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Number of Share Repurchase Programs

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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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The amount of excise and sales taxes included in sales and revenues, which are then deducted as a cost of sales. Includes excise taxes, which are applied to specific types of transactions or items (such as gasoline or alcohol); and sales, use and value added taxes, which are applied to a broad class of revenue-producing transactions involving a wide range of goods and services.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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Capital Structure - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 19, 2024 $ / shares shares	Mar. 15, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 01, 2023 $ / shares shares	Jun. 20, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) program $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2023 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) class_of_common_stock program $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2023 $ / shares shares	Feb. 26, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 $ / shares shares	Jul. 31, 2023 shares	Oct. 05, 2021 USD ($)
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Number of classes of common stock outstanding \| class_of_common_stock								1
Stock split conversion ratio				5	5
Common stock, authorized (in shares) \| shares			400,000,000			400,000,000		400,000,000			400,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.001			$ 0.001		$ 0.001			$ 0.001
Shares received per share, stock splits (in shares) \| shares			4
Stock repurchase program, prepayment shares delivered \| $		$ 125,000
Shares repurchased (in shares) \| shares		3,350,084				297,353	920,720	4,274,171	2,025,845
Weighted average purchase price per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 29.85				$ 29.67	$ 31.51	$ 30.01	$ 32.01
Percentage of prepayment, stock repurchase program, prepayment shares delivered		80.00%
Number of share repurchase programs \| program						2		2
Excise and sales taxes \| $						$ 74		$ 618
2022 Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Repurchase of common stock authorized, maximum \| $													$ 300,000
2024 Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Repurchase of common stock authorized, maximum \| $										$ 500,000
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement, ASR Agreement \| Subsequent Event
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Shares repurchased (in shares) \| shares	820,433
Weighted average purchase price per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 29.97