Pension And Profit-Sharing Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension And Profit-Sharing Plans

Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans

The Company has a 401(k)/profit-sharing plan for all qualifying full-time domestic employees that permits participants to make contributions by salary reduction pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company makes matching contributions on behalf of each eligible participant in an amount equal to 100% of the first 3% and an additional 25% of the next 5%, for a maximum total of 4.25% of the employee’s compensation. The Company may make a discretionary contribution based on the participant’s eligible compensation, provided the employee is employed at the end of the year and has worked at least 1,000 hours. The qualifying domestic employees of the Company’s Apache subsidiary, which was acquired on August 1, 2011, also participated in a 401(k) plan, which was merged into the ANSYS 401(k) plan in 2012. There is no matching employer contribution associated with the former Apache 401(k) plan as of December 31, 2012. The Company also maintains various defined contribution and defined benefit pension arrangements for its international employees. The Company funds the foreign defined benefit and contribution plans with at least the minimum required deposits according to the local statutory requirements. The unfunded portion of the defined benefit obligation for each plan is accrued in other long-term liabilities.

Expenses related to the Company’s retirement programs were $7.1 million in 2012, $5.3 million in 2011 and $3.9 million in 2010.