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DEFERRED REVENUES
3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
DEFERRED REVENUES [Abstract]  
DEFERRED REVENUES
11. DEFERRED REVENUES
 
Deferred revenues consisted of the following:

  
April 30,
2015
  
January 31,
2015
 
  
(in thousands)
 
Deferred maintenance revenue
 
$
75,744
  
$
86,381
 
Deferred subscription revenue
  
11,622
   
11,563
 
Deferred services revenue
  
2,621
   
2,813
 
Deferred license revenue
  
1,028
   
1,890
 
Deferred other revenue
  
393
   
74
 
Deferred revenues, current
  
91,408
   
102,721
 
Deferred revenues, non-current (in Other liabilities)
  
2,114
   
2,361
 
Total deferred revenues
 
$
93,522
  
$
105,082
 
 
Deferred maintenance and subscription revenues represent customer payments made in advance for support and subscription contracts. Support and subscription are billed in advance with corresponding revenues being recognized ratably over the support and subscription periods. Support is typically billed annually while subscription is typically billed quarterly. Deferred license revenues result from undelivered products or specified enhancements, customer specific acceptance provisions and software license transactions that cannot be segmented from undelivered consulting or other services. Deferred services revenues represent both prepayments for our professional services where revenues for these services are generally recognized as the Company completes the performance obligations for the prepaid services; and services already provided but deferred due to software revenue recognition rules.