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Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Trigger Amount Under Indenture

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Debt Instrument, Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Restrictions on Payment of Dividends, Amount Free from Restriction

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Payment Basket

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Face Value of Senior Notes Repurchased

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The amount of cash paid during the current period for fees which are not defined elsewhere in the taxonomy.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Senior Notes (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) exception	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2014 USD ($)	May 01, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount		$ 2,185,850,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0	$ 1,367,000	$ 0
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments for fees	$ 3,800,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Notes Due July 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount						$ 250,000,000
Stated interest rate						7.25%
Effective interest rate percentage						7.80%
Face value of senior notes repurchased		23,000,000
Repayments of debt		22,900,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 500,000
Number of exceptions \| exception		2
Restricted payments (up to)		$ 375,000,000.0
Restrictions on payment of dividends, amount free from restriction		$ 176,000,000
Debt default trigger amount						$ 25,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Previous Supplemental Indenture [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restricted payments (up to)							$ 75,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| Supplemental Indenture [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restricted payments (up to)					$ 375,000,000
Maximum [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Notes Due July 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio (less than or equal to)		2.50
Minimum [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Notes Due July 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio (less than or equal to)		1.0