Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Autodesk, Inc. (“Autodesk” or the “Company”) as of July 31, 2013, and for the three and six months ended July 31, 2013, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for interim financial information along with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for annual financial statements. In management’s opinion, Autodesk made all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring and non-recurring adjustments) during the quarter that were considered necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position and operating results of the Company. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In addition, the results of operations for the three and six months ended July 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year ending January 31, 2014, or for any other period. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes, together with management’s discussion and analysis of financial position and results of operations contained in Autodesk’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2013, filed on March 18, 2013.

Reclassifications

During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, Autodesk combined maintenance revenue and cloud services offering-related revenue into one category named “Subscription.” As a result, revenue and cost of revenue related to cloud service offerings previously reflected in “License and other revenue” and “Cost of license and other revenue” were reclassified to “Subscription revenue” and “Cost of subscription revenue.” These revenues and expenses have been reclassified in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended July 31, 2012 to conform to the current period presentation as follows:

	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	July 31, 2012			July 31, 2012
Reclassifications within revenue:
(Decrease) to license and other revenue	$	(6.5	)	$	(12.3	)
Increase to subscription revenue	6.5			12.3
Reclassifications within cost of revenue:
(Decrease) to cost of license and other revenue	$	(6.6	)	$	(12.9	)
Increase to cost of subscription revenue	6.6			12.9