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Equity Incentive Plans and Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Shares Available for Grant

A summary of shares available for grant under the Company’s plans is as follows:

		Shares Available for Grant
Total shares available for grant as of December 31, 2022			7,655,769
Increase in shares approved for issuance (1)			5,210,000
Nonvested equity stock and stock units granted (2) (3)			(2,082,334	)
Nonvested equity stock and stock units forfeited (2)			1,170,715
Total shares available for grant as of December 31, 2023			11,954,150
Stock options expired			1,125
Nonvested equity stock and stock units granted (2) (3)			(1,482,074	)
Nonvested equity stock and stock units forfeited (2)			416,677
Total shares available for grant as of December 31, 2024			10,889,878
Nonvested equity stock and stock units granted (2) (3)			(1,497,461	)
Nonvested equity stock and stock units forfeited (2)			341,211
Total shares available for grant as of December 31, 2025			9,733,628

(1)On April 27, 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved these additional shares to be reserved for issuance under the 2015 Plan.

(2)For purposes of determining the number of shares available for grant under the 2015 Plan against the maximum number of shares authorized, each restricted stock unit granted prior to April 27, 2023 reduces the number of shares available for grant by 1.5 shares and each restricted stock unit forfeited increases shares available for grant by 1.5 shares. Each restricted stock unit granted on or after April 27, 2023 reduces the number of shares available for grant by 1.0 share and each restricted stock unit forfeited increases shares available for grant by 1.0 share.

(3)Amounts include approximately 0.2 million shares that have been reserved for potential future issuance related to certain performance unit awards granted in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively, and discussed under the section titled “Nonvested Equity Stock and Stock Units” below.

Schedule of Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Company’s equity incentive plans for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 and information regarding stock options outstanding and vested as of December 31, 2025:

		Options Outstanding
		Number of Shares				Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share				Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)				Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In thousands)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2022			432,443			$	11.60
Options exercised			(307,711	)		$	11.61
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023			124,732			$	11.60
Options exercised			(33,607	)		$	9.42
Options expired			(1,125	)		$	8.76
Outstanding as of December 31, 2024			90,000			$	12.45
Options exercised			(1,100	)		$	13.60							$	86
Outstanding and vested as of December 31, 2025			88,900			$	12.43				2.53			$	7,064

Weighted-average Assumptions for Employee Stock Purchase Plan

		Employee Stock Purchase Plan for Years Ended December 31,
		2025				2024				2023
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Expected stock price volatility		51%-65%				47%-54%				48%-53%
Risk free interest rate		3.80%-4.22%				4.42%-5.43%				5.14%-5.51%
Expected term (in years)			0.5				0.5				0.5
Weighted-average fair value of purchase rights granted under the purchase plan		$	23.63			$	14.96			$	14.86

Schedule of Nonvested Equity Stock and Stock Units Activity

The following table reflects the activity related to nonvested equity stock and stock units for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

Nonvested Equity Stock and Stock Units		Shares				Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested as of December 31, 2022			4,718,060			$	22.78
Granted			1,268,973			$	46.93
Vested			(1,797,002	)		$	18.07
Forfeited			(759,839	)		$	28.60
Nonvested as of December 31, 2023			3,430,192			$	32.90
Granted			1,312,367			$	57.03
Vested			(1,289,945	)		$	27.14
Forfeited			(302,453	)		$	39.07
Nonvested as of December 31, 2024			3,150,161			$	44.72
Granted			1,269,985			$	55.46
Vested			(1,296,894	)		$	38.04
Forfeited			(241,423	)		$	51.16
Nonvested as of December 31, 2025			2,881,829			$	51.91

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