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Acquisitions- Identifiable Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 05, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jul. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2021
Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life			87 months	56 months
Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful Life			77 months	54 months
Humio Limited
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 75,600
Humio Limited \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 68,800
Useful Life	96 months
Humio Limited \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 5,400
Useful Life	96 months
Humio Limited \| Trade names
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 1,400
Useful Life	24 months
Preempt
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 16,385
Preempt \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 13,200
Useful Life		60 months
Preempt \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 3,100
Useful Life		60 months
Preempt \| Trade names
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 85
Useful Life		12 months