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Employee Benefit Plans - Stock Activity, Weighted Average Exercise Price (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 12, 2011 shares | May 31, 2023 shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€) shares
Stock option activity additional disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted (per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 4 |  |  |
Compensation cost | $ |  |  |  | $ 169,800,000 | $ 72,400,000 |
Service Stock Options Awards |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding, beginning balance (in shares) |  |  | 12,078,269 |  |  |
Options exercisable, beginning balance (in shares) |  |  | 6,661,969 |  |  |
Options unvested, beginning balance (in shares) |  |  | 5,416,300 |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  | 6,849,689 | 3,261,724 | 1,942,335 | 1,942,335
Exercised (in shares) |  |  | (716,581) |  |  |
Forfeited (in shares) |  |  | (875,015) |  |  |
Expired (in shares) |  | 6,405,000 |  |  |  |
Options outstanding, end balance (in shares) |  |  | 17,336,362 | 12,078,269 |  |
Options exercisable, ending balance (in shares) |  |  | 8,288,944 | 6,661,969 |  |
Options unvested, ending balance (in shares) |  |  | 9,047,418 | 5,416,300 |  |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding, beginning balance, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | $ 14.34 |  |  |
Options exercisable, beginning balance, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | 8.41 |  |  |
Options unvested, beginning balance, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | 21.63 |  |  |
Granted, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | 7.08 |  |  |
Exercised, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | 2.25 |  |  |
Forfeited, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | 26.27 |  |  |
Options outstanding, ending balance, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | 11.37 | $ 14.34 |  |
Options exercisable, ending balance, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | 11.84 | 8.41 |  |
Options unvested, ending balance, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | $ 10.94 | $ 21.63 |  |
Stock option activity additional disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding, weighted-average remaining contractual term |  |  | 7 years 10 months 9 days | 7 years 6 months 25 days |  |
Options exercisable, weighted-average remaining contractual term |  |  | 6 years 2 months 4 days | 6 years 4 months 24 days |  |
Options unvested, weighted-average remaining contractual term |  |  | 9 years 4 months 20 days | 9 years 3 days |  |
Options outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value | $ |  |  | $ 11,391,000 | $ 42,835,000 |  |
Options exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value | $ |  |  | 7,250,000 | 42,182,000 |  |
Options unvested, aggregate intrinsic value | $ |  |  | $ 4,141,000 | $ 653,000 |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted (per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 4.88 | $ 13.39 | $ 19.80 |
Fair value of stock options that vested during the period | $ |  |  | $ 33,100,000 | $ 22,600,000 | $ 11,000,000.0 |
Option expected to vest (in shares) |  |  | 5,661,000 |  |  |
Compensation cost | $ |  |  | $ 31,500,000 | 27,500,000 | 17,400,000 |
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ |  |  | $ 53,100,000 | 59,800,000 |  |
Period for recognition |  |  | 2 years 1 month 6 days |  |  |
Intrinsic fair value of options exercised | $ |  |  | $ 5,300,000 | $ 15,100,000 | $ 115,500,000 |
Options granted |  |  | 6,849,689 | 3,261,724 | 1,942,335 | 1,942,335
Percentage of performance stock options |  | 0.33% |  |  |  |
Performance Stock Option Awards |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding, beginning balance (in shares) |  |  | 15,520,000 |  |  |
Options exercisable, beginning balance (in shares) |  |  | 1,391,000 |  |  |
Options unvested, beginning balance (in shares) |  |  | 14,129,000 |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  | 6,405,000 |  |  |
Exercised (in shares) |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Options outstanding, end balance (in shares) |  |  | 21,925,000 | 15,520,000 |  |
Options exercisable, ending balance (in shares) |  |  | 2,782,000 | 1,391,000 |  |
Options unvested, ending balance (in shares) |  |  | 19,143,000 | 14,129,000 |  |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding, beginning balance, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | $ 26.87 |  |  |
Options exercisable, beginning balance, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | 26.9 |  |  |
Options unvested, beginning balance, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | 26.86 |  |  |
Granted, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | 7.87 |  |  |
Options outstanding, ending balance, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | 21.32 | $ 26.87 |  |
Options exercisable, ending balance, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | 26.92 | 26.9 |  |
Options unvested, ending balance, weighted-average exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | $ 20.50 | $ 26.86 |  |
Stock option activity additional disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding, weighted-average remaining contractual term |  |  | 5 years 3 months 7 days | 5 years 9 months 21 days |  |
Options granted, weighted-average remaining contractual term |  |  | 6 years 4 months 17 days |  |  |
Options exercisable, weighted-average remaining contractual term |  |  | 4 years 8 months 23 days | 5 years 8 months 12 days |  |
Options unvested, weighted-average remaining contractual term |  |  | 5 years 4 months 6 days | 5 years 9 months 25 days |  |
Options unvested, aggregate intrinsic value | $ |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted (per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 4 | $ 9.73 | $ 12.70 |
Fair value of stock options that vested during the period |  |  | $ 20,800,000 | $ 20,800,000 |  | € 0.0
Unvested stock options expected to vest period for calculation of weighted- average exercise price |  |  | 5 years 11 months 19 days |  |  |
Compensation cost | $ |  |  | $ 64,000,000.0 | $ 95,700,000 | $ 27,800,000 |
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ |  |  | $ 34,200,000 |  |  |
Period for recognition |  |  | 1 year 6 months 18 days |  |  |
Options granted |  |  | 6,405,000 |  |  |
Percentage of performance stock options |  |  | 0.33% |  |  |
the 2011 Plan | Employee Stock Option [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Stock option activity additional disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Options granted | 0 |  |  |  |  |

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