Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent EventsOn May 11, 2021, Autodesk acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Upchain Inc. (“Upchain”), a cloud-based provider of product lifecycle management and product data management systems, for approximately $126.7 million in cash and $13.1 million in Autodesk common stock to be issued at future dates on the first and second anniversaries of the closing date. Autodesk expects to integrate Upchain’s unified cloud platform in Autodesk solutions. Autodesk is in the process of accounting for this transaction and expects to disclose the preliminary allocation of the purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including the amount of goodwill, in Autodesk’s second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2021. Additionally, Autodesk has not yet determined the amount of the purchase price attributed to purchase consideration.