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Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Oct. 29, 2021 classOfStock shares | Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of classes of common stock | classOfStock | 1 |  |  |  |
Amount authorized to be repurchased | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 650,000,000
Additional shares authorized for repurchase | shares |  |  |  |  | 50,000,000
Value of shares repurchased | $ |  |  | $ 112,874,000 | $ 145,806,000 |
Treasury stock at cost |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) | shares |  |  | (9,485,000) |  |
Value of shares repurchased | $ |  |  | $ 112,874,000 | $ 145,806,000 |
Common Class A |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of Class A and Class B shares to single class of Common Stock (in shares) | shares | 1 |  |  |  |
Common Class A | Common Stock |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) | shares |  |  | (9,485,000) | (10,401,000) |
Treasury stock at cost |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Value of shares repurchased | $ |  |  | $ (112,874,000) |  |
Treasury stock at cost | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Value of shares repurchased | $ |  | $ (10,700,000) |  |  |
Common Class B |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of Class A and Class B shares to single class of Common Stock (in shares) | shares | 1 |  |  |  |

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