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Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Grant Date (Details) - $ / shares |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 15, 2021 | Jun. 24, 2020 | Mar. 16, 2020 | Mar. 20, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Stock Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 0.20% | 0.18% | 1.05% | 0.58% | 2.37%
Stock price (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 173.15 | $ 173.15 |  |  |
Expected stock price volatility |  |  | 51.32% | 62.29% |  |  |
Fair value per share (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 280.93 | $ 188.21 | $ 92.82 | $ 35.13 | $ 58.28
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Stock Options, Non-CEO |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk-free interest rate | 0.29% | 0.21% |  |  |  |  |
Stock price (in dollars per share) | $ 226.02 | $ 160.14 |  |  |  |  |
Expected stock price volatility | 53.65% | 47.72% |  |  |  |  |
Fair value per share (in dollars per share) | $ 238.92 | $ 264.17 |  |  |  |  |
Stock Options, CEO |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk-free interest rate |  | 0.21% |  |  |  |  |
Stock price (in dollars per share) |  | $ 160.14 |  |  |  |  |
Expected stock price volatility |  | 47.72% |  |  |  |  |
Fair value per share (in dollars per share) |  | $ 240.55 |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120381028&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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