Stockholders' Equity - Share-based Payment Arrangement Expensed and Capitalized, Amount (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Remaining six months of fiscal 2022	$ 1,621
Fiscal 2023	2,465
Fiscal 2024	1,609
Fiscal 2025	896
Thereafter	115
Total stock-based expense	$ 6,706

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Amortization, Remainder of Fiscal Year

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Amortization, Thereafter

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Amortization, Year One

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Amortization, Year Three

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Amortization, Year Two

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120381028&loc=d3e5070-113901

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