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Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations and Goodwill
 6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2026
Intangible Asset, Goodwill and Other [Abstract]  
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Intangible Assets Acquired Through Business Combinations
Intangible assets acquired through business combinations were as follows (in millions):
Intangible Assets, GrossAccumulated AmortizationIntangible Assets, NetWeighted
Average
Remaining Useful Life (Years)
January 31, 2026Additions and retirements, netJuly 31, 2026January 31, 2026Expense and retirements, netJuly 31, 2026January 31, 2026July 31, 2026July 31, 2026
Acquired developed technology$4,796 $275 $5,071 $(2,407)$(478)$(2,885)$2,389 $2,186 4.4
Customer relationships8,659 124 8,783 (4,640)(491)(5,131)4,019 3,652 6.2
Other (1)684 11 695 (277)(114)(391)407 304 1.6
Total$14,139 $410 $14,549 $(7,324)$(1,083)$(8,407)$6,815 $6,142 5.3
(1) Other includes trade names, unbilled backlog, and territory rights.
Amortization of intangible assets resulting from business combinations for the three months ended July 31, 2026 and 2025 was $522 million and $380 million, respectively, and $1.1 billion and $775 million for the six months ended July 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
The expected future amortization expense for intangible assets as of July 31, 2026 was as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Period:
Remaining six months of fiscal 2027$839 
Fiscal 20281,499 
Fiscal 20291,189 
Fiscal 2030764 
Fiscal 2031497 
Thereafter1,354 
Total amortization expense$6,142 
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 as of January 31, 2026$57,941 
Acquisition of Qualified954 
Other acquisitions and adjustments (1)355 
Balance as of July 31, 2026$59,250 
(1) Includes the effect of foreign currency translation and measurement period adjustments from prior period acquisitions.