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Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 29, 2021 classOfStock shares | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 14, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares | Mar. 14, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of classes of common stock | classOfStock | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional value of repurchases authorized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |
Amount authorized to be repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |
Purchase of treasury stock at cost (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 7,110,000 | 7,548,000 |  | 17,575,000 |  |  |
Purchase of treasury stock at cost |  | $ 862,000 | $ 93,362,000 | $ 112,874,000 | $ 112,994,000 | $ 105,786,000 | $ 145,806,000 | $ 207,098,000 |  |  |
Common stock, par or stated value per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 0.004 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.004 |  |  | $ 0.004
Special cash distribution payable |  | $ 139,995,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 139,995,000 |  |  | $ 6,932,000
Amount receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 71,700,000 |  |
Class A common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of Class A and Class B shares to single class of Common Stock (in shares) | shares | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 7.01 |  |  |  | $ 0.83 |  |
Common stock, par or stated value per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 0.004 |  |  |  | $ 0.004 |  |
Special cash distribution payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 136,600,000 |  |

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