Financial Instruments Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Cost And Fair Value Of Financial Instruments Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize the Company's financial instruments' amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses, and fair value by significant investment category as of October 31, 2013 and January 31, 2013:

			October 31, 2013
			Amortized Cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses			Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash equivalents (1):
	Certificates of deposit and time deposits		$	277.2	$	—	$	—		$	277.2	$	21.2	$	256.0	$	—
	Commercial paper		289.6		—		—			289.6		—		289.6		—
	Money market funds		248.3		—		—			248.3		—		248.3		—
Marketable securities:
	Short-term available for sale
		Commercial paper and corporate debt securities	280.0		—		—			280.0		98.0		182.0		—
		Certificates of deposit and time deposits	131.7		—		—			131.7		—		131.7		—
		U.S. treasury securities	41.2		—		—			41.2		41.2		—		—
		U.S. government agency securities	68.8		—		—			68.8		68.8		—		—
		Municipal securities	21.7		—		—			21.7		21.7		—		—
		Other (2)	1.4		—		—			1.4		0.5		0.9		—
	Short-term trading securities
		Mutual funds	35.9		6.4		—			42.3		42.3		—		—
	Long-term available for sale
		Corporate debt securities	205.1		0.9		(0.1		)	205.9		205.9		—		—
		U.S. treasury securities	123.3		0.2		—			123.5		123.5		—		—
		U.S. government agency securities	37.1		0.1		—			37.2		37.2		—		—
		Municipal securities	50.8		0.1		—			50.9		50.9		—		—
		Sovereign debt	1.0		—		—			1.0		—		1.0		—
Convertible debt securities (3)			21.4		3.3		(3.1		)	21.6		—		—		21.6
Derivative contracts (4)			11.0		6.0		(7.1		)	9.9		—		0.1		9.8
		Total	$	1,845.5	$	17.0	$	(10.3	)	$	1,852.2	$	711.2	$	1,109.6	$	31.4

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(1) Included in “Cash and cash equivalents” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2) Consists of sovereign debt and other short-term securities.

(3) Considered “available for sale” and included in “Other assets” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(4) Included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets,” “Other assets,” or “Other accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

			January 31, 2013
			Amortized Cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses			Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash equivalents (1):
	Certificates of deposit and time deposits		$	392.4	$	—	$	—		$	392.4	$	17.2	$	375.2	$	—
	Corporate bond		1.8		—		—			1.8		1.8		—		—
	Commercial paper		263.3		—		—			263.3		—		263.3		—
	Money market funds		596.3		—		—			596.3		—		596.3		—
Marketable securities:
	Short-term available for sale
		Commercial paper and corporate debt securities	122.9		0.1		—			123.0		40.4		82.6		—
		Certificates of deposit and time deposits	15.1		—		—			15.1		10.0		5.1		—
		U.S. treasury securities	83.3		—		—			83.3		83.3		—		—
		U.S. government agency securities	79.5		—		—			79.5		79.5		—		—
		Sovereign debt	1.0		—		—			1.0		—		1.0		—
		Municipal securities	4.6		—		—			4.6		4.6		—		—
		Other	0.3		—		—			0.3		0.3		—		—
	Short-term trading securities
		Mutual funds	31.1		4.2		—			35.3		35.3		—		—
	Long-term available for sale
		Corporate debt securities	172.1		1.4		—			173.5		173.5		—		—
		U.S. treasury securities	145.2		0.1		—			145.3		145.3		—		—
		U.S. government agency securities	50.8		0.2		—			51.0		51.0		—		—
		Municipal securities	36.0		0.1		—			36.1		36.1		—		—
		Sovereign debt	1.0		—		—			1.0		—		1.0		—
		Taxable auction-rate securities	4.2		—		—			4.2		—		—		4.2
Convertible debt securities (2)			18.1		1.6		(2.2		)	17.5		—		—		17.5
Derivative contracts (3)			10.2		9.2		(5.9		)	13.5		—		2.8		10.7
		Total	$	2,029.2	$	16.9	$	(8.1	)	$	2,038.0	$	678.3	$	1,327.3	$	32.4

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(1) Included in “Cash and cash equivalents” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2) Considered “available for sale” and included in “Other assets” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(3) Included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets,” “Other assets,” or “Other accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the change in Autodesk’s Level 3 items for the nine months ended October 31, 2013 was as follows:

	Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs
	(Level 3)
		Derivative Contracts			Convertible Debt Securities		Taxable Auction-Rate Securities			Total
Balance at January 31, 2013		$	10.7		$	17.5	$	4.2		$	32.4
Purchases		1.3			3.1		—			4.4
Settlements		—			—		(4.0		)	(4.0		)
Net realized losses		—			—		(0.2		)	(0.2		)
Net unrealized (losses) gains		(2.2		)	1.0		—			(1.2		)
Balance at October 31, 2013		$	9.8		$	21.6	$	—		$	31.4

Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of Autodesk's “available-for-sale securities” classified by the contractual maturity date of the security:

	October 31, 2013
	Cost		Fair Value
Due in 1 year	$	544.8	$	544.8
Due in 1 year through 5 years	438.7		440.1
Due in 5 years through 10 years	—		—
Due after 10 years	—		—
Total	$	983.5	$	984.9

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value at
		October 31, 2013		January 31, 2013
Derivative Assets
Foreign currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges	Prepaid expenses and other current assets (1)	$	2.3	$	6.7
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	Other assets	9.8		10.7
Total derivative assets		$	12.1	$	17.4
Derivative Liabilities
Foreign currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges	Other accrued liabilities (2)	$	2.2	$	3.9
Total derivative liabilities		$	2.2	$	3.9

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

The effects of derivatives designated as hedging instruments on Autodesk’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (amounts presented include any income tax effects):

	Foreign Currency  Contracts
	Three Months Ended October 31,						Nine Months Ended October 31,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Amount of (loss) gain recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income on derivatives (effective portion)	$	(4.6	)	$	(9.4	)	$	8.0		$	2.7
Amount and location of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income (effective portion)
Net revenue	$	2.3		$	3.2		$	11.0		$	15.6
Operating expenses	(0.3		)	(0.7		)	(1.3		)	(4.6		)
Total	$	2.0		$	2.5		$	9.7		$	11.0
Amount and location of (loss) recognized in income on derivatives (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)
Interest and other income (expense), net	$	(0.1	)	$	(0.1	)	$	(0.1	)	$	—

The effects of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Autodesk’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively (amounts presented include any income tax effects):

	Three Months Ended October 31,				Nine Months Ended October 31,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Amount and location of gain recognized in income on derivatives
Interest and other income (expense), net	$	2.9	$	1.6	$	4.9	$	2.6