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	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Realized tax benefit			$ 600	$ 3,200	$ 2,500	$ 5,500
Stock-based compensation expense total unrecognized			50,800		$ 50,800
Stock-based compensation weighted-average year					2 years 6 months
Granted (in shares)					2,766,000
Allocated share based compensation expenses			23,596	$ 44,967	$ 45,942	$ 48,922
Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years				4 years
Employee Stock Option \| Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense total unrecognized			$ 5,300		$ 5,300
Stock-based compensation weighted-average year			3 years 1 month 6 days
Granted (in shares)	970,970
Allocated share based compensation expenses			$ 1,500		$ 2,900
Employee Stock Option \| Executive Officer \| Time Based Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares that were modified for vesting conditions, outstanding (in shares)			1,706,888		1,706,888
Employee Stock Option \| Employees \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage that was modified	25.00%			25.00%		25.00%
Employee Stock Option \| Executive Officers And Employees \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares that were modified for vesting conditions (in shares)	4,477,218			4,477,218		4,477,218
Employee Stock Option \| Executive Officers And Employees \| Performance Shares \| Service Based Vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
New fair value	$ 76,600
Employee Stock Option \| Executive Officers And Employees \| Modified Vesting Conditions \| Performance Shares \| Service Based Vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated share based compensation expenses			$ 5,600		$ 12,700
Employee Stock Option \| One Executive Officer \| 2019 Performance Obligaitons
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Shares that were modified for vesting conditions (in shares)			3,627,936		3,627,936
New fair value					$ 11,400
Employee Stock Option \| One Executive Officer \| 2019 Performance Obligaitons \| Service Based Vesting
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Allocated share based compensation expenses			$ 1,400		$ 3,200
RSUs
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Stock-based compensation weighted-average year					3 years 3 months 18 days
Remaining stock-based compensation expense			101,800		$ 101,800
Granted (in shares)					5,310,000
Vesting period							4 years
RSUs \| Liquidity Event Restricted Stock Units \| Time Based Liquidity Event Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated share based compensation expenses			$ 4,100		$ 10,500
RSUs \| Executive Officer \| Service Based Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation weighted-average year			3 years 1 month 6 days
Allocated share based compensation expenses			$ 1,400		2,800
Remaining stock-based compensation expense			5,100		$ 5,100
Granted (in shares)	388,389
Units granted, fair value	$ 10,900
RSUs \| Executive Officer \| Liquidity Event Restricted Stock Units \| Time Based Liquidity Event Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Modified vesting conditions of shares outstanding (in shares)					1,725,942
New fair value of units due to remeasurement					$ 43,300
Accelerated compensation expense recognized			$ 3,500		$ 8,100
RSUs \| Employees \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)		30,434
Percentage of assets sold or transferred for equity instruments other than options to vest		50.00%
RSUs \| Employees \| Liquidity Event Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)							1,338,028
Retainage period							6 years 6 months
RSUs \| Employees \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares that were modified for vesting conditions, outstanding (in shares)			111,902		111,902
Vesting percentage that was modified, RSUs					25.00%
RSUs \| Employees \| Performance Shares \| Service Vesting Condition
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
New fair value					$ 2,900
RSUs \| Employees \| Modified Vesting Conditions \| Performance Shares \| Service Vesting Condition
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated share based compensation expenses			$ 100		$ 300
RSUs \| Maximum \| Employees \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage		100.00%
Par value (in dollars per share)		$ 29.46
RSUs \| Minimum \| Employees \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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