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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Measurement Period

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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Repurchase Rate

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Fair Value Of Convertible Debt, Effective Discount Rate

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The carrying amount of the equity component of convertible debt which may be settled in cash upon conversion.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature.

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Minimum percentage of common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments to determine eligibility of conversion.

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Threshold number of specified trading days that common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage within a specified consecutive trading period to trigger conversion feature.

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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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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Convertible Senior Notes - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 05, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 21, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($) trading_day $ / shares	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2020 $ / shares	Sep. 18, 2018 $ / shares
Debt Instrument
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs			$ 1,246,544	$ 0
2023 Notes, Liability component
Debt Instrument
Effective discount rate	6.25%
2023 Notes, Liability component \| Convertible Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Partial repurchase	$ 407,400
2023 Notes, Equity component \| Convertible Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Partial repurchase	283,600
2023 Notes, Payment of interest accrued \| Convertible Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Partial repurchase	500
2023 Notes, Partial repurchase \| Convertible Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Partial repurchase	691,600
Convertible Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Trading days threshold \| trading_day			20
Consecutive trading days threshold \| trading_day			10
Percentage of stock trigger price			130.00%
Measurement period, business days \| trading_day			5
Percentage of stock trigger price for measurement period			98.00%
Convertible senior notes repurchase price percentage			100.00%
Convertible Senior Notes \| 2027 Notes
Debt Instrument
Principal amount	$ 1,270,000
Stated interest rate	1.125%
Option to purchase additional amount	$ 165,000
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs	$ 1,250,000
Conversion ratio	3.9164
Initial conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 255.34		$ 255.34
Initial conversion price premium, percent					35.00%
Share Price \| $ / shares					$ 189.14
Effective interest rate			6.26%
Convertible senior notes, fair value			$ 1,430,000
Aggregate principal outstanding			1,265,000
Convertible Senior Notes \| 2027 Notes \| Liability
Debt Instrument
Issuance costs	$ 14,200
Convertible Senior Notes \| 2027 Notes \| Additional paid-in capital
Debt Instrument
Equity component			347,400
Issuance costs			$ 5,400
Convertible Senior Notes \| 2023 Notes
Debt Instrument
Principal amount		$ 1,270,000
Stated interest rate		0.50%
Option to purchase additional amount		$ 165,000
Conversion ratio		6.7433
Initial conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 148.30	$ 148.30
Initial conversion price premium, percent						27.50%
Share Price \| $ / shares						$ 116.31
Effective interest rate			5.65%
Convertible senior notes, fair value			$ 1,160,000
Aggregate principal outstanding	$ 776,700		776,661
Convertible Senior Notes \| 2023 Notes \| Liability
Debt Instrument
Issuance costs		$ 10,400
Convertible Senior Notes \| 2023 Notes \| Additional paid-in capital
Debt Instrument
Equity component			266,900
Issuance costs			$ 2,800
Convertible Senior Notes \| 2025 Notes
Debt Instrument
Principal amount		$ 862,500
Stated interest rate		1.125%
Option to purchase additional amount		$ 112,500
Conversion ratio		6.7433
Initial conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 148.30	$ 148.30
Initial conversion price premium, percent						27.50%
Share Price \| $ / shares						$ 116.31
Effective interest rate			6.22%
Convertible senior notes, fair value			$ 1,310,000
Aggregate principal outstanding			862,500
Convertible Senior Notes \| 2025 Notes \| Liability
Debt Instrument
Issuance costs		$ 6,500
Convertible Senior Notes \| 2025 Notes \| Additional paid-in capital
Debt Instrument
Equity component			237,200
Issuance costs			$ 2,500
Convertible Senior Notes \| 2023 Notes and 2025 Notes
Debt Instrument
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs		$ 2,110,000
Fiscal quarter commencing after the fiscal quarter ending on January 31, 2019 \| Convertible Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Trading days threshold \| trading_day			20
Consecutive trading days threshold \| trading_day			30
Percentage of stock trigger price			130.00%