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Deferred Costs
 9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Deferred Costs Deferred CostsDeferred costs, which consist of deferred sales commissions, were $640 million and $612 million as of October 31, 2023, and January 31, 2023, respectively. Amortization expense for the deferred costs was $54 million and $45 million for the three months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively, and $155 million and $127 million for the nine months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. There was no impairment loss in relation to the costs capitalized for the periods presented.Unearned Revenue and Performance Obligations
Unearned Revenue
Unearned revenue primarily consists of amounts we have the right to invoice in advance of performance under a customer contract. Total unearned revenue was $3.3 billion and $3.6 billion as of October 31, 2023, and January 31, 2023, respectively. Included in this balance are amounts related to professional services that are subject to cancellation and pro-rated refund rights of $70 million and $68 million as of October 31, 2023, and January 31, 2023, respectively.
Subscription services revenues of $1.4 billion and $1.2 billion were recognized during the three months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively, that were included in the unearned revenue balances as of July 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Subscription services revenues of $3.0 billion and $2.7 billion were recognized during the nine months ended October 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively, that were included in the unearned revenue balances as of January 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Professional services revenues recognized in the same periods from unearned revenue balances at the beginning of the respective periods were not material.
Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations
As of October 31, 2023, approximately $18.4 billion of revenues are expected to be recognized from remaining performance obligations for subscription contracts. We expect to recognize revenues on approximately $6.0 billion and $10.6 billion of these remaining performance obligations over the next 12 and 24 months, respectively, with the balance recognized thereafter. Revenues from remaining performance obligations for professional services contracts as of October 31, 2023, were not material.