Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Earn Rate, Percent of Shares Granted

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Number Of Offering Periods

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Offering Period

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Purchase Period

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Granted in Period, Aggregate Fair Value

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number Of Equity Incentive Plans

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for option under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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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 accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Per share weighted-average price paid for shares purchased on open market for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Intrinsic value of vested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Employee Incentive Plans - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 $ / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) offering_period numberOfIncentivePlan $ / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of equity incentive plans \| numberOfIncentivePlan		2
Options to purchase common stock outstanding (in shares) \| shares		6,353,000	7,984,000
Number of options, granted (in shares) \| shares		0
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 211.58	$ 63.32
Grant date fair value of vested stock options		$ 104	$ 314	$ 20
Intrinsic value of options exercised		108	545	772
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense		90	210
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan, net of cancellations		31	$ 36	26
Defined contribution plan, employer contribution amount		$ 21
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period (years)		10 years
Vesting period		4 years
Weighted average stock-based compensation recognition period		1 year 9 months 18 days	1 year 9 months 18 days
RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average stock-based compensation recognition period		3 years
Granted during period (in shares) \| shares		7,194,187
Shares issued fair value		$ 805
Unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested restricted stock units		1,200	$ 1,152
Fair value of units vested		$ 229	531	$ 410
Granted during period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 111.84
ESPP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average stock-based compensation recognition period		8 months 12 days
Unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested restricted stock units		$ 26	$ 17
ESPP offering period		12 months
Number of offering periods \| offering_period		2
ESPP length of purchase period		6 months
Number of shares issued under ESPP \| shares		491,965	185,707
Weighted average price, shares issued under ESPP (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 63.97	$ 191.54
Market-Based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Granted during period (in shares) \| shares	58,150
Granted during period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 244.73
Unvested restricted stock awards issued and outstanding \| Auth0 and atSpoke
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Weighted average stock-based compensation recognition period		1 year 3 months 18 days
Granted during period (in shares) \| shares		1,269,008
Unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested restricted stock units		$ 141
Granted during period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 268.98
Minimum \| Market-Based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Earn rate, percent of shares granted	0.00%
Maximum \| Market-Based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Earn rate, percent of shares granted	200.00%
2017 Equity Incentive Plan \| Class A Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options to purchase common stock outstanding (in shares) \| shares		1,758,264
2017 Equity Incentive Plan \| Class B Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options to purchase common stock outstanding (in shares) \| shares		4,594,675
Vesting tranche one \| Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		1 year
Vesting percentage earned by employees after each completed year of service		25.00%
Vesting tranche one \| Market-Based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage earned by employees after each completed year of service	33.00%
Vesting tranche one \| Market-Based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage earned by employees after each completed year of service	33.00%
Vesting tranche one \| Market-Based RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage earned by employees after each completed year of service	33.00%