Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of share-based employee compensation plans.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for option under share-based payment arrangement.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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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 of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased during the period and has not been retired and is not held in treasury. Some state laws may mandate the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) Plan shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) Plan	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of share-based employee compensation plans \| Plan	3	3
Class A Common Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, number of shares repurchased \| shares	51.3
Share repurchase program, amount of shares repurchased including costs associated with repurchases	$ 500.5
Maximum \| Class A Common Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount			$ 500.0
Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	1,800.0	$ 1,800.0
Weighted average recognition period		1 year 7 months 6 days
RSUs and RSAs Awards Granted Prior to February 2018
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Service condition satisfied, years		4 years
RSUs and RSAs Awards Granted Prior to February 2018 \| First Year
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		10.00%
RSUs and RSAs Awards Granted Prior to February 2018 \| Second Year
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		20.00%
RSUs and RSAs Awards Granted Prior to February 2018 \| Third Year
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		30.00%
RSUs and RSAs Awards Granted Prior to February 2018 \| Fourth Year
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		40.00%
RSUs
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		4 years
RSUs and RSAs Granted after February 2018 \| Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Service condition satisfied, years		3 years
RSUs and RSAs Granted after February 2018 \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Service condition satisfied, years		4 years
Stock Options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average recognition period		1 year 3 months 18 days
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 1.1	$ 1.1