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- Income Taxes Differences between the U.S. statutory rate and the aggregate income tax provision (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
Jul. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2014
Jan. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Jul. 31, 2013
Apr. 30, 2013
Jan. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]                      
Income tax provision at U.S. Federal statutory rate                 $ 29.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 98.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 108.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State income tax benefit, net of the U.S. Federal benefit                 (4.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (2.9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (1.7)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Foreign income taxed at rates different from the U.S. statutory rate                 (40.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (57.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (54.5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
U.S. valuation allowance                 2.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 2.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 1.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Tax effect of non-deductible stock-based compensation                 15.7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost 10.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost 21.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost
Research and development tax credit benefit                 (7.2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch (8.8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch (7.0)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch
Tax (benefit) expense from closure of income tax audits and changes in uncertain tax positions                 (0.7)adsk_IncomeTaxReconciliationUncertainTaxPositions 3.6adsk_IncomeTaxReconciliationUncertainTaxPositions (2.8)adsk_IncomeTaxReconciliationUncertainTaxPositions
Tax effect of officer compensation in excess of $1.0 million                 2.4adsk_IncomeTaxReconciliationOfficerCompensation 3.0adsk_IncomeTaxReconciliationOfficerCompensation 1.8adsk_IncomeTaxReconciliationOfficerCompensation
U.S. Manufacturer's deduction                 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (0.1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities (4.9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Other                 3.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 2.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Income tax expense $ (18.6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 0.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 11.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 7.3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 2.4us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 11.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 20.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 17.0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 1.2us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 51.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 62.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit