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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	153,000,000			153,000,000
Equity Distribution Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 500,000,000.0
Stock program, maximum amount authorized	$ 0
Voting Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	150,000,000.0
Common Class B
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	3,000,000.0
Common Stock \| October 2019 Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized (in shares)		6,000,000.0
Common Stock \| January 2019 Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized (in shares)			3,300,000
Common Stock \| January 2018 Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized (in shares)					3,400,000
Stock repurchase plan, number of remaining shares to be repurchased (in shares)	0
Common Stock \| January 2019 and October 2019 Programs
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase plan, number of remaining shares to be repurchased (in shares)	6,900,000
Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	5,000,000.0