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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Number of Equity Instruments, Conversion Rate

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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Share Price Threshold, Adjustment to Conversion Rate

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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Business Days

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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days, After Threshold Consecutive Business Days

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Number Of Trading Days After Maturity Date, Debt Redeemable

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

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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature.

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Minimum percentage of common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments to determine eligibility of conversion.

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Threshold number of specified trading days that common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage within a specified consecutive trading period to trigger conversion feature.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding calculated over time.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Long‑Term Debt - Convertible Notes Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 26, 2021 USD ($) share_rate day $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of debt issuance costs		$ 3,777	$ 0
2026 Notes \| Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 690,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	0.125%
Payments of debt issuance costs	$ 18,055
Payments of expenses associated with initial public offering	25,530
Repayment of credit facility	$ 250,500
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold percentage of stock price trigger	130.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold trading days \| day	20
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold consecutive trading days \| day	30
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage	98.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, number of equity instruments, conversion rate \| share_rate	15.5925
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion price (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 64.13
Number of trading days after maturity date, debt redeemable	40 days
Weighted average interest rate over time		0.658%
2026 Notes \| Convertible Debt \| Accounts Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of debt issuance costs		$ 555
2026 Notes \| Convertible Debt \| Accrued Liabilities Current
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of debt issuance costs		$ 50
2026 Notes \| Convertible Debt \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Share price threshold, adjustment to conversion rate (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 44.23
2026 Notes \| Convertible Debt \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, number of equity instruments, conversion rate \| share_rate	22.6090
Share price threshold, adjustment to conversion rate (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 210.00
Debt covenant, percent of note holders threshold by amount of principal outstanding	25.00%
2026 Notes \| Convertible Debt \| Debt Conversion Terms One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold trading days \| day	20
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold consecutive trading days \| day	30
2026 Notes \| Convertible Debt \| Debt Conversion Terms Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold consecutive business days \| day	5
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold consecutive trading days, after threshold consecutive business days \| day	10