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Employee Incentive Plans Schedule of Stock-based Compensation Expense by Statement of Operations Location (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 126,624	$ 76,320	$ 49,860
Subscription
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	12,923	7,837	4,600
Professional services and other
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	7,164	4,983	3,137
Research and development
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	37,683	22,642	18,107
Sales and marketing
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	38,077	22,916	13,242
General and administrative
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 30,777	$ 17,942	$ 10,774

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