SALESFORCE.COM, INC., 10-K filed on 3/11/2022
Annual Report
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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Billions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Mar. 01, 2022
Jul. 31, 2021
Cover [Abstract]      
Document Type 10-K    
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Document Period End Date Jan. 31, 2022    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --01-31    
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Entity File Number 001-32224    
Entity Registrant Name salesforce.com, inc.    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE    
Entity Tax Identification Number 94-3320693    
Entity Address, Address Line One Salesforce Tower    
Entity Address, Address Line Two 415 Mission Street, 3rd Fl    
Entity Address, City or Town San Francisco    
Entity Address, State or Province CA    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 94105    
City Area Code 415    
Local Phone Number 901-7000    
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share    
Trading Symbol CRM    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer    
Entity Small Business false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true    
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Entity Public Float     $ 194.4
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   990  
Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”), to be filed within 120 days of the Registrant’s fiscal year ended January 31, 2022, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Report on Form 10-K. Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, the Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as part of this Form 10-K.    
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Audit Information
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Audit Information [Abstract]  
Auditor Firm ID 42
Auditor Name Ernst & Young LLP
Auditor Location San Francisco, California
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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,464 $ 6,195
Marketable securities 5,073 5,771
Accounts receivable, net 9,739 7,786
Costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net 1,454 1,146
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,120 991
Total current assets 22,850 21,889
Property and equipment, net 2,815 2,459
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 2,880 3,204
Noncurrent costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net 2,342 1,715
Strategic investments 4,784 3,909
Goodwill 47,937 26,318
Intangible assets acquired through business combinations, net 8,978 4,114
Deferred tax assets and other assets, net 2,623 2,693
Total assets 95,209 66,301
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 5,474 4,355
Operating lease liabilities, current 686 766
Unearned revenue 15,628 12,607
Total current liabilities 21,788 17,728
Noncurrent debt 10,592 2,673
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 2,703 2,842
Other noncurrent liabilities 1,995 1,565
Total liabilities 37,078 24,808
Commitments and contingencies (See Notes 6 and 13)
Stockholders’ equity:    
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5 shares authorized and none issued and outstanding 0 0
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 1,600 shares authorized, 989 and 919 issued and outstanding at January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively 1 1
Additional paid-in capital 50,919 35,601
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (166) (42)
Retained earnings 7,377 5,933
Total stockholders’ equity 58,131 41,493
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 95,209 $ 66,301
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.001 $ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares) 5,000,000 5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares) 0 0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares) 0 0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.001 $ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) 1,600,000,000 1,600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) 989,000,000 919,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) 989,000,000 919,000,000
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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Revenues:      
Total revenues $ 26,492 $ 21,252 $ 17,098
Cost of revenues:      
Total cost of revenues [1],[2] 7,026 5,438 4,235
Gross profit 19,466 15,814 12,863
Operating expenses:      
Research and development [1],[2] 4,465 3,598 2,766
Marketing and sales [1],[2] 11,855 9,674 7,930
General and administrative [1],[2] 2,598 2,087 1,704
Loss on settlement of Salesforce.org reseller agreement [1],[2] 0 0 166
Total operating expenses [1],[2] 18,918 15,359 12,566
Income from operations 548 455 297
Gains on strategic investments, net 1,211 2,170 427
Other expense (227) (64) (18)
Income before benefit from (provision for) income taxes 1,532 2,561 706
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes [3] (88) 1,511 (580)
Net income $ 1,444 $ 4,072 $ 126
Basic net income per share (in dollars per share) $ 1.51 $ 4.48 $ 0.15
Diluted net income per share (in dollars per share) $ 1.48 $ 4.38 $ 0.15
Shares used in computing basic net income per share (in shares) 955 908 829
Shares used in computing diluted net income per share (in shares) 974 930 850
Subscription and support      
Revenues:      
Total revenues $ 24,657 $ 19,976 $ 16,043
Cost of revenues:      
Total cost of revenues [1],[2] 5,059 4,154 3,198
Professional services and other      
Revenues:      
Total revenues 1,835 1,276 1,055
Cost of revenues:      
Total cost of revenues [1],[2] $ 1,967 $ 1,284 $ 1,037
[1] Amounts include amortization of intangible assets acquired through business combinations, as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
202220212020
Cost of revenues$897 $662 $440 
Marketing and sales727 459 352 
[2] Amounts include stock-based expense, as follows:
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Cost of revenues$386 $241 $204 
Research and development918 703 510 
Marketing and sales1,104 941 852 
General and administrative371 305 219 
[3] During fiscal 2021, the Company recorded approximately $2.0 billion of a one-time benefit from a discrete tax item related to the recognition of deferred tax assets resulting from an intra-entity transfer of intangible property.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2020
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Stock-based expenses   $ 2,779 $ 2,190 $ 1,785
Discrete tax benefit $ 2,000      
Cost of revenues        
Amortization of intangibles acquired through business combinations   897 662 440
Stock-based expenses   386 241 204
Research and development        
Stock-based expenses   918 703 510
Marketing and sales        
Amortization of intangibles acquired through business combinations   727 459 352
Stock-based expenses   1,104 941 852
General and administrative        
Stock-based expenses   $ 371 $ 305 $ 219
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]      
Net income $ 1,444 $ 4,072 $ 126
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of reclassification adjustments:      
Foreign currency translation and other gains (losses) (55) 40 (59)
Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities and privately held debt securities (83) 15 26
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax (138) 55 (33)
Tax effect 14 (4) (2)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net (124) 51 (35)
Comprehensive income $ 1,320 $ 4,123 $ 91
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
Total
Common Stock
Additional Paid-in Capital
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Retained Earnings
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2019   770      
Beginning balance at Jan. 31, 2019 $ 15,605 $ 1 $ 13,927 $ (58) $ 1,735
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Common stock issued (in shares)   21      
Common stock issued 816   816    
Shares issued related to business combinations (in shares)   102      
Shares issued related to business combinations 15,588   15,588    
Stock-based expense 1,785   1,785    
Other comprehensive income (loss), net (35)     (35)  
Net income 126       126
Ending balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2020   893      
Ending balance at Jan. 31, 2020 33,885 $ 1 32,116 (93) 1,861
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Common stock issued (in shares)   26      
Common stock issued 1,295   1,295    
Stock-based expense 2,190   2,190    
Other comprehensive income (loss), net 51     51  
Net income 4,072       4,072
Ending balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2021   919      
Ending balance at Jan. 31, 2021 41,493 $ 1 35,601 (42) 5,933
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Common stock issued (in shares)   24      
Common stock issued 1,270   1,270    
Shares issued related to business combinations (in shares)   46      
Shares issued related to business combinations 11,269   11,269    
Stock-based expense 2,779   2,779    
Other comprehensive income (loss), net (124)     (124)  
Net income 1,444       1,444
Ending balance (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2022   989      
Ending balance at Jan. 31, 2022 $ 58,131 $ 1 $ 50,919 $ (166) $ 7,377
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Operating activities:      
Net income $ 1,444 $ 4,072 $ 126
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 3,298 2,846 2,135
Amortization of costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net 1,348 1,058 876
Stock-based expense 2,779 2,190 1,785
Loss on settlement of Salesforce.org reseller agreement [1],[2] 0 0 166
Gains on strategic investments, net (1,211) (2,170) (427)
Tax benefit from intra-entity transfer of intangible property 0 (2,003) 0
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of business combinations:      
Accounts receivable, net (1,824) (1,556) (1,000)
Costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net (2,283) (1,645) (1,130)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets 114 (133) (119)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities 507 1,100 982
Operating lease liabilities (801) (830) (728)
Unearned revenue 2,629 1,872 1,665
Net cash provided by operating activities 6,000 4,801 4,331
Investing activities:      
Business combinations, net of cash acquired (14,876) (1,281) (369)
Purchases of strategic investments (1,718) (1,069) (768)
Sales of strategic investments 2,201 1,051 434
Purchases of marketable securities (5,674) (4,833) (3,857)
Sales of marketable securities 4,179 1,836 1,444
Maturities of marketable securities 2,069 1,035 779
Capital expenditures (717) (710) (643)
Net cash used in investing activities (14,536) (3,971) (2,980)
Financing activities:      
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs 7,906 (20) 0
Repayments of Slack Convertible Notes, net of capped call proceeds (Note 9) (1,197) 0 0
Proceeds from employee stock plans 1,289 1,321 840
Principal payments on financing obligations (156) (103) (173)
Repayments of debt (4) (4) (503)
Net cash provided by financing activities 7,838 1,194 164
Effect of exchange rate changes (33) 26 (39)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (731) 2,050 1,476
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 6,195 4,145 2,669
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 5,464 6,195 4,145
Cash paid during the period for:      
Interest 187 96 106
Income taxes, net of tax refunds 196 216 129
Non-cash investing and financing activities:      
Fair value of equity awards assumed 205 6 373
Fair value of common stock issued as consideration for business combinations $ 11,064 $ 0 $ 15,215
[1] Amounts include amortization of intangible assets acquired through business combinations, as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
202220212020
Cost of revenues$897 $662 $440 
Marketing and sales727 459 352 
[2] Amounts include stock-based expense, as follows:
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Cost of revenues$386 $241 $204 
Research and development918 703 510 
Marketing and sales1,104 941 852 
General and administrative371 305 219 
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Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
Description of Business
Salesforce (the “Company”) is a global leader in customer relationship management ("CRM") technology that brings companies and customers together. With the Customer 360 platform, the Company delivers a single source of truth, connecting customer data across systems, apps and devices to help companies sell, service, market and conduct commerce from anywhere. Since its founding in 1999, Salesforce has pioneered innovations in cloud, mobile, social, analytics and artificial intelligence (“AI”), enabling companies of every size and industry to transform their businesses in the all-digital, work-from-anywhere era.
On July 21, 2021, the Company acquired Slack Technologies, Inc. (“Slack”). Slack is a channel-based messaging platform (see Note 7 “Business Combinations”).
Fiscal Year
The Company’s fiscal year ends on January 31. References to fiscal 2022, for example, refer to the fiscal year ending January 31, 2022.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
Significant estimates and assumptions made by management include the determination of:
•the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for business combinations;
•the standalone selling price (“SSP”) of performance obligations for revenue contracts with multiple performance obligations;
•the valuation of privately-held strategic investments, including impairments;
•the recognition, measurement and valuation of current and deferred income taxes and uncertain tax positions;
•the average period of benefit associated with costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts;
•the useful lives of intangible assets; and
•the fair value of certain stock awards issued.
Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, which forms the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Segments
The Company operates as one operating segment. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Over the past few years, the Company has completed a number of acquisitions. These acquisitions have allowed the Company to expand its offerings, presence and reach in various market segments of the enterprise cloud computing market. While the Company has offerings in multiple enterprise cloud computing market segments, including as a result of the Company's acquisitions, and operates in multiple countries, the Company’s business operates in one operating segment because most of the Company's service offerings operate on the Customer 360 Platform and are deployed in a nearly identical manner, and the Company’s CODM evaluates the Company’s financial information and resources, and assesses the performance of these resources, on a consolidated basis.
In November 2021, the Company moved to a co-chief executive officer model with the promotion of the Chief Operating Officer. The Company determined that both co-chief executive officers together serve as chief operating decision maker for the purposes of segment reporting. Despite the change in the chief operating decision maker, the Company determined no change to segment reporting was necessary as there was no change in the components of the Company for which separate financial information is regularly evaluated.
Concentrations of Credit Risk, Significant Customers and Investments
The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and accounts receivable. The Company’s investment portfolio consists primarily of investment-grade securities, and per the Company’s policy, limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer. The Company monitors and manages the overall exposure of its cash balances to individual financial institutions on an ongoing basis. The Company does not require collateral for accounts receivable. The Company maintains an allowance for its doubtful accounts receivable due to estimated credit losses. This allowance is based upon historical loss patterns, the number of days that billings are past due, an evaluation of the potential risk of loss associated with delinquent accounts and current market conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions to inform adjustments to historical loss patterns. The Company records the allowance against bad debt expense through the consolidated statements of operations, included in general and administrative expense, up to the amount of revenues recognized to date. Any incremental allowance is recorded as an offset to unearned revenue on the consolidated balance sheets. Receivables are written off and charged against the recorded allowance when the Company has exhausted collection efforts without success.
No single customer accounted for more than five percent of accounts receivable at January 31, 2022 and 2021. No single customer accounted for five percent or more of total revenue during fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020. As of January 31, 2022 and 2021, assets located outside the Americas were 13 percent and 15 percent of total assets, respectively. As of January 31, 2022 and 2021, assets located in the United States were 86 percent and 82 percent of total assets, respectively.
The Company is also exposed to concentrations of risk in its strategic investment portfolio, including within specific industries, as the Company primarily invests in enterprise cloud companies, technology startups and system integrators. As of January 31, 2022, the Company held two investments, both privately held, with carrying values that were individually greater than five percent of its total strategic investments portfolio and represented 21 percent of the portfolio in aggregate. As of January 31, 2021, the Company held three investments that were individually greater than five percent of its strategic investment portfolio and represented 61 percent of the portfolio in aggregate, of which two were publicly traded and one was privately held.
Revenue Recognition
The Company derives its revenues from two sources: subscription and support revenues, and professional services and other revenues. Subscription and support revenues include subscription fees from customers accessing the Company’s enterprise cloud computing services (collectively, “Cloud Services”), software license revenues from the sales of term and perpetual licenses, and support revenue from the sales of support and updates beyond the basic subscription fees or related to the sales of software licenses. Professional services and other revenues include professional and advisory services for process mapping, project management and implementation services, and training services.
Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products and services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products or services. If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, for example, overage fees, contingent fees or service level penalties, the Company includes an estimate of the amount it expects to receive for the total transaction price if it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur.
The Company determines the amount of revenue to be recognized through the application of the following steps:
•identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;
•identification of the performance obligations in the contract;
•determination of the transaction price;
•allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and
•recognition of revenue when or as the Company satisfies the performance obligations.
Subscription and Support Revenues
Subscription and support revenues are comprised of fees that provide customers with access to Cloud Services, software licenses and related support and updates during the term of the arrangement.
Cloud Services allow customers to use the Company's multi-tenant software without taking possession of the software. Revenue is generally recognized ratably over the contract term. Substantially all of the Company’s subscription service arrangements are non-cancelable and do not contain refund-type provisions.
Subscription and support revenues also include revenues associated with term and perpetual software licenses that provide the customer with a right to use the software as it exists when made available. Revenues from term and perpetual software licenses are generally recognized at the point in time when the software is made available to the customer. Revenue
from software support and updates is recognized as the support and updates are provided, which is generally ratably over the contract term.
The Company typically invoices its customers annually and its payment terms provide that customers pay within 30 days of invoice. Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and in unearned revenue or revenue, depending on whether transfer of control to customers has occurred.
Professional Services and Other Revenues
The Company’s professional services contracts are either on a time and materials, fixed fee or subscription basis. These revenues are recognized as the services are rendered for time and materials contracts, on a proportional performance basis for fixed price contracts or ratably over the contract term for subscription professional services contracts. Other revenues consist primarily of training revenues recognized as such services are performed.
Significant Judgments - Contracts with Multiple Performance Obligations
The Company enters into contracts with its customers that may include promises to transfer multiple performance obligations such as Cloud Services, software licenses, support and updates, and professional services. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract with a customer to transfer products or services that are concluded to be distinct. Determining whether products and services are distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately or combined as one unit of accounting may require significant judgment.
Cloud Services, software licenses, and support and updates services are generally concluded to be distinct because such offerings are often sold separately. In determining whether professional services are distinct, the Company considers the following factors for each professional services agreement: availability of the services from other vendors, the nature of the professional services, the timing of when the professional services contract was signed in comparison to the subscription start date and the contractual dependence of the service on the customer’s satisfaction with the professional services work. To date, the Company has concluded that professional services included in contracts with multiple performance obligations are distinct.
The Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation on a relative SSP basis. The SSP is the price at which the Company would sell a promised product or service separately to a customer. Judgment is required to determine the SSP for each distinct performance obligation.
The Company determines SSP by considering its overall pricing objectives and market conditions. Significant pricing practices taken into consideration include the Company’s discounting practices, the size and volume of the Company’s transactions, the customer demographic, the geographic area where services are sold, price lists, the Company's go-to-market strategy, historical and current sales and contract prices. In instances where the Company does not sell or price a product or service separately, the Company determines SSP using information that may include market conditions or other observable inputs. As the Company’s go-to-market strategies evolve, the Company may modify its pricing practices in the future, which could result in changes to SSP.
In certain cases, the Company is able to establish SSP based on observable prices of products or services sold or priced separately in comparable circumstances to similar customers. The Company uses a single amount to estimate SSP when indicated by the distribution of its observable prices.
Alternatively, the Company uses a range of amounts to estimate SSP when the pricing practices or distribution of the observable prices is highly variable. The Company typically has more than one SSP for individual products and services due to the stratification of those products and services by customer size and geography.
Costs Capitalized to Obtain Revenue Contracts
The Company capitalizes incremental costs of obtaining non-cancelable Cloud Services subscription, ongoing Cloud Services support and license support and updates revenue contracts. For contracts with on-premises software licenses where revenue is recognized upfront when the software is made available to the customer, costs allocable to those licenses are expensed as they are incurred. Capitalized amounts consist primarily of sales commissions paid to the Company’s direct sales force. Capitalized amounts also include (1) amounts paid to employees other than the direct sales force who earn incentive payouts under annual compensation plans that are tied to the value of contracts acquired, (2) commissions paid to employees upon renewals of subscription and support contracts, (3) the associated payroll taxes and fringe benefit costs associated with the payments to the Company’s employees, and (4) to a lesser extent, success fees paid to partners in emerging markets where the Company has a limited presence.
Costs capitalized related to new revenue contracts are amortized on a straight-line basis over four years, which is longer than the typical initial contract period, but reflects the estimated average period of benefit, including expected contract renewals. In arriving at this average period of benefit, the Company evaluated both qualitative and quantitative factors which included the estimated life cycles of its offerings and its customer attrition. Additionally, the Company amortizes capitalized costs for renewals and success fees paid to partners over two years.
The capitalized amounts are recoverable through future revenue streams under all non-cancelable customer contracts. The Company periodically evaluates whether there have been any changes in its business, the market conditions in which it operates or other events which would indicate that its amortization period should be changed or if there are potential indicators of impairment.
Amortization of capitalized costs to obtain revenue contracts is included in marketing and sales expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
During fiscal 2022, the Company capitalized $2.3 billion of costs to obtain revenue contracts and amortized $1.3 billion to marketing and sales expense. During fiscal 2021, the Company capitalized $1.6 billion of costs to obtain revenue contracts and amortized $1.1 billion to marketing and sales expense. During fiscal 2020, the Company capitalized $1.1 billion of costs to obtain revenue contracts and amortized $0.9 billion to marketing and sales expense. Costs capitalized to obtain a revenue contract, net, on the Company's consolidated balance sheets totaled $3.8 billion and $2.9 billion as of January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. There were no impairments of costs to obtain revenue contracts for fiscal 2022 and 2021.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at fair value.
Marketable Securities
The Company considers all of its marketable debt securities as available for use in current operations, including those with maturity dates beyond one year, and therefore classifies these securities within current assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Securities are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value, with the change in unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a separate component on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income until realized. Fair value is determined based on quoted market rates when observable or utilizing data points that are observable, such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves. Securities with an amortized cost basis in excess of estimated fair value are assessed to determine what amount of the excess, if any, is caused by expected credit losses. Expected credit losses on securities are recognized in other expense, net on the consolidated statements of operations, and any remaining unrealized losses, net of taxes, are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders' equity. For the purposes of computing realized and unrealized gains and losses, the cost of securities sold is based on the specific-identification method. Interest on securities classified as available for sale is included as a component of investment income within other expense.
Strategic Investments
The Company holds strategic investments in privately held debt and equity securities and publicly held equity securities in which the Company does not have a controlling interest.
Privately held equity securities where the Company does not have a controlling financial interest in but does exercise significant influence over the investee are accounted for under the equity method. Privately held equity securities not accounted for under the equity method are recorded at cost and adjusted for observable transactions for same or similar investments of the same issuer or impairment events (referred to as the measurement alternative). All gains and losses on privately held equity securities, realized and unrealized, are recorded through gains on strategic investments, net on the consolidated statements of operations. Privately held debt securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded through accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheet.
Valuations of privately held securities are inherently complex and require judgment due to the lack of readily available market data. The carrying value is not adjusted for the Company's privately held equity securities if there are no observable price changes in a same or similar security from the same issuer or if there are no identified events or changes in circumstances that may indicate impairment, as discussed below. In determining the estimated fair value of its strategic investments in privately held companies, the Company utilizes the most recent data available to the Company. The Company assesses its privately held debt and equity securities in its strategic investment portfolio at least quarterly for impairment. The Company’s impairment analysis encompasses an assessment of both qualitative and quantitative factors, including the investee's financial metrics, market acceptance of the investee's product or technology and the rate at which the investee is using its cash. If the investment is considered impaired, the Company recognizes an impairment through the consolidated statements of operations and establishes a new carrying value for the investment.
Publicly held equity securities are measured at fair value with changes recorded through gains on strategic investments, net on the consolidated statements of operations.
The Company may enter into strategic investments or other investments that are considered variable interest entities (“VIEs”). If the Company is a primary beneficiary of a VIE, it is required to consolidate the entity. To determine if the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the Company evaluates whether it has (1) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (2) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive
benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The assessment of whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of its VIE investments requires significant assumptions and judgments. VIEs that are not consolidated are accounted for under the measurement alternative, equity method, amortized cost, or other appropriate methodology based on the nature of the interest held.
Fair Value Measurement
The Company measures its cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, publicly held equity securities, and foreign currency derivative contracts at fair value. In addition, the Company measures certain of its strategic investments, including its privately held debt securities and privately held equity securities, at fair value on a nonrecurring basis when there has been an observable price change in a same or similar security. The additional disclosures regarding the Company’s fair value measurements are included in Note 4 “Fair Value Measurement.”
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company enters into foreign currency derivative contracts with financial institutions to reduce foreign exchange risk associated primarily with intercompany receivables and payables. The Company uses forward currency derivative contracts, which are not designated as hedging instruments, to minimize the Company’s exposure to balances primarily denominated in the Euro, British Pound Sterling, Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar, Brazilian Real, and Japanese Yen. The Company’s derivative financial instruments program is not designated for trading or speculative purposes. The Company generally enters into master netting arrangements with the financial institutions with which it contracts for such derivatives, which permit net settlement of transactions with the same counterparty, thereby reducing risk of credit-related losses from a financial institutions' nonperformance. While the contract or notional amount is often used to express the volume of foreign currency derivative contracts, the amounts potentially subject to credit risk are generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparties’ obligations under the agreements exceed the obligations of the Company to the counterparties. The notional amount of foreign currency derivative contracts as of January 31, 2022 and January 31, 2021 was $6.1 billion and $5.3 billion, respectively.
Outstanding foreign currency derivative contracts are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. Unrealized gains or losses due to changes in the fair value of these derivative contracts, as well as realized gains or losses from their net settlement, are recognized as other expense consistent with the offsetting gains or losses resulting from the remeasurement or settlement of the underlying foreign currency denominated receivables and payables.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of those assets as follows:
Computers, equipment and software
3 to 9 years
Furniture and fixtures5 years
Leasehold improvements
Shorter of the estimated lease term or 10 years
Buildings and building improvements
10 to 40 years
When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from their respective accounts and any loss on such retirement is reflected in operating expenses.
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and classifies its leases at commencement. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and current and noncurrent operating lease liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Assets recognized from finance leases (also referred to as ROU assets) are included in property and equipment, accrued expenses and other liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities, respectively, on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term. The corresponding lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The Company does not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for leases with a term of 12 months or less for any asset classes.
Lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement, net of any future tenant incentives. The Company has lease agreements which contain both lease and non-lease components, which it has elected to combine for all asset classes. As such, minimum lease payments include fixed payments for non-lease components within a lease agreement, but exclude variable lease payments not dependent on an index or rate, such as common area maintenance, operating expenses, utilities, or other costs that are subject to fluctuation from period to period. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease. Periods beyond the noncancellable term of the lease are included in the measurement of the lease liability when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the associated extension option or waive the termination option. The Company reassesses the lease term if and when a significant event or change in circumstances occurs within the control of the Company. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an
implicit rate, the net present value of future minimum lease payments is determined using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. The Company's incremental borrowing rate is an estimate of the interest rate the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments, in the economic environment where the leased asset is located.
The lease ROU asset is recognized based on the lease liability, adjusted for any rent payments or initial direct costs incurred or tenant incentives received prior to commencement.
Lease expenses for minimum lease payments for operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Amortization expense of finance lease ROU assets is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, and interest expense for finance lease liabilities is recognized based on the incremental borrowing rate. Expense for variable lease payments are recognized as incurred.
On the lease commencement date, the Company also establishes assets and liabilities for the present value of estimated future costs to retire long-lived assets at the termination or expiration of a lease. Such assets are included in property and equipment, net and are amortized over the lease term to operating expense.
The Company has entered into subleases or has made decisions and taken actions to exit and sublease certain unoccupied leased office space. Similar to other long-lived assets discussed below, management tests ROU assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. For leased assets, such circumstances would include the decision to leave a leased facility prior to the end of the minimum lease term or subleases for which estimated cash flows do not fully cover the costs of the associated lease.
Intangible Assets Acquired through Business Combinations
Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Each period, the Company evaluates the estimated remaining useful life of its intangible assets and whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. Management tests for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of these assets.
Impairment Assessment
The Company evaluates intangible assets and other long-lived assets for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. This includes but is not limited to significant adverse changes in business climate, market conditions or other events that indicate an asset's carrying amount may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of each asset to the future undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If the undiscounted cash flows used in the test for recoverability are less than the carrying amount of these assets, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair value.
The Company evaluates and tests the recoverability of its goodwill for impairment at least annually during its fourth quarter of each fiscal year or more often if and when circumstances indicate that goodwill may not be recoverable.
In fiscal 2021, the Company recorded impairments of approximately $216 million to assets associated with exited office leases. There were no other material impairments of intangible assets, long-lived assets or goodwill during fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020.
Business Combinations
The Company uses its best estimates and assumptions to assign fair value to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. The Company’s estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the fair value of these tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. In addition, uncertain tax positions, tax-related valuation allowances and pre-acquisition contingencies are initially recorded in connection with a business combination as of the acquisition date. The Company continues to collect information and reevaluates these estimates and assumptions quarterly and records any adjustments to the Company’s preliminary estimates to goodwill provided that the Company is within the measurement period. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the fair value of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
In the event the Company acquires an entity with which the Company has a preexisting relationship, the Company will generally recognize a gain or loss to settle that relationship as of the acquisition date within operating income on the consolidated statements of operations. In the event that the Company acquires an entity in which the Company previously held a strategic investment, the difference between the fair value of the shares as of the date of the acquisition and the carrying value of the strategic investment is recorded as a gain or loss and recorded within net gains or (losses) on strategic investments in the consolidated statements of operations.
Stock-Based Expense
Stock-based expense is measured based on grant date at fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model for stock options and the grant date closing stock price for restricted stock awards. The Company recognizes stock-based expense related to stock options and restricted stock awards on a straight-line basis, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period of the awards, which is generally the vesting term of four years. The estimated forfeiture rate applied is based on historical forfeiture rates.
Stock-based expense related to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP” or “2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) is measured based on grant date at fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company recognizes stock-based expense related to shares issued pursuant to the 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on a straight-line basis over the offering period, which is 12 months. The ESPP allows employees to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at a 15 percent discount from the lower of the Company’s stock price on (i) the first day of the offering period or on (ii) the last day of the purchase period and also allows employees to reduce their percentage election once during a six-month purchase period (December 15 and June 15 of each fiscal year), but not increase that election until the next one-year offering period. The ESPP also includes a reset provision for the purchase price if the stock price on the purchase date is less than the stock price on the offering date.
Stock-based expense related to performance share grants, which are awarded to executive officers and other members of senior management and vest, if at all, based on the Company’s performance over a three-year period relative to the Nasdaq 100. Performance share grants are measured based on grant date at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation model and expensed on a straight-line basis, net of estimated forfeitures, over the service period of the awards, which is generally the vesting term of three years.
The Company, at times, grants unvested restricted shares to employee stockholders of certain acquired companies in lieu of cash consideration. These awards are generally subject to continued post-acquisition employment. Therefore, the Company accounts for them as post-acquisition stock-based expense. The Company recognizes stock-based expense equal to the grant date fair value of the restricted stock awards, based on the closing stock price on grant date, on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards, which is generally four years. 
Advertising Expenses
Advertising is expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $1.0 billion, $0.8 billion and $0.7 billion for fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax laws is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations in the period that includes the enactment date.
The Company’s tax positions are subject to income tax audits by multiple tax jurisdictions throughout the world. The Company recognizes the tax benefit of an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable upon examination by the taxing authority, solely based on its technical merits. The tax benefit recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit which is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon settlement with the taxing authority. The Company recognizes interest accrued and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax provision.
Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts that are more likely than not expected to be realized based on the weighting of positive and negative evidence. Future realization of deferred tax assets ultimately depends on the existence of sufficient taxable income of the appropriate character (for example, ordinary income or capital gain) within the carryback or carryforward periods available under the applicable tax law. The Company regularly reviews the deferred tax assets for recoverability based on historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences and tax planning strategies. The Company’s judgments regarding future profitability may change due to many factors, including future market conditions and the ability to successfully execute its business plans. Should there be a change in the ability to recover deferred tax assets, the tax provision would increase or decrease in the period in which the assessment is changed.
Foreign Currency Translation
The functional currency of the Company’s major foreign subsidiaries is generally the local currency. All assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate during the period. Equity transactions are translated using historical exchange rates. Adjustments resulting from translating foreign functional currency financial statements into U.S.
dollars are recorded as a separate component on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other income in the consolidated statements of operations for the period.
Warranties and Indemnification
The Company’s enterprise cloud computing services are typically warranted to perform in a manner consistent with general industry standards that are reasonably applicable and materially in accordance with the Company’s online help documentation under normal use and circumstances.
The Company’s arrangements generally include certain provisions for indemnifying customers against liabilities if its products or services infringe a third party’s intellectual property rights. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such obligations and has not accrued any material liabilities related to such obligations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
The Company has also agreed to indemnify its directors and executive officers for costs associated with any fees, expenses, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any of these persons in any action or proceeding to which any of those persons is, or is threatened to be, made a party by reason of the person’s service as a director or officer, including any action by the Company, arising out of that person’s services as the Company’s director or officer or that person’s services provided to any other company or enterprise at the Company’s request. The Company maintains director and officer insurance coverage that would generally enable the Company to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. The Company may also be subject to indemnification obligations by law with respect to the actions of its employees under certain circumstances and in certain jurisdictions.
New Accounting Pronouncement Adopted in Fiscal 2022
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes,” which modifies and eliminates certain exceptions to the general principles of ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 was adopted in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. The prospective adoption of ASU 2019-12 was not material.
New Accounting Pronouncements Pending Adoption
In October 2021, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2021-08, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2021-08”), which requires contract assets and contract liabilities (i.e., unearned revenue) acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Currently, the Company recognizes contract assets and contract liabilities at the acquisition date based on fair value estimates, which historically has resulted in a reduction to unearned revenue on the balance sheet, and therefore, a reduction to revenues that would have otherwise been recorded as an independent entity. ASU 2021-08 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022 on a prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2021-08 in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications to fiscal 2021 amounts were made to conform to the current period presentation in the Disaggregation of Revenue disclosure included in Note 2 “Revenues.” Disaggregation of revenues now includes Data, a new revenue disaggregation beginning in fiscal 2022. Prior period revenues attributed to Analytics, which includes Tableau, and Integrations, which includes MuleSoft, were reclassified from Platform and Other to Data. This reclassification did not affect total revenues.
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Revenues
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenues Revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue
Subscription and Support Revenue by the Company's Service Offerings
Subscription and support revenues consisted of the following (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Sales $5,989 $5,191 $4,598 
Service 6,474 5,377 4,466 
Platform and Other (1)4,509 3,324 2,787 
Marketing and Commerce3,902 3,133 2,506 
Data3,783 2,951 1,686 
$24,657 $19,976 $16,043 
(1) Slack revenues are included in Platform and Other.
Total Revenue by Geographic Locations
Revenues by geographical region consisted of the following (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Americas$17,983 $14,736 $12,051 
Europe6,016 4,501 3,430 
Asia Pacific2,493 2,015 1,617 
$26,492 $21,252 $17,098 
Revenues by geography are determined based on the region of the Company's contracting entity, which may be different than the region of the customer. Americas revenue attributed to the United States was approximately 94 percent during fiscal 2022, 95 percent during fiscal 2021, and 96 percent during fiscal 2020. No other country represented more than ten percent of total revenue during fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Contract Balances
Contract Assets
The Company records a contract asset when revenue recognized on a contract exceeds the billings. Contract assets were $587 million as of January 31, 2022 as compared to $477 million as of January 31, 2021, and are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and deferred tax assets and other assets, net on the consolidated balance sheets.
Unearned Revenue
Unearned revenue represents amounts that have been invoiced in advance of revenue recognition and is recognized as revenue when transfer of control to customers has occurred or services have been provided. The unearned revenue balance does not represent the total contract value of annual or multi-year, non-cancelable subscription agreements. The unearned revenue balance is influenced by several factors, including seasonality, the compounding effects of renewals, invoice duration, invoice timing, dollar size and new business linearity within the quarter.
The change in unearned revenue was as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
20222021
Unearned revenue, beginning of period$12,607 $10,662 
Billings and other (1)29,011 23,096 
Contribution from contract asset110 28 
Revenue recognized over time(24,841)(19,955)
Revenue recognized at a point in time(1,651)(1,297)
Unearned revenue from business combinations392 73 
Unearned revenue, end of period$15,628 $12,607 
(1) Other includes, for example, the impact of foreign currency translation.
Revenue recognized over time primarily includes Cloud Services revenue which is generally recognized over time, professional services revenue, which is generally recognized ratably or as delivered, training revenue, which is primarily recognized as delivered, and software support and updates revenue which is generally recognized ratably.
Revenue recognized at a point in time substantially consists of on-premises software licenses.
Approximately 47 percent of total revenue recognized in fiscal 2022 is from the unearned revenue balance as of January, 31, 2021.
Remaining Performance Obligation
Remaining performance obligation represents contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized and includes unearned revenue and unbilled amounts that will be recognized as revenue in future periods. Transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligation is based on SSP. Remaining performance obligation is influenced by several factors, including seasonality, the timing of renewals, the timing of software license deliveries, average contract terms and foreign currency exchange rates. Remaining performance obligation is also impacted by acquisitions. Unbilled portions of the remaining performance obligation denominated in foreign currencies are revalued each period based on the period end exchange rates. Remaining performance obligation is subject to future economic risks, including bankruptcies, regulatory changes and other market factors.
The Company excludes amounts related to performance obligations from professional services contracts that are billed and recognized on a time-and-materials basis.
The majority of the Company's noncurrent remaining performance obligation is expected to be recognized in the next 13 to 36 months.
Remaining performance obligation consisted of the following (in billions):
 CurrentNoncurrentTotal
As of January 31, 2022 (1)$22.0 $21.7 $43.7 
As of January 31, 2021$18.0 $18.1 $36.1 
(1) Includes approximately $1.2 billion of remaining performance obligation related to Slack.
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Investments
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Investments Investments
Marketable Securities
At January 31, 2022, marketable securities consisted of the following (in millions):
Amortized
Cost		Unrealized
Gains		Unrealized
Losses		Fair Value
Corporate notes and obligations$3,153 $2 $(34)$3,121 
U.S. treasury securities205 0 (3)202 
Mortgage-backed obligations229 0 (4)225 
Asset-backed securities1,056 0 (5)1,051 
Municipal securities225 0 (2)223 
Commercial paper27 0 0 27 
Covered bonds212 0 (2)210 
Other14 0 0 14 
Total marketable securities$5,121 $2 $(50)$5,073 
At January 31, 2021, marketable securities consisted of the following (in millions):
Amortized
Cost		Unrealized
Gains		Unrealized
Losses		Fair Value
Corporate notes and obligations$3,321 $20 $0 $3,341 
U.S. treasury securities205 1 0 206 
Mortgage-backed obligations382 5 0 387 
Asset-backed securities1,096 6 (1)1,101 
Municipal securities242 2 0 244 
Covered bonds328 0 0 328 
Other164 0 0 164 
Total marketable securities$5,738 $34 $(1)$5,771 
The contractual maturities of the investments classified as marketable securities were as follows (in millions):
 As of
 January 31, 2022January 31, 2021
Due within 1 year$2,161 $2,525 
Due in 1 year through 5 years2,899 3,236 
Due in 5 years through 10 years13 10 
$5,073 $5,771 
Strategic Investments
Strategic investments by form and measurement category as of January 31, 2022 were as follows (in millions):
 Measurement Category
 Fair ValueMeasurement AlternativeOtherTotal
Equity securities$370 $4,204 $122 $4,696 
Debt securities and other investments 0 0 88 88 
Balance as of January 31, 2022
$370 $4,204 $210 $4,784 
Strategic investments by form and measurement category as of January 31, 2021 were as follows (in millions):
 Measurement Category
 Fair ValueMeasurement AlternativeOtherTotal
Equity securities$2,068 $1,670 $120 $3,858 
Debt securities and other investments0 0 51 51 
Balance as of January 31, 2021
$2,068 $1,670 $171 $3,909 

The Company holds investments in, or management agreements with, VIEs which the Company does not consolidate because it is not considered the primary beneficiary of these entities. The carrying value of VIEs within strategic investments was $467 million and $129 million, respectively, as of January 31, 2022 and 2021.
Gains on Strategic Investments, Net
The components of gains and losses on strategic investments were as follows (in millions):
4Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
202220212020
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized on publicly traded equity securities, net$(241)$1,743 $138 
Unrealized gains recognized on privately held equity securities, net1,210 184 270 
Impairments on privately held equity and debt securities(51)(124)(76)
Unrealized gains, net918 1,803 332 
Realized gains on sales of securities, net293 367 95 
Gains on strategic investments, net$1,211 $2,170 $427 

Unrealized gains recognized on privately held equity securities, net includes upward and downward adjustments from equity securities accounted for under the measurement alternative, as well as gains and losses from private equity securities in other measurement categories. For privately held securities accounting for under the measurement alternative, the Company recorded upward adjustments of $1.2 billion and downward adjustments, excluding impairments, of $18 million for the year ended January 31, 2022, and upward adjustments of $167 million and downward adjustments, excluding impairments, of $1 million for the year ended January 31, 2021. The upward adjustments during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022 included a $369 million mark-up of a single privately held equity investment.
Impairments on privately held equity securities accounted for under the measurement alternative were $43 million and $107 million for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Realized gains on sales of securities, net reflects the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the security at the beginning of the period or the purchase date, if later. Realized gains for fiscal 2022 were primarily driven by a $155 million gain resulting from a publicly traded company acquiring one of the Company’s privately held equity investments in a stock and cash transaction.
The Company calculates cumulative realized gains on sales of securities, net, as the difference between the sale proceeds and the initial purchase price for securities sold during the period. Cumulative realized gains on sales of securities, net, for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2022 and 2021, were $1.6 billion and $0.9 billion, respectively. In the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022, $1.5 billion of the cumulative realized gains on sales of securities, net were attributable to partial sales of two of the Company’s publicly traded equity securities.
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Fair Value Measurement
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurement Fair Value Measurement
The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
Level 1.    Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2.    Significant other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
Level 3.    Significant unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
All of the Company’s cash equivalents, marketable securities and foreign currency derivative contracts are classified within Level 1 or Level 2 because the Company’s cash equivalents, marketable securities and foreign currency derivative contracts are valued using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing observable market inputs.
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value as of January 31, 2022 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation (in millions):
DescriptionQuoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)		Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)		Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)		Fair Value
Cash equivalents (1):
Time deposits$0 $1,171 $0 $1,171 
Money market mutual funds1,426 0 0 1,426 
Cash equivalent securities 0 106 0 106 
Marketable securities:
Corporate notes and obligations0 3,121 0 3,121 
U.S. treasury securities0 202 0 202 
Mortgage-backed obligations0 225 0 225 
Asset-backed securities0 1,051 0 1,051 
Municipal securities0 223 0 223 
Commercial paper0 27 0 27 
Covered bonds0 210 0 210 
Other0 14 0 14 
Strategic investments:
Equity securities370 0 0 370 
Total assets$1,796 $6,350 $0 $8,146 
(1) Included in “cash and cash equivalents” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in addition to $2.8 billion of cash, as of January 31, 2022.
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value as of January 31, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation (in millions):
DescriptionQuoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)		Significant Other
Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)		Fair Value
Cash equivalents (1):
Time deposits$0 $1,143 $0 $1,143 
Money market mutual funds377 0 0 377 
Cash equivalent securities0 1,910 0 1,910 
Marketable securities:
Corporate notes and obligations0 3,341 0 3,341 
U.S. treasury securities0 206 0 206 
Mortgage-backed obligations0 387 0 387 
Asset-backed securities0 1,101 0 1,101 
Municipal securities0 244 0 244 
Covered bonds0 328 0 328 
Other0 164 0 164 
Strategic investments:
Equity securities2,068 0 0 2,068 
Total assets$2,445 $8,824 $0 $11,269 
(1) Included in “cash and cash equivalents” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in addition to $2.8 billion of cash, as of January 31, 2021.
Strategic Investments Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
The Company's privately held debt and equity securities and other investments are recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis. The estimation of fair value for these investments requires the use of significant unobservable inputs, and as a result, the Company deems these assets as Level 3 within the fair value measurement framework. For investments without a readily determinable fair value, the Company applies valuation methods based on information available, including the market approach and option pricing models (“OPM”). Observable transactions, such as the issuance of new equity by an investee, are indicators of investee enterprise value and are used to estimate the fair value of the Company’s investments. An OPM may be utilized to allocate value to the various classes of securities of the investee, including classes owned by the Company. Such information, available to the Company from investee companies, is supplemented with estimates such as volatility, expected time to liquidity and the rights and obligations of the securities the Company holds. The Company's privately held debt and equity securities and other investments amounted to $4.4 billion and $1.8 billion as of January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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Property and Equipment and Other Balance Sheet Accounts
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment and Other Balance Sheet Accounts Property and Equipment and Other Balance Sheet Accounts
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in millions):
 As of January 31,
 20222021
Land $293 $293 
Buildings and building improvements 487 485 
Computers, equipment and software2,543 1,901 
Furniture and fixtures237 228 
Leasehold improvements1,656 1,507 
Property and equipment, gross5,216 4,414 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(2,401)(1,955)
Property and equipment, net$2,815 $2,459 
Depreciation and amortization expense totaled $678 million, $579 million and $455 million during fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Other Balance Sheet Accounts
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities as of January 31, 2022 included approximately $2.4 billion of accrued compensation as compared to $1.7 billion as of January 31, 2021.
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Leases and Other Commitments
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Leases and Other Commitments Leases and Other Commitments
Leases
The Company has operating leases for corporate offices, data centers, and equipment under noncancellable operating leases with various expiration dates. The leases have noncancellable remaining terms of 1 year to 18 years, some of which include options to extend for up to 5 years, and some of which include options to terminate within 1 year.
The components of lease expense were as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
20222021
Operating lease cost$1,080 $1,208 
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets $125 $73 
Interest on lease liabilities 5 15 
Total finance lease cost$130 $88 
Supplemental cash flow information related to operating and finance leases was as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
20222021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows for operating leases$873 $905 
Operating cash outflows for finance leases 5 14
Financing cash outflows for finance leases74 48
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases364 979
Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating and finance leases was as follows (in millions):
As of January 31,
20222021
Operating leases:
Operating lease right-of-use assets$2,880 $3,204 
Operating lease liabilities, current$686 $766 
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities2,703 2,842 
Total operating lease liabilities$3,389 $3,608 
Finance leases:
Computers, equipment and software$928 $604 
Accumulated depreciation(528)(410)
Property and equipment, net$400 $194 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities $114 $35 
Other noncurrent liabilities 271 93 
Total finance lease liabilities$385 $128 
Other information related to leases was as follows:
As of January 31,
20222021
Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases7 years7 years
Finance leases3 years4 years
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases2.1 %2.2 %
Finance leases1.9 %1.9 %
As of January 31, 2022, the maturities of lease liabilities under noncancellable operating and finance leases were as follows (in millions):
Operating Leases Finance Leases
Fiscal Period:
Fiscal 2023$745 $120 
Fiscal 2024561 121 
Fiscal 2025483 112 
Fiscal 2026417 45 
Fiscal 2027369 0 
Thereafter1,076 0 
Total minimum lease payments3,651 398 
Less: Imputed interest(262)(13)
Total$3,389 $385 
Operating lease amounts above do not include sublease income. The Company has entered into various sublease agreements with third parties. Under these agreements, the Company expects to receive sublease income of approximately $244 million in the next five years and $78 million thereafter.
As of January 31, 2022, the Company had additional leases that had not yet commenced totaling $1.1 billion and therefore are not reflected on the consolidated balance sheet and tables above. These leases include agreements for office facilities to be constructed. These leases will commence between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2025 with lease terms of 3 to 18 years.
Of the total lease commitment balance, including leases not yet commenced, of $5.2 billion, approximately $4.6 billion is related to facilities space. The remaining commitment amount is primarily related to equipment.
Letters of Credit
As of January 31, 2022, the Company had a total of $130 million in letters of credit outstanding substantially in favor of certain landlords for office space. These letters of credit renew annually and expire at various dates through 2034.
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Business Combinations
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Business Combinations Business Combinations
Fiscal Year 2022
Slack Technologies, Inc.
On July 21, 2021, the Company acquired all outstanding stock of Slack, a leading channel-based messaging platform. The Company has included the financial results of Slack in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. The transaction costs associated with the acquisition were approximately $54 million and were recorded in general and administrative expense during fiscal 2022. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for Slack was approximately $27.1 billion, which consisted of the following (in millions):
Fair Value
Cash$15,799 
Common stock issued11,064 
Fair value of stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards assumed205 
Total$27,068 
The fair value of the stock options assumed by the Company was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. A share conversion ratio of 0.1885 and 0.1804 was applied to convert Slack's outstanding (i) stock options and restricted stock units and (ii) restricted stock awards, respectively, into equity awards for shares of the Company’s common stock.
The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition (in millions):
Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents $1,508 
Accounts receivable97 
Acquired customer contract asset70 
Operating lease right-of-use assets208 
Other assets405 
Goodwill21,161 
Intangible assets6,350 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities(186)
Unearned revenue(382)
Slack Convertible Notes (see Note 9)(1,339)
Operating lease liabilities(283)
Deferred tax liability (541)
Net assets acquired$27,068 
The excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of other assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill. The resulting goodwill is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce and expanded market opportunities, including integrating the Slack product offering with existing Company service offerings in a digital-first, work anywhere world. The goodwill has no basis for U.S. income tax purposes. The fair values assigned to tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are preliminary based on management’s estimates and assumptions and may be subject to change as additional information is received and certain tax matters are finalized. Certain adjustments were made during fiscal 2022 to the preliminary fair values since the date of acquisition resulting in a net decrease to goodwill of $292 million primarily related to the customer relationships intangible asset and the corresponding deferred tax liability. The primary areas that remain preliminary relate to the fair values of certain tangible assets and liabilities acquired, legal and other contingencies as of the acquisition date, income and non-income-based taxes and residual goodwill. The Company expects to finalize the valuation as soon as practicable, but not later than one year from the acquisition date.
The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of acquisition (in millions):
Fair Value Useful Life
Developed technology$2,360 5 years
Customer relationships3,690 8 years
Other purchased intangible assets 300 6 years
Total intangible assets subject to amortization$6,350 
Developed technology represents the preliminary estimated fair value of Slack's data analysis technologies. Customer relationships represent the preliminary estimated fair values of the underlying relationships with Slack customers.
The Company assumed unvested stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards with a preliminary estimated fair value of $1.7 billion. Of the total consideration, $205 million was preliminarily allocated to the purchase consideration and $1.5 billion was preliminarily allocated to future services and will be expensed over the remaining service periods on a straight-line basis.
Revenues and pretax loss of Slack included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations from the acquisition date of July 21, 2021 to January 31, 2022 are as follows (in millions):
Total revenues $592 
Pretax loss(1,105)
The following pro forma financial information summarizes the combined results of operations for the Company and Slack, as though the companies were combined as of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal 2021. The unaudited pro forma financial information was as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
20222021
Total revenues $26,932 $21,990 
Pretax income1,014 546 
Net income1,127 2,589 
The pro forma financial information for all periods presented above has been calculated after adjusting the results of Slack to reflect the business combination accounting effects resulting from this acquisition, including the fair value adjustment to revenue contracts, the amortization expense from acquired intangible assets and the stock-based compensation expense for unvested stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards assumed as though the acquisition occurred as of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal year 2021. The historical consolidated financial statements have been adjusted in the pro forma combined financial statements to give effect to pro forma events that are directly attributable to the business combination and factually supportable. The pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the Company’s fiscal 2021.
Acumen Solutions, Inc.
In February 2021, the Company acquired all outstanding stock of Acumen Solutions, Inc. (“Acumen”), a professional services firm that provides innovative and critical solutions to clients using the Company’s service offerings and other advanced cloud technologies. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for Acumen was approximately $433 million, in cash. The Company recorded approximately $99 million for customer relationships with estimated useful lives of eight years. The Company recorded approximately $337 million of goodwill which is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce. For the goodwill balance there is no basis for U.S. income tax purposes. The fair values assigned to tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on management’s estimates and assumptions and may be subject to change as additional information is received and certain tax returns are finalized. The primary areas that remain preliminary relate to the fair values of intangible assets acquired, certain tangible assets and liabilities acquired, legal and other contingencies as of the acquisition date, income and non-income-based taxes and residual goodwill.
The Company has included the financial results of Acumen in its consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition, which were not material. The transaction costs associated with the acquisition were not material.
Fiscal Year 2021
Vlocity
In June 2020, the Company acquired all outstanding stock of Vlocity, Inc. ("Vlocity"), a leading provider of industry-specific cloud and mobile software. The transaction costs associated with its acquisition were immaterial. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for Vlocity was approximately $1.4 billion, which consisted of the following (in millions):
Fair Value
Cash$1,166 
Fair value of stock options and restricted stock awards assumed6 
Fair value of pre-existing relationship208 
Total$1,380 
The fair value of the stock options assumed by the Company was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The share conversion ratio of 0.05817 was applied to convert Vlocity's outstanding equity awards for Vlocity's common stock into equity awards for shares of the Company's common stock.
The following table summarizes the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition (in millions):
Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents$12 
Accounts receivable22 
Goodwill1,024 
Intangible assets473 
Other assets15 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, current and noncurrent(35)
Unearned revenue(64)
Deferred tax liability(67)
Net assets acquired$1,380 
The excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, which is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce and expanded market opportunities, for which there is no basis for U.S. income tax purposes.
The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of acquisition (in millions):
Fair ValueUseful Life
Developed technology$174 4 years
Customer relationships299 8 years
Total intangible assets subject to amortization$473 
Developed technology represents the fair value of Vlocity’s industry-specific cloud and mobile software. Customer relationships represent the fair values of the underlying relationships with Vlocity customers.
The Company assumed unvested options with a fair value of $139 million. Of the total consideration, $6 million was allocated to the purchase consideration and $133 million was allocated to future services and will be expensed over the remaining service periods on a straight-line basis.
The Company had a noncontrolling equity investment in Vlocity valued at $167 million prior to the acquisition. The Company recognized a gain of approximately $41 million as a result of remeasuring its prior equity interest in Vlocity held before the business combination. The gain is included in gains on strategic investments, net in the consolidated statements of operations.
Evergage
In February 2020, the Company acquired all outstanding stock of Evergage Inc. ("Evergage"), for consideration consisting of cash and equity awards assumed. Evergage is a cloud-based real-time personalization and customer data platform. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for Evergage was approximately $100 million, which consisted
of cash and the fair value of stock options and restricted stock awards assumed. The Company recorded approximately $25 million for developed technology and customer relationships with estimated useful lives of three to five years. The Company recorded approximately $74 million of goodwill which is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce and expanded market opportunities from integrating Evergage's technology with the Company's other offerings. For the goodwill balance there is no basis for U.S. income tax purposes.
Fiscal Year 2020
Tableau Software, Inc.
In August 2019, the Company acquired all outstanding stock of Tableau Software, Inc. (“Tableau”) which provides a self-service analytics platform that enables users to easily access, prepare, analyze, and present findings in their data.
The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for Tableau was approximately $14.8 billion, which primarily consisted of $14.6 billion of common stock issued and $292 million of fair value of stock options and restricted stock awards assumed. The Company recorded approximately $3.3 billion for acquired intangible assets, which primarily consisted of $2.0 billion for developed technology and $1.2 billion for customer relationships, with an estimated useful life of five to eight years. Developed technology represents the fair value of Tableau’s data analysis technologies. Customer relationships represent the fair values of the underlying relationships with Tableau customers. The Company recorded approximately $10.8 billion of goodwill which is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce and expanded market opportunities when integrating Tableau’s data analysis technologies with the Company’s other offerings. The goodwill balance is not deductible for U.S. income tax purposes.
The Company assumed unvested stock options and restricted stock awards with an estimated fair value of $1.5 billion. Of the total consideration, $292 million was allocated to the purchase consideration and $1.2 billion was allocated to future services and will be expensed over the remaining service periods on a straight-line basis.
ClickSoftware Technologies, Ltd.
In October 2019, the Company acquired all outstanding stock of ClickSoftware Technologies, Ltd. ("ClickSoftware"), which provides field service management solutions.
The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for ClickSoftware was approximately $1.4 billion, which primarily consisted of $663 million of common stock issued, $587 million of cash and $81 million of fair value of stock options and restricted stock awards assumed. The Company recorded approximately $276 million for acquired intangible assets, which consisted of $215 million for developed technology and $61 million for customer relationships, with an estimated useful life of four to eight years. Developed technology represents the fair value of ClickSoftware's field service management technology. Customer relationships represent the fair values of the underlying relationships with ClickSoftware customers. The Company recorded approximately $1.1 billion of goodwill which is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce and expanded market opportunities when integrating ClickSoftware's field service management technology with the Company’s other offerings. The goodwill balance is not deductible for U.S. income tax purposes.
Salesforce.org
In June 2019, Salesforce.org, the independent non-profit social enterprise that resold the Company's service offerings to non-profit and higher education organizations, was combined with the Company.
The Company paid a one-time cash payment of $300 million for all shares of Salesforce.org to the independent, non-consolidated Salesforce.com Foundation (also referred to as the Foundation), which is considered a related party as discussed in Note 14 "Related-Party Transactions." Prior to the business combination, the Company and Salesforce.org had existing reseller and resource sharing agreements that, among other things, allowed Salesforce.org the right to resell select Company offerings and related upgraded support to non-profit organizations and for-profit and non-profit educational institutions free of charge or at discounted prices. Both agreements were effectively settled upon consummation of the business combination. As a result, the Company recorded a non-cash charge of approximately $166 million within operating expenses on the date the transaction closed. The loss represents the difference between the value of the remaining performance obligation recorded by Salesforce.org under the reseller agreement and the value of the remaining performance obligation if those same contracts had been sold at fair value.
The Company recorded approximately $164 million of goodwill which is primarily attributed to the assembled workforce and expanded market opportunities. The goodwill balance is not deductible for U.S. income tax purposes.
MapAnything
In May 2019, the Company acquired all outstanding stock of MapAnything, Inc. ("MapAnything"), which integrates map-based visualization, asset tracking and route optimization for field sales and service teams. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for MapAnything was approximately $213 million, which consisted of cash and the fair value of stock options and restricted stock awards assumed.
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Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations and Goodwill
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations and Goodwill Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations and Goodwill
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, 2021Additions and retirements, netJanuary 31, 2022January 31, 2021Expense and retirements, netJanuary 31, 2022January 31, 2021January 31, 2022January 31, 2022
Acquired developed technology$3,305 $2,328 $5,633 $(1,427)$(836)$(2,263)$1,878 $3,370 3.7
Customer relationships3,510 3,485 6,995 (1,279)(383)(1,662)2,231 5,333 6.6
Other (1)45 300 345 (40)(30)(70)5 275 5.5
Total$6,860 $6,113 $12,973 $(2,746)$(1,249)$(3,995)$4,114 $8,978 5.5
(1) Included in other are in-place leases, trade names, trademarks and territory rights.
Amortization of intangible assets resulting from business combinations for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $1.6 billion, $1.1 billion, and $0.8 billion, respectively. The Company retired $377 million of fully depreciated intangible assets during fiscal 2022, of which $61 million were included in acquired developed technology and $314 million were included in customer relationships.
The expected future amortization expense for intangible assets as of January 31, 2022 was as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Period:
Fiscal 2023$1,931 
Fiscal 20241,844 
Fiscal 20251,573 
Fiscal 20261,340 
Fiscal 2027978 
Thereafter1,312 
Total amortization expense$8,978 
Customer Contract Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Customer contract assets resulting from business combinations reflect the fair value of future billings of amounts that are contractually committed by acquired companies' existing customers as of the acquisition date. Customer contract assets are amortized over the corresponding assumed contract terms. Customer contract assets resulting from business combinations were $79 million and $42 million as of January 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
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, 2020$25,134 
Evergage74 
Vlocity1,024 
Other acquisitions and adjustments (1)86 
Balance as of January 31, 202126,318 
Slack21,161 
Acumen337 
Other acquisitions and adjustments (1)121 
Balance as of January 31, 2022$47,937 
(1) Adjustments include measurement period adjustments for business combinations from the prior year and the effect of foreign currency translation.
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Debt
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
The carrying values of the Company's borrowings were as follows (in millions):
InstrumentDate of IssuanceMaturity DateContractual Interest Rate
Outstanding Principal as of January 31, 2022
January 31, 2022January 31, 2021
2023 Senior NotesApril 2018April 20233.25%$1,000 $998 $996 
Loan assumed on 50 FremontFebruary 2015June 20233.75%186 186 190 
2024 Senior NotesJuly 2021July 20240.625%1,000 997 0 
2028 Senior NotesApril 2018April 20283.70%1,500 1,492 1,491 
2028 Senior Sustainability NotesJuly 2021July 20281.50%1,000 990 0 
2031 Senior NotesJuly 2021July 20311.95%1,500 1,488 0 
2041 Senior NotesJuly 2021July 20412.70%1,250 1,234 0 
2051 Senior NotesJuly 2021July 20512.90%2,000 1,976 0 
2061 Senior NotesJuly 2021July 20613.05%1,250 1,235 0 
Total carrying value of debt$10,686 10,596 2,677 
Less current portion of debt(4)(4)
Total noncurrent debt$10,592 $2,673 
The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of January 31, 2022.
The total estimated fair value of the Company's outstanding senior unsecured notes (the “Senior Notes”) above as of January 31, 2022 and 2021 was $10.3 billion and $2.8 billion, respectively. These fair values were determined based on the closing trading price per $100 of the Senior Notes as of the last day of trading of fiscal 2022 and the last day of trading of fiscal 2021, respectively, and are deemed Level 2 liabilities within the fair value measurement framework.
The contractual future principal payments for all borrowings as of January 31, 2022 were as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Period:
Fiscal 2023$4 
Fiscal 20241,182 
Fiscal 20251,000 
Fiscal 20260 
Fiscal 20270 
Thereafter8,500 
Total principal outstanding$10,686 
July 2021 Notes
In July 2021 the Company issued $8.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured Senior Notes (collectively, the “July 2021 Notes”), with maturities ranging from 2024 to 2061. The proceeds from this offering, net of discounts and debt issuance costs, was $7.9 billion. Interest on each of the July 2021 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears. The Company may redeem any portion of the July 2021 Notes, either in whole or in part, at any time, subject to certain early redemption provisions.
An amount equal to the net proceeds from the 2028 Senior Sustainability Notes will be allocated to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, one or more new or existing green or social projects that satisfy certain criteria. The remainder of the net proceeds from the July 2021 Notes were used to partially fund the cash consideration payable by the Company for the Slack acquisition, as well as related fees, costs and expenses. For more information regarding the acquisition of Slack, see Note 7 “Business Combinations.”
Slack Convertible Notes
In connection with the July 2021 acquisition of Slack, the Company assumed $863 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes (the “Slack Convertible Notes”) with a fair value of $1.3 billion as of the acquisition date. On the date of the acquisition, the Company notified noteholders of their right to convert their notes under the terms of the governing indenture, and the Company paid $1.3 billion in cash to settle substantially all of the Slack Convertible Notes in fiscal 2022.
Slack Capped Calls
In connection with the acquisition of Slack, the Company additionally assumed certain capped call contracts which Slack negotiated with multiple financial institutions as counterparties. The capped calls were intended to reduce or offset the potential dilution or negative cash outflows in the event of conversion of the Slack Convertible Notes. The Company agreed with the counterparties on settlement terms for these contracts, and the capped calls were settled in full in fiscal 2022 for aggregate cash proceeds of $168 million.
Revolving Credit Facility
In December 2020, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain other institutional lenders (the “Revolving Loan Credit Agreement”) that provides for a $3.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”) and that matures in December 2025. The Company may use the proceeds of future borrowings under the Credit Facility for general corporate purposes, which may include, without limitation, financing the consideration for, fees, costs and expenses related to any acquisition.
There were no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility as of January 31, 2022. The Company continues to pay a commitment fee on the available amount of the Credit Facility, which is included within other expense in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
Interest Expense on Debt
The following table sets forth total interest expense recognized related to debt (in millions), which is included within other expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations:
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Contractual interest expense$198 $96 $106 
Amortization of debt discounts and debt issuance costs18 14 4 
$216 $110 $110 
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Stockholders' Equity
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Stockholders’ Equity
The Company maintains the following stock plans: the ESPP, the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2014 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (“2014 Inducement Plan”). Options issued have terms of seven years.
The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions and fair value per share:
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
202220212020
Volatility
34 - 37
%
28 - 37
%
27 - 30
%
Estimated life3.5 years3.5 years3.5 years
Risk-free interest rate
0.4 - 1.7
%
0.2 - 1.4
%
1.6 - 2.5
%
Weighted-average fair value per share of grants$59.34 $41.24 $39.59 
The Company estimated its future stock price volatility considering both its observed option-implied volatilities and its historical volatility calculations. Management believes this is the best estimate of the expected volatility over the expected life of its stock options and stock purchase rights.
The estimated life for the stock options was based on an analysis of historical exercise activity. The risk-free interest rate is based on the rate for a U.S. government security with the same estimated life at the time of the option grant and the stock purchase rights.
The estimated forfeiture rate applied is based on historical forfeiture rates. The Company does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and therefore uses an expected dividend yield of zero in the option pricing model.
In fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company granted performance-based restricted stock unit awards to certain employees, including the Chair of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer, the Vice Chair of the Board and Co-Chief
Executive Officer and other senior executives. The performance-based restricted stock unit awards are subject to vesting based on a market-based condition and a service-based condition. At the end of the three-year service period, based on the Company's share price performance, these performance-based restricted stock units will vest in a percentage of the target number of shares between 0 and 200 percent, depending on the extent the performance condition is achieved.
Stock option activity, excluding the ESPP, for fiscal 2022 was as follows:
  Options Outstanding
 Shares
Available for
Grant
(in millions)		Outstanding
Stock
Options
(in millions)		Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price		Aggregate
Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Balance as of January 31, 202182 23 $120.61 
Increase in shares authorized:
2013 Equity Incentive Plan10 
Assumed equity plans7 
Options granted under all plans(8)8 201.38 
Restricted stock activity(26)
Performance-based restricted stock units activity(2)
Exercised(7)89.26 
Plan shares expired or canceled3 (3)163.48 
Balance as of January 31, 202266 21 $156.34 $3,078 
Vested or expected to vest20 $153.87 $2,934 
Exercisable as of January 31, 20229 $115.76 $1,709 
The total intrinsic value of the options exercised during fiscal 2022, 2021, and 2020, was $1.2 billion, $1.2 billion, and $0.8 billion, respectively. The intrinsic value of options exercised during each year is calculated as the difference between the market value of the stock at the time of exercise and the exercise price of the stock option.
The weighted-average remaining contractual life of vested and expected to vest options is approximately five years.
As of January 31, 2022, options to purchase 9 million shares were vested at a weighted-average exercise price of $115.76 per share and had a weighted-average remaining contractual life of approximately 3 years. The total intrinsic value of these vested options based on the market value of the stock as of January 31, 2022 was approximately $1.7 billion.
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of January 31, 2022:
 Options OutstandingOptions Exercisable
Range of Exercise
Prices		Number
Outstanding
(in millions)		Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(Years)		Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price		Number of
Shares
(in millions)		Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
$0.71 to $80.99
4 3.1$55.98 3 $57.00 
$81.88 to $148.24
3 3.7125.80 3 121.33 
$154.14
4 5.1154.14 2 154.14 
$155.20 to $207.53
3 4.2164.12 1 162.61 
$215.17 to $296.84
7 6.2223.61 0 0.00 
21 4.7156.34 9 $115.76 
Restricted stock activity for fiscal 2022 was as follows:
 Restricted Stock Outstanding
 Outstanding
(in millions)		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair ValueAggregate
Intrinsic
Value (in millions)
Balance as of January 31, 202125 $155.50 
Granted - restricted stock units and awards18 233.58 
Granted - performance-based stock units1 197.70 
Canceled(4)180.40 
Vested and converted to shares(13)160.45 
Balance as of January 31, 202227 $202.85 $6,350 
Expected to vest24 $5,618 
The restricted stock, which upon vesting entitles the holder to one share of common stock for each share of restricted stock, has an exercise price of $0.001 per share, which is equal to the par value of the Company’s common stock, and generally vest over four years. The total fair value of shares vested during fiscal 2022 and 2021 was $3.2 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively.
The aggregate expected stock-based expense remaining to be recognized as of January 31, 2022 was as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Period:
Fiscal 2023$2,670 
Fiscal 20241,661 
Fiscal 20251,010 
Fiscal 2026239 
Total stock-based expense$5,580 
The aggregate expected stock-based expense remaining to be recognized reflects only outstanding stock awards as of January 31, 2022 and assumes no forfeiture activity. The aggregate expected stock-based expense remaining will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately two years.
Common Stock
The following number of shares of common stock were reserved and available for future issuance at January 31, 2022 (in millions):
Options outstanding21 
Restricted stock awards and units and performance-based stock units outstanding27 
Stock available for future grant or issuance:
2013 Equity Incentive Plan66 
2014 Inducement Plan1 
Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan4 
119 
Preferred Stock
The Company’s board of directors has the authority, without further action by stockholders, to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series. The Company’s board of directors may designate the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preference, sinking fund terms, and number of shares constituting any series or the designation of any series. The issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of restricting dividends on the Company’s common stock, diluting the voting power of its common stock, impairing the liquidation rights of its common stock, or delaying or preventing a change in control. As of January 31, 2022 and 2021, no shares of preferred stock were outstanding.
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Income Taxes
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
The domestic and foreign components of income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes consisted of the following (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Domestic$1,338 $2,683 $686 
Foreign194 (122)20 
$1,532 $2,561 $706 
The provision for (benefit from) income taxes consisted of the following (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Current:
Federal$6 $(12)$8 
State(16)53 33 
Foreign352 238 512 
Total342 279 553 
Deferred:
Federal(181)228 (41)
State(57)66 8 
Foreign(16)(2,084)60 
Total(254)(1,790)27 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes$88 $(1,511)$580 
In fiscal 2022, the Company recorded a tax provision of $88 million primarily due to taxes from profitable jurisdictions outside of the United States, which was offset by a net U.S tax benefit primarily due to excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. In fiscal 2021, the Company changed its international corporate structure, which included the transfer of certain intangible property to Ireland resulting in a net tax benefit of $2.0 billion related to foreign deferred tax assets. The deferred tax assets were recognized as a result of the book and tax basis difference on the intangible property transferred to an Irish subsidiary and were based on the intangible property’s current fair value. The determination of the estimated fair value of the intangible property is complex and subject to judgement due to the use of subjective assumptions in the valuation models used by management. The tax amortization related to the intellectual property transferred will be recognized in future periods and any amortization that is unused in a particular year can be carried forward indefinitely under Irish tax laws. The deferred tax asset and the tax benefit were measured based on the currently enacted Irish tax rate. The Company believes that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized in Ireland. In fiscal 2020, the Company recorded a tax provision primarily driven by incremental tax costs associated with the integration of acquired operations and assets and profitable jurisdictions outside of the United States.
A reconciliation of income taxes at the statutory federal income tax rate to the provision for (benefit from) income taxes included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations is as follows (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
U.S. federal taxes at statutory rate$322 $538 $148 
State, net of the federal benefit(29)90 40 
Effects of non-U.S. operations (1)199 (1,817)540 
Tax credits(263)(125)(195)
Non-deductible expenses83 45 119 
Excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation(323)(289)(166)
Effect of U.S. tax law change0 23 6 
Change in valuation allowance 101 15 85 
Other, net(2)9 3 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes$88 $(1,511)$580 
(1) Fiscal 2021 effects of non-U.S. operations included tax benefit from the transfer of certain intangible property in Ireland. Fiscal 2020 included incremental tax costs associated with the integration of acquired operations and assets.
Deferred Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in millions):
 As of January 31,
 20222021
Deferred tax assets:
Losses and deductions carryforward$682 $202 
Deferred stock-based expense244 179 
Tax credits1,469 990 
Accrued liabilities300 269 
Intangible assets2,009 2,011 
Lease liabilities862 948 
Unearned revenue116 71 
Other32 17 
Total deferred tax assets5,714 4,687 
Less valuation allowance(463)(305)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance5,251 4,382 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Capitalized costs to obtain revenue contracts(817)(581)
Purchased intangible assets(1,902)(833)
Depreciation and amortization(178)(121)
Basis difference on strategic and other investments(337)(400)
Lease right-of-use assets(735)(863)
Total deferred tax liabilities(3,969)(2,798)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)$1,282 $1,584 
At January 31, 2022, for federal income tax purposes, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $3.1 billion, which expire in fiscal 2023 through 2038 with the exception of post-2017 losses that do not expire, federal research and development tax credits of approximately $1.1 billion, which expire in fiscal 2025 through fiscal 2041, foreign tax credits of approximately $269 million, which expire in fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2032. For California income tax purposes, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $1.4 billion which expire beginning in fiscal 2029 through fiscal 2042, California research and development tax credits of approximately $653 million, which do not expire. For other states' income tax purposes, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $1.5 billion, which
expire beginning in fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2042 and tax credits of approximately $103 million, which expire beginning in fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2037. Utilization of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. Such an annual limitation could result in the expiration of the net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards before utilization.
The Company had a valuation allowance of $463 million and $305 million as of January 31, 2022 and January 31, 2021 respectively. The Company regularly assesses the realizability of its deferred tax assets and establishes a valuation allowance if it is more-likely-than-not that some or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company evaluates and weighs all available positive and negative evidence such as historic results, future reversals of existing deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, as well as prudent and feasible tax-planning strategies. The assessment requires significant judgment and is performed in each of the applicable jurisdictions. The increase in the valuation allowance during fiscal 2022 was primarily due to state tax credits and certain U.S foreign tax credits that are not expected to be realized. At the end of January 31, 2022, the valuation allowance was primarily related to U.S. states’ net operating loss and tax credits, and certain U.S foreign tax credits. The Company will continue to evaluate the need for valuation allowances for its deferred tax assets.
Unrecognized Tax Benefits and Other Considerations
The Company records liabilities related to its uncertain tax positions. Tax positions for the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to income tax audits by multiple tax jurisdictions throughout the world. The Company recognizes the tax benefit of an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable upon examination by the taxing authority, based on the technical merits. The tax benefit recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit which is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon settlement with the taxing authority.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of total unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020 is as follows (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Beginning of period$1,479 $1,433 $852 
Tax positions taken in prior period:
Gross increases25 77 12 
Gross decreases(27)(40)(37)
Tax positions taken in current period:
Gross increases358 107 640 
Settlements0 (87)(27)
Lapse of statute of limitations(7)(19)(4)
Currency translation effect(6)8 (3)
End of period$1,822 $1,479 $1,433 
In fiscal 2022 and 2021, the Company reported a net increase of approximately $343 million and $46 million respectively in its unrecognized tax benefits. The increase in unrecognized tax benefits during fiscal 2022 was primarily for acquisition related liabilities. In fiscal 2020, the Company reported an increase of approximately $581 million in its unrecognized tax benefits primarily for the incremental tax costs associated with the integration of certain acquired operations and assets. For fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, total unrecognized tax benefits in an amount of $1.3 billion, $1.3 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, if recognized, would have reduced income tax expense and the Company’s effective tax rate.
The Company has recognized interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax provision of $21 million, $25 million and $2 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Interest and penalties accrued as of January 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 were $58 million, $37 million and $12 million, respectively.
Certain prior year tax returns are currently being examined by various taxing authorities in countries including the United States, France, and Germany. The Company believes that it has provided adequate reserves for its income tax uncertainties in all open tax years. As the outcome of the tax audits cannot be predicted with certainty, if any issues addressed in the Company's tax audits are resolved in a manner inconsistent with management's expectations, the Company could adjust its provision for income taxes in the future.
The Company has operations and taxable presence in multiple jurisdictions in the U.S. and outside of the U.S. Tax positions for the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to income tax audits by multiple tax jurisdictions around the world. The Company currently considers U.S. federal, Japan, Australia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Ireland and Israel to be major tax jurisdictions. The Company’s U.S. federal tax returns since fiscal 2008 remain open to examination. With some exceptions, tax years prior to fiscal 2017 in jurisdictions outside of U.S. are generally closed.
The Company anticipates it is reasonably possible that a decrease of unrecognized tax benefits up to approximately $15 million may occur in the next 12 months, as the applicable statutes of limitations lapse.
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Net Income Per Share
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Net Income Per Share Net Income Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the fiscal period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by giving effect to all potential weighted average dilutive common stock, including options and restricted stock units. The dilutive effect of outstanding awards is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method.
A reconciliation of the denominator used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in millions):
4Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Numerator:
Net income$1,444 $4,072 $126 
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share955 908 829 
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock awards19 22 21 
Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding and assumed conversions for diluted earnings per share974 930 850 
The weighted-average number of shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted earnings per share does not include the effect of the following potentially outstanding common stock. The effects of these potentially outstanding shares were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Employee stock awards4 6 7 
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Legal Proceedings and Claims
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Legal Proceedings and Claims Legal Proceedings and Claims
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is or may be involved in various legal or regulatory proceedings, claims or purported class actions related to alleged infringement of third-party patents and other intellectual property rights, commercial, corporate and securities, labor and employment, wage and hour and other claims. The Company has been, and may in the future be put on notice or sued by third parties for alleged infringement of their proprietary rights, including patent infringement.
In general, the resolution of a legal matter could prevent the Company from offering its service to others, could be material to the Company’s financial condition or cash flows, or both, or could otherwise adversely affect the Company’s reputation and future operating results.
The Company makes a provision for a liability relating to legal matters when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These provisions are reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, estimated settlements, legal rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. The outcomes of legal proceedings and other contingencies are, however, inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties. At this time, the Company is not able to reasonably estimate the amount or range of possible losses in excess of any amounts accrued, including losses that could arise as a result of application of non-monetary remedies, with respect to the contingencies it faces, and the Company’s estimates may not prove to be accurate.
In management’s opinion, resolution of all current matters, including all those described below, is not expected to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position. However, depending on the nature and timing of any such dispute or other contingency, an unfavorable resolution of a matter could materially affect the Company’s current or future results of operations or cash flows, or both, in a particular quarter.
Tableau Litigation
In August 2018, Tableau was named as a nominal defendant in a purported shareholder derivative action in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, allegedly on behalf of and for the benefit of Tableau, against certain of its now former directors and officers. The derivative action arises out of many of the factual allegations at issue in the Scheufele Action, and generally alleges that the individual defendants breached fiduciary duties owed to Tableau. The complaint seeks
unspecified damages and equitable relief, attorneys' fees, costs and expenses. In April 2020, the same purported stockholder who filed the 2018 derivative action, who had previously been a shareholder of Tableau and acquired shares of Salesforce as a result of the acquisition of Tableau by Salesforce in August 2019, filed a “double derivative” action in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, allegedly on behalf of and for the benefit of Salesforce and Tableau, against certain of Tableau’s now former directors and officers. The double derivative complaint adds Salesforce as an additional nominal defendant, but otherwise names the same individual defendants, generally alleges the same purported wrongdoing, and seeks the same relief as the 2018 derivative action. On April 24, 2020, the Court consolidated the 2018 and 2020 derivative actions. On June 5, 2020, the parties stipulated, and on June 12, 2020, the Court entered an order, vacating the defendants’ deadline to respond to the April 2020 complaint and requiring the plaintiff to file an amended complaint on or before August 11, 2020. On August 11, 2020, the plaintiff filed his amended complaint. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint on September 25, 2020. On February 10, 2021, the Court dismissed plaintiff’s amended complaint with leave to amend. Plaintiff’s deadline to file a second amended complaint passed on March 12, 2021, without any amended filings by plaintiff. On March 22, 2021, the Court entered an order dismissing the case with prejudice. On March 25, 2021, plaintiff filed a motion for reconsideration asking the Court to clarify that the dismissal with prejudice applied only to the demand futility allegation in the amended complaint and to dismiss the underlying double-derivative claims without prejudice. On February 28, 2022, the Court issued an order denying the plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration.
Slack Litigation
Beginning in September 2019, seven purported class action lawsuits were filed against Slack, its directors, certain of its officers and certain investment funds associated with certain of its directors, each alleging violations of securities laws in connection with Slack’s registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). All but one of these actions were filed in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Mateo, though one plaintiff originally filed in the County of San Francisco (the “San Francisco Action”) before refiling in the County of San Mateo. The remaining action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Federal Action”). In the Federal Action, captioned Dennee v. Slack Technologies, Inc., Case No. 3:19-CV-05857-SI, Slack and the other defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint in January 2020. In April 2020, the court granted in part and denied in part the motion to dismiss. In May 2020, Slack and the other defendants filed a motion to certify the court’s order for interlocutory appeal, which the court granted. Slack and the other defendants filed a petition for permission to appeal the district court’s order to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which was granted in July 2020. Oral argument was heard in May 2021. On September 20, 2021, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling. The Company filed a petition for rehearing with the Ninth Circuit on November 3, 2021, which remains pending. The state court actions were consolidated in November 2019, and the consolidated action is captioned in re Slack Technologies, Inc. Shareholder Litigation, Lead Case No. 19CIV05370 (the “State Court Action”). An additional state court action was filed in San Mateo County in June 2020 but was consolidated with the State Court Action in July 2020. Slack and the other defendants filed demurrers to the complaint in the State Court Action in February 2020. In August 2020, the court sustained in part and overruled in part the demurrers, and granted plaintiffs leave to file an amended complaint, which they filed in October 2020. Slack and the other defendants answered the complaint in November 2020. Plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification on October 21, 2021, which is scheduled to be heard in April 2022. The plaintiff in the San Francisco Action has sought dismissal of that action after joining the State Court Action. The dismissal is pending. The Federal Action and the State Court Action seek unspecified monetary damages and other relief on behalf of investors who purchased Slack’s Class A common stock issued pursuant and/or traceable to the Registration Statement.
In April 2020, three purported stockholder derivative lawsuits were filed against certain of Slack’s officers and certain of Slack’s current and former directors in the U.S. District Courts for the District of Delaware and the Northern District of California. The case filed in the Northern District of California was dismissed and re-filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The derivative cases were consolidated in June 2020, and the operative complaint was designated in August 2020. The complaint alleges breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with Slack’s Registration Statement, and seeks the award of unspecified damages to Slack, and certain reforms to Slack’s governance policies. Slack moved to dismiss the case in September 2020. At approximately the same time, the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed pursuant to Delaware General Corporation Law Section 220 (a lawsuit which subsequently was voluntarily dismissed in December 2021) sought to intervene and stay the case. On that basis, the plaintiffs in the purported derivative lawsuit elected not to file an opposition to the motion to dismiss. In December 2020, the parties stipulated to stay the case in light of the proposed mergers, which the court granted. The court also denied all pending motions in the case without prejudice, noting that the parties may renew the motions upon a lift of the stay. In August 2021, defendants proposed that plaintiffs dismiss the derivative lawsuit in light of the closing of the mergers, but the plaintiffs have not responded.
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Related-Party Transactions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related-Party Transactions Related-Party TransactionsSalesforce Foundation
In January 1999, the Salesforce Foundation (the “Foundation”) was chartered on an idea of leveraging the Company’s people, technology and resources to help improve communities around the world. The Company calls this integrated philanthropic approach the 1-1-1 model. The Company’s Chair is the chair of the Foundation and holds one of the three Foundation board seats. The Company does not control the Foundation’s activities, and accordingly, the Company does not consolidate the Foundation’s statement of activities within its financial results. Since the Foundation’s inception, the Company has provided at no charge certain resources to the Foundation including general administrative support and has agreed to use its best efforts to make charitable cash commitments through the third quarter of fiscal 2030. The value of these resources and charitable cash contributions to the Foundation has not been, and is not expected to be, material.
Slack Pledge Agreement
As part of Slack's "Slack for Good" initiative, Slack reserved 1.2 million shares of its common stock for potential future sales to fund and support Slack's social impact initiatives (the "Shares"). Concurrent with the closing of the Company’s July 2021 acquisition of Slack, Slack entered into a pledge agreement with the Foundation under which Slack donated the cash value of the Shares to the Foundation, or approximately $54 million.
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Subsequent Event
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Event Subsequent EventIn February 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire Traction Sales and Marketing Inc. (“Traction on Demand”), a professional services firm that provides innovative and critical solutions to clients using the Company's service offerings and other advanced cloud technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will acquire Traction on Demand for an amount expected to be approximately $340 million in cash, net of the value of shares currently owned by the Company, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The agreement also provides for the Company’s assumption of outstanding equity awards held by Traction on Demand employees. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of antitrust approval in Canada under the Competition Act.
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Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year
The Company’s fiscal year ends on January 31. References to fiscal 2022, for example, refer to the fiscal year ending January 31, 2022.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
Significant estimates and assumptions made by management include the determination of:
•the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for business combinations;
•the standalone selling price (“SSP”) of performance obligations for revenue contracts with multiple performance obligations;
•the valuation of privately-held strategic investments, including impairments;
•the recognition, measurement and valuation of current and deferred income taxes and uncertain tax positions;
•the average period of benefit associated with costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts;
•the useful lives of intangible assets; and
•the fair value of certain stock awards issued.
Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, which forms the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.
Principles of Consolidation
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Segments
Segments
The Company operates as one operating segment. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Over the past few years, the Company has completed a number of acquisitions. These acquisitions have allowed the Company to expand its offerings, presence and reach in various market segments of the enterprise cloud computing market. While the Company has offerings in multiple enterprise cloud computing market segments, including as a result of the Company's acquisitions, and operates in multiple countries, the Company’s business operates in one operating segment because most of the Company's service offerings operate on the Customer 360 Platform and are deployed in a nearly identical manner, and the Company’s CODM evaluates the Company’s financial information and resources, and assesses the performance of these resources, on a consolidated basis.
In November 2021, the Company moved to a co-chief executive officer model with the promotion of the Chief Operating Officer. The Company determined that both co-chief executive officers together serve as chief operating decision maker for the purposes of segment reporting. Despite the change in the chief operating decision maker, the Company determined no change to segment reporting was necessary as there was no change in the components of the Company for which separate financial information is regularly evaluated.
Concentrations of Credit Risk, Significant Customers and Investments
Concentrations of Credit Risk, Significant Customers and Investments
The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and accounts receivable. The Company’s investment portfolio consists primarily of investment-grade securities, and per the Company’s policy, limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer. The Company monitors and manages the overall exposure of its cash balances to individual financial institutions on an ongoing basis. The Company does not require collateral for accounts receivable. The Company maintains an allowance for its doubtful accounts receivable due to estimated credit losses. This allowance is based upon historical loss patterns, the number of days that billings are past due, an evaluation of the potential risk of loss associated with delinquent accounts and current market conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions to inform adjustments to historical loss patterns. The Company records the allowance against bad debt expense through the consolidated statements of operations, included in general and administrative expense, up to the amount of revenues recognized to date. Any incremental allowance is recorded as an offset to unearned revenue on the consolidated balance sheets. Receivables are written off and charged against the recorded allowance when the Company has exhausted collection efforts without success.
No single customer accounted for more than five percent of accounts receivable at January 31, 2022 and 2021. No single customer accounted for five percent or more of total revenue during fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020. As of January 31, 2022 and 2021, assets located outside the Americas were 13 percent and 15 percent of total assets, respectively. As of January 31, 2022 and 2021, assets located in the United States were 86 percent and 82 percent of total assets, respectively.
The Company is also exposed to concentrations of risk in its strategic investment portfolio, including within specific industries, as the Company primarily invests in enterprise cloud companies, technology startups and system integrators.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue Recognition
The Company derives its revenues from two sources: subscription and support revenues, and professional services and other revenues. Subscription and support revenues include subscription fees from customers accessing the Company’s enterprise cloud computing services (collectively, “Cloud Services”), software license revenues from the sales of term and perpetual licenses, and support revenue from the sales of support and updates beyond the basic subscription fees or related to the sales of software licenses. Professional services and other revenues include professional and advisory services for process mapping, project management and implementation services, and training services.
Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products and services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products or services. If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, for example, overage fees, contingent fees or service level penalties, the Company includes an estimate of the amount it expects to receive for the total transaction price if it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur.
The Company determines the amount of revenue to be recognized through the application of the following steps:
•identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;
•identification of the performance obligations in the contract;
•determination of the transaction price;
•allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and
•recognition of revenue when or as the Company satisfies the performance obligations.
Subscription and Support Revenues
Subscription and support revenues are comprised of fees that provide customers with access to Cloud Services, software licenses and related support and updates during the term of the arrangement.
Cloud Services allow customers to use the Company's multi-tenant software without taking possession of the software. Revenue is generally recognized ratably over the contract term. Substantially all of the Company’s subscription service arrangements are non-cancelable and do not contain refund-type provisions.
Subscription and support revenues also include revenues associated with term and perpetual software licenses that provide the customer with a right to use the software as it exists when made available. Revenues from term and perpetual software licenses are generally recognized at the point in time when the software is made available to the customer. Revenue
from software support and updates is recognized as the support and updates are provided, which is generally ratably over the contract term.
The Company typically invoices its customers annually and its payment terms provide that customers pay within 30 days of invoice. Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and in unearned revenue or revenue, depending on whether transfer of control to customers has occurred.
Professional Services and Other Revenues
The Company’s professional services contracts are either on a time and materials, fixed fee or subscription basis. These revenues are recognized as the services are rendered for time and materials contracts, on a proportional performance basis for fixed price contracts or ratably over the contract term for subscription professional services contracts. Other revenues consist primarily of training revenues recognized as such services are performed.
Significant Judgments - Contracts with Multiple Performance Obligations
The Company enters into contracts with its customers that may include promises to transfer multiple performance obligations such as Cloud Services, software licenses, support and updates, and professional services. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract with a customer to transfer products or services that are concluded to be distinct. Determining whether products and services are distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately or combined as one unit of accounting may require significant judgment.
Cloud Services, software licenses, and support and updates services are generally concluded to be distinct because such offerings are often sold separately. In determining whether professional services are distinct, the Company considers the following factors for each professional services agreement: availability of the services from other vendors, the nature of the professional services, the timing of when the professional services contract was signed in comparison to the subscription start date and the contractual dependence of the service on the customer’s satisfaction with the professional services work. To date, the Company has concluded that professional services included in contracts with multiple performance obligations are distinct.
The Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation on a relative SSP basis. The SSP is the price at which the Company would sell a promised product or service separately to a customer. Judgment is required to determine the SSP for each distinct performance obligation.
The Company determines SSP by considering its overall pricing objectives and market conditions. Significant pricing practices taken into consideration include the Company’s discounting practices, the size and volume of the Company’s transactions, the customer demographic, the geographic area where services are sold, price lists, the Company's go-to-market strategy, historical and current sales and contract prices. In instances where the Company does not sell or price a product or service separately, the Company determines SSP using information that may include market conditions or other observable inputs. As the Company’s go-to-market strategies evolve, the Company may modify its pricing practices in the future, which could result in changes to SSP.
In certain cases, the Company is able to establish SSP based on observable prices of products or services sold or priced separately in comparable circumstances to similar customers. The Company uses a single amount to estimate SSP when indicated by the distribution of its observable prices.
Alternatively, the Company uses a range of amounts to estimate SSP when the pricing practices or distribution of the observable prices is highly variable. The Company typically has more than one SSP for individual products and services due to the stratification of those products and services by customer size and geography.
Costs Capitalized to Obtain Revenue Contracts
The Company capitalizes incremental costs of obtaining non-cancelable Cloud Services subscription, ongoing Cloud Services support and license support and updates revenue contracts. For contracts with on-premises software licenses where revenue is recognized upfront when the software is made available to the customer, costs allocable to those licenses are expensed as they are incurred. Capitalized amounts consist primarily of sales commissions paid to the Company’s direct sales force. Capitalized amounts also include (1) amounts paid to employees other than the direct sales force who earn incentive payouts under annual compensation plans that are tied to the value of contracts acquired, (2) commissions paid to employees upon renewals of subscription and support contracts, (3) the associated payroll taxes and fringe benefit costs associated with the payments to the Company’s employees, and (4) to a lesser extent, success fees paid to partners in emerging markets where the Company has a limited presence.
Costs capitalized related to new revenue contracts are amortized on a straight-line basis over four years, which is longer than the typical initial contract period, but reflects the estimated average period of benefit, including expected contract renewals. In arriving at this average period of benefit, the Company evaluated both qualitative and quantitative factors which included the estimated life cycles of its offerings and its customer attrition. Additionally, the Company amortizes capitalized costs for renewals and success fees paid to partners over two years.
The capitalized amounts are recoverable through future revenue streams under all non-cancelable customer contracts. The Company periodically evaluates whether there have been any changes in its business, the market conditions in which it operates or other events which would indicate that its amortization period should be changed or if there are potential indicators of impairment.
Amortization of capitalized costs to obtain revenue contracts is included in marketing and sales expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at fair value.
Marketable Securities
Marketable Securities
The Company considers all of its marketable debt securities as available for use in current operations, including those with maturity dates beyond one year, and therefore classifies these securities within current assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Securities are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value, with the change in unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a separate component on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income until realized. Fair value is determined based on quoted market rates when observable or utilizing data points that are observable, such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves. Securities with an amortized cost basis in excess of estimated fair value are assessed to determine what amount of the excess, if any, is caused by expected credit losses. Expected credit losses on securities are recognized in other expense, net on the consolidated statements of operations, and any remaining unrealized losses, net of taxes, are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders' equity. For the purposes of computing realized and unrealized gains and losses, the cost of securities sold is based on the specific-identification method. Interest on securities classified as available for sale is included as a component of investment income within other expense.
Strategic Investments
Strategic Investments
The Company holds strategic investments in privately held debt and equity securities and publicly held equity securities in which the Company does not have a controlling interest.
Privately held equity securities where the Company does not have a controlling financial interest in but does exercise significant influence over the investee are accounted for under the equity method. Privately held equity securities not accounted for under the equity method are recorded at cost and adjusted for observable transactions for same or similar investments of the same issuer or impairment events (referred to as the measurement alternative). All gains and losses on privately held equity securities, realized and unrealized, are recorded through gains on strategic investments, net on the consolidated statements of operations. Privately held debt securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded through accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheet.
Valuations of privately held securities are inherently complex and require judgment due to the lack of readily available market data. The carrying value is not adjusted for the Company's privately held equity securities if there are no observable price changes in a same or similar security from the same issuer or if there are no identified events or changes in circumstances that may indicate impairment, as discussed below. In determining the estimated fair value of its strategic investments in privately held companies, the Company utilizes the most recent data available to the Company. The Company assesses its privately held debt and equity securities in its strategic investment portfolio at least quarterly for impairment. The Company’s impairment analysis encompasses an assessment of both qualitative and quantitative factors, including the investee's financial metrics, market acceptance of the investee's product or technology and the rate at which the investee is using its cash. If the investment is considered impaired, the Company recognizes an impairment through the consolidated statements of operations and establishes a new carrying value for the investment.
Publicly held equity securities are measured at fair value with changes recorded through gains on strategic investments, net on the consolidated statements of operations.
The Company may enter into strategic investments or other investments that are considered variable interest entities (“VIEs”). If the Company is a primary beneficiary of a VIE, it is required to consolidate the entity. To determine if the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the Company evaluates whether it has (1) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (2) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive
benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The assessment of whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of its VIE investments requires significant assumptions and judgments. VIEs that are not consolidated are accounted for under the measurement alternative, equity method, amortized cost, or other appropriate methodology based on the nature of the interest held.
Fair Value Measurement Fair Value MeasurementThe Company measures its cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, publicly held equity securities, and foreign currency derivative contracts at fair value. In addition, the Company measures certain of its strategic investments, including its privately held debt securities and privately held equity securities, at fair value on a nonrecurring basis when there has been an observable price change in a same or similar security.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company enters into foreign currency derivative contracts with financial institutions to reduce foreign exchange risk associated primarily with intercompany receivables and payables. The Company uses forward currency derivative contracts, which are not designated as hedging instruments, to minimize the Company’s exposure to balances primarily denominated in the Euro, British Pound Sterling, Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar, Brazilian Real, and Japanese Yen. The Company’s derivative financial instruments program is not designated for trading or speculative purposes. The Company generally enters into master netting arrangements with the financial institutions with which it contracts for such derivatives, which permit net settlement of transactions with the same counterparty, thereby reducing risk of credit-related losses from a financial institutions' nonperformance. While the contract or notional amount is often used to express the volume of foreign currency derivative contracts, the amounts potentially subject to credit risk are generally limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparties’ obligations under the agreements exceed the obligations of the Company to the counterparties. The notional amount of foreign currency derivative contracts as of January 31, 2022 and January 31, 2021 was $6.1 billion and $5.3 billion, respectively.
Outstanding foreign currency derivative contracts are recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. Unrealized gains or losses due to changes in the fair value of these derivative contracts, as well as realized gains or losses from their net settlement, are recognized as other expense consistent with the offsetting gains or losses resulting from the remeasurement or settlement of the underlying foreign currency denominated receivables and payables.
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of those assets as follows:
Computers, equipment and software
3 to 9 years
Furniture and fixtures5 years
Leasehold improvements
Shorter of the estimated lease term or 10 years
Buildings and building improvements
10 to 40 years
When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from their respective accounts and any loss on such retirement is reflected in operating expenses.
Leases
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and classifies its leases at commencement. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and current and noncurrent operating lease liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Assets recognized from finance leases (also referred to as ROU assets) are included in property and equipment, accrued expenses and other liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities, respectively, on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term. The corresponding lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The Company does not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for leases with a term of 12 months or less for any asset classes.
Lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement, net of any future tenant incentives. The Company has lease agreements which contain both lease and non-lease components, which it has elected to combine for all asset classes. As such, minimum lease payments include fixed payments for non-lease components within a lease agreement, but exclude variable lease payments not dependent on an index or rate, such as common area maintenance, operating expenses, utilities, or other costs that are subject to fluctuation from period to period. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease. Periods beyond the noncancellable term of the lease are included in the measurement of the lease liability when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the associated extension option or waive the termination option. The Company reassesses the lease term if and when a significant event or change in circumstances occurs within the control of the Company. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an
implicit rate, the net present value of future minimum lease payments is determined using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. The Company's incremental borrowing rate is an estimate of the interest rate the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments, in the economic environment where the leased asset is located.
The lease ROU asset is recognized based on the lease liability, adjusted for any rent payments or initial direct costs incurred or tenant incentives received prior to commencement.
Lease expenses for minimum lease payments for operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Amortization expense of finance lease ROU assets is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, and interest expense for finance lease liabilities is recognized based on the incremental borrowing rate. Expense for variable lease payments are recognized as incurred.
On the lease commencement date, the Company also establishes assets and liabilities for the present value of estimated future costs to retire long-lived assets at the termination or expiration of a lease. Such assets are included in property and equipment, net and are amortized over the lease term to operating expense.
The Company has entered into subleases or has made decisions and taken actions to exit and sublease certain unoccupied leased office space. Similar to other long-lived assets discussed below, management tests ROU assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. For leased assets, such circumstances would include the decision to leave a leased facility prior to the end of the minimum lease term or subleases for which estimated cash flows do not fully cover the costs of the associated lease.
Intangible Assets Acquired through Business Combinations
Intangible Assets Acquired through Business Combinations
Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Each period, the Company evaluates the estimated remaining useful life of its intangible assets and whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. Management tests for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of these assets.
Impairment Assessment
Impairment Assessment
The Company evaluates intangible assets and other long-lived assets for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. This includes but is not limited to significant adverse changes in business climate, market conditions or other events that indicate an asset's carrying amount may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of each asset to the future undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If the undiscounted cash flows used in the test for recoverability are less than the carrying amount of these assets, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair value.
The Company evaluates and tests the recoverability of its goodwill for impairment at least annually during its fourth quarter of each fiscal year or more often if and when circumstances indicate that goodwill may not be recoverable.
Business Combinations
Business Combinations
The Company uses its best estimates and assumptions to assign fair value to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. The Company’s estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the fair value of these tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. In addition, uncertain tax positions, tax-related valuation allowances and pre-acquisition contingencies are initially recorded in connection with a business combination as of the acquisition date. The Company continues to collect information and reevaluates these estimates and assumptions quarterly and records any adjustments to the Company’s preliminary estimates to goodwill provided that the Company is within the measurement period. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the fair value of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
In the event the Company acquires an entity with which the Company has a preexisting relationship, the Company will generally recognize a gain or loss to settle that relationship as of the acquisition date within operating income on the consolidated statements of operations. In the event that the Company acquires an entity in which the Company previously held a strategic investment, the difference between the fair value of the shares as of the date of the acquisition and the carrying value of the strategic investment is recorded as a gain or loss and recorded within net gains or (losses) on strategic investments in the consolidated statements of operations.
Stock-Based Expense
Stock-Based Expense
Stock-based expense is measured based on grant date at fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model for stock options and the grant date closing stock price for restricted stock awards. The Company recognizes stock-based expense related to stock options and restricted stock awards on a straight-line basis, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period of the awards, which is generally the vesting term of four years. The estimated forfeiture rate applied is based on historical forfeiture rates.
Stock-based expense related to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP” or “2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) is measured based on grant date at fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company recognizes stock-based expense related to shares issued pursuant to the 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on a straight-line basis over the offering period, which is 12 months. The ESPP allows employees to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at a 15 percent discount from the lower of the Company’s stock price on (i) the first day of the offering period or on (ii) the last day of the purchase period and also allows employees to reduce their percentage election once during a six-month purchase period (December 15 and June 15 of each fiscal year), but not increase that election until the next one-year offering period. The ESPP also includes a reset provision for the purchase price if the stock price on the purchase date is less than the stock price on the offering date.
Stock-based expense related to performance share grants, which are awarded to executive officers and other members of senior management and vest, if at all, based on the Company’s performance over a three-year period relative to the Nasdaq 100. Performance share grants are measured based on grant date at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation model and expensed on a straight-line basis, net of estimated forfeitures, over the service period of the awards, which is generally the vesting term of three years.
The Company, at times, grants unvested restricted shares to employee stockholders of certain acquired companies in lieu of cash consideration. These awards are generally subject to continued post-acquisition employment. Therefore, the Company accounts for them as post-acquisition stock-based expense. The Company recognizes stock-based expense equal to the grant date fair value of the restricted stock awards, based on the closing stock price on grant date, on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards, which is generally four years.
Advertising Expenses Advertising ExpensesAdvertising is expensed as incurred.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax laws is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations in the period that includes the enactment date.
The Company’s tax positions are subject to income tax audits by multiple tax jurisdictions throughout the world. The Company recognizes the tax benefit of an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable upon examination by the taxing authority, solely based on its technical merits. The tax benefit recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit which is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon settlement with the taxing authority. The Company recognizes interest accrued and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax provision.
Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts that are more likely than not expected to be realized based on the weighting of positive and negative evidence. Future realization of deferred tax assets ultimately depends on the existence of sufficient taxable income of the appropriate character (for example, ordinary income or capital gain) within the carryback or carryforward periods available under the applicable tax law. The Company regularly reviews the deferred tax assets for recoverability based on historical taxable income, projected future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences and tax planning strategies. The Company’s judgments regarding future profitability may change due to many factors, including future market conditions and the ability to successfully execute its business plans. Should there be a change in the ability to recover deferred tax assets, the tax provision would increase or decrease in the period in which the assessment is changed.
Foreign Currency Translation
Foreign Currency Translation
The functional currency of the Company’s major foreign subsidiaries is generally the local currency. All assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate during the period. Equity transactions are translated using historical exchange rates. Adjustments resulting from translating foreign functional currency financial statements into U.S.
dollars are recorded as a separate component on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other income in the consolidated statements of operations for the period.
Warranties and Indemnification
Warranties and Indemnification
The Company’s enterprise cloud computing services are typically warranted to perform in a manner consistent with general industry standards that are reasonably applicable and materially in accordance with the Company’s online help documentation under normal use and circumstances.
The Company’s arrangements generally include certain provisions for indemnifying customers against liabilities if its products or services infringe a third party’s intellectual property rights. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such obligations and has not accrued any material liabilities related to such obligations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
The Company has also agreed to indemnify its directors and executive officers for costs associated with any fees, expenses, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any of these persons in any action or proceeding to which any of those persons is, or is threatened to be, made a party by reason of the person’s service as a director or officer, including any action by the Company, arising out of that person’s services as the Company’s director or officer or that person’s services provided to any other company or enterprise at the Company’s request. The Company maintains director and officer insurance coverage that would generally enable the Company to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. The Company may also be subject to indemnification obligations by law with respect to the actions of its employees under certain circumstances and in certain jurisdictions.
New Accounting Pronouncement Adopted and New Accounting Pronouncements Pending Adoption
New Accounting Pronouncement Adopted in Fiscal 2022
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes,” which modifies and eliminates certain exceptions to the general principles of ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 was adopted in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. The prospective adoption of ASU 2019-12 was not material.
New Accounting Pronouncements Pending Adoption
In October 2021, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2021-08, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2021-08”), which requires contract assets and contract liabilities (i.e., unearned revenue) acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Currently, the Company recognizes contract assets and contract liabilities at the acquisition date based on fair value estimates, which historically has resulted in a reduction to unearned revenue on the balance sheet, and therefore, a reduction to revenues that would have otherwise been recorded as an independent entity. ASU 2021-08 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022 on a prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to adopt ASU 2021-08 in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
Reclassifications
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications to fiscal 2021 amounts were made to conform to the current period presentation in the Disaggregation of Revenue disclosure included in Note 2 “Revenues.” Disaggregation of revenues now includes Data, a new revenue disaggregation beginning in fiscal 2022. Prior period revenues attributed to Analytics, which includes Tableau, and Integrations, which includes MuleSoft, were reclassified from Platform and Other to Data. This reclassification did not affect total revenues.
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Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Property and Equipment Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of those assets as follows:
Computers, equipment and software
3 to 9 years
Furniture and fixtures5 years
Leasehold improvements
Shorter of the estimated lease term or 10 years
Buildings and building improvements
10 to 40 years
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in millions):
 As of January 31,
 20222021
Land $293 $293 
Buildings and building improvements 487 485 
Computers, equipment and software2,543 1,901 
Furniture and fixtures237 228 
Leasehold improvements1,656 1,507 
Property and equipment, gross5,216 4,414 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(2,401)(1,955)
Property and equipment, net$2,815 $2,459 
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Revenues (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Disaggregation of Revenue
Subscription and support revenues consisted of the following (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Sales $5,989 $5,191 $4,598 
Service 6,474 5,377 4,466 
Platform and Other (1)4,509 3,324 2,787 
Marketing and Commerce3,902 3,133 2,506 
Data3,783 2,951 1,686 
$24,657 $19,976 $16,043 
(1) Slack revenues are included in Platform and Other.
Total Revenue by Geographic Locations
Revenues by geographical region consisted of the following (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Americas$17,983 $14,736 $12,051 
Europe6,016 4,501 3,430 
Asia Pacific2,493 2,015 1,617 
$26,492 $21,252 $17,098 
Unearned Revenue
The change in unearned revenue was as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
20222021
Unearned revenue, beginning of period$12,607 $10,662 
Billings and other (1)29,011 23,096 
Contribution from contract asset110 28 
Revenue recognized over time(24,841)(19,955)
Revenue recognized at a point in time(1,651)(1,297)
Unearned revenue from business combinations392 73 
Unearned revenue, end of period$15,628 $12,607 
(1) Other includes, for example, the impact of foreign currency translation.
Remaining Performance Obligation
Remaining performance obligation consisted of the following (in billions):
 CurrentNoncurrentTotal
As of January 31, 2022 (1)$22.0 $21.7 $43.7 
As of January 31, 2021$18.0 $18.1 $36.1 
(1) Includes approximately $1.2 billion of remaining performance obligation related to Slack.
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Investments (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Marketable Securities
At January 31, 2022, marketable securities consisted of the following (in millions):
Amortized
Cost		Unrealized
Gains		Unrealized
Losses		Fair Value
Corporate notes and obligations$3,153 $2 $(34)$3,121 
U.S. treasury securities205 0 (3)202 
Mortgage-backed obligations229 0 (4)225 
Asset-backed securities1,056 0 (5)1,051 
Municipal securities225 0 (2)223 
Commercial paper27 0 0 27 
Covered bonds212 0 (2)210 
Other14 0 0 14 
Total marketable securities$5,121 $2 $(50)$5,073 
At January 31, 2021, marketable securities consisted of the following (in millions):
Amortized
Cost		Unrealized
Gains		Unrealized
Losses		Fair Value
Corporate notes and obligations$3,321 $20 $0 $3,341 
U.S. treasury securities205 1 0 206 
Mortgage-backed obligations382 5 0 387 
Asset-backed securities1,096 6 (1)1,101 
Municipal securities242 2 0 244 
Covered bonds328 0 0 328 
Other164 0 0 164 
Total marketable securities$5,738 $34 $(1)$5,771 
Schedule of Short-Term and Long-Term Marketable Securities The contractual maturities of the investments classified as marketable securities were as follows (in millions):
 As of
 January 31, 2022January 31, 2021
Due within 1 year$2,161 $2,525 
Due in 1 year through 5 years2,899 3,236 
Due in 5 years through 10 years13 10 
$5,073 $5,771 
Schedules of Strategic Investments Strategic investments by form and measurement category as of January 31, 2022 were as follows (in millions):
 Measurement Category
 Fair ValueMeasurement AlternativeOtherTotal
Equity securities$370 $4,204 $122 $4,696 
Debt securities and other investments 0 0 88 88 
Balance as of January 31, 2022
$370 $4,204 $210 $4,784 
Strategic investments by form and measurement category as of January 31, 2021 were as follows (in millions):
 Measurement Category
 Fair ValueMeasurement AlternativeOtherTotal
Equity securities$2,068 $1,670 $120 $3,858 
Debt securities and other investments0 0 51 51 
Balance as of January 31, 2021
$2,068 $1,670 $171 $3,909 
The components of gains and losses on strategic investments were as follows (in millions):
4Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
202220212020
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized on publicly traded equity securities, net$(241)$1,743 $138 
Unrealized gains recognized on privately held equity securities, net1,210 184 270 
Impairments on privately held equity and debt securities(51)(124)(76)
Unrealized gains, net918 1,803 332 
Realized gains on sales of securities, net293 367 95 
Gains on strategic investments, net$1,211 $2,170 $427 
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Fair Value Measurement (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value as of January 31, 2022 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation (in millions):
DescriptionQuoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)		Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)		Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)		Fair Value
Cash equivalents (1):
Time deposits$0 $1,171 $0 $1,171 
Money market mutual funds1,426 0 0 1,426 
Cash equivalent securities 0 106 0 106 
Marketable securities:
Corporate notes and obligations0 3,121 0 3,121 
U.S. treasury securities0 202 0 202 
Mortgage-backed obligations0 225 0 225 
Asset-backed securities0 1,051 0 1,051 
Municipal securities0 223 0 223 
Commercial paper0 27 0 27 
Covered bonds0 210 0 210 
Other0 14 0 14 
Strategic investments:
Equity securities370 0 0 370 
Total assets$1,796 $6,350 $0 $8,146 
(1) Included in “cash and cash equivalents” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in addition to $2.8 billion of cash, as of January 31, 2022.
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value as of January 31, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation (in millions):
DescriptionQuoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)		Significant Other
Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)		Fair Value
Cash equivalents (1):
Time deposits$0 $1,143 $0 $1,143 
Money market mutual funds377 0 0 377 
Cash equivalent securities0 1,910 0 1,910 
Marketable securities:
Corporate notes and obligations0 3,341 0 3,341 
U.S. treasury securities0 206 0 206 
Mortgage-backed obligations0 387 0 387 
Asset-backed securities0 1,101 0 1,101 
Municipal securities0 244 0 244 
Covered bonds0 328 0 328 
Other0 164 0 164 
Strategic investments:
Equity securities2,068 0 0 2,068 
Total assets$2,445 $8,824 $0 $11,269 
(1) Included in “cash and cash equivalents” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in addition to $2.8 billion of cash, as of January 31, 2021.
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Property and Equipment and Other Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Schedule of Property and Equipment Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of those assets as follows:
Computers, equipment and software
3 to 9 years
Furniture and fixtures5 years
Leasehold improvements
Shorter of the estimated lease term or 10 years
Buildings and building improvements
10 to 40 years
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in millions):
 As of January 31,
 20222021
Land $293 $293 
Buildings and building improvements 487 485 
Computers, equipment and software2,543 1,901 
Furniture and fixtures237 228 
Leasehold improvements1,656 1,507 
Property and equipment, gross5,216 4,414 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(2,401)(1,955)
Property and equipment, net$2,815 $2,459 
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Leases and Other Commitments (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Lease Expense and Supplemental Cash Flow Information The components of lease expense were as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
20222021
Operating lease cost$1,080 $1,208 
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets $125 $73 
Interest on lease liabilities 5 15 
Total finance lease cost$130 $88 
Supplemental cash flow information related to operating and finance leases was as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
20222021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows for operating leases$873 $905 
Operating cash outflows for finance leases 5 14
Financing cash outflows for finance leases74 48
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases364 979
Balance Sheet and Other Information Related to Leases
Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating and finance leases was as follows (in millions):
As of January 31,
20222021
Operating leases:
Operating lease right-of-use assets$2,880 $3,204 
Operating lease liabilities, current$686 $766 
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities2,703 2,842 
Total operating lease liabilities$3,389 $3,608 
Finance leases:
Computers, equipment and software$928 $604 
Accumulated depreciation(528)(410)
Property and equipment, net$400 $194 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities $114 $35 
Other noncurrent liabilities 271 93 
Total finance lease liabilities$385 $128 
Other information related to leases was as follows:
As of January 31,
20222021
Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases7 years7 years
Finance leases3 years4 years
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases2.1 %2.2 %
Finance leases1.9 %1.9 %
Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities As of January 31, 2022, the maturities of lease liabilities under noncancellable operating and finance leases were as follows (in millions):
Operating Leases Finance Leases
Fiscal Period:
Fiscal 2023$745 $120 
Fiscal 2024561 121 
Fiscal 2025483 112 
Fiscal 2026417 45 
Fiscal 2027369 0 
Thereafter1,076 0 
Total minimum lease payments3,651 398 
Less: Imputed interest(262)(13)
Total$3,389 $385 
Maturities of Finance Lease Liabilities As of January 31, 2022, the maturities of lease liabilities under noncancellable operating and finance leases were as follows (in millions):
Operating Leases Finance Leases
Fiscal Period:
Fiscal 2023$745 $120 
Fiscal 2024561 121 
Fiscal 2025483 112 
Fiscal 2026417 45 
Fiscal 2027369 0 
Thereafter1,076 0 
Total minimum lease payments3,651 398 
Less: Imputed interest(262)(13)
Total$3,389 $385 
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Business Combinations (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Slack  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Schedule of Consideration Transferred The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for Slack was approximately $27.1 billion, which consisted of the following (in millions):
Fair Value
Cash$15,799 
Common stock issued11,064 
Fair value of stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards assumed205 
Total$27,068 
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition (in millions):
Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents $1,508 
Accounts receivable97 
Acquired customer contract asset70 
Operating lease right-of-use assets208 
Other assets405 
Goodwill21,161 
Intangible assets6,350 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities(186)
Unearned revenue(382)
Slack Convertible Notes (see Note 9)(1,339)
Operating lease liabilities(283)
Deferred tax liability (541)
Net assets acquired$27,068 
Intangible Assets Acquired The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of acquisition (in millions):
Fair Value Useful Life
Developed technology$2,360 5 years
Customer relationships3,690 8 years
Other purchased intangible assets 300 6 years
Total intangible assets subject to amortization$6,350 
Revenue and Earnings From Acquired Business Revenues and pretax loss of Slack included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations from the acquisition date of July 21, 2021 to January 31, 2022 are as follows (in millions):
Total revenues $592 
Pretax loss(1,105)
Schedules of Pro Forma Information The unaudited pro forma financial information was as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
20222021
Total revenues $26,932 $21,990 
Pretax income1,014 546 
Net income1,127 2,589 
Vlocity  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Schedule of Consideration Transferred The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for Vlocity was approximately $1.4 billion, which consisted of the following (in millions):
Fair Value
Cash$1,166 
Fair value of stock options and restricted stock awards assumed6 
Fair value of pre-existing relationship208 
Total$1,380 
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed The following table summarizes the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition (in millions):
Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents$12 
Accounts receivable22 
Goodwill1,024 
Intangible assets473 
Other assets15 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, current and noncurrent(35)
Unearned revenue(64)
Deferred tax liability(67)
Net assets acquired$1,380 
Intangible Assets Acquired The following table sets forth the components of identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the date of acquisition (in millions):
Fair ValueUseful Life
Developed technology$174 4 years
Customer relationships299 8 years
Total intangible assets subject to amortization$473 
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Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations and Goodwill (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets Acquired From 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, 2021Additions and retirements, netJanuary 31, 2022January 31, 2021Expense and retirements, netJanuary 31, 2022January 31, 2021January 31, 2022January 31, 2022
Acquired developed technology$3,305 $2,328 $5,633 $(1,427)$(836)$(2,263)$1,878 $3,370 3.7
Customer relationships3,510 3,485 6,995 (1,279)(383)(1,662)2,231 5,333 6.6
Other (1)45 300 345 (40)(30)(70)5 275 5.5
Total$6,860 $6,113 $12,973 $(2,746)$(1,249)$(3,995)$4,114 $8,978 5.5
(1) Included in other are in-place leases, trade names, trademarks and territory rights.
Expected Future Amortization Expense for Purchased Intangible Assets The expected future amortization expense for intangible assets as of January 31, 2022 was as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Period:
Fiscal 2023$1,931 
Fiscal 20241,844 
Fiscal 20251,573 
Fiscal 20261,340 
Fiscal 2027978 
Thereafter1,312 
Total amortization expense$8,978 
Schedule of Goodwill 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, 2020$25,134 
Evergage74 
Vlocity1,024 
Other acquisitions and adjustments (1)86 
Balance as of January 31, 202126,318 
Slack21,161 
Acumen337 
Other acquisitions and adjustments (1)121 
Balance as of January 31, 2022$47,937 
(1) Adjustments include measurement period adjustments for business combinations from the prior year and the effect of foreign currency translation.
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Debt (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Long-term Debt The carrying values of the Company's borrowings were as follows (in millions):
InstrumentDate of IssuanceMaturity DateContractual Interest Rate
Outstanding Principal as of January 31, 2022
January 31, 2022January 31, 2021
2023 Senior NotesApril 2018April 20233.25%$1,000 $998 $996 
Loan assumed on 50 FremontFebruary 2015June 20233.75%186 186 190 
2024 Senior NotesJuly 2021July 20240.625%1,000 997 0 
2028 Senior NotesApril 2018April 20283.70%1,500 1,492 1,491 
2028 Senior Sustainability NotesJuly 2021July 20281.50%1,000 990 0 
2031 Senior NotesJuly 2021July 20311.95%1,500 1,488 0 
2041 Senior NotesJuly 2021July 20412.70%1,250 1,234 0 
2051 Senior NotesJuly 2021July 20512.90%2,000 1,976 0 
2061 Senior NotesJuly 2021July 20613.05%1,250 1,235 0 
Total carrying value of debt$10,686 10,596 2,677 
Less current portion of debt(4)(4)
Total noncurrent debt$10,592 $2,673 
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt The contractual future principal payments for all borrowings as of January 31, 2022 were as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Period:
Fiscal 2023$4 
Fiscal 20241,182 
Fiscal 20251,000 
Fiscal 20260 
Fiscal 20270 
Thereafter8,500 
Total principal outstanding$10,686 
Schedule of Interest Expense on Debt The following table sets forth total interest expense recognized related to debt (in millions), which is included within other expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations:
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Contractual interest expense$198 $96 $106 
Amortization of debt discounts and debt issuance costs18 14 4 
$216 $110 $110 
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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions and fair value per share:
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
202220212020
Volatility
34 - 37
%
28 - 37
%
27 - 30
%
Estimated life3.5 years3.5 years3.5 years
Risk-free interest rate
0.4 - 1.7
%
0.2 - 1.4
%
1.6 - 2.5
%
Weighted-average fair value per share of grants$59.34 $41.24 $39.59 
Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity Stock option activity, excluding the ESPP, for fiscal 2022 was as follows:
  Options Outstanding
 Shares
Available for
Grant
(in millions)		Outstanding
Stock
Options
(in millions)		Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price		Aggregate
Intrinsic Value (in millions)
Balance as of January 31, 202182 23 $120.61 
Increase in shares authorized:
2013 Equity Incentive Plan10 
Assumed equity plans7 
Options granted under all plans(8)8 201.38 
Restricted stock activity(26)
Performance-based restricted stock units activity(2)
Exercised(7)89.26 
Plan shares expired or canceled3 (3)163.48 
Balance as of January 31, 202266 21 $156.34 $3,078 
Vested or expected to vest20 $153.87 $2,934 
Exercisable as of January 31, 20229 $115.76 $1,709 
Schedule of Stock Options Outstanding The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of January 31, 2022:
 Options OutstandingOptions Exercisable
Range of Exercise
Prices		Number
Outstanding
(in millions)		Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(Years)		Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price		Number of
Shares
(in millions)		Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
$0.71 to $80.99
4 3.1$55.98 3 $57.00 
$81.88 to $148.24
3 3.7125.80 3 121.33 
$154.14
4 5.1154.14 2 154.14 
$155.20 to $207.53
3 4.2164.12 1 162.61 
$215.17 to $296.84
7 6.2223.61 0 0.00 
21 4.7156.34 9 $115.76 
Schedule of Restricted Stock Activity Restricted stock activity for fiscal 2022 was as follows:
 Restricted Stock Outstanding
 Outstanding
(in millions)		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair ValueAggregate
Intrinsic
Value (in millions)
Balance as of January 31, 202125 $155.50 
Granted - restricted stock units and awards18 233.58 
Granted - performance-based stock units1 197.70 
Canceled(4)180.40 
Vested and converted to shares(13)160.45 
Balance as of January 31, 202227 $202.85 $6,350 
Expected to vest24 $5,618 
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount The aggregate expected stock-based expense remaining to be recognized as of January 31, 2022 was as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Period:
Fiscal 2023$2,670 
Fiscal 20241,661 
Fiscal 20251,010 
Fiscal 2026239 
Total stock-based expense$5,580 
Schedule of Shares of Common Stock Available for Future Issuance under Stock Option Plans The following number of shares of common stock were reserved and available for future issuance at January 31, 2022 (in millions):
Options outstanding21 
Restricted stock awards and units and performance-based stock units outstanding27 
Stock available for future grant or issuance:
2013 Equity Incentive Plan66 
2014 Inducement Plan1 
Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan4 
119 
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Income Taxes (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Domestic and Foreign Components of Income Before Provision For (Benefit From) Income Taxes The domestic and foreign components of income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes consisted of the following (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Domestic$1,338 $2,683 $686 
Foreign194 (122)20 
$1,532 $2,561 $706 
Schedule of Income Taxes Provision (Benefit) The provision for (benefit from) income taxes consisted of the following (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Current:
Federal$6 $(12)$8 
State(16)53 33 
Foreign352 238 512 
Total342 279 553 
Deferred:
Federal(181)228 (41)
State(57)66 8 
Foreign(16)(2,084)60 
Total(254)(1,790)27 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes$88 $(1,511)$580 
Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate
A reconciliation of income taxes at the statutory federal income tax rate to the provision for (benefit from) income taxes included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations is as follows (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
U.S. federal taxes at statutory rate$322 $538 $148 
State, net of the federal benefit(29)90 40 
Effects of non-U.S. operations (1)199 (1,817)540 
Tax credits(263)(125)(195)
Non-deductible expenses83 45 119 
Excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation(323)(289)(166)
Effect of U.S. tax law change0 23 6 
Change in valuation allowance 101 15 85 
Other, net(2)9 3 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes$88 $(1,511)$580 
(1) Fiscal 2021 effects of non-U.S. operations included tax benefit from the transfer of certain intangible property in Ireland. Fiscal 2020 included incremental tax costs associated with the integration of acquired operations and assets.
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in millions):
 As of January 31,
 20222021
Deferred tax assets:
Losses and deductions carryforward$682 $202 
Deferred stock-based expense244 179 
Tax credits1,469 990 
Accrued liabilities300 269 
Intangible assets2,009 2,011 
Lease liabilities862 948 
Unearned revenue116 71 
Other32 17 
Total deferred tax assets5,714 4,687 
Less valuation allowance(463)(305)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance5,251 4,382 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Capitalized costs to obtain revenue contracts(817)(581)
Purchased intangible assets(1,902)(833)
Depreciation and amortization(178)(121)
Basis difference on strategic and other investments(337)(400)
Lease right-of-use assets(735)(863)
Total deferred tax liabilities(3,969)(2,798)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)$1,282 $1,584 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of total unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020 is as follows (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Beginning of period$1,479 $1,433 $852 
Tax positions taken in prior period:
Gross increases25 77 12 
Gross decreases(27)(40)(37)
Tax positions taken in current period:
Gross increases358 107 640 
Settlements0 (87)(27)
Lapse of statute of limitations(7)(19)(4)
Currency translation effect(6)8 (3)
End of period$1,822 $1,479 $1,433 
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Net Income Per Share (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Denominator Used in Calculation of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share A reconciliation of the denominator used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in millions):
4Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Numerator:
Net income$1,444 $4,072 $126 
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share955 908 829 
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock awards19 22 21 
Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding and assumed conversions for diluted earnings per share974 930 850 
Shares Excluded From Diluted Earnings Per Share The effects of these potentially outstanding shares were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive (in millions):
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Employee stock awards4 6 7 
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Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
segment
Jan. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Concentration Risk [Line Items]          
Number of operating segments | segment     1    
Capitalized contract cost, amortization term (in years) 4 years   4 years    
Capitalized contract cost, renewals and success fees, amortization term (in years)     2 years    
Costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net     $ 2,283,000,000 $ 1,645,000,000 $ 1,130,000,000
Amortization of costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net     1,348,000,000 1,058,000,000 876,000,000
Costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net $ 3,800,000,000 $ 2,900,000,000 3,800,000,000 2,900,000,000  
Impairments of costs to obtain revenue contracts     0 0 0
Impairment of real estate leases       216,000,000  
Impairment of intangible assets     0 0 0
Impairments of long-lived assets     0 0 0
Impairment of goodwill     $ 0 0 0
Offering period     12 months    
Discount for ESPP     15.00%    
Purchase period     6 months    
Advertising expense     $ 1,000,000,000 800,000,000 $ 700,000,000
Stock options and restricted stock          
Concentration Risk [Line Items]          
Vesting period (in years)     4 years    
Performance shares          
Concentration Risk [Line Items]          
Vesting period (in years)     3 years    
Performance period     3 years    
Restricted stock          
Concentration Risk [Line Items]          
Award requisite service period     4 years    
Foreign currency derivative contracts | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments          
Concentration Risk [Line Items]          
Notional amount of foreign currency derivative contracts $ 6,100,000,000 $ 5,300,000,000 $ 6,100,000,000 $ 5,300,000,000  
Assets | Geographic concentration risk | Non-US          
Concentration Risk [Line Items]          
Concentration risk percentage 13.00% 15.00%      
Assets | Geographic concentration risk | Untied States          
Concentration Risk [Line Items]          
Concentration risk percentage 86.00% 82.00%      
Strategic investments | Investment concentration risk | Two Privately Held Investments          
Concentration Risk [Line Items]          
Concentration risk percentage 21.00%        
Strategic investments | Investment concentration risk | Three investments          
Concentration Risk [Line Items]          
Concentration risk percentage   61.00%      
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Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Furniture and fixtures  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives 5 years
Minimum | Computers, equipment and software  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives 3 years
Minimum | Buildings and building improvements  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives 10 years
Maximum | Computers, equipment and software  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives 9 years
Maximum | Leasehold improvements  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives 10 years
Maximum | Buildings and building improvements  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives 40 years
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Revenues - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenues $ 26,492 $ 21,252 $ 17,098
Americas      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenues 17,983 14,736 12,051
Europe      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenues 6,016 4,501 3,430
Asia Pacific      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenues $ 2,493 $ 2,015 $ 1,617
Untied States | Geographic concentration risk | Revenue      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Concentration risk percentage 94.00% 95.00% 96.00%
Subscription and support      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenues $ 24,657 $ 19,976 $ 16,043
Sales      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenues 5,989 5,191 4,598
Service      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenues 6,474 5,377 4,466
Platform and Other      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenues 4,509 3,324 2,787
Marketing and Commerce      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenues 3,902 3,133 2,506
Data      
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]      
Total revenues $ 3,783 $ 2,951 $ 1,686
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Revenues - Contract Balances and Unearned Revenue (Details)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]    
Customer contract assets $ 587 $ 477
Unearned Revenue [Roll Forward]    
Unearned revenue, beginning of period 12,607 10,662
Billings and other 29,011 23,096
Contribution from contract asset 110 28
Unearned revenue from business combinations 392 73
Unearned revenue, end of period $ 15,628 12,607
Percent of revenue recognized 0.47  
Revenue recognized over time    
Unearned Revenue [Roll Forward]    
Revenue recognized $ (24,841) (19,955)
Revenue recognized at a point in time    
Unearned Revenue [Roll Forward]    
Revenue recognized $ (1,651) $ (1,297)
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Revenues - Remaining Performance Obligation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Billions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]    
Current $ 22.0 $ 18.0
Noncurrent 21.7 18.1
Total 43.7 $ 36.1
Slack    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]    
Total $ 1.2  
Minimum | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-02-01    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]    
Noncurrent remaining performance obligation, recognition period 13 months  
Maximum | Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-02-01    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]    
Noncurrent remaining performance obligation, recognition period 36 months  
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Investments - Schedule of Marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost $ 5,121 $ 5,738
Unrealized Gains 2 34
Unrealized Losses (50) (1)
Fair Value 5,073 5,771
Corporate notes and obligations    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 3,153 3,321
Unrealized Gains 2 20
Unrealized Losses (34) 0
Fair Value 3,121 3,341
U.S. treasury securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 205 205
Unrealized Gains 0 1
Unrealized Losses (3) 0
Fair Value 202 206
Mortgage-backed obligations    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 229 382
Unrealized Gains 0 5
Unrealized Losses (4) 0
Fair Value 225 387
Asset-backed securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 1,056 1,096
Unrealized Gains 0 6
Unrealized Losses (5) (1)
Fair Value 1,051 1,101
Municipal securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 225 242
Unrealized Gains 0 2
Unrealized Losses (2) 0
Fair Value 223 244
Commercial paper    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 27  
Unrealized Gains 0  
Unrealized Losses 0  
Fair Value 27  
Covered bonds    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 212 328
Unrealized Gains 0 0
Unrealized Losses (2) 0
Fair Value 210 328
Other    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 14 164
Unrealized Gains 0 0
Unrealized Losses 0 0
Fair Value $ 14 $ 164
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Investments - Schedule of Short-Term and Long-Term Marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]    
Due within 1 year $ 2,161 $ 2,525
Due in 1 year through 5 years 2,899 3,236
Due in 5 years through 10 years 13 10
Fair value of marketable securities $ 5,073 $ 5,771
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Investments - Schedule of Strategic Investments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments $ 4,784 $ 3,909
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments 467 129
Equity securities    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments 4,696 3,858
Debt securities and other investments    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments 88 51
Fair Value    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments 370 2,068
Fair Value | Equity securities    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments 370 2,068
Fair Value | Debt securities and other investments    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments 0 0
Measurement Alternative    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments 4,204 1,670
Measurement Alternative | Equity securities    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments 4,204 1,670
Measurement Alternative | Debt securities and other investments    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments 0 0
Other    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments 210 171
Other | Equity securities    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments 122 120
Other | Debt securities and other investments    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Strategic investments $ 88 $ 51
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Investments - Gains (Losses) on Strategic Investments, Net (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Investment Holdings [Line Items]      
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized, net $ 918 $ 1,803 $ 332
Realized gains on sales of securities, net 293 367 95
Gains on strategic investments, net 1,211 2,170 427
Cumulative net gain on equity securities 1,600 900  
Publicly traded equity securities      
Investment Holdings [Line Items]      
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized, net (241) 1,743 138
Publicly traded equity securities | Two publicly traded equity securities      
Investment Holdings [Line Items]      
Cumulative net gain on equity securities 1,500    
Privately held equity securities      
Investment Holdings [Line Items]      
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized, net 1,210 184 270
Upward adjustments 1,200 167  
Downward adjustments 18 1  
Impairment loss on equity securities 43 107  
Privately held equity securities | One privately held equity investment      
Investment Holdings [Line Items]      
Realized gains on sales of securities, net 155    
Upward adjustments 369    
Privately held equity and debt securities      
Investment Holdings [Line Items]      
Impairments on privately held equity and debt securities $ (51) $ (124) $ (76)
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Fair Value Measurement (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities $ 5,073 $ 5,771
Equity securities 370 2,068
Total assets 8,146 11,269
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Equity securities 370 2,068
Total assets 1,796 2,445
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Equity securities 0 0
Total assets 6,350 8,824
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Equity securities 0 0
Total assets 0 0
Corporate notes and obligations    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 3,121 3,341
Corporate notes and obligations | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
Corporate notes and obligations | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 3,121 3,341
Corporate notes and obligations | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
U.S. treasury securities    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 202 206
U.S. treasury securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
U.S. treasury securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 202 206
U.S. treasury securities | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
Mortgage-backed obligations    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 225 387
Mortgage-backed obligations | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
Mortgage-backed obligations | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 225 387
Mortgage-backed obligations | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
Asset-backed securities    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 1,051 1,101
Asset-backed securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
Asset-backed securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 1,051 1,101
Asset-backed securities | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
Municipal securities    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 223 244
Municipal securities | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
Municipal securities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 223 244
Municipal securities | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
Commercial paper    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 27  
Commercial paper | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0  
Commercial paper | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 27  
Commercial paper | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0  
Covered bonds    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 210 328
Covered bonds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
Covered bonds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 210 328
Covered bonds | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
Other    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 14 164
Other | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
Other | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 14 164
Other | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Marketable securities 0 0
Privately held equity securities | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fair value, non-recurring    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Investments, fair value 4,400 1,800
Time deposits | Cash and cash equivalents    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 1,171 1,143
Time deposits | Cash and cash equivalents | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 0 0
Time deposits | Cash and cash equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 1,171 1,143
Time deposits | Cash and cash equivalents | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 0 0
Money market mutual funds | Cash and cash equivalents    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 1,426 377
Money market mutual funds | Cash and cash equivalents | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 1,426 377
Money market mutual funds | Cash and cash equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 0 0
Money market mutual funds | Cash and cash equivalents | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 0 0
Cash equivalent securities    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 2,800 2,800
Cash equivalent securities | Cash and cash equivalents    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 106 1,910
Cash equivalent securities | Cash and cash equivalents | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 0 0
Cash equivalent securities | Cash and cash equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 106 1,910
Cash equivalent securities | Cash and cash equivalents | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents $ 0 $ 0
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Property and Equipment and Other Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, gross $ 5,216 $ 4,414  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (2,401) (1,955)  
Property and equipment, net 2,815 2,459  
Depreciation amortization expense 678 579 $ 455
Accrued compensation 2,400 1,700  
Land      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, gross 293 293  
Buildings and building improvements      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, gross 487 485  
Computers, equipment and software      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, gross 2,543 1,901  
Furniture and fixtures      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, gross 237 228  
Leasehold improvements      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, gross $ 1,656 $ 1,507  
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Leases and Other Commitments - Narrative (Details)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Operating lease extension term (some leases) 5 years
Operating lease termination option 1 year
Sublease income, next five years $ 244
Sublease income, thereafter 78
Operating leases, not yet commenced 1,100
Operating lease commitment balance, including leases not yet commenced 5,200
Facilities Space  
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Operating lease commitment balance, including leases not yet commenced 4,600
Letter of credit  
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Value of outstanding letters of credit $ 130
Minimum  
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Operating lease term 1 year
Operating lease term, not yet commenced 3 years
Maximum  
Other Commitments [Line Items]  
Operating lease term 18 years
Operating lease term, not yet commenced 18 years
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Leases and Other Commitments - Components of Lease Expense and Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]    
Operating lease cost $ 1,080 $ 1,208
Finance lease cost:    
Amortization of right-of-use assets 125 73
Interest on lease liabilities 5 15
Total finance lease cost 130 88
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:    
Operating cash outflows for operating leases 873 905
Operating cash outflows for finance leases 5 14
Financing cash outflows for finance leases 74 48
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:    
Operating leases $ 364 $ 979
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Leases and Other Commitments - Balance Sheet and Other Information Related to Leases (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Operating leases:    
Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 2,880 $ 3,204
Operating lease liabilities, current 686 766
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 2,703 2,842
Total operating lease liabilities 3,389 3,608
Finance leases:    
Accumulated depreciation $ (528) $ (410)
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Property and equipment, net Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, net $ 400 $ 194
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities, Current Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities, Current
Accrued expenses and other liabilities $ 114 $ 35
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Other noncurrent liabilities Other noncurrent liabilities
Other noncurrent liabilities $ 271 $ 93
Total finance lease liabilities $ 385 $ 128
Weighted average remaining lease term    
Operating leases (in years) 7 years 7 years
Finance leases (in years) 3 years 4 years
Weighted average discount rate    
Operating leases 2.10% 2.20%
Finance leases 1.90% 1.90%
Computers, equipment and software    
Finance leases:    
Computers, equipment and software $ 928 $ 604
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Leases and Other Commitments - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Operating Leases    
Fiscal 2023 $ 745  
Fiscal 2024 561  
Fiscal 2025 483  
Fiscal 2026 417  
Fiscal 2027 369  
Thereafter 1,076  
Total minimum lease payments 3,651  
Less: Imputed interest (262)  
Total 3,389 $ 3,608
Finance Leases    
Fiscal 2023 120  
Fiscal 2024 121  
Fiscal 2025 112  
Fiscal 2026 45  
Fiscal 2027 0  
Thereafter 0  
Total minimum lease payments 398  
Less: Imputed interest (13)  
Total $ 385 $ 128
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Business Combinations - Narrative (Details)
$ in Millions
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 21, 2021
USD ($)
May 31, 2020
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2021
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Feb. 29, 2020
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
May 31, 2019
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Goodwill, purchase accounting adjustments                   $ 292    
Fair value of equity awards assumed                   205 $ 6 $ 373
Nonvested award, cost not yet recognized                   $ 5,580    
Estimated useful lives (in years)                   5 years 6 months    
Goodwill                   $ 47,937 26,318 25,134
Loss on settlement of Salesforce.org reseller agreement [1],[2]                   $ 0 $ 0 $ 166
Developed technology                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Estimated useful lives (in years)                   3 years 8 months 12 days    
Customer relationships                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Estimated useful lives (in years)                   6 years 7 months 6 days    
Slack                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Transaction costs $ 54                      
Consideration transferred 27,068                      
Fair value of unvested options and restricted stock awards 1,700                      
Fair value of equity awards assumed 205                      
Nonvested award, cost not yet recognized 1,500                      
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired 6,350                      
Goodwill 21,161                      
Common stock issued 11,064                      
Cash 15,799                      
Intangible assets 6,350                      
Slack | Developed technology                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired $ 2,360                      
Estimated useful lives (in years) 5 years                      
Slack | Customer relationships                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired $ 3,690                      
Estimated useful lives (in years) 8 years                      
Slack | Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Share conversion ratio 0.1885                      
Slack | Restricted stock                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Share conversion ratio 0.1804                      
Acumen                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Consideration transferred     $ 433                  
Goodwill     337                  
Acumen | Customer relationships                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired     $ 99                  
Estimated useful lives (in years)     8 years                  
Vlocity                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Share conversion ratio       0.05817                
Fair value of unvested options and restricted stock awards       $ 139                
Fair value of equity awards assumed       6                
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired       473                
Goodwill       1,024                
Consideration transferred, including equity interest in acquiree held prior to combination       1,380                
Assumed unvested options, allocated to future services       133                
Fair value of pre-existing relationship   $ 167   208                
Remeasurement gain       41                
Cash       1,166                
Intangible assets       473                
Vlocity | Developed technology                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired       $ 174                
Estimated useful lives (in years)       4 years                
Vlocity | Customer relationships                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired       $ 299                
Estimated useful lives (in years)       8 years                
Evergage                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Consideration transferred         $ 100              
Goodwill         74              
Evergage | Developed technology and customer relationships                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired         $ 25              
Evergage | Developed technology and customer relationships | Minimum                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Estimated useful lives (in years)         3 years              
Evergage | Developed technology and customer relationships | Maximum                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Estimated useful lives (in years)         5 years              
Tableau                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Consideration transferred             $ 14,800          
Fair value of unvested options and restricted stock awards             1,500          
Fair value of equity awards assumed             292          
Goodwill             10,800          
Assumed unvested options, allocated to future services             1,200          
Common stock issued             14,600          
Intangible assets             3,300          
Tableau | Developed technology                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired             $ 2,000          
Estimated useful lives (in years)             5 years          
Tableau | Customer relationships                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired             $ 1,200          
Estimated useful lives (in years)             8 years          
ClickSoftware                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Fair value of equity awards assumed           $ 81            
Goodwill           1,100            
Consideration transferred, including equity interest in acquiree held prior to combination           1,400            
Common stock issued           663            
Cash           587            
Intangible assets           276            
ClickSoftware | Developed technology                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired           $ 215            
Estimated useful lives (in years)           4 years            
ClickSoftware | Customer relationships                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired           $ 61            
Estimated useful lives (in years)           8 years            
Salesforce.org                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Goodwill               $ 164        
Cash               300        
Loss on settlement of Salesforce.org reseller agreement               $ 166        
MapAnything, Inc.                        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Consideration transferred                 $ 213      
[1] Amounts include amortization of intangible assets acquired through business combinations, as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
202220212020
Cost of revenues$897 $662 $440 
Marketing and sales727 459 352 
[2] Amounts include stock-based expense, as follows:
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202220212020
Cost of revenues$386 $241 $204 
Research and development918 703 510 
Marketing and sales1,104 941 852 
General and administrative371 305 219 
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Business Combinations - Schedule of Consideration Transferred (Slack) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jul. 21, 2021
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Fair value of stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards assumed   $ 205 $ 6 $ 373
Slack        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Cash $ 15,799      
Common stock issued 11,064      
Fair value of stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards assumed 205      
Total $ 27,068      
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Business Combinations - Schedule of Consideration Transferred (Vlocity) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
May 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2020
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Fair value of equity awards assumed     $ 205 $ 6 $ 373
Vlocity          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Cash   $ 1,166      
Fair value of equity awards assumed   6      
Fair value of pre-existing relationship $ 167 208      
Total   $ 1,380      
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Business Combinations - Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jul. 21, 2021
Jan. 31, 2021
Jun. 30, 2020
Jan. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Acquired customer contract asset $ 587   $ 477    
Goodwill $ 47,937   $ 26,318   $ 25,134
Slack          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,508      
Accounts receivable   97      
Acquired customer contract asset   70      
Operating lease right-of-use assets   208      
Other assets   405      
Goodwill   21,161      
Intangible assets   6,350      
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities   (186)      
Unearned revenue   (382)      
Slack Convertible Notes (see Note 9)   (1,339)      
Operating lease liabilities   (283)      
Deferred tax liability   (541)      
Net assets acquired   $ 27,068      
Vlocity          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Cash and cash equivalents       $ 12  
Accounts receivable       22  
Other assets       15  
Goodwill       1,024  
Intangible assets       473  
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities       (35)  
Unearned revenue       (64)  
Deferred tax liability       (67)  
Net assets acquired       $ 1,380  
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Business Combinations - Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 21, 2021
Jun. 30, 2020
Jan. 31, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Estimated useful lives (in years)     5 years 6 months
Developed technology      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Estimated useful lives (in years)     3 years 8 months 12 days
Customer relationships      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Estimated useful lives (in years)     6 years 7 months 6 days
Other purchased intangible assets      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Estimated useful lives (in years)     5 years 6 months
Slack      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired $ 6,350    
Slack | Developed technology      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired $ 2,360    
Estimated useful lives (in years) 5 years    
Slack | Customer relationships      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired $ 3,690    
Estimated useful lives (in years) 8 years    
Slack | Other purchased intangible assets      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired $ 300    
Estimated useful lives (in years) 6 years    
Vlocity      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired   $ 473  
Vlocity | Developed technology      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired   $ 174  
Estimated useful lives (in years)   4 years  
Vlocity | Customer relationships      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired   $ 299  
Estimated useful lives (in years)   8 years  
v3.22.0.1
Business Combinations - Revenue and Earnings From Acquired Business (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Total revenues   $ 26,492 $ 21,252 $ 17,098
Pretax loss   $ 1,532 $ 2,561 $ 706
Slack        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Total revenues $ 592      
Pretax loss $ (1,105)      
v3.22.0.1
Business Combinations - Schedule of Pro Forma Information (Details) - Slack - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Total revenues $ 26,932 $ 21,990
Pretax income 1,014 546
Net income $ 1,127 $ 2,589
v3.22.0.1
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations and Goodwill - Intangible Assets Acquired From Business Combinations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]      
Intangible assets, gross, beginning balance $ 6,860    
Additions and retirements, net 6,113    
Intangible assets, gross, ending balance 12,973 $ 6,860  
Accumulated amortization, beginning balance (2,746)    
Expense and retirements, net (1,249)    
Accumulated amortization, ending balance (3,995) (2,746)  
Intangible assets, net, beginning balance 4,114    
Intangible assets, net, ending balance $ 8,978 4,114  
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (Years) 5 years 6 months    
Amortization of intangible assets $ 1,600 1,100 $ 800
Retirements of intangible assets 377    
Customer contract assets 587 477  
Other assets      
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]      
Customer contract assets 79 42  
Developed technology      
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]      
Intangible assets, gross, beginning balance 3,305    
Additions and retirements, net 2,328    
Intangible assets, gross, ending balance 5,633 3,305  
Accumulated amortization, beginning balance (1,427)    
Expense and retirements, net (836)    
Accumulated amortization, ending balance (2,263) (1,427)  
Intangible assets, net, beginning balance 1,878    
Intangible assets, net, ending balance $ 3,370 1,878  
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (Years) 3 years 8 months 12 days    
Retirements of intangible assets $ 61    
Customer relationships      
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]      
Intangible assets, gross, beginning balance 3,510    
Additions and retirements, net 3,485    
Intangible assets, gross, ending balance 6,995 3,510  
Accumulated amortization, beginning balance (1,279)    
Expense and retirements, net (383)    
Accumulated amortization, ending balance (1,662) (1,279)  
Intangible assets, net, beginning balance 2,231    
Intangible assets, net, ending balance $ 5,333 2,231  
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (Years) 6 years 7 months 6 days    
Retirements of intangible assets $ 314    
Other purchased intangible assets      
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]      
Intangible assets, gross, beginning balance 45    
Additions and retirements, net 300    
Intangible assets, gross, ending balance 345 45  
Accumulated amortization, beginning balance (40)    
Expense and retirements, net (30)    
Accumulated amortization, ending balance (70) (40)  
Intangible assets, net, beginning balance 5    
Intangible assets, net, ending balance $ 275 $ 5  
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (Years) 5 years 6 months    
v3.22.0.1
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations and Goodwill - Expected Future Amortization Expense for Purchased Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]    
Fiscal 2023 $ 1,931  
Fiscal 2024 1,844  
Fiscal 2025 1,573  
Fiscal 2026 1,340  
Fiscal 2027 978  
Thereafter 1,312  
Total amortization expense $ 8,978 $ 4,114
v3.22.0.1
Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations and Goodwill - Goodwill (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill, beginning balance $ 26,318 $ 25,134
Goodwill acquired   86
Other acquisitions and adjustments 121  
Goodwill, ending balance 47,937 26,318
Evergage    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill acquired   74
Vlocity    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill acquired   $ 1,024
Slack    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill acquired 21,161  
Acumen    
Goodwill [Roll Forward]    
Goodwill acquired $ 337  
v3.22.0.1
Debt - Carrying Value of Borrowings (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Outstanding Principal as of January 31, 2022 $ 10,686  
Total carrying value of debt 10,596 $ 2,677
Less current portion of debt (4) (4)
Total noncurrent debt $ 10,592 2,673
Senior Notes | 2023 Senior Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Contractual Interest Rate 3.25%  
Outstanding Principal as of January 31, 2022 $ 1,000  
Total carrying value of debt $ 998 996
Senior Notes | 2024 Senior Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Contractual Interest Rate 0.625%  
Outstanding Principal as of January 31, 2022 $ 1,000  
Total carrying value of debt $ 997 0
Senior Notes | 2028 Senior Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Contractual Interest Rate 3.70%  
Outstanding Principal as of January 31, 2022 $ 1,500  
Total carrying value of debt $ 1,492 1,491
Senior Notes | 2028 Senior Sustainability Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Contractual Interest Rate 1.50%  
Outstanding Principal as of January 31, 2022 $ 1,000  
Total carrying value of debt $ 990 0
Senior Notes | 2031 Senior Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Contractual Interest Rate 1.95%  
Outstanding Principal as of January 31, 2022 $ 1,500  
Total carrying value of debt $ 1,488 0
Senior Notes | 2041 Senior Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Contractual Interest Rate 2.70%  
Outstanding Principal as of January 31, 2022 $ 1,250  
Total carrying value of debt $ 1,234 0
Senior Notes | 2051 Senior Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Contractual Interest Rate 2.90%  
Outstanding Principal as of January 31, 2022 $ 2,000  
Total carrying value of debt $ 1,976 0
Senior Notes | 2061 Senior Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Contractual Interest Rate 3.05%  
Outstanding Principal as of January 31, 2022 $ 1,250  
Total carrying value of debt $ 1,235 0
Secured Debt | Loan assumed on 50 Fremont    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Contractual Interest Rate 3.75%  
Outstanding Principal as of January 31, 2022 $ 186  
Total carrying value of debt $ 186 $ 190
v3.22.0.1
Debt - Narrative (Details)
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Jul. 21, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Repayments of Slack Convertible Notes, net of capped call proceeds $ 168,000,000 $ (1,197,000,000) $ 0 $ 0    
Revolving Credit Facility            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Maximum borrowing capacity           $ 3,000,000,000
Outstanding borrowings for line of credit   0        
Slack            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Slack Convertible Notes         $ 1,339,000,000  
Slack Convertible Notes            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Repayments of convertible notes   $ 1,300,000,000        
Closing trading price            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Long-term debt measurement input   100 100      
Senior Notes | July 2021 Notes            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt instrument, face amount 8,000,000,000          
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt $ 7,900,000,000          
Senior Notes | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Senior Notes fair value   $ 10,300,000,000 $ 2,800,000,000      
Convertible Debt | Slack Convertible Notes            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 863,000,000  
v3.22.0.1
Debt - Future Principal Payments (Details)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Fiscal 2023 $ 4
Fiscal 2024 1,182
Fiscal 2025 1,000
Fiscal 2026 0
Fiscal 2027 0
Thereafter 8,500
Total principal outstanding $ 10,686
v3.22.0.1
Debt - Schedule of Interest Expense (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]      
Contractual interest expense $ 198 $ 96 $ 106
Amortization of debt discounts and debt issuance costs 18 14 4
Debt interest expense $ 216 $ 110 $ 110
v3.22.0.1
Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Total intrinsic value of the options exercised during the period $ 1,200 $ 1,200 $ 800
Weighted-average remaining contractual life of vested and expected to vest options (in years) 5 years    
Options vested (in shares) 9,000,000    
Weighted average exercise price vested (in dollars per share) $ 115.76    
Remaining contractual term (in years) 3 years    
Total intrinsic value of vested options $ 1,709    
Weighted-average fair value per share of grants (in dollars per share) $ 0.001    
Period for recognition (in years) 2 years    
Fair value of shares vested in period $ 3,200 $ 2,500  
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares) 5,000,000 5,000,000  
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares) 0 0  
Stock Options      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Term of stock options (in years) 7 years    
Weighted-average fair value per share of grants (in dollars per share) $ 59.34 $ 41.24 $ 39.59
Performance shares      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Vesting period (in years) 3 years    
Performance shares | Minimum      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Award vesting percentage 0.00%    
Performance shares | Maximum      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Award vesting percentage 200.00%    
Restricted stock      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Period for recognition (in years) 4 years    
v3.22.0.1
Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions (Details) - $ / shares
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Weighted-average fair value per share of grants (in dollars per share) $ 0.001    
Stock Options      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Volatility, minimum 34.00% 28.00% 27.00%
Volatility, maximum 37.00% 37.00% 30.00%
Estimated life (in years) 3 years 6 months 3 years 6 months 3 years 6 months
Risk-free interest rate, minimum 0.40% 0.20% 1.60%
Risk-free interest rate, maximum 1.70% 1.40% 2.50%
Weighted-average fair value per share of grants (in dollars per share) $ 59.34 $ 41.24 $ 39.59
v3.22.0.1
Stockholders' Equity - Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity (Details)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Shares Available for Grant  
Beginning balance (in shares) 82
Ending balance (in shares) 66
Outstanding Stock Options  
Beginning balance (in shares) 23
Options granted under all plans (in shares) 8
Exercised (in shares) (7)
Plan shares expired or canceled (in shares) (3)
Ending balance (in shares) 21
Outstanding Stock Options, Vested or expected to vest (in shares) 20
Outstanding Stock Options, Exercisable (in shares) 9
Options Outstanding Weighted-Average Exercise Price  
Beginning balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 120.61
Options granted under all plans (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 201.38
Exercised (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 89.26
Plan shares expired or canceled (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 163.48
Ending balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 156.34
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Vested or expected to vest (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 153.87
Weighted-Average Exercise Price, Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 115.76
Aggregate Intrinsic Value  
Balance | $ $ 3,078
Vested or expected to vest | $ 2,934
Exercisable | $ $ 1,709
Restricted stock  
Shares Available for Grant  
Restricted stock and restricted stock unit activity (in shares) (26)
Performance shares  
Shares Available for Grant  
Restricted stock and restricted stock unit activity (in shares) (2)
2013 Equity Incentive Plan  
Shares Available for Grant  
Increase in shares authorized (in shares) 10
Ending balance (in shares) 66
Acquired equity plans  
Shares Available for Grant  
Increase in shares authorized (in shares) 7
v3.22.0.1
Stockholders' Equity - Stock Options Outstanding (Details)
shares in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
$ / shares
shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Options, Number Outstanding (in shares) | shares 21
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 4 years 8 months 12 days
Options Outstanding , Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 156.34
Options Exercisable, Number of Shares (in shares) | shares 9
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 115.76
$0.71 to $80.99  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Range of Exercise Prices, Minimum (in dollars per share) 0.71
Range of Exercise Prices, Maximum (in dollars per share) $ 80.99
Options, Number Outstanding (in shares) | shares 4
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 3 years 1 month 6 days
Options Outstanding , Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 55.98
Options Exercisable, Number of Shares (in shares) | shares 3
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 57.00
$81.88 to $148.24  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Range of Exercise Prices, Minimum (in dollars per share) 81.88
Range of Exercise Prices, Maximum (in dollars per share) $ 148.24
Options, Number Outstanding (in shares) | shares 3
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 3 years 8 months 12 days
Options Outstanding , Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 125.80
Options Exercisable, Number of Shares (in shares) | shares 3
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 121.33
$154.14  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Range of Exercise Prices, Minimum (in dollars per share) 154.14
Range of Exercise Prices, Maximum (in dollars per share) $ 154.14
Options, Number Outstanding (in shares) | shares 4
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 5 years 1 month 6 days
Options Outstanding , Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 154.14
Options Exercisable, Number of Shares (in shares) | shares 2
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 154.14
$155.20 to $207.53  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Range of Exercise Prices, Minimum (in dollars per share) 155.20
Range of Exercise Prices, Maximum (in dollars per share) $ 207.53
Options, Number Outstanding (in shares) | shares 3
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 4 years 2 months 12 days
Options Outstanding , Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 164.12
Options Exercisable, Number of Shares (in shares) | shares 1
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 162.61
$215.17 to $296.84  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Range of Exercise Prices, Minimum (in dollars per share) 215.17
Range of Exercise Prices, Maximum (in dollars per share) $ 296.84
Options, Number Outstanding (in shares) | shares 7
Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 6 years 2 months 12 days
Options Outstanding , Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 223.61
Options Exercisable, Number of Shares (in shares) | shares 0
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 0.00
v3.22.0.1
Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Restricted Stock Activity (Details)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Restricted stock  
Restricted Stock Outstanding  
Beginning balance (in shares) 25
Granted (in shares) 18
Canceled (in shares) (4)
Vested and converted to shares (in shares) (13)
Ending balance (in shares) 27
Expected to vest (in shares) 24
Restricted Stock Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price  
Beginning balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 155.50
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 233.58
Canceled (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 180.40
Vested and converted to shares (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 160.45
Ending balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 202.85
Restricted Stock Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value  
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding | $ $ 6,350
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Expected to vest | $ $ 5,618
Performance shares  
Restricted Stock Outstanding  
Granted (in shares) 1
Restricted Stock Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price  
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 197.70
v3.22.0.1
Stockholders' Equity - Share-based Payment Arrangement Expensed and Capitalized, Amount (Details)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Fiscal 2023 $ 2,670
Fiscal 2024 1,661
Fiscal 2025 1,010
Fiscal 2026 239
Total stock-based expense $ 5,580
v3.22.0.1
Stockholders' Equity - Common Stock (Details) - shares
shares in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Options outstanding (in shares) 21 23
Stock available for future grant or issuance (in shares) 66 82
Total shares available for future grant (in shares) 119  
2013 Equity Incentive Plan    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Stock available for future grant or issuance (in shares) 66  
2014 Inducement Plan    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Stock available for future grant or issuance (in shares) 1  
Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Stock available for future grant or issuance (in shares) 4  
Restricted stock    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Restricted stock awards and units and performance-based stock units outstanding (in shares) 27 25
v3.22.0.1
Income Taxes - Domestic and Foreign Components of Income Before Provision For (Benefit From) Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Domestic $ 1,338 $ 2,683 $ 686
Foreign 194 (122) 20
Income before benefit from (provision for) income taxes $ 1,532 $ 2,561 $ 706
v3.22.0.1
Income Taxes - Provisions For (Benefit From) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Current:      
Federal $ 6 $ (12) $ 8
State (16) 53 33
Foreign 352 238 512
Total 342 279 553
Deferred:      
Federal (181) 228 (41)
State (57) 66 8
Foreign (16) (2,084) 60
Total (254) (1,790) 27
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes [1] $ 88 $ (1,511) $ 580
[1] During fiscal 2021, the Company recorded approximately $2.0 billion of a one-time benefit from a discrete tax item related to the recognition of deferred tax assets resulting from an intra-entity transfer of intangible property.
v3.22.0.1
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]      
Provision for income taxes [1] $ 88 $ (1,511) $ 580
Deferred income tax benefit from intra-entity transfer of intangible property 0 2,003 0
Operating loss carryforwards 3,100    
Research and development tax credits 1,100    
Valuation allowance 463 305  
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits 343 46 581
Unrecognized tax benefits which would affect the effective tax rate 1,300 1,300 1,200
Recognized interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits 21 25 2
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits 58 $ 37 $ 12
Reasonably possible decrease of unrecognized tax benefits 15    
Foreign Tax Authority      
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]      
Tax credit carryforward 269    
California      
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 1,400    
Research and development tax credits 653    
State and Local Jurisdiction      
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]      
Operating loss carryforwards 1,500    
Tax credit carryforward $ 103    
[1] During fiscal 2021, the Company recorded approximately $2.0 billion of a one-time benefit from a discrete tax item related to the recognition of deferred tax assets resulting from an intra-entity transfer of intangible property.
v3.22.0.1
Income Taxes - Reconciliation of statutory Federal Income Tax Rate (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
U.S. federal taxes at statutory rate $ 322 $ 538 $ 148
State, net of the federal benefit (29) 90 40
Effects of non-U.S. operations 199 (1,817) 540
Tax credits (263) (125) (195)
Non-deductible expenses 83 45 119
Excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation (323) (289) (166)
Effect of U.S. tax law change 0 23 6
Change in valuation allowance 101 15 85
Other, net (2) 9 3
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes [1] $ 88 $ (1,511) $ 580
[1] During fiscal 2021, the Company recorded approximately $2.0 billion of a one-time benefit from a discrete tax item related to the recognition of deferred tax assets resulting from an intra-entity transfer of intangible property.
v3.22.0.1
Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Deferred tax assets:    
Losses and deductions carryforward $ 682 $ 202
Deferred stock-based expense 244 179
Tax credits 1,469 990
Accrued liabilities 300 269
Intangible assets 2,009 2,011
Lease liabilities 862 948
Unearned revenue 116 71
Other 32 17
Total deferred tax assets 5,714 4,687
Less valuation allowance (463) (305)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance 5,251 4,382
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Capitalized costs to obtain revenue contracts (817) (581)
Purchased intangible assets (1,902) (833)
Depreciation and amortization (178) (121)
Basis difference on strategic and other investments (337) (400)
Lease right-of-use assets (735) (863)
Total deferred tax liabilities (3,969) (2,798)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) $ 1,282 $ 1,584
v3.22.0.1
Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]      
Beginning of period $ 1,479 $ 1,433 $ 852
Tax positions taken in prior period, gross increases 25 77 12
Tax positions taken in prior period, gross decreases (27) (40) (37)
Tax positions taken in current period, gross increases 358 107 640
Settlements 0 (87) (27)
Lapse of statute of limitations (7) (19) (4)
Currency translation effect (6)   (3)
Currency translation effect   8  
End of period $ 1,822 $ 1,479 $ 1,433
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Net Income Per Share - Reconciliation of Denominator Used in Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Numerator:      
Net income $ 1,444 $ 4,072 $ 126
Denominator:      
Weighted-average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share (in shares) 955 908 829
Dilutive effect of employee stock awards (in shares) 19 22 21
Adjusted weighted-average shares outstanding and assumed conversions for diluted earnings per share (in shares) 974 930 850
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Net Income Per Share - Shares Excluded from Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares
shares in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2021
Jan. 31, 2020
Employee stock awards      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Anti-dilutive securities excluded (in shares) 4 6 7
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Legal Proceedings and Claims (Details) - lawsuit
 1 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2020
Sep. 30, 2019
Slack Litigation    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Number of claims filed 3 7
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Related-Party Transactions (Details)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2022
board_seat
shares
Jul. 21, 2021
USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Reserved shares of common stock for future sale (in share) | shares 119.0  
Slack    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Reserved shares of common stock for future sale (in share) | shares 1.2  
Slack | Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Collaborative arrangement, cash value of shares agreed to be donated | $   $ 54
Foundation    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Number of Company's board members that hold board seats in Foundation | board_seat 1  
Number of board seats in Foundation | board_seat 3  
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Subsequent Event (Details)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2022
USD ($)
Subsequent Event | Traction on Demand | Expected  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Total estimated consideration $ 340