XML 42 R28.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.20.4
Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas
Information regarding Autodesk's long-lived assets by geographic area is as follows:
 January 31,
 20212020
Long-lived assets (1):
Americas
U.S.$423.6 $434.2 
Other Americas 29.5 33.2 
Total Americas453.1 467.4 
Europe, Middle East, and Africa109.7 75.8 
Asia Pacific46.7 57.3 
Total long-lived assets$609.5 $600.5 
____________________
(1)Long-lived assets exclude deferred tax assets, marketable securities, goodwill, and other intangible assets
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable
Accounts receivable, net, consisted of the following as of January 31:
20212020
Trade accounts receivable$701.3 $716.1 
Less: Allowance for credit losses(3.8)(4.9)
Product returns reserve(0.7)(0.5)
Partner programs and other obligations(53.7)(58.4)
Accounts receivable, net $643.1 $652.3 
Property, Plant and Equipment
Computer equipment, software, furniture, leasehold improvements, and the related accumulated depreciation at January 31 were as follows:
20212020
Computer hardware, at cost$153.3 $159.7 
Computer software, at cost57.9 64.0 
Leasehold improvements, land and buildings, at cost335.9 284.0 
Furniture and equipment, at cost88.4 69.0 
Computer software, hardware, leasehold improvements, furniture, and equipment, at cost 635.5 576.7 
Less: Accumulated depreciation (442.7)(415.0)
Computer software, hardware, leasehold improvements, furniture, and equipment, net
$192.8 $161.7 
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class
Other intangible assets and related accumulated amortization at January 31 were as follows:
20212020
Developed technologies, at cost$698.4 $647.1 
Customer relationships, trade names, patents, and user lists, at cost (1)548.8 532.2 
Other intangible assets, at cost (2)1,247.2 1,179.3 
Less: accumulated amortization(1,047.9)(972.2)
Other intangible assets, net$199.3 $207.1 
_______________ 
(1)Included in “Long-term other assets” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.(2)Includes the effects of foreign currency translation.
Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense Excluding in-process research and development, expected future amortization expense for developed technologies, customer relationships, trade names, patents, and user lists for each of the fiscal years ended thereafter is as follows:
 Fiscal Year ended January 31,
2022$60.5 
202348.8 
202430.5 
202522.7 
202618.9 
Thereafter17.9 
Total$199.3 
Schedule of Goodwill
The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2021 and 2020:
January 31, 2021January 31, 2020
Goodwill, beginning of the year$2,594.2 $2,600.0 
Less: accumulated impairment losses, beginning of the year(149.2)(149.2)
Additions arising from acquisitions during the year220.8 — 
Effect of foreign currency translation40.7 (5.8)
Goodwill, end of the year$2,706.5 $2,445.0 
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively, as follows:
 Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
 202120202019
Cost of subscription and maintenance revenue$17.2 $13.8 $13.2 
Cost of other revenue6.4 5.8 4.3 
Marketing and sales178.4 149.0 109.4 
Research and development145.0 120.8 82.6 
General and administrative52.8 73.0 40.0 
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock awards and Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") purchases
399.8 362.4 249.5 
Tax benefit(42.0)(1.1)(2.6)
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock awards and ESPP purchases, net
$357.8 $361.3 $246.9 
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award Autodesk uses the following assumptions to estimate the fair value of stock-based awards:
Fiscal Year EndedFiscal Year EndedFiscal Year Ended
 January 31, 2021January 31, 2020January 31, 2019
 Performance Stock UnitESPPPerformance Stock UnitESPPStock Option PlansPerformance Stock UnitESPP
Range of expected volatilities
50.7%
39.4 - 45.8%
36.3%
33.0 - 40.0%
37.0 - 42.0%
35.7%
33.0 - 38.0%
Range of expected lives (in years)
N/A
0.5 - 2.0
N/A
0.5 - 2.0
0.5 - 3.8
N/A
0.5 - 2.0
Expected dividends
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
—%
Range of risk-free interest rates
0.3%
0.1 - 0.5%
2.5%
1.7 - 2.5%
2.3 - 2.7%
2.0%
1.9 - 2.8%