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Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Reclassification Amount | These revenues and expenses have been reclassified in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for fiscal year 2013 to conform to the current period presentation as follows:
|  | Fiscal year ended January 31,
|  | 2013
Reclassifications within revenue: |  |
Decrease to License and other revenue |  | $ | (26.5 | )
Increase to Subscription revenue |  | 26.5 |
Reclassifications within cost of revenue: |  |
Decrease to Cost of license and other revenue |  | $ | (32.1 | )
Increase to Cost of subscription revenue |  | 32.1 |
During the second quarter of fiscal 2015, Autodesk elected to present amortization of purchased customer relationships, trade names, patents, and user lists as a separate line item within operating expenses. As a result, amortization previously reflected in “General and Administrative” expense was reclassified to “Amortization of Purchased Intangibles" within Operating Expenses. These expenses have been reclassified in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for fiscal years 2014 and 2013 to conform to the current period presentation as follows:
| Fiscal year ended January 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Reclassifications within operating expenses: |  |  |
(Decrease) to general and administrative | $ | (36.5 | ) |  | $ | (42.1 | )
Increase to amortization of purchased intangibles | 36.5 |  |  | 42.1 |
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable | Accounts receivable, net, consisted of the following as of January 31:
| 2015 |  | 2014
Trade accounts receivable | $ | 495.4 |  |  | $ | 464.6 |
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts | (6.3 | ) |  | (4.9 | )
Product returns reserve | (2.6 | ) |  | (4.0 | )
Partner programs and other obligations | (27.6 | ) |  | (32.0 | )
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 458.9 |  |  | $ | 423.7 |
Concentration Risk Disclosure | Geographical concentrations of consolidated cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities held by Autodesk as of January 31:
| 2015 |  | 2014
United States | 19 | % |  | 25 | %
Other Americas | 1 | % |  | 1 | %
Europe, Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”) | 56 | % |  | 57 | %
Asia Pacific (“APAC”) | 24 | % |  | 17 | %
Property, Plant and Equipment | Computer equipment, software, furniture, leasehold improvements and the related accumulated depreciation at January 31 were as follows:
| 2015 |  | 2014
Computer hardware, at cost | $ | 194.0 |  |  | $ | 163.0 |
Computer software, at cost | 84.9 |  |  | 80.9 |
Leasehold improvements, land, and buildings, at cost | 176.3 |  |  | 163.7 |
Furniture and equipment, at cost | 53.0 |  |  | 51.7 |
Computer software, hardware, leasehold improvements, furniture, and equipment, at cost | 508.2 |  |  | 459.3 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (349.0 | ) |  | (329.0 | )
Computer software, hardware, leasehold improvements, furniture, and equipment, net | $ | 159.2 |  |  | $ | 130.3 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class | Other intangible assets and related accumulated amortization at January 31 were as follows:
| 2015 |  | 2014
Developed technologies, at cost | $ | 538.4 |  |  | $ | 462.4 |
Customer relationships, trade names, patents, and user lists, at cost (1) | 348.9 |  |  | 268.1 |
| 887.3 |  |  | 730.5 |
Less: Accumulated amortization | (715.4 | ) |  | (626.2 | )
Other intangible assets, net | $ | 171.9 |  |  | $ | 104.3 |
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(1) | Included as a net balance in “Other assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Customer relationships and trade names include the effects of foreign currency translation.
Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense | 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,
2016 | $ | 73.2 |
2017 | 49.7 |
2018 | 24.0 |
2019 | 15.5 |
2020 | 5.3 |
Thereafter | 4.2 |
Total | $ | 171.9 |
Schedule of Goodwill | The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015 is as follows:
| Platform Solutions and Emerging Business |  | Architecture, Engineering, and Construction |  | Manufacturing |  | Media and Entertainment |  | Delcam |  | Total
Balance as of January 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 142.3 |  |  | $ | 415.2 |  |  | $ | 411.6 |  |  | $ | 190.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,159.1 |
Accumulated impairment losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (149.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (149.2 | )
| 142.3 |  |  | 415.2 |  |  | 411.6 |  |  | 40.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,009.9 |
Delcam plc | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 196.1 |  |  | 196.1 |
Within Technologies Limited | 80.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 80.6 |
Shotgun Software Inc. | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 43.2 |  |  |  |  |  | 43.2 |
Goodwill acquired from other acquisitions | 117.8 |  |  | 28.1 |  |  | 20.1 |  |  | 15.3 |  |  |  |  |  | 181.3 |
Effect of foreign currency translation, purchase accounting adjustments, and other | (13.2 | ) |  | (16.3 | ) |  | (9.0 | ) |  | (3.3 | ) |  | (13.1 | ) |  | (54.9 | )
Balance as of January 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 327.5 |  |  | 427.0 |  |  | 422.7 |  |  | 245.2 |  |  | 183.0 |  |  | 1,605.4 |
Accumulated impairment losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (149.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (149.2 | )
| $ | 327.5 |  |  | $ | 427.0 |  |  | $ | 422.7 |  |  | $ | 96.0 |  |  | $ | 183.0 |  |  | $ | 1,456.2 |
The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014 is as follows:
| Platform Solutions and Emerging Business |  | Architecture, Engineering, and Construction |  | Manufacturing |  | Media and Entertainment |  | Total
Balance as of January 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 129.5 |  |  | $ | 310.3 |  |  | $ | 389.9 |  |  | $ | 191.0 |  |  | $ | 1,020.7 |
Accumulated impairment losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (149.2 | ) |  | (149.2 | )
| 129.5 |  |  | 310.3 |  |  | 389.9 |  |  | 41.8 |  |  | 871.5 |
Graitec SA | — |  |  | 73.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 73.4 |
Goodwill acquired from other acquisitions | 12.8 |  |  | 32.0 |  |  | 22.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 67.0 |
Effect of foreign currency translation, purchase accounting adjustments, and other | — |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (1.0 | ) |  | (2.0 | )
Balance as of January 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 142.3 |  |  | 415.2 |  |  | 411.6 |  |  | 190.0 |  |  | 1,159.1 |
Accumulated impairment losses | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (149.2 | ) |  | (149.2 | )
| $ | 142.3 |  |  | $ | 415.2 |  |  | $ | 411.6 |  |  | $ | 40.8 |  |  | $ | 1,009.9 |
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs | The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively, as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Cost of license and other revenue | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | 3.8 |  |  | $ | 3.7 |
Cost of subscription | 4.3 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 1.5 |
Marketing and sales | 72.4 |  |  | 58.6 |  |  | 64.3 |
Research and development | 56.0 |  |  | 43.7 |  |  | 61.8 |
General and administrative | 28.3 |  |  | 23.9 |  |  | 25.0 |
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock awards and ESP Plan purchases | 165.6 |  |  | 132.2 |  |  | 156.3 |
Tax benefit | (45.2 | ) |  | (36.4 | ) |  | (35.5 | )
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock awards and ESP Plan purchases, net | $ | 120.4 |  |  | $ | 95.8 |  |  | $ | 120.8 |
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 Ended |  | Fiscal Year Ended |  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  | January 31, 2015 |  | January 31, 2014 |  | January 31, 2013
|  | Performance Stock Unit (1) |  | ESP Plan |  | Performance Stock Unit (1) |  | ESP Plan |  | Stock Option (2) |  | ESP Plan
Range of expected volatilities |  | 30% |  | 29 - 33% |  | 34% |  | 27 - 36% |  | 41 - 45% |  | 41 - 44%
Range of expected lives (in years) |  | N/A |  | 0.5 - 2.0 |  | N/A |  | 0.5 - 2.0 |  | 3.6 - 4.6 |  | 0.5 - 2.0
Expected dividends |  | —% |  | —% |  | —% |  | —% |  | —% |  | —%
Range of risk-free interest rates |  | 0.1% |  | 0.0 - 0.6% |  | 0.1% |  | 0.1 - 0.4% |  | 0.5 - 0.8% |  | 0.1 - 0.3%
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(1) | Autodesk did not grant PSUs in fiscal 2013 that were subject to market conditions.
(2) | Autodesk did not grant stock options in fiscal 2015 or 2014.

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