Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Jan. 31, 2014

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Cost and Fair Value of Financial Instruments Disclosure

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 January 31, 2015 and 2014.

			January 31, 2015
			Amortized Cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses			Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash equivalents (1):
	Corporate debt securities		$	258.6	$	—	$	—		$	258.6	$	258.6	$	—	$	—
	Custody cash deposit		141.5		—		—			141.5		141.5		—		—
	Commercial paper		161.0		—		—			161.0		—		161.0		—
	Corporate bond		11.5		—		—			11.5		11.5		—		—
	Money market funds		127.3		—		—			127.3		—		127.3		—
Marketable securities:
	Short-term available for sale
		Agency bond	37.9		—		—			37.9		37.9		—		—
		Corporate debt securities	148.0		0.1		(0.1		)	148.0		148.0		—		—
		Municipal bond	29.2		0.1		—			29.3		29.3		—		—
		Certificate of deposit	101.9		—		—			101.9		101.9		—		—
		Commercial paper	258.4		—		—			258.4		—		258.4		—
	Short-term trading securities
		Mutual funds	36.9		3.4		—			40.3		40.3		—		—
	Long-term available for sale
		Agency bond	50.6		0.2		—			50.8		50.8		—		—
		Corporate debt securities	199.4		0.6		(0.2		)	199.8		199.8		—		—
		Municipal securities	13.3		0.1		—			13.4		13.4		—		—
		U.S. government agency securities	8.9		0.1		—			9.0		9.0		—		—
Convertible debt securities (2)			4.7		2.5		(2.1		)	5.1		—		—		5.1
Derivative contracts (3)			3.5		19.5		(7.0		)	16.0		—		15.1		0.9
		Total	$	1,592.6	$	26.6	$	(9.4	)	$	1,609.8	$	1,042.0	$	561.8	$	6.0

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

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

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

			January 31, 2014
			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		$	280.7	$	—	$	—		$	280.7	$	30.4	$	250.3	$	—
	Municipal securities		2.0		—		—			2.0		2.0		—		—
	Commercial paper		280.5		—		—			280.5		—		280.5		—
	Money market funds		262.8		—		—			262.8		—		262.8		—
Marketable securities:
	Short-term available for sale
		Commercial paper and corporate debt securities	261.0		—		—			261.0		95.4		165.6		—
		Time deposits	37.1		—		—			37.1		—		37.1		—
		U.S. government agency securities	11.3		—		—			11.3		11.3		—		—
		Agency bond	42.7		—		—			42.7		42.7		—		—
		Municipal securities	11.7		—		—			11.7		11.7		—		—
		Other (2)	11.4		—		—			11.4		11.4		—		—
	Short-term trading securities
		Mutual funds	35.6		3.3		—			38.9		38.9		—		—
	Long-term available for sale
		Corporate debt securities	179.7		0.7		(0.1		)	180.3		180.3		—		—
		Agency bond	43.3		0.1		—			43.4		43.4		—		—
		U.S. government agency securities	9.8		—		—			9.8		9.8		—		—
		Municipal securities	43.5		0.3		—			43.8		43.8		—		—
Convertible Debt Securities (3)			21.4		3.2		(4.4		)	20.2		—		—		20.2
Derivative contracts (4)			10.8		14.8		(6.0		)	19.6		—		10.5		9.1
		Total	$	1,545.3	$	22.4	$	(10.5	)	$	1,557.2	$	521.1	$	1,006.8	$	29.3

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

(2) Consists of agency discount notes, U.S. treasury bills, and other short-term securities.

(3) Considered "available for sale" securities and included in "Other assets" in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the change in Autodesk’s Level 3 items for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2015 and 2014 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		)
Losses included in earnings (1)		(2.9		)	—			(0.2		)	(3.1		)
Losses included in OCI (1)		—			(0.4		)	—			(0.4		)
Balance at January 31, 2014		9.1			20.2			—			29.3
Purchases		0.1			0.6			—			0.7
Settlements		(0.8		)	(3.0		)	—			(3.8		)
Losses included in earnings		(7.5		)	(13.3		)	—			(20.8		)
Gains included in OCI		—			0.6			—			0.6
Balance at January 31, 2015		$	0.9		$	5.1		$	—		$	6.0

(1) For comparability, the presentation of prior period balances were adjusted to align with current year presentation.

Available-for-sale Securities

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

	January 31, 2015
	Cost		Fair Value
Due in 1 year	$	575.4	$	575.5
Due in 1 year through 5 years	276.9		278.1
Total	$	852.3	$	853.6

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value

The fair value of derivative instruments in Autodesk’s Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows as of January 31, 2015 and January 31, 2014:

	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value at
		January 31, 2015		January 31, 2014
Derivative Assets
Foreign currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges	Prepaid expenses and other current assets (1)	$	20.4	$	4.4
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other assets	0.9		16.9
Total derivative assets		$	21.3	$	21.3
Derivative Liabilities
Foreign currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges	Other accrued liabilities (2)	$	5.4	$	1.7
Total derivative liabilities		$	5.4	$	1.7

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(1) Considering Autodesk's master netting arrangements, these contracts are presented net settled. The gross balance is $23.8 million and $5.9 million at January 31, 2015 and January 31, 2014, respectively.

(2) Considering Autodesk's master netting arrangements, these contracts are presented net settled. The gross balance is $8.7 million and $3.2 million at January 31, 2015 and January 31, 2014, respectively.

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance

The effects of derivatives designated as hedging instruments on Autodesk’s Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively (amounts presented include any income tax effects):

	Foreign Currency Contracts
	Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Amount of gain recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income on derivatives (effective portion)	$	46.4		$	12.2		$	5.1
Amount and location of gain reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income (effective portion)
Net revenue	$	10.5		$	13.1		$	16.0
Operating expenses	(3.5		)	(1.6		)	(4.6		)
Total	$	7.0		$	11.5		$	11.4
Amount and location of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)
Interest and other (expense) income, net	$	0.9		$	(0.1	)	$	(0.2	)

The effects of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Autodesk’s Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively (amounts presented include any income tax effects):

	Foreign Exchange Contracts
	Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
	2015			2014		2013
Amount and location of (loss) gain recognized in income on derivative
Interest and other (expense) income, net	$	(25.5	)	$	12.8	$	1.5