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Fair Value Measurements (Fair Values of Financial Instruments Measured On Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Jan. 01, 2022 | Oct. 07, 2020 | Nov. 15, 2019
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investment in Consensus | $ 35,300 | $ 58,400 |  |  |
4.625% Senior Notes | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  | 4.625% |
1.75% Convertible Notes | Convertible Debt |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 1.75% |  | 1.75%
Fair value of debt instruments | 540,200 | 548,400 |  |  |
Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Certificates of deposit | 3,753 |  |  |  |
Investment in Consensus | 35,259 | 58,421 |  |  |
Investment in corporate debt securities | 16,019 | 15,586 |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | 347,878 | 386,017 |  |  |
Contingent consideration | 555 | 555 |  |  |
Total liabilities measured at fair value | 939,995 | 939,874 |  |  |
Fair Value | 4.625% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt instruments | 399,203 | 390,908 |  |  |
Fair Value | 1.75% Convertible Notes |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt instruments | 540,237 | 548,411 |  |  |
Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Certificates of deposit | 3,753 |  |  |  |
Investment in Consensus | 35,259 | 58,421 |  |  |
Investment in corporate debt securities | 16,019 | 15,586 |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | 347,878 | 386,017 |  |  |
Contingent consideration | 555 | 555 |  |  |
Total liabilities measured at fair value | 1,000,172 | 999,608 |  |  |
Carrying Value | 4.625% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt instruments | 456,498 | 456,400 |  |  |
Carrying Value | 1.75% Convertible Notes |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt instruments | 543,119 | 542,653 |  |  |
Money market and other funds | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Money market and other funds | 292,847 | 312,010 |  |  |
Money market and other funds | Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Money market and other funds | 292,847 | 312,010 |  |  |
Level 1 | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Certificates of deposit | 0 |  |  |  |
Investment in Consensus | 35,259 | 58,421 |  |  |
Investment in corporate debt securities | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | 328,106 | 370,431 |  |  |
Contingent consideration | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Total liabilities measured at fair value | 939,440 | 939,319 |  |  |
Level 1 | Fair Value | 4.625% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt instruments | 399,203 | 390,908 |  |  |
Level 1 | Fair Value | 1.75% Convertible Notes |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt instruments | 540,237 | 548,411 |  |  |
Level 1 | Money market and other funds | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Money market and other funds | 292,847 | 312,010 |  |  |
Level 2 | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Certificates of deposit | 3,753 |  |  |  |
Investment in Consensus | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Investment in corporate debt securities | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | 3,753 | 0 |  |  |
Contingent consideration | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Total liabilities measured at fair value | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Level 2 | Fair Value | 4.625% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt instruments |  |  |  |  |
Level 2 | Fair Value | 1.75% Convertible Notes |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt instruments |  |  |  |  |
Level 2 | Money market and other funds | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Money market and other funds | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Level 3 | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Certificates of deposit | 0 |  |  |  |
Investment in Consensus | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Investment in corporate debt securities | 16,019 | 15,586 |  |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | 16,019 | 15,586 |  |  |
Contingent consideration | 555 | 555 |  |  |
Total liabilities measured at fair value | 555 | 555 |  |  |
Level 3 | Fair Value | 4.625% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt instruments |  |  |  |  |
Level 3 | Fair Value | 1.75% Convertible Notes |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt instruments |  |  |  |  |
Level 3 | Money market and other funds | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Money market and other funds | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |

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- Definition Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition A savings certificate entitling the Entity (that is, bearer) to receive interest at an established maturity date, based upon a fixed interest rate. A certificate of deposit may be issued in any denomination. Certificates of deposit are generally issued by commercial banks and, therefore, insured by the FDIC (up to the prescribed limit). Certificates of deposit generally restrict holders from withdrawing funds on demand without the incurrence of penalties. Generally, only certificates of deposit with original maturities of three months or less qualify as cash equivalents. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. As a related example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three-years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(1)) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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