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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Detail) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Future non-cancelable minimum payments	$ 357,322
Computing Infrastructure Platforms
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Future non-cancelable minimum payments	$ 68,000

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918701-209980

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