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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Amount Of Principal Outstanding

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Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Ownership Interest Required To Declare Default

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Debt Issuance Costs, Gross, Equity Component

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature.

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Minimum percentage of common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments to determine eligibility of conversion.

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Threshold number of specified trading days that common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage within a specified consecutive trading period to trigger conversion feature.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The cash inflow from the issuance of a long-term debt instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder.

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Convertible Senior Notes (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) d	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from convertible senior notes, net of underwriting fees and offering costs		$ 907,950	$ 0
0.125% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 920,000
Stated interest rate	0.125%
Proceeds from convertible senior notes, net of underwriting fees and offering costs	$ 907,950
Conversion ratio	0.0006944
Conversion price \| $ / shares	$ 1,440.09
Equity component, gross amount		158,810
Issuance costs attributable to the liability component		9,944
Issuance costs attributable to the equity component		$ 2,106
0.125% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Convertible Debt \| Stock Price Trigger Measurement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold number of trading days (day) \| d		20
Threshold number of consecutive trading days (day) \| d		30
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger	130.00%
0.125% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Convertible Debt \| Notes Price Trigger Measurement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold number of trading days (day) \| d		10
Threshold number of consecutive trading days (day) \| d		10
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger		98.00%
0.125% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Convertible Debt \| Redemption, Option One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold number of trading days (day) \| d		20
Threshold number of consecutive trading days (day) \| d		30
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger		130.00%
Redemption price, percentage		100.00%
0.125% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Convertible Debt \| Redemption, Option Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage		100.00%
Redemption, threshold amount of principal outstanding		$ 80,000
0.125% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Convertible Debt \| Redemption, Option Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage		100.00%
0.125% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Convertible Debt \| Redemption, Option Four
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage		100.00%
0.125% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Convertible Debt \| Redemption, Option Five
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage		100.00%
Redemption, ownership interest required to declare default		0.25
Effective interest rate		4.01%