Stock Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 01, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-based compensation expense and allocation by cost [Table Text Block]

Stock-based compensation expense is reflected in Cadence’s condensed consolidated income statements for the three and six months ended July 1, 2017 and July 2, 2016 as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	July 1, 2017		July 2, 2016		July 1, 2017		July 2, 2016
	(In thousands)
Cost of product and maintenance	$	491	$	447	$	1,020	$	911
Cost of services	717		653		1,478		1,334
Marketing and sales	6,237		5,305		12,245		10,841
Research and development	18,014		14,477		33,496		28,374
General and administrative	5,023		4,474		9,679		8,528
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	30,482	$	25,356	$	57,918	$	49,988