Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change In Enacted Foreign Tax Rate, Amount

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- Definition

Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary difference from intra-entity transfer of asset within consolidated group. Excludes intra-entity transfer of inventory.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121826272&loc=d3e32621-109319

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- Definition

Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121826272&loc=d3e32687-109319

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	(554.90%)	16.90%	(666.30%)	9.00%
Tax benefit related to remeasurement of deferred tax assets due to UK change in tax rate					$ 534,900,000
Deferred tax asset, intra-entity sale of certain intellectual property rights						$ 1,987,900,000