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Convertible Notes (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands							1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
		Aug. 25, 2022 $ / shares	Aug. 11, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2022 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) D	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) D	Dec. 31, 2021 D	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Debt instrument
Loss on extinguishment of debt								$ (17,129)			$ 0	$ (83,626)	$ 0
Loss on fair value adjustment of derivatives, net								(2,302)			$ 0	(10,585)	0
Proceeds from retirement of convertible senior note hedges								19,300	$ 72,400			91,729	0
Payments for retirement of warrants								(14,400)	$ (55,100)			(69,528)	$ 0
1.375% Convertible senior notes due 2023 | Convertible senior notes
Debt instrument
Repurchased convertible debt, face amount	[1]							162,100				162,100
Loss on fair value adjustment of derivatives, net								$ (2,300)				$ (10,600)
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold percentage of stock price trigger								130.00%	130.00%	130.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold trading days								20	20	20
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold consecutive trading days | D								30	30	30
1.375% Convertible senior notes due 2023 | Convertible senior notes | 2023 Notes Partial Repurchase, first quarter 2022
Debt instrument
Repayments of convertible debt					$ 174,500	$ 199,100
Repurchased convertible debt, face amount					$ 107,900	$ 123,100			$ 107,900
Volume weighted average price | $ / shares							$ 29.6789
Loss on extinguishment of debt									(66,500)
Loss on fair value adjustment of derivatives, net									$ (8,300)
1.375% Convertible senior notes due 2023 | Convertible senior notes | 2023 Notes Partial Repurchase, third quarter 2022
Debt instrument
Repayments of convertible debt			$ 58,900
Repurchased convertible debt, face amount			$ 39,000
Volume weighted average price | $ / shares		$ 27.8456
Loss on extinguishment of debt								$ (17,100)
Loss on fair value adjustment of derivatives, net								$ (2,300)
1.375% Convertible senior notes due 2023 | Convertible senior notes | Remainder of 2023 Notes Partial Repurchase | 2023 Notes Partial Repurchase, first quarter 2022
Debt instrument
Repayments of convertible debt				$ 24,600
Repurchased convertible debt, face amount				$ 15,200
[1] During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company repurchased $162.1 million of the aggregate principal amount of its 2023 Notes. Refer to Note 10, “Convertible Notes.”

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