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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) VotePerShare Directors $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 16, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021 shares	Nov. 01, 2019 USD ($)
Schedule Of Capitalization Equity [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized		100,000,000		100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, par value \| $ / shares		$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares issued		0		0	0
Common stock, shares authorized		1,600,000,000		1,600,000,000	1,600,000,000
Common stock, par value \| $ / shares		$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Percentage of directors elected by common stock holders				25.00%
Number of directors \| Directors				3
Conversion of Class B common stock				100.00%
Common stock, shares issued		149,775,361		153,655,038	149,775,361
Common stock, shares outstanding		124,881,494		127,394,786	124,881,494
Repurchase of shares of common stock authorized \| $	$ 250								$ 100
Repurchase of common stock, shares				1,366,385	4,724,729
Average price of shares repurchased, common stock \| $ / shares				$ 18.28	$ 15.85
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased, common stock \| $				$ 25	$ 100
Remaining authorized share repurchased amount \| $				$ 200		$ 75			$ 250
Repurchase Program, Period in Force	2 years
Treasury stock, shares		24,893,867		26,260,252	24,893,867
Aggregate cost of treasury stock \| $		$ 822		$ 847	$ 822
Dividend declared \| $ / shares				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Nondeductible Excise Tax Percentage							1.00%
Class B Common Stock
Schedule Of Capitalization Equity [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized		400,000,000		400,000,000	400,000,000
Common stock, par value \| $ / shares		$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Right to voting				10 votes per share
Vote per common stock share \| VotePerShare				10
Common stock, shares issued		12,799,999		12,799,999	12,799,999
Common stock, shares outstanding		12,799,999		12,799,999	12,799,999	12,799,999		12,799,999
Common Stock
Schedule Of Capitalization Equity [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized				1,600,000,000
Common stock, par value \| $ / shares				$ 0.001
Right to voting				one vote per share
Vote per common stock share \| VotePerShare				1
Common stock, shares outstanding		149,775,361		153,655,038	149,775,361	146,891,538		144,656,649
September 2023 Share Repurchse Program
Schedule Of Capitalization Equity [Line Items]
Repurchase of common stock, shares					1,324,524
Average price of shares repurchased, common stock \| $ / shares					$ 18.85
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased, common stock \| $		$ 25
Prior to September 2023 Share Repurchse Program
Schedule Of Capitalization Equity [Line Items]
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased, common stock \| $			$ 75