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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | May 02, 2017
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of operating segments | segment |  | 1 |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  | 1 |  |  |
Accrued interest receivables write-off threshold period |  | 90 days |  |  |
Accrued interest receivables |  | $ 11,200,000 | $ 4,700,000 |  |
Accrued interest receivables write-off |  | 0 | 0 | $ 0 |
Depreciation |  | 17,800,000 | 15,100,000 | 10,900,000 |
Advertising expense |  | $ 159,900,000 | $ 149,700,000 | $ 139,800,000 |
Accounting Standards Update [Extensible List] | Accounting Standards Update 2020-06 [Member] |  |  |  |
2.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2024 |  |  |  |  |
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate percentage |  |  |  |  | 2.25%
ESPP |  |  |  |  |
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
ESPP purchase period |  | 6 months |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  | 3 years |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award requisite service period |  | 3 years |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life |  | 7 years |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award requisite service period |  | 4 years |  |  |
Revenue, Product and Service Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk | Largest Four Customers |  |  |  |  |
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 91.00% |  |  |
Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk | Largest Four Customers |  |  |  |  |
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk, percentage |  | 98.00% |  |  |

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