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Leases - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2020 | Apr. 30, 2019
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items] |  |
Finance lease agreements term | 4 years |
Sublease expiration year | 2025 |
Operating leases, undiscounted future payments | $ 9,400,000 |
Operating lease has not yet commenced lease term | 6 years |
Finance lease,not yet commenced | $ 0 |
Operating lease not yet commenced, description | This operating lease will commence during fiscal year 2021 and has a lease term of 6 years |
Other Long-term Liabilities |  |
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items] |  |
Asset retirement obligation | $ 3,100,000 | $ 2,700,000
Minimum |  |
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items] |  |
Operating lease expiration year | 2022 |
Total lease term of sublease arrangement | 31 months |
Maximum |  |
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items] |  |
Operating lease expiration year | 2029 |
Total lease term of sublease arrangement | 96 months |

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- Definition Term of lessee's finance lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980 + Details
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