Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT REPORTING

SEGMENT REPORTING

Segment reporting is based on the “management approach,” following the method that management organizes the company’s reportable segments for which separate financial information is made available to, and evaluated regularly by, the chief operating decision maker in allocating resources and in assessing performance. Cadence’s chief operating decision maker is its President and CEO, who reviews Cadence’s consolidated results as one operating segment. In making operating decisions, the CEO primarily considers consolidated financial information, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues by geographic region.

Outside the United States, Cadence markets and supports its products and services primarily through its subsidiaries. Revenue is attributed to geography based upon the country in which the product is used or services are delivered. Long-lived assets are attributed to geography based on the country where the assets are located.

The following table presents a summary of revenue by geography for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014:

	2016		2015		2014
	(In thousands)
Americas:
United States	$	832,583	$	782,419	$	696,608
Other Americas	31,296		25,960		23,357
Total Americas	863,879		808,379		719,965
Asia	445,500		413,588		360,280
Europe, Middle East and Africa	346,701		316,684		328,724
Japan	160,003		163,440		171,963
Total	$	1,816,083	$	1,702,091	$	1,580,932

The following table presents a summary of long-lived assets by geography as of December 31, 2016, January 2, 2016 and January 3, 2015:

	As of
	December 31, 2016		January 2, 2016		January 3, 2015
	(In thousands)
Americas:
United States	$	193,750	$	189,665	$	200,760
Other Americas	757		387		578
Total Americas	194,507		190,052		201,338
Asia	30,564		24,767		22,145
Europe, Middle East and Africa	12,692		12,832		5,951
Japan	844		948		678
Total	$	238,607	$	228,599	$	230,112