Deferred Revenue and Commissions - Remaining Performance Obligation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Nov. 01, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019	Nov. 01, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Deferred revenue recognized	$ 121,900	$ 101,400	$ 285,000	$ 213,200
Contracted but not recognized revenue	$ 1,010,400		$ 1,010,400
Contracted but not recognized revenue expected to be recognized in the next 12 months (percent)	43.00%		43.00%

Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Percentage Recognized in Net 12 Months

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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121604090&loc=SL49130549-203045

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- Definition

Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121604090&loc=SL49130556-203045

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