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Borrowings - Encore Convertible Notes and Exchangeable Notes - Key Features - Table and Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) day $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 15, 2022 $ / shares
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial conversion price (usd per share)			$ 45.33
2023 Exchangeable Notes | Exchangeable Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial conversion price (usd per share)	$ 44.62	$ 44.62
Closing stock price at date of issuance (usd per share)	$ 36.45	$ 36.45
Initial conversion or exchange rate (shares per $1,000 principal amount)		22.4090
Adjusted conversion or exchange rate (shares per $1,000 principal amount)		22.5264
Adjusted conversion or exchange price (usd per share)		$ 44.39
Adjusted effective conversion or exchange price (usd per share) | $		$ 62.13
Excess of if-converted value compared to principal | $		51,983,000
Debt instrument, convertible, if-converted value in excess of principal, after hedge effect | $	$ 0	$ 0
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger	130.00%
2025 Convertible Notes | Convertible Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial conversion price (usd per share)	$ 40.00	$ 40.00
Closing stock price at date of issuance (usd per share)	$ 32.00	$ 32.00
Initial conversion or exchange rate (shares per $1,000 principal amount)		25.0000
Adjusted conversion or exchange rate (shares per $1,000 principal amount)		25.1310
Adjusted conversion or exchange price (usd per share)		$ 39.79
Adjusted effective conversion or exchange price (usd per share) | $		$ 39.79
Excess of if-converted value compared to principal | $		$ 45,182,000
Threshold trading days | day	20
Threshold consecutive trading days | day	30

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