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Acquisitions Summary of Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed by Major Class (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Apr. 30, 2015
Jan. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Goodwill $ 1,476.1us-gaap_Goodwill $ 1,456.2us-gaap_Goodwill
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Goodwill 21.0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember
 
Deferred tax liability (0.8)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember
 
Net tangible assets 0.5adsk_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedNetExcludingIntangibleAssetsAndDeferrals
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember
 
Total 34.8us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember
 
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions | Developed technologies    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Finite-lived intangibles 11.6us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
 
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions | Customer relationships and other non-current intangible assets    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Finite-lived intangibles 1.5us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= adsk_CustomerRelationshipsAndOtherNoncurrentIntangibleAssetsMember
 
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions | Trade name    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Finite-lived intangibles $ 1.0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialBusinessAcquisitionsMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember