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Financial Instruments - Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Amortized Cost
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	$ 981,569	$ 1,045,191
Gross Unrealized Gains
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	7	2
Gross Unrealized Losses
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	(812)	(3,631)
Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	937,438	942,050
Marketable securities, fair value	43,326	99,512
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	980,764	1,041,562
Cash
Amortized Cost
Cash and cash equivalents	887,682	712,921
Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	887,682	712,921
Cash and cash equivalents
Fair Value
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	937,438	942,050
Cash and cash equivalents | Cash
Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	887,682	712,921
Marketable securities, short-term
Fair Value
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	35,304	57,534
Marketable securities, long-term
Fair Value
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	8,022	41,978
Money market funds
Amortized Cost
Cash and cash equivalents	49,756	229,129
Gross Unrealized Losses
Cash and cash equivalents		0
Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	49,756	229,129
Money market funds | Cash and cash equivalents
Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	49,756	229,129
Corporate bonds
Amortized Cost
Marketable securities, amortized cost	31,943	69,390
Gross Unrealized Gains
Marketable securities	5	0
Gross Unrealized Losses
Marketable securities	(676)	(2,915)
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value	31,272	66,475
Corporate bonds | Marketable securities, short-term
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value	28,704	36,510
Corporate bonds | Marketable securities, long-term
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value	2,568	29,965
U.S. government treasury bonds
Amortized Cost
Marketable securities, amortized cost	4,855	20,559
Gross Unrealized Gains
Marketable securities	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses
Marketable securities	(99)	(549)
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value	4,756	20,010
U.S. government treasury bonds | Marketable securities, short-term
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value		15,404
U.S. government treasury bonds | Marketable securities, long-term
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value	4,756	4,606
Asset-backed securities
Amortized Cost
Marketable securities, amortized cost	1,416	4,514
Gross Unrealized Gains
Marketable securities	2	1
Gross Unrealized Losses
Marketable securities	(1)	(37)
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value	1,417	4,478
Asset-backed securities | Marketable securities, short-term
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value	719	2,909
Asset-backed securities | Marketable securities, long-term
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value	698	1,569
Municipal bonds
Amortized Cost
Marketable securities, amortized cost	702	3,447
Gross Unrealized Gains
Marketable securities	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses
Marketable securities	(2)	(61)
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value	700	3,386
Municipal bonds | Marketable securities, short-term
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value	700	2,711
Municipal bonds | Marketable securities, long-term
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value		675
U.S. government agency bonds
Amortized Cost
Marketable securities, amortized cost	5,215	5,231
Gross Unrealized Gains
Marketable securities	0	1
Gross Unrealized Losses
Marketable securities	(34)	(69)
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value	5,181	5,163
U.S. government agency bonds | Marketable securities, short-term
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value	$ 5,181
U.S. government agency bonds | Marketable securities, long-term
Fair Value
Marketable securities, fair value		$ 5,163

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