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Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations and Goodwill
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2026
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
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Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Intangible assets acquired through business combinations were as follows (in millions):
Intangible Assets, GrossAccumulated AmortizationIntangible Assets, NetWeighted
Average
Remaining Useful Life (Years)
January 31, 2025Additions and retirements, netJanuary 31, 2026January 31, 2025Expense and retirements, netJanuary 31, 2026January 31, 2025January 31, 2026January 31, 2026
Acquired developed technology$2,958 $1,838 $4,796 $(1,753)$(654)$(2,407)$1,205 $2,389 4.4
Customer relationships6,894 1,765 8,659 (3,820)(820)(4,640)3,074 4,019 6.3
Other (1)331 353 684 (182)(95)(277)149 407 2.1
Total$10,183 $3,956 $14,139 $(5,755)$(1,569)$(7,324)$4,428 $6,815 5.4
(1) Other includes trade names, unbilled backlog, and territory rights.
Amortization of intangible assets resulting from business combinations for fiscal 2026, 2025 and 2024 was $1.7 billion, $1.6 billion, and $1.9 billion, respectively.
The expected future amortization expense for intangible assets as of January 31, 2026 was as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Period:
Fiscal 2027$1,842 
Fiscal 20281,412 
Fiscal 20291,104 
Fiscal 2030710 
Fiscal 2031448 
Thereafter1,299 
Total amortization expense$6,815 
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price in a business combination over the fair value of net assets acquired.
The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill, which is generally not deductible for tax purposes, were as follows (in millions):
Balance at January 31, 2024$48,620 
Acquisition of Spiff323 
Acquisition of Zoomin284 
Acquisition of Own1,812 
Other acquisitions and adjustments (1)244 
Balance as of January 31, 2025$51,283 
Acquisition of Regrello704 
Acquisition of Informatica5,257 
Other acquisitions and adjustments (1)697 
Balance as of January 31, 2026$57,941 
(1) Includes the effect of foreign currency translation and measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions.