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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) shares in Thousands |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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May 11, 2021 USD ($) trading_day | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Nov. 23, 2020 USD ($) shares | Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) trading_day businessCombination shares | Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($) business_combination shares | Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) business_combination shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in period (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 13 |  |
Consideration transferred, equity interests |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 | $ 6,000,000 | $ 38,000,000
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  | 660,000,000 | $ 559,000,000 | $ 399,000,000
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 2 years |
Fiscal 2023 Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of businesses combinations | businessCombination |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  | $ 114,000,000 |  |
Payments to acquire businesses |  |  |  | 96,000,000 |  |
Consideration transferred, equity interests |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |
Business combination, consideration transferred, other |  |  |  | 97,000,000 |  |
Share based compensation expense, liability-classified awards |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |
Volume Weighted Average Closing price, valuation period | trading_day |  |  |  | 90 |  |
Value of shares authorized |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |
Fiscal 2023 Acquisition | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards vesting percentage (in percentage) |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |
Fiscal 2023 Acquisition | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards vesting percentage (in percentage) |  |  |  | 60.00% |  |
Fiscal 2023 Acquisition | Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share based compensation expense, liability-classified awards |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |
Fiscal 2023 Acquisition | Certain Employees of Acquiree |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred, equity interests |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |
Fiscal 2023 Acquisition | Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in period (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 40 |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  | 2 years |  |
Upchain |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred | $ 140,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses | 127,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in period (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 24 |  |
Consideration transferred, equity interests | 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, consideration transferred, other | 124,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, contingent consideration, liability | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Volume Weighted Average Closing price, valuation period | trading_day | 90 |  |  | 90 |  |
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes | $ 101,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Value of shares authorized | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Value of shares issued |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 39 |  |
Upchain | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards vesting percentage (in percentage) | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |
Upchain | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards vesting percentage (in percentage) | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |
Storm UK Holdco Limited |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  | $ 1,038,000,000 |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses |  | 1,035,000,000 |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred, equity interests |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |
Business combination, consideration transferred, other |  | 1,035,000,000 |  |  |  |
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes |  | $ 273,000,000 |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares (in shares) | shares |  | 9 |  |  |  |
Business combination, contingent consideration, asset |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |  |
Percentage of restricted common stock released |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Storm UK Holdco Limited | Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in period (in shares) | shares |  | 9 |  |  | 9 |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of businesses combinations | business_combination |  |  |  |  | 4 | 2
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  | $ 113,000,000 | $ 45,000,000
Payments to acquire businesses |  |  |  |  | 99,000,000 |
Shares issued in period (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 18 |  |
Consideration transferred, equity interests |  |  |  |  | 11,000,000 |
Business combination, consideration transferred, other |  |  |  |  | 99,000,000 |
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes |  |  |  |  | $ 72,000,000 | $ 195,000,000
Value of shares issued |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 34 |  |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions | Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in period (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 13 |
Consideration transferred, equity interests |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Spacemaker |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  | $ 252,000,000 |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses |  |  | 214,000,000 |  |  |
Consideration transferred, equity interests |  |  | 38,000,000 |  |  |
Business combination, consideration transferred, other |  |  | 231,000,000 |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares (in shares) | shares |  |  | 147 |  |  |
Business combination, contingent consideration, asset |  |  | $ 19,000,000 |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 3 years |  |  |
Spacemaker | Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued in period (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 74
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years

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