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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Payment For Underwriting Commissions

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Debt (Details)			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt (Details)	Jan. 20, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 04, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)
A&R Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Minimum interest coverage ratio			3.00	3.00
Maximum senior secured leverage ratio			3.00	3.00
Maximum total leverage ratio			5.50	5.50
Maximum total leverage ratio, stepped down			3.50	3.50
A&R Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee		0.15%
A&R Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee		0.25%
3.00% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 750,000,000
Stated interest rate	3.00%
Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes, net of debt financing costs	$ 738,000,000
Payment for underwriting commissions	9,400,000
Payments of financing costs	$ 2,600,000
Interest expense, amortization of debt issuance costs and accretion of debt discount			$ 6,000,000	$ 18,000,000
Debt instrument, fair value			742,800,000	742,800,000
3.00% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percentage of original principal amount	40.00%
3.00% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Redemption percentage	101.50%
3.00% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Redemption percentage	100.75%
3.00% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Redemption percentage	100.00%
3.00% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Redemption percentage	101.00%
3.00% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Plus "Make Whole" Premium \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Redemption percentage	100.00%
3.00% Senior Notes \| Senior Notes \| Proceeds From Equity Offering, Provided Principal Amount of Redemptions Does Not Exceed 40% \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Redemption percentage	103.00%
Revolving line of credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 150,000,000
Unused standby letter of credit			$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Revolving line of credit \| A&R Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 750,000,000
Incremental borrowing facility		250,000,000
Letter of credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						10,000,000
Letter of credit \| A&R Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		100,000,000
Swingline
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 10,000,000
Swingline \| A&R Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000
Eurodollar Loans \| A&R Credit Agreement \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Margin		0.00%
Eurodollar Loans \| A&R Credit Agreement \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Margin		1.50%
Eurodollar Loans \| A&R Credit Agreement \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Margin		2.00%
ABR Loans \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Federal funds rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Margin		0.50%
ABR Loans \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Eurodollar rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Margin		1.00%
ABR Loans \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Eurodollar rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Margin		(0.25%)
ABR Loans \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Eurodollar rate \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Margin		0.25%