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Intangible Assets, Net - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2022 | Oct. 31, 2021 | Oct. 31, 2022 | Oct. 31, 2021 | Jan. 31, 2022
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities associated with software license at net present value, current | $ 2,332,000 |  | $ 2,332,000 |  | $ 6,001,000
Liabilities associated with software license at net present value, non-current | 1,004,000 |  | 1,004,000 |  | $ 1,674,000
Amortization expense associate with acquisition-related intangible assets | 1,200,000 | $ 100,000 | 3,600,000 | $ 100,000 |
Impairment of intangible assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Internal-use software licenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Software licenses purchased |  |  | 10,000,000.0 |  |
Fully amortized software licenses retired |  |  | 900,000 |  |
Amortization expense | $ 2,000,000.0 | $ 1,600,000 | $ 5,200,000 | $ 4,600,000 |

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