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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Employee Subscription Amount

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Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Amount Capitalized, Less Than

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Amount of cost capitalized for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Equity-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jan. 01, 2023
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Automatic annual increase lesser of, percent of common stock		2.00%
2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		4 years
2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)		7,000,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		4 years		7 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			300,000	300,000
Granted (in dollars per share)		$ 65.26	$ 288.27	$ 110.00
ESPP \| Employee Stock Purchase Plan \| Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)		411,154
ESPP \| Employee Stock Purchase Plan \| Minimum \| Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
ESPP, maximum contribution amount	$ 10,000
ESPP \| Employee Stock Purchase Plan \| Maximum \| Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
ESPP, maximum contribution amount	$ 25,000
Restricted Stock \| 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)		100,000
Restricted Stock \| 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in dollars per share)		$ 34.21
Restricted Stock \| 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		2 years
Restricted Stock \| 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period		5 years
Subsequent Event \| 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)					9,000,000
Property and Equipment
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation capitalized		$ 8,000,000	$ 7,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Inventory
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation capitalized		$ 16,000,000	$ 1,000,000	0
Equity-based compensation capitalized (less than)				$ 1,000,000