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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
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