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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2020 | Jan. 31, 2019 | Jan. 31, 2018 | Jan. 31, 2017
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Foreign pretax income (loss) | $ 475,500,000 | $ 181,400,000 | $ (76,200,000) |
Valuation allowance increase (decrease) | 85,600,000 | 163,600,000 | (113,800,000) |
Valuation allowance release, non-cash benefit | 42,000,000.0 |  |  |
Valuation allowance adjustment | 65,300,000 | 18,800,000 | (82,500,000) |
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, provisional income tax benefit |  | 32,300,000 |  |
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, provisional transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings |  | 831,500,000 |  |
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings | 819,600,000 |  |  |
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, transition tax, adjustment for foreign tax credits | 45,500,000 |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset, Foreign Tax Credit | 43,200,000 |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | 152,600,000 | 53,100,000 |  |
Foreign tax credit carryforwards | 253,900,000 | 198,600,000 |  |
Gross unrecognized tax benefits | 220,600,000 | 209,000,000.0 | 337,600,000 | $ 261,400,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would reduce the valuation allowance if recognized | 203,700,000 |  |  |
Amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate, if recognized | 16,900,000 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 2,300,000 | 3,100,000 | 2,800,000 |
Income tax expense from penalties and interest | (800,000) | 300,000 | 300,000 |
Foreign income tax expense (benefit) |  | $ 11,400,000 | $ 0.0 |
Income tax benefits per share (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.05 | $ 0.00 |
Domestic Country |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 742,800,000 |  |  |
Domestic Country | Research Tax Credit Carryforward |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 186,300,000 |  |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 1,486,200,000 |  |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction | Research Tax Credit Carryforward |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 98,000,000.0 |  |  |
Foreign Country |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, net | 56,400,000 |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 267,100,000 |  |  |
Foreign Country | Ireland, Netherlands, and Singapore |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 277,700,000 |  |  |
Foreign Country | Ireland |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 37,900,000 |  |  |
Foreign Country | SINGAPORE |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 195,600,000 |  |  |
Foreign Country | Canada |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | $ 58,400,000 |  |  |

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