debt securities	1,300	66,000
Equity securities	112,348	269,800
Available for sale debt securities	226,300	204,400
Liabilities:
Available for sale debt securities, liabilities current	0	0
Available for sale debt securities, liabilities noncurrent	$ (2,500)	0
Derivative asset, current, statement of financial position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other current assets
Derivative asset, noncurrent, statement of financial position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other assets
Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Derivative instruments, current	$ 86,150	0
Total current assets	116,939	1,301,076
Equity securities	112,348	269,800
Derivative instrument, noncurrent	10,460	0
Total non-current assets	363,608	474,200
Liabilities:
Available for sale debt securities, liabilities noncurrent	(2,500)	0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Royalty Investments
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities	14,500	0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Funding Commitment
Liabilities:
Available for sale debt securities, liabilities current	(2,500)	0
Level 1 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Derivative instruments, current	0	0
Total current assets	5,068	598,253
Equity securities	103,876	226,787
Derivative instrument, noncurrent	0	0
Total non-current assets	103,876	226,787
Liabilities:
Available for sale debt securities, liabilities noncurrent	0	0
Level 1 \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Royalty Investments
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities	0	0
Level 1 \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Funding Commitment
Liabilities:
Available for sale debt securities, liabilities current	0	0
Level 2 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Derivative instruments, current	0	0
Total current assets	24,421	636,823
Equity securities	0	0
Derivative instrument, noncurrent	0	0
Total non-current assets	0	0
Liabilities:
Available for sale debt securities, liabilities noncurrent	0	0
Level 2 \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Royalty Investments
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities	0	0
Level 2 \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Funding Commitment
Liabilities:
Available for sale debt securities, liabilities current	0	0
Level 3 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Derivative instruments, current	86,150	0
Total current assets	87,450	66,000
Equity securities	8,472	43,013
Derivative instrument, noncurrent	10,460	0
Total non-current assets	259,732	247,413
Liabilities:
Available for sale debt securities, liabilities noncurrent	(2,500)	0
Level 3 \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Royalty Investments
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities	14,500	0
Level 3 \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Funding Commitment
Liabilities:
Available for sale debt securities, liabilities current	(2,500)	0
Commercial paper \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Marketable securities	0	207,457
Commercial paper \| Level 1 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Marketable securities	0	0
Commercial paper \| Level 2 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Marketable securities	0	207,457
Commercial paper \| Level 3 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Marketable securities	0	0
Certificates of deposit \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Marketable securities	11,501	374,415
Certificates of deposit \| Level 1 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Marketable securities	0	0
Certificates of deposit \| Level 2 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Marketable securities	11,501	374,415
Certificates of deposit \| Level 3 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Marketable securities	0	0
U.S. government securities \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Marketable securities	12,920	0
U.S. government securities \| Level 1 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Marketable securities	0	0
U.S. government securities \| Level 2 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Marketable securities	12,920	0
U.S. government securities \| Level 3 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Marketable securities	0	0
Debt Securities \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities	1,300	66,000
Available for sale debt securities	226,300	187,700
Debt Securities \| Level 1 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities	0	0
Available for sale debt securities	0	0
Debt Securities \| Level 2 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities	0	0
Available for sale debt securities	0	0
Debt Securities \| Level 3 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities	1,300	66,000
Available for sale debt securities	226,300	187,700
Forwards
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities		0
Available for sale debt securities		16,700
Liabilities:
Available for sale debt securities, liabilities current		0
Available for sale debt securities, liabilities noncurrent		0
Forwards \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities	0	16,700
Forwards \| Level 1 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities	0	0
Forwards \| Level 2 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities	0	0
Forwards \| Level 3 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Available for sale debt securities	0	16,700
Money market funds \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Cash equivalents	5,068	598,253
Money market funds \| Level 1 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Cash equivalents	5,068	598,253
Money market funds \| Level 2 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Money market funds \| Level 3 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Commercial paper \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	13,997
Commercial paper \| Level 1 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Commercial paper \| Level 2 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	13,997
Commercial paper \| Level 3 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Certificates of deposit \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	40,954
Certificates of deposit \| Level 1 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Certificates of deposit \| Level 2 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Cash equivalents	0	40,954
Certificates of deposit \| Level 3 \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$ 0	$ 0

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