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Amount of excess of issue price over par or stated value of stock and from other transaction involving stock or stockholder. Includes, but is not limited to, additional paid-in capital (APIC) for common and preferred stock.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details)	May 15, 2020 USD ($) day $ / shares	Feb. 07, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 day	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2020 USD ($)	May 12, 2020 $ / shares	Mar. 11, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares										$ 29.53
Net carrying amount of liability component					$ 852,969,000			$ 711,437,000
Decrease to additional paid-in capital			$ (9,538,400,000)		(10,127,487,000)	$ (9,538,400,000)		(9,706,293,000)
Accumulated deficit			(8,079,399,000)		(9,352,463,000)	(8,079,399,000)		(8,362,572,000)
Repayments of debt					51,961,000	$ 33,982,000
Other financing outstanding amount					0
Adjustment
Debt Instrument
Decrease to additional paid-in capital							$ 140,000,000
Accumulated deficit					6,500,000
Flexdrive Services, LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Maximum exposure to loss under terms of the guarantee					$ 22,600,000
Procurement Provider \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity									$ 50,000,000		$ 95,000,000
Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025
Debt Instrument
Interest rate					1.50%
Net carrying amount of liability component					$ 739,870,000			604,317,000
Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal	$ 747,500,000
Interest rate	1.50%
Net proceeds from issuance of convertible debt	$ 733,200,000
Conversation rate	0.0260491
Initial conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 38.39
Initial conversion price of convertible debt, premium percentage	30.00%
Limitation on sale of common stock, sale price threshold, number of trading days \| day	20			20
Number of consecutive business days	5 days
Redemption price percentage	100.00%
Net carrying amount of liability component	$ 558,300,000				739,870,000			604,317,000
Carrying value of equity component	$ 189,200,000
Effective interest rate	8.00%
Debt and equity components of convertible loans, discounts and commissions payable	$ 14,300,000
Unamortized debt discount and debt issuance cost					7,628,000			143,181,000
Aggregate principal amount			$ 2,000
Fair value of debt					256,400,000
Fair value of long-term debt					639,300,000
Cost of capped call transactions	$ 132,700,000
Initial cap price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 73.83
Initial cap price premium percentage	150.00%
Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Convertible Debt \| Adjustment
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal							$ 133,500,000
Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Convertible Debt \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument
Limitation on sale of common stock, sale price threshold, trading period \| day	30			30
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger	130.00%			130.00%
Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Convertible Debt \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument
Limitation on sale of common stock, sale price threshold, trading period \| day	5
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger	98.00%
Non-Revolving Loan
Debt Instrument
Net carrying amount of liability component					36,786,000			75,680,000
Fair value of long-term debt					$ 40,400,000
Non-Revolving Loan \| 2-year U.S Treasury note
Debt Instrument
Debt term		24 months
Variable interest percentage		3.40%
Non-Revolving Loan \| 3-year U.S Treasury note
Debt Instrument
Debt term		36 months
Variable interest percentage		3.40%
Non-Revolving Loan \| 5-year U.S Treasury note
Debt Instrument
Debt term		48 months
Variable interest percentage		3.40%
Non-Revolving Loan \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Interest rate					2.88%
Debt term		24 months
Non-Revolving Loan \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Interest rate					4.84%
Debt term		48 months
Non-Revolving Loan \| Flexdrive Services, LLC
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 130,000,000
Master Vehicle Loan
Debt Instrument
Net carrying amount of liability component					$ 76,313,000			$ 31,440,000
Fair value of long-term debt					$ 73,700,000
Interest rate swap term		3 years
Variable interest spread rate		2.10%
Master Vehicle Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument
Spread on variable rate		3.00%
Master Vehicle Loan \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Interest rate					2.60%
Debt term		12 months
Master Vehicle Loan \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Interest rate					5.85%
Debt term		48 months
Master Vehicle Loan \| Flexdrive Services, LLC
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000