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Recently Issued Accounting Standards ASU Adoption (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 31, 2016 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Feb. 01, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2016
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term income taxes payable | $ 40.0 | $ 37.3 |  | $ 160.2 | $ 160.2 | $ 40.0 |  |  | $ 161.4
Common stock and additional paid-in capital | 1,882.8 | 1,867.2 |  |  |  | 1,882.8 |  |  | 1,821.5
Accumulated deficit | (634.7) | (193.3) |  | 131.3 | 131.3 | (634.7) |  |  | $ (80.8)
Cost of subscription revenue | 35.1 | 39.8 | $ 38.0 |  |  | 113.1 | $ 116.7 |  |
Cost of license and other revenue | 46.4 | 52.6 | 53.0 |  |  | 145.9 | 159.1 |  |
Gross profit | 408.1 | 419.5 | 508.8 |  |  | 1,293.2 | 1,580.0 |  |
Marketing and sales | 255.0 | 240.8 | 243.4 |  |  | 738.9 | 738.1 |  |
Research and development | 192.6 | 193.5 | 197.9 |  |  | 579.1 | 585.5 |  |
General and administrative | 70.4 | 74.7 | 74.2 |  |  | 213.7 | 220.2 |  |
(Loss) from operations | (119.9) | (149.7) | (14.8) |  |  | (332.5) | 11.0 |  |
Provision for income taxes | 13.5 | (14.4) | 21.3 | 269.5 | 272.2 | 53.1 | 293.5 |  |
Net (loss) | $ (142.8) | $ (167.7) | $ (43.8) | $ (268.6) | $ (249.5) | $ (408.7) | $ (293.3) |  |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares) |  | 224.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic and diluted net (loss) per share (in dollars per share) |  | $ (0.75) |  | $ (1.18) | $ (1.10) |  |  |  |
Scenario, Previously Reported |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term income taxes payable |  | $ 153.8 |  | $ 124.0 | $ 124.0 |  |  |  |
Common stock and additional paid-in capital |  | 1,865.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated deficit |  | (308.2) |  | 164.4 | 164.4 |  |  |  |
Cost of subscription revenue |  | 39.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of license and other revenue |  | 52.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit |  | 419.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketing and sales |  | 242.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research and development |  | 195.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  | 75.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Loss) from operations |  | (155.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for income taxes |  | (14.4) |  | 236.4 | 239.1 |  |  |  |
Net (loss) |  | $ (173.0) |  | $ (235.5) | $ (216.4) |  |  |  |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares) |  | 224.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic and diluted net (loss) per share (in dollars per share) |  | $ (0.77) |  | $ (1.04) | $ (0.95) |  |  |  |
Restatement Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term income taxes payable |  |  |  | $ 36.2 | $ 36.2 |  |  |  |
Accumulated deficit |  |  |  | (33.1) | (33.1) |  |  |  |
Provision for income taxes |  |  |  | 33.1 | 33.1 |  |  |  |
Net (loss) |  |  |  | $ (33.1) | $ (33.1) |  |  |  |
Basic and diluted net (loss) per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ (0.14) | $ (0.15) |  |  |  |
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 | New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability for uncertain tax positions, noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 116.5 |
Cumulative effect of new accounting pronouncement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.9 |
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 | Restatement Adjustment | New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term income taxes payable |  | $ 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  | (116.5) |
Common stock and additional paid-in capital |  | (5.3) |  |  |  |  |  | 6.9 |
Accumulated deficit |  | 5.3 |  |  |  |  |  | 109.6 |
Cost of subscription revenue |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of license and other revenue |  | (0.2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketing and sales |  | (2.1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research and development |  | (2.0) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative |  | (1.1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Loss) from operations |  | 5.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for income taxes |  | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) |  | $ 5.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares) |  | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic and diluted net (loss) per share (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.02 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 | Retained Earnings | New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative effect of new accounting pronouncement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 116.5 |

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