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Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2020
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract] |
Cost and Fair Value of Financial Instruments Disclosure | The following tables summarize the Company's financial instruments' amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses, and fair value by significant investment category as of January 31, 2020 and 2019.
|  |  | January 31, 2020
|  | (in millions) | Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Cash equivalents (1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Agency discount notes | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | — |
| Commercial paper | 36.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 36.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 36.8 |  |  | — |
| Money market funds | 1,135.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,135.5 |  |  | 1,135.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| Other (2) | 2.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.3 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | — |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Short-term trading securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Mutual funds | 59.9 |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 69.0 |  |  | 69.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Derivative contract assets (3) | 1.1 |  |  | 9.7 |  |  | (1.3 | ) |  | 9.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 8.9 |  |  | 0.6 |
Derivative contract liabilities (4) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4.7 | ) |  | (4.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4.7 | ) |  | — |
|  | Total | $ | 1,241.6 |  |  | $ | 18.9 |  |  | $ | (6.1 | ) |  | $ | 1,254.4 |  |  | $ | 1,205.8 |  |  | $ | 48.0 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |
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(1) | Included in “Cash and cash equivalents” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) | Consists of custody cash deposits and certificates of deposit.
(3) | Included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets,” or “Other assets,” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(4) | Included in “Other accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|  |  | January 31, 2019
|  | (in millions) | Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Cash equivalents (1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Certificates of deposit | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | — |
| Commercial paper | 87.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 87.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 87.9 |  |  | — |
| Corporate debt securities | 5.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | — |
| Custody cash deposit | 0.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| Money market funds | 281.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 281.4 |  |  | 281.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Short-term available-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Other (2) | 6.2 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 7.3 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 4.6 |  |  | — |
| Short-term trading securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Mutual funds | 56.6 |  |  | 3.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 60.3 |  |  | 60.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Convertible debt securities (3) | 4.6 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | (2.1 | ) |  | 4.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4.4 |
Derivative contract assets (4) | 1.7 |  |  | 8.6 |  |  | (1.8 | ) |  | 8.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 0.8 |
Derivative contract liabilities (5) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7.4 | ) |  | (7.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7.4 | ) |  | — |
|  | Total | $ | 445.2 |  |  | $ | 15.3 |  |  | $ | (11.3 | ) |  | $ | 449.2 |  |  | $ | 345.2 |  |  | $ | 98.8 |  |  | $ | 5.2 |
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(1) | Included in “Cash and cash equivalents” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) | Consists of corporate bonds, commercial paper, and common stock.
(3) | Considered "available for sale" securities and included in "Other assets" in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(4) | Included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets”, "Other assets", or “Other accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(5) Included in “Other accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis | A reconciliation of the change in Autodesk’s Level 3 items for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020 was as follows:
| Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs
| (Level 3)
(in millions) |  | Derivative Contracts |  | Convertible Debt Securities |  | Total
Balances, January 31, 2019 |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |  |  | $ | 5.2 |
Impairments |  | — |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | (1.0 | )
Settlements |  | — |  |  | (3.5 | ) |  | (3.5 | )
(Losses) gains included in earnings (1) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |
Losses included in OCI |  | — |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.1 | )
Balances, January 31, 2020 |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 0.6 |
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(1) | Included in “Interest and other expense, net” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Location and amount of gain or (loss) recognized | The location and amount of gain or loss recognized in income on cash flow hedges together with the total amount of income or expense presented in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations where the effects of the hedge are recorded were as follows for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020:
|  | Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2020
|  | Net Revenue |  | Cost of revenue |  | Operating expenses
(in millions) |  | Subscription Revenue |  | Maintenance Revenue |  | Cost of subscription and maintenance revenue |  | Marketing and sales |  | Research and development |  | General and administrative
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the consolidated statements of operations in which the effects of cash flow hedges are recorded |  | $ | 2,751.9 |  |  | $ | 386.6 |  |  | $ | 223.9 |  |  | $ | 1,310.3 |  |  | $ | 851.1 |  |  | $ | 405.6 |
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships
Foreign exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income |  | $ | 11.7 |  |  | $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | (0.9 | ) |  | $ | (4.3 | ) |  | $ | (0.7 | ) |  | $ | (2.1 | )
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value | The fair value of derivative instruments in Autodesk’s Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows as of January 31, 2020, and January 31, 2019:
| Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value at
(in millions) | January 31, 2020 |  | January 31, 2019
Derivative Assets |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges | Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 4.3 |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other assets |  | 8.4 |  |  | 4.2 |
Total derivative assets |  |  | $ | 9.4 |  |  | $ | 8.5 |
Derivative Liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges | Other accrued liabilities |  | $ | 2.8 |  |  | $ | 3.3 |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Other accrued liabilities |  | 1.9 |  |  | 4.1 |
Total derivative liabilities |  |  | $ | 4.7 |  |  | $ | 7.4 |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance | The effects of derivatives designated as hedging instruments on Autodesk’s Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively (amounts presented include any income tax effects):
| Foreign Currency Contracts
| Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
(in millions) | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss on derivatives (effective portion) | $ | 3.0 |  |  | $ | 19.6 |  |  | $ | (21.3 | )
Amount and location of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income (loss) (effective portion) |  |  |  |  |
Net revenue | $ | 17.6 |  |  | $ | (8.5 | ) |  | $ | 8.0 |
Cost of revenue | (0.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Operating expenses | (7.1 | ) |  | (3.6 | ) |  | 1.9 |
Total | $ | 9.6 |  |  | $ | (12.1 | ) |  | $ | 9.9 |
The effects of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Autodesk’s Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively (amounts presented include any income tax effects):
| Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
(in millions) | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Amount and location of gain (loss) recognized on derivatives in net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |
Interest and other expense, net | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | 6.6 |  |  | $ | (19.1 | )

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