Concentration of Credit Risk

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

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Concentration of Credit Risk

Autodesk places its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities in highly liquid instruments with, and in the custody of, diversified financial institutions globally with high credit ratings and limits the amounts invested with any one institution, type of security and issuer. Autodesk’s primary commercial banking relationship is with Citibank and its global affiliates (“Citibank”). Citibank, N.A., an affiliate of Citibank, is one of the lead lenders and an agent in the syndicate of Autodesk’s $400.0 million line of credit facility. It is Autodesk’s policy to limit the amounts invested with any one institution by type of security and issuer.

Total sales to the distributor Tech Data Corporation, and its global affiliates (“Tech Data”), accounted for 25% of Autodesk’s total net revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2013 and 22% of Autodesk's total net revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2012. The majority of the net revenue from sales to Tech Data relates to Autodesk’s Platform Solutions and Emerging Business ("PSEB") segment and is for sales made outside of the United States. In addition, Tech Data accounted for 24% and 23% of trade accounts receivable at April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013, respectively.