Stock Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2019

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 June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 29, 2019		June 30, 2018		June 29, 2019		June 30, 2018
	(In thousands)
Cost of product and maintenance	$	652	$	606	$	1,333	$	1,196
Cost of services	829		884		1,695		1,747
Marketing and sales	9,509		8,268		18,615		15,882
Research and development	27,659		25,100		54,557		48,335
General and administrative	5,608		6,098		10,310		11,697
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	44,257	$	40,956	$	86,510	$	78,857