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Stockholders' Equity - Accelerated Share Repurchase (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 22, 2022 USD ($) day transaction shares	Dec. 03, 2021 USD ($)	May 02, 2022 shares	May 02, 2022 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Purchase price \| $					$ 300,450	$ 0
2022 ASR
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of transactions \| transaction	2
Purchase price \| $	$ 300,000
Stock repurchased and retired during period, shares (in shares) \| shares	8,562,255
Stock repurchased and retired during period, number of business days for delivery \| day	3
Stock repurchased and retired during period, percentage	80.00%
2022 ASR \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock repurchased and retired during period, shares (in shares) \| shares			837,001	9,399,256
Stock repurchased and retired during the period, weighted-average price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 31.9174
2021 ASR
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Purchase price \| $		$ 300,000
Stock repurchased and retired during period, shares (in shares) \| shares					2,163,219