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Convertible Notes (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2022 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) D	Dec. 31, 2021 D	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Debt instrument
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 0				$ 0	$ (66,497)		$ 0
Proceeds from retirement of convertible senior note hedges										72,415		0
Payments for retirement of warrants										(55,148)		0
Loss on fair value adjustment of derivatives, net					0				$ 0	8,283		$ 0
1.375% Convertible senior notes due 2023 | Convertible senior notes
Debt instrument
Repayments of convertible debt		$ 174,500	$ 199,100
Repurchased convertible debt, face amount		$ 107,900	$ 123,100		$ 123,100	[1]	$ 107,900			123,100	[1]
Volume weighted average price | $ / shares				$ 29.6789
Loss on extinguishment of debt										$ (66,500)
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold percentage of stock price trigger							130.00%	130.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold trading days							20	20
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold consecutive trading days | D							30	30
1.375% Convertible senior notes due 2023 | Convertible senior notes | Remainder of 2023 Notes Partial Repurchase
Debt instrument
Repayments of convertible debt	$ 24,600
Repurchased convertible debt, face amount	$ 15,200
[1] During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company repurchased $123.1 million of the aggregate principal amount of its 2023 Notes. Refer to Note 10, “Convertible Notes.”

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