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Cash Equivalents, Investments and Strategic Investments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2025
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents | The following is a summary of the Company’s cash equivalents, short-term investments, and long-term investments on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
| July 31, 2025
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value
Cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds | $ | 1,320,540 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,320,540 |
Time deposits | 115,074 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 115,074 |
U.S. government securities | 52,853 |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | 52,850 |
Corporate notes and bonds | 10,836 |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | 10,834 |
Total cash equivalents | 1,499,303 |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | 1,499,298 |
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate notes and bonds | 1,893,404 |  |  | 1,850 |  |  | (1,189) |  |  | 1,894,065 |
U.S. government and agency securities | 572,230 |  |  | 214 |  |  | (656) |  |  | 571,788 |
Commercial paper | 135,245 |  |  | 7 |  |  | (161) |  |  | 135,091 |
Certificates of deposit | 117,920 |  |  | 42 |  |  | (14) |  |  | 117,948 |
Total investments | 2,718,799 |  |  | 2,113 |  |  | (2,020) |  |  | 2,718,892 |
Total cash equivalents and investments | $ | 4,218,102 |  |  | $ | 2,113 |  |  | $ | (2,025) |  |  | $ | 4,218,190 |
| January 31, 2025
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value
Cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds | $ | 1,741,089 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,741,089 |
U.S. government securities | 388,578 |  |  | 92 |  |  | — |  |  | 388,670 |
Time deposits | 113,851 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 113,851 |
Corporate notes and bonds | 4,466 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,466 |
Commercial paper | 3,064 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,064 |
Total cash equivalents | 2,251,048 |  |  | 92 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,251,140 |
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate notes and bonds | 1,559,893 |  |  | 2,177 |  |  | (1,520) |  |  | 1,560,550 |
U.S. government and agency securities | 609,937 |  |  | 528 |  |  | (727) |  |  | 609,738 |
Commercial paper | 307,752 |  |  | 142 |  |  | (38) |  |  | 307,856 |
Certificates of deposit | 187,112 |  |  | 97 |  |  | (4) |  |  | 187,205 |
Total investments | 2,664,694 |  |  | 2,944 |  |  | (2,289) |  |  | 2,665,349 |
Total cash equivalents and investments | $ | 4,915,742 |  |  | $ | 3,036 |  |  | $ | (2,289) |  |  | $ | 4,916,489 |
Schedule of Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale | The following is a summary of the Company’s cash equivalents, short-term investments, and long-term investments on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
| July 31, 2025
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value
Cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds | $ | 1,320,540 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,320,540 |
Time deposits | 115,074 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 115,074 |
U.S. government securities | 52,853 |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | 52,850 |
Corporate notes and bonds | 10,836 |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | 10,834 |
Total cash equivalents | 1,499,303 |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | 1,499,298 |
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate notes and bonds | 1,893,404 |  |  | 1,850 |  |  | (1,189) |  |  | 1,894,065 |
U.S. government and agency securities | 572,230 |  |  | 214 |  |  | (656) |  |  | 571,788 |
Commercial paper | 135,245 |  |  | 7 |  |  | (161) |  |  | 135,091 |
Certificates of deposit | 117,920 |  |  | 42 |  |  | (14) |  |  | 117,948 |
Total investments | 2,718,799 |  |  | 2,113 |  |  | (2,020) |  |  | 2,718,892 |
Total cash equivalents and investments | $ | 4,218,102 |  |  | $ | 2,113 |  |  | $ | (2,025) |  |  | $ | 4,218,190 |
| January 31, 2025
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value
Cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds | $ | 1,741,089 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,741,089 |
U.S. government securities | 388,578 |  |  | 92 |  |  | — |  |  | 388,670 |
Time deposits | 113,851 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 113,851 |
Corporate notes and bonds | 4,466 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,466 |
Commercial paper | 3,064 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,064 |
Total cash equivalents | 2,251,048 |  |  | 92 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,251,140 |
Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate notes and bonds | 1,559,893 |  |  | 2,177 |  |  | (1,520) |  |  | 1,560,550 |
U.S. government and agency securities | 609,937 |  |  | 528 |  |  | (727) |  |  | 609,738 |
Commercial paper | 307,752 |  |  | 142 |  |  | (38) |  |  | 307,856 |
Certificates of deposit | 187,112 |  |  | 97 |  |  | (4) |  |  | 187,205 |
Total investments | 2,664,694 |  |  | 2,944 |  |  | (2,289) |  |  | 2,665,349 |
Total cash equivalents and investments | $ | 4,915,742 |  |  | $ | 3,036 |  |  | $ | (2,289) |  |  | $ | 4,916,489 |
Schedule of Available For Sale Securities Remaining Contractual Maturity | The estimated fair values of available-for-sale marketable debt securities, classified as short-term or long-term investments on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, by remaining contractual maturity, are as follows (in thousands):
| July 31, 2025
| Estimated Fair Value
Due within 1 year | $ | 1,705,988 |
Due in 1 year to 3 years | 1,012,904 |
Total | $ | 2,718,892 |
Schedule of Fair Value Measurements | The following table presents the Company’s strategic investments by type (in thousands):
|  |  |  |  | July 31, 2025 |  | January 31, 2025
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-marketable equity securities under Measurement Alternative |  |  |  |  | $ | 325,936 |  |  | $ | 281,158 |
Non-marketable equity securities under equity method |  |  |  |  | 5,707 |  |  | 5,491 |
Marketable equity securities |  |  |  |  | 8,385 |  |  | 13,833 |
Debt securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-marketable debt securities |  |  |  |  | 11,000 |  |  | 750 |
Total strategic investments—included in other assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 351,028 |  |  | $ | 301,232 |
Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments | The following table summarizes the gains and losses associated with the Company’s strategic investments in equity securities (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended July 31, |  | Six Months Ended July 31, |  |
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  |
Unrealized losses on non-marketable equity securities under Measurement Alternative: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairments | $ | (5,000) |  |  | $ | (7,158) |  |  | $ | (31,521) |  |  | $ | (25,911) |  |  |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on marketable equity securities | (980) |  |  | 650 |  |  | (5,448) |  |  | (3,005) |  |  |
Net unrealized losses on strategic investments in equity securities | (5,980) |  |  | (6,508) |  |  | (36,969) |  |  | (28,916) |  |  |
Net realized gains on strategic investments in equity securities sold(1) | 400 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,704 |  |  | 1,713 |  |  |
Total—included in other expense, net | $ | (5,580) |  |  | $ | (6,508) |  |  | $ | (35,265) |  |  | $ | (27,203) |  |  |
________________ (1)Represents the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the securities at the beginning of the period or the purchase date, if later.

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