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Prior Period Financial Statement Revisions - Summary of Revision of Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Details) (Parenthetical) - shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Error Corrections And Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Grant of exchangeability and redemption of limited partnership interests, shares	13,190,311	15,008,431	18,287,721

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