Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase obligation	$ 217,146
Purchase obligation, due to be paid in 2021	2,341
Purchase obligation, due to be paid in 2022	13,092
Purchase obligation, due to be paid in 2023	32,705
Purchase obligation, due to be paid in 2024	2,340
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities and Other Long Term Liabilities
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase obligation	15,300
Purchase obligation, due to be paid in 2021	6,300
Purchase obligation, due to be paid in 2022	3,300
Purchase obligation, due to be paid in 2023	3,800
Purchase obligation, due to be paid in 2024	1,900
November 2017 Facility \| Wells Fargo Bank \| Secured Debt \| Letters of Credit
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit facility	$ 27,000	$ 26,500

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Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in remainder of current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment.

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