Balance Sheet Components - Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 04, 2024	Feb. 04, 2024
Balance Sheet Components Disclosure [Abstract]
Taxes payable	$ 8,971	$ 13,097
Accrued marketing	18,356	18,438
Accrued cloud and outside services	5,752	5,973
Supply chain-related accruals	17,657	25,962
Accrued service logistics and professional services	8,666	9,636
Finance lease liabilities, current	2,035	4,204
Customer deposits from contracts with customers	22,550	23,534
Other accrued liabilities	35,443	34,911
Total accrued expenses and other liabilities	$ 119,430	$ 135,755

Accrued expenses and other liabilities current.

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Accrued Product Costs

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for marketing and related costs. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Balance sheet components disclosure.

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Customer Deposits From Contracts With Customers

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for the marketing, trade and selling of the entity's goods and services. Marketing costs would include expenditures for planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services; costs of public relations and corporate promotions; and obligations incurred and payable for sales discounts, rebates, price protection programs, etc. offered to customers and under government programs. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(20))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease, classified as current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
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Amount of expenses incurred but not yet paid classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred through that date and payable for statutory sales and use taxes, including value added tax. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 210
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(19)(a))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1

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