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Investments - Schedule of Marketable Equity Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2021
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Total initial cost	$ 47,513	$ 5,000
Cumulative net unrealized gains (losses)	86,949	16,300
Marketable securities
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities	$ 134,462	$ 21,300

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Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI), classified as current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1A
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123594786&loc=SL75136599-209740

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