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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2019 | Jan. 31, 2018 | Jan. 31, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2016
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
U.S. federal corporate income tax rate | 21.00% | 33.80% | 35.00% |
One-time transition tax on certain unrepatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries payable period | 8 years |  |  |
Provisional tax expense |  | $ 64,705,000 |  |
Additional provisional tax expense | $ 1,197,000 |  |  |
Percentage of U.S. shareholder’s pro rata share | 10.00% |  |  |
Net deferred tax assets | $ 52,882,000 | 46,202,000 |  |
Valuation allowance for certain other foreign and state net operating loss carryforwards | 0 |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 358,260,000 | 282,220,000 | $ 248,140,000 | $ 265,276,000
Unrecognized tax benefit that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate | 21,319,000 | 4,127,000 |  |
Recognized (benefit)/expense in interest and penalties | 449,000 | (209,000) | $ (218,000) |
Accrued amounts for payment of interest and penalties | 822,000 | 568,000 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, lower bound | 0 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, upper bound | 3,083,000 |  |  |
U.S. Federal |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net deferred tax assets | 22,885,000 | 19,061,000 |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, do not expire | 2,866,000 |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards | 7,641,000 |  |  |
Tax credit carryforwards | $ 5,954,000 |  |  |
U.S. Federal | Earliest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expiration date | 2021 |  |  |
Tax credit expiration date | 2021 |  |  |
U.S. Federal | Latest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expiration date | 2038 |  |  |
Tax credit expiration date | 2031 |  |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net deferred tax assets | $ 15,079,000 | 16,848,000 |  |
Foreign Jurisdictions |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net deferred tax assets | 14,918,000 | $ 10,293,000 |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, expire 2019 through 2029 | 471,000 |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, do not expire | 5,689,000 |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 224,876,000 |  |  |
Cumulative undistributed earnings | 352,076,000 |  |  |
Additional federal income taxes due to repatriation | $ 0 |  |  |
Foreign Jurisdictions | Earliest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expiration date | 2019 |  |  |
Foreign Jurisdictions | Latest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Expiration date | 2029 |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
U.S. federal corporate income tax rate |  | 35.00% |  |

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