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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Service period		3 years
Amortization of prepaid compensation asset with clawback \| $	$ 4,079	$ 7,772
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LFI and Similar Deferred Compensation Arrangements
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense (in years)		1 year 6 months
RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Number of dividend participation rights issued (in shares) \| shares		394,800
Charges to retained earnings, net of estimated forfeitures \| $		$ 17,602
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Unrecognized compensation expense (in years)		1 year 9 months 18 days
RSUs \| Vesting One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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RSUs \| Vesting Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		66.67%
PRSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period		3 years
Conversion ratio	1	1
Vesting period		3 years
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0
PRSUs \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Target number of shares, multiplier	0	0
PRSUs \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Target number of shares, multiplier	2.4	2.4
Profits Interest Participation Rights Excluding Stock Price PIPRs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
PIPRs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock conversion basis		one-for-one
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $	$ 77,378	$ 77,378
Unrecognized compensation expense (in years)		2 years 3 months 18 days
SP-PIPRs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0
Award vesting, number of tranches \| tranche	3	3
Common stock price, number of consecutive days \| d		30
SP-PIPRs \| Scenario, Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vested in period, fair value \| $		$ 33,900
SP-PIPRs \| Vesting One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		20.00%
Common stock price, appreciation period		3 years
Common stock price, appreciation (as a percent)		25.00%
SP-PIPRs \| Vesting Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		40.00%
Common stock price, appreciation period		5 years
Common stock price, appreciation (as a percent)		50.00%
SP-PIPRs \| Vesting Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		40.00%
Common stock price, appreciation period		7 years
Common stock price, appreciation (as a percent)		100.00%
P-PIPRs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period		3 years
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0
Target number of shares of common stock \| shares	1	1
Minimum Value Condition, period		5 years
P-PIPRs \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Target number of shares, multiplier					0	0
P-PIPRs \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Target number of shares, multiplier					2.4	2
Ordinary PIPRs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 44.93	$ 38.26
Prepaid Compensation Asset Related to Cash Retention Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Prepaid compensation asset \| $	$ 27,359	$ 27,359
Common Stock \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Withholding taxes in lieu of share delivery (in shares) \| shares		1,968,550
Delivery of common stock associated with stock awards (in shares) \| shares		2,637,040
Common Stock \| PRSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Withholding taxes in lieu of share delivery (in shares) \| shares		52,000
Delivery of common stock associated with stock awards (in shares) \| shares		58,638
2018 Equity Incentive Plan \| Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares) \| shares	70,000,000	70,000,000