CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 126,722	$ 146,326
Short-term investments	157,102	182,041
Restricted cash	12,964	12,392
Accounts receivable, net	434,362	343,105
Other current assets	144,132	146,093
Total current assets	875,282	829,957
Property and equipment, net	114,587	111,821
Operating lease right-of-use assets	97,495	97,411
Restricted cash	7,086	7,251
Deferred tax assets, net	139,288	129,968
Goodwill	418,693	419,654
Other intangible assets, net	29,720	36,204
Long-term investments	6,396	8,198
Other assets	59,340	61,771
Total assets	1,747,887	1,702,235
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	6,733	4,753
Current portion of long-term borrowings	381,155	4,886
Deferred revenue	22,591	15,356
Accrued employee costs	112,908	146,775
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	161,525	135,498
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	18,734	16,857
Total current liabilities	703,646	324,125
Long-term borrowings, less current portion	0	293,712
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion	88,130	88,167
Deferred tax liabilities, net	2,256	2,125
Other non-current liabilities	87,613	81,401
Total liabilities	881,645	789,530
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized, 210,101,885 shares issued and 151,745,072 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2026 and 208,855,566 shares issued and 156,430,028 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025	210	209
Additional paid-in capital	724,432	677,562
Retained earnings	1,664,571	1,532,979
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(223,682)	(180,727)
Total including shares held in treasury	2,165,531	2,030,023
Less: 58,356,813 shares as of June 30, 2026 and 52,425,538 shares as of December 31, 2025, held in treasury, at cost	(1,299,289)	(1,117,318)
Total stockholders’ equity	866,242	912,705
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 1,747,887	$ 1,702,235

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).