Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Total non cancellable purchase commitments	$ 166.4
Royalty expense recorded under cost of license and other revenue	$ 16.2	$ 17.4	$ 17.9

Amount of the unrecorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 440
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73718637&loc=d3e25336-109308

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant