Revenue Recognition (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Summary of net revenue from contracts with customers by product family, geographic location, sales channel, and product type

Information regarding the components of Autodesk's net revenue from contracts with customers by product family, geographic location, sales channel, and product type is as follows: 

	Three Months Ended October 31,				Nine Months Ended October 31,
(in millions)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Net revenue by product family:
Architecture, Engineering and Construction	$	419.4	$	358.0	$	1,199.1	$	996.5
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT	278.8		245.4		812.9		689.9
Manufacturing	194.1		182.2		562.5		524.3
Media and Entertainment	54.0		50.6		159.9		146.9
Other	6.1		6.5		16.8		17.4
Total net revenue	$	952.4	$	842.7	$	2,751.2	$	2,375.0
Net revenue by geographic area:
Americas
U.S.	$	328.5	$	287.3	$	938.6	$	804.3
Other Americas	64.4		62.0		188.0		166.7
Total Americas	392.9		349.3		1,126.6		971.0
Europe, Middle East and Africa	364.3		329.6		1,063.8		943.0
Asia Pacific	195.2		163.8		560.8		461.0
Total net revenue	$	952.4	$	842.7	$	2,751.2	$	2,375.0
Net revenue by sales channel:
Indirect	$	656.2	$	586.6	$	1,918.9	$	1,663.2
Direct	296.2		256.1		832.3		711.8
Total net revenue	$	952.4	$	842.7	$	2,751.2	$	2,375.0
Net revenue by product type:
Design	$	847.7	$	748.3	$	2,466.8	$	2,126.4
Make	76.5		57.9		214.9		154.8
Other	28.2		36.5		69.5		93.8
Total net revenue	$	952.4	$	842.7	$	2,751.2	$	2,375.0