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Income Taxes (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Income (Loss) before Provision of Income Taxes
The components of the net income before the provision for income taxes were as follows:
 Year Ended January 31,
 202520242023
 (in thousands)
Domestic$1,238,452 $792,495 $196,224 
Foreign77,132 39,817 53,052 
Total$1,315,584 $832,312 $249,276 
Schedule of Provision of Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes was as follows:
 Year Ended January 31,
 202520242023
 (in thousands)
Current:
Federal$323,625 $257,913 $254,505 
State52,186 44,457 33,548 
Foreign20,086 9,159 18,473 
Total current income tax expense
395,897 311,529 306,526 
Deferred:
Federal(78,476)(88,110)(173,941)
State(12,875)(20,201)16,673 
Foreign800 (8,368)(3,693)
Total deferred income tax expense
(90,551)(116,679)(160,961)
Total provision for income taxes
$305,346 $194,850 $145,565 
Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal tax rate as follows:
 Year Ended January 31,
 202520242023
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Tax at federal statutory rate$276,270 $174,785 $52,277 
State taxes56,336 37,137 13,666 
Foreign rate differential141 2,943 1,017 
Non-deductible compensation15,757 10,639 10,231 
Stock-based compensation58,770 96,936 124,631 
Permanent items
10,371 4,016 9,090 
Foreign-derived intangible income deduction(56,630)(63,571)(76,686)
Research and development credits(49,813)(39,226)(38,127)
Tax uncertainties7,478 2,674 2,296 
Change in valuation allowance(7,765)(14,109)39,288 
Deferred rate change(3,993)(6,803)2,014 
Other(1,576)(10,571)5,868 
Total$305,346 $194,850 $145,565 
Effective tax rate23.2 %23.4 %58.4 %
Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Income Tax Assets Significant components of our deferred income tax assets as of January 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
 
As of January 31,
 20252024
 (in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards$7,362 $12,995 
Research and development credit carryforwards6,586 16,610 
Stock-based compensation59,565 84,906 
Accruals and reserves43,953 39,295 
Deferred revenue328,114 308,152 
Capitalized research expenditures514,667 379,102 
Operating lease liabilities16,551 17,829 
Other assets
2,957 4,105 
Total deferred tax assets979,755 862,994 
Valuation allowance(28,990)(35,949)
Total deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance950,765 827,045 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment and intangible assets(38,343)(35,007)
Deferred contract acquisition costs(76,439)(83,862)
Operating right-of-use assets(14,233)(14,396)
Strategic investments
(75,290)(35,480)
Total deferred tax liabilities(204,305)(168,745)
Net deferred tax assets$746,460 $658,300 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of total unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Unrecognized Tax Benefits (in thousands)Year Ended January 31,
 202520242023
   
Balance, beginning of year$41,772 $30,404 $19,171 
Tax Positions taken in prior year:
Gross increases931 228 877 
Gross decreases— — — 
Tax Positions taken in current year:
Gross increases13,650 12,415 10,547 
Gross decreases(19)(891)— 
Lapse of Statute of Limitations— (384)(191)
Acquisitions— — — 
Balance, end of year$56,334 $41,772 $30,404