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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryovers | $ 11,228 | $ 1,431 |  |
Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset | 1,736,456 | 1,349,924 | $ 1,087,505 | $ 1,276,305
Cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 12,200,000 |  |  |
Liabilities related to uncertain tax position | 259,586 | 220,555 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued | 71,000 | 42,000 |  |
Assets offsetting unrecognized tax benefits | 74,800 | 73,000 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits net of offsetting assets | 113,800 | 105,600 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 188,826 | $ 178,785 | $ 72,162 | $ 20,717
Domestic Country |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryovers | 11,300 |  |  |
Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset | 100 |  |  |
Net operating loss carryovers | 1,100,000 |  |  |
Operating loss carryover, valuation allowance | 13,800 |  |  |
Domestic Country | Indefinite Life |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryovers | 600,000 |  |  |
Domestic Country | Tax Years 2025-2041 |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryovers | 500,000 |  |  |
Foreign Country |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset | 15,300 |  |  |
Net operating loss carryovers | 6,700,000 |  |  |
Operating loss carryover, valuation allowance | 6,600,000 |  |  |
Foreign Country | Tax Year 2028 |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryovers | 636,400 |  |  |
Foreign Country | Tax Year 2029 |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryovers | 1,300,000 |  |  |
Foreign Country | Tax Year 2035 |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryovers | 2,600,000 |  |  |
Foreign Country | Tax Year 2036 |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryovers | 203,200 |  |  |
Foreign Country | Tax Year 2037 |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryovers | 19,300 |  |  |
Foreign Country | Indefinite Life |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryovers | 1,800,000 |  |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset | $ 215,300 |  |  |

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