Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) $ / shares shares
2005 Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Shares available for issuance (in shares)	2,888,952
RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Total unamortized compensation cost \| $	$ 257.8
Weighted average period of total unamortized cost (in years)	2 years 10 months 24 days
Granted (in shares)	798,000
Granted (in usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 189.19
Weighted average remaining contractual term	1 year 9 months
MSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Total unamortized compensation cost \| $	$ 69.0
Weighted average period of total unamortized cost (in years)	1 year 11 months 1 day
Maximum percentage of market-performance based restricted stock units eligible to vest over the vesting period	250.00%
Granted (in shares)	149,000
Granted (in usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 378.44
Weighted average remaining contractual term	1 year 11 months 1 day
Employee stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for issuance (in shares)	1,626,275
Total unamortized compensation cost \| $	$ 5.6
Weighted average period of total unamortized cost (in years)	6 months

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