Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
| Basic net income attributable to Vertex per common share calculation: |
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| Net income attributable to Vertex common shareholders |
$ 583,234
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$ 57,518
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$ 267,427
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$ 268,631
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$ 1,550,527
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$ 128,746
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$ 207,360
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$ 210,263
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$ 1,176,810
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$ 2,096,896
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$ 263,484
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| Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities |
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0
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(501)
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(293)
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| Net income attributable to Vertex common shareholders—basic |
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$ 1,176,810
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$ 2,096,395
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$ 263,191
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| Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding |
258,003
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256,946
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256,154
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255,695
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254,868
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254,905
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254,135
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253,231
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256,728
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254,292
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248,858
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| Basic net income (loss) attributable to Vertex per common share (usd per share) |
$ 2.26
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$ 0.22
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$ 1.04
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$ 1.05
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$ 6.08
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$ 0.51
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$ 0.82
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$ 0.83
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$ 4.58
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$ 8.24
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$ 1.06
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| Diluted net income attributable to Vertex per common share calculation: |
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| Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities |
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$ 0
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$ (492)
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$ (288)
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| Net income attributable to Vertex common shareholders—diluted |
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$ 1,176,810
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$ 2,096,404
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$ 263,196
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| Employee stock purchase plan (in shares) |
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14
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17
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28
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| Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net income per common share (in shares) |
262,108
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260,473
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259,822
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260,175
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259,812
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259,788
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258,584
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258,526
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260,673
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259,185
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253,225
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| Diluted net income (loss) attributable to Vertex per common share (usd per share) |
$ 2.23
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$ 0.22
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$ 1.03
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$ 1.03
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$ 5.97
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$ 0.50
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$ 0.80
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$ 0.81
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$ 4.51
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$ 8.09
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$ 1.04
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| Stock options |
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| Diluted net income attributable to Vertex per common share calculation: |
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| Share-based payment arrangements (in shares) |
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2,231
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2,913
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2,797
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| Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) |
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2,833
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2,217
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3,554
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| Unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units (including PSUs) |
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| Diluted net income attributable to Vertex per common share calculation: |
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| Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) |
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6
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5
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411
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| Restricted stock and restricted stock units (including PSUs) |
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| Diluted net income attributable to Vertex per common share calculation: |
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| Share-based payment arrangements (in shares) |
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1,700
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1,963
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1,542
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