Fully amortized software license retired.

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Current portion of liabilities associated with software license recorded at net present value.

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Liabilities associated with software license at net present value noncurrent.

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Unamortized software licenses with alternative uses to be sold, leased or marketed.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Total loss recognized during the period from the impairment of goodwill plus the loss recognized in the period resulting from the impairment of the carrying amount of intangible assets, other than goodwill.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2023
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Liabilities associated with software license at net present value, current	$ 8,889,000		$ 8,889,000		$ 7,059,000
Liabilities associated with software license at net present value, non-current	11,139,000		11,139,000		$ 9,614,000
Unamortized software licenses with alternative uses to be sold, leased or marketed	11,300,000		11,300,000
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Software licenses [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	2,800,000	1,600,000	5,400,000	3,200,000
Acquired Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense	$ 1,200,000	$ 1,200,000	2,400,000	$ 2,400,000
Internal-use software licenses [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Software licenses purchased			12,400,000
Fully amortized software license retired			$ 2,200,000