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Segment and Geographic Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) segment | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment | 1 |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 416,837 | $ 289,081
United States |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 287,787 | 208,218
International |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 129,050 | 80,863
Europe |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 123,902 | 75,965
Other geographies |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 5,148 | $ 4,898

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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 18 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8672-108599 + Details
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