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Common Stock and Employee Stock Plans - Additional Information (Details) |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 01, 2022 shares | Jul. 26, 2021 | Jan. 01, 2021 shares | Jan. 01, 2020 shares | Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 shares | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) vote $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares | May 12, 2020 $ / shares | Mar. 27, 2019 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in number of shares reserved for future issuance (in shares) |  |  |  | 35,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,900,000 | $ 41,900,000 | $ 36,100,000 |  |  |
Fair value of common stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11.02 | $ 42.73 |  |  | $ 29.53 |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112,000 |  |  |  |  |
Withholding tax adjustment | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,733,000 | $ 26,297,000 | 20,240,000 |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 750,767,000 | $ 724,560,000 | $ 565,807,000 |  |  |
Aggregate unrecognized compensation cost | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 499,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate grant-date fair value, weighted average period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,162,797 |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of stock during the period | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 205,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grant price of stock options, percentage of fair market value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Common stock reserved for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 993,145 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock reserved for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,315,333 |  |  |  |  |
Withholding tax adjustment (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 358,330 | 508,934 | 551,372 |  |  |
Withholding tax adjustment | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,700,000 | $ 26,300,000 | $ 20,200,000 |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,189,000 |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24.57 |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of shares vested | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 354,300,000 | 1,000,000,000 | $ 700,900,000 |  |  |
Aggregate grant-date fair value | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 244,926,000 | 730,528,000 |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 22,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock units | Founder |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Withholding tax adjustment (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,617,460 |  |  |  |  |  |
Withholding tax adjustment | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 223,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance based restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 942,428 |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36.72 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock Awards | Executives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued in business combination (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 241,390 |  |
Aggregate grant-date fair value | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,400,000 |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,200,000 |  |  |  |
Unvested stock options and restricted stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate unrecognized compensation cost | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |
2008 Equity Incentive Plan | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voting power percentage of total outstanding stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |
2008 Equity Incentive Plan | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voting power percentage of total outstanding stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110.00% |  |  |  |  |
2008 Equity Incentive Plan | Stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
2008 Equity Incentive Plan | Restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |
2018 Equity Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock reserved for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,504,222 |  |  |  |  |
Additional common stock reserved for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,836,692 |  |  |  |  |
2018 Equity Incentive Plan | Restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |
2019 Equity Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service-based condition for majority of satisfied over a period |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock reserved for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 44,000,000 | 44,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 Equity Incentive Plan | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock reserved for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 80,604,678 | 80,604,678 |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock reserved for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000,000
Increase in number of shares reserved for future issuance (in shares) |  |  |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of common stock outstanding |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of earnings for purchase of common stock |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Offering periods (in months) |  | 12 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock purchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,803,504 |  |  |  |  |
Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, number of votes per share | vote |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional shares reserved for issuance (in shares) | 17,246,911 |  | 16,186,855 | 15,129,789 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A Common Stock | 2019 Equity Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of common stock outstanding |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class A Common Stock | 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional common stock reserved for issuance (in shares) | 3,449,382 |  | 3,237,371 | 3,025,957 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, number of votes per share | vote |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |

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