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Financial Instruments Cost and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Oct. 31, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Jan. 31, 2013
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | $ 1,345.0 |  | $ 1,853.0 |  | $ 1,473.4 | $ 1,612.2
Total | 783.8 |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts, Amortized Cost | 6.2 | [1] | 10.8 | [1] |  |
Derivative contracts, Gross unrealized gains | 21.4 | [1] | 14.8 | [1] |  |
Derivative contracts, Gross unrealized losses | (7.2) | [1] | (6.0) | [1] |  |
Derivative contracts, Fair Value | 20.4 | [1] | 19.6 | [1] |  |
Amortized Cost | 1,503.2 |  | 1,545.3 |  |  |
Gross unrealized gains | 32.3 |  | 22.4 |  |  |
Gross unrealized losses | (15.5) |  | (10.5) |  |  |
Fair Value | 1,520.0 |  | 1,557.2 |  |  |
Short-term available for sale |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual funds, Amortized Cost | 38.7 |  | 35.6 |  |  |
Mutual funds, Gross unrealized gains | 5.4 |  | 3.3 |  |  |
Mutual funds, Gross unrealized losses | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Mutual funds, Fair Value | 44.1 |  | 38.9 |  |  |
Short-term available for sale | Commercial paper and certificates of deposit |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Amortized Cost | 242.5 |  | 261.0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized gains | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized losses | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 242.5 |  | 261.0 |  |  |
Short-term available for sale | Time deposits |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Amortized Cost | 132.3 |  | 37.1 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized gains | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized losses | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 132.3 |  | 37.1 |  |  |
Short-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Amortized Cost | 99.6 |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized gains | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized losses | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 99.6 |  |  |  |  |
Short-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Amortized Cost |  |  | 42.7 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized gains |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized losses |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value |  |  | 42.7 |  |  |
Short-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Amortized Cost |  |  | 11.3 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized gains |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized losses |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value |  |  | 11.3 |  |  |
Short-term available for sale | Treasury bill |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Amortized Cost | 6.0 |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized gains | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized losses | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 6.0 |  |  |  |  |
Short-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Amortized Cost | 22.3 |  | 11.7 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized gains | 0.1 |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized losses | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 22.4 |  | 11.7 |  |  |
Short-term available for sale | Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Amortized Cost | 9.5 | [2] | 11.4 | [3] |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized gains | 0 | [2] | 0 | [3] |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized losses | 0 | [2] | 0 | [3] |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 9.5 | [2] | 11.4 | [3] |  |
Long-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Amortized Cost | 186.4 |  | 179.7 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized gains | 0.4 |  | 0.7 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized losses | (0.2) |  | (0.1) |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 186.6 |  | 180.3 |  |  |
Long-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Amortized Cost | 40.7 |  | 43.3 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized gains | 0.1 |  | 0.1 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized losses | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 40.8 |  | 43.4 |  |  |
Long-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Amortized Cost | 10.0 |  | 9.8 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized gains | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized losses | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 10.0 |  | 9.8 |  |  |
Long-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Amortized Cost | 18.0 |  | 43.5 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized gains | 0.1 |  | 0.3 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Gross unrealized losses | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 18.1 |  | 43.8 |  |  |
Convertible debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total | 16.5 | [4] | 21.4 | [4] |  |
Convertible debt securities, Gross unrealized gains | 4.8 | [4] | 3.2 | [4] |  |
Convertible debt securities, Gross unrealized losses | (8.1) | [4] | (4.4) | [4] |  |
Convertible debt securities, Fair Value | 13.2 | [4] | 20.2 | [4] |  |
Certificates of deposit and time deposits |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | 328.1 | [5] | 280.7 | [5] |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 328.1 | [5] | 280.7 | [5] |  |
Agency discount note |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | 57.3 | [5] |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 57.3 | [5] |  |  |  |
Commercial paper |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | 216.8 | [5] | 280.5 | [5] |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 216.8 | [5] | 280.5 | [5] |  |
Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 2.0 | [5] |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value |  |  | 2.0 | [5] |  |
Money market funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | 65.3 | [5] | 262.8 | [5] |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 65.3 | [5] | 262.8 | [5] |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | 7.0 | [5],[6] |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 7.0 | [5],[6] |  |  |  |
Level 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts, Fair Value | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] |  |
Fair Value | 684.0 |  | 521.1 |  |  |
Level 1 | Short-term available for sale |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual funds, Fair Value | 44.1 |  | 38.9 |  |  |
Level 1 | Short-term available for sale | Commercial paper and certificates of deposit |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 6.2 |  | 95.4 |  |  |
Level 1 | Short-term available for sale | Time deposits |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 1 | Short-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 99.6 |  |  |  |  |
Level 1 | Short-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value |  |  | 42.7 |  |  |
Level 1 | Short-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value |  |  | 11.3 |  |  |
Level 1 | Short-term available for sale | Treasury bill |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 6.0 |  |  |  |  |
Level 1 | Short-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 22.4 |  | 11.7 |  |  |
Level 1 | Short-term available for sale | Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 9.5 | [2] | 11.4 | [3] |  |
Level 1 | Long-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 186.6 |  | 180.3 |  |  |
Level 1 | Long-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 40.8 |  | 43.4 |  |  |
Level 1 | Long-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 10.0 |  | 9.8 |  |  |
Level 1 | Long-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 18.1 |  | 43.8 |  |  |
Level 1 | Convertible debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debt securities, Fair Value | 0 | [4] | 0 | [4] |  |
Level 1 | Certificates of deposit and time deposits |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 165.1 | [5] | 30.4 | [5] |  |
Level 1 | Agency discount note |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 57.3 | [5] |  |  |  |
Level 1 | Commercial paper |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 16.3 | [5] | 0 | [5] |  |
Level 1 | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value |  |  | 2.0 | [5] |  |
Level 1 | Money market funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 0 | [5] | 0 | [5] |  |
Level 1 | Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 2.0 | [5],[6] |  |  |  |
Level 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts, Fair Value | 16.7 | [1] | 10.5 | [1] |  |
Fair Value | 819.1 |  | 1,006.8 |  |  |
Level 2 | Short-term available for sale |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual funds, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 2 | Short-term available for sale | Commercial paper and certificates of deposit |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 236.3 |  | 165.6 |  |  |
Level 2 | Short-term available for sale | Time deposits |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 132.3 |  | 37.1 |  |  |
Level 2 | Short-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Level 2 | Short-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 2 | Short-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 2 | Short-term available for sale | Treasury bill |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Level 2 | Short-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 2 | Short-term available for sale | Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 | [2] | 0 | [3] |  |
Level 2 | Long-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 2 | Long-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 2 | Long-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 2 | Long-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 2 | Convertible debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debt securities, Fair Value | 0 | [4] | 0 | [4] |  |
Level 2 | Certificates of deposit and time deposits |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 163.0 | [5] | 250.3 | [5] |  |
Level 2 | Agency discount note |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 0 | [5] |  |  |  |
Level 2 | Commercial paper |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 200.5 | [5] | 280.5 | [5] |  |
Level 2 | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value |  |  | 0 | [5] |  |
Level 2 | Money market funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 65.3 | [5] | 262.8 | [5] |  |
Level 2 | Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 5.0 | [5],[6] |  |  |  |
Level 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative contracts, Fair Value | 3.7 | [1] | 9.1 | [1] |  |
Fair Value | 16.9 |  | 29.3 |  |  |
Level 3 | Short-term available for sale |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual funds, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 3 | Short-term available for sale | Commercial paper and certificates of deposit |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 3 | Short-term available for sale | Time deposits |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 3 | Short-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Level 3 | Short-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 3 | Short-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 3 | Short-term available for sale | Treasury bill |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Level 3 | Short-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 3 | Short-term available for sale | Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 | [2] | 0 | [3] |  |
Level 3 | Long-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 3 | Long-term available for sale | Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 3 | Long-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 3 | Long-term available for sale | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities, Fair Value | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Level 3 | Convertible debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debt securities, Fair Value | 13.2 | [4] | 20.2 | [4] |  |
Level 3 | Certificates of deposit and time deposits |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 0 | [5] | 0 | [5] |  |
Level 3 | Agency discount note |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 0 | [5] |  |  |  |
Level 3 | Commercial paper |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 0 | [5] | 0 | [5] |  |
Level 3 | Municipal securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value |  |  | 0 | [5] |  |
Level 3 | Money market funds |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | 0 | [5] | 0 | [5] |  |
Level 3 | Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents, Fair Value | $ 0 | [5],[6] |  |  |  |
[1] | Included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets,” “Other assets,” or “Other accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
[2] | Consists of U.S. government agency securities, agency discount notes, and other short-term securities.
[3] | Consists of agency discount notes, U.S. treasury bills, and other short-term securities.
[4] | Considered “available for sale” and included in “Other assets” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
[5] | Included in “Cash and cash equivalents” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
[6] | Consists of international government bonds and municipal securities.

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