Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) Floor	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit facility			$ 26,800		$ 26,800
Rent expense			5,300	$ 4,400
Sublease income			1,900	1,600
Amortization of intangible assets			$ 400	1,500
Settlement Agreement
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 100
Date of settlement agreement			Mar. 31, 2016
Jury award amount	4,900
Reversal of Previous Settlement Accruals and Interest	5,600
Income (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement				$ 1,700
Open Text S.A.
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Damage awarded		$ 4,900
Accrual in relation to the jury award							$ 4,900
Litigation expense							$ 3,900
Weighted Average Useful Life							14 months
Accrued additional liability related to the interest on the jury award						$ 700
Open Text S.A. | Settlement Agreement
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement amount paid	$ 3,750
Open Text S.A. | General and Administrative Expense
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Amortization of intangible assets						$ 900
San Francisco Building
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of floors for headquarters | Floor					1
Subleases Expire in Fiscal 2018 and 2021
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Non-cancellable sublease proceeds for the year ending January 31, 2018			$ 5,700
Non-cancellable sublease proceeds for the year ending January 31, 2019			5,800
Non-cancellable sublease proceeds for the year ending January 31, 2020			1,900
Non-cancellable sublease proceeds for the year ending January 31, 2021			$ 1,700
Minimum
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating lease expiration year			2018
Capital lease term			3 years
Term of sublease arrangement			19 months
Non-cancellable sublease expiration year			2018
Maximum
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating lease expiration year			2029
Capital lease term			4 years
Term of sublease arrangement			49 months
Non-cancellable sublease expiration year			2021