Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Property Plant and Equipment Useful Lives

	Estimated Useful Lives (in years)
Buildings		40
Land improvements		20
Computer equipment and furniture	3	-	5
Leasehold improvements(1)	3	-	10

Property, Plant, and Equipment

A summary of property, plant, and equipment, net is as follows:

As of January 31,	2014			2013
Computer equipment and furniture	$	319,698		$	308,229
Buildings and building equipment	101,073			97,989
Land and improvements	21,321			21,345
Leasehold improvements	38,900			35,753
Property, plant, and equipment, gross	480,992			463,316
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(320,827		)	(300,914		)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	160,165		$	162,402

Schedule Of Purchased Technology and Other Intangible Asset Amortization Expense

Total purchased technology and other intangible asset amortization expenses were as follows:

Year ended January 31,	2014		2013		2012
Purchased technology and other intangible asset amortization expenses	$	9,828	$	13,716	$	15,701

Schedule of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

As of January 31, 2014, the carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets was as follows:

As of January 31,	2014		2013
Goodwill	$	549,044	$	535,932
Net purchased technology and in-process research and development(1)	$	11,210	$	8,019
Net other intangible assets(2)	$	11,589	$	13,819

Schedule of Goodwill Activity

The following table summarizes goodwill activity:

Balance as of January 31, 2012	$	527,102
Acquisitions	8,437
Earnouts	370
Foreign exchange	23
Balance as of January 31, 2013	$	535,932
Acquisitions	12,545
Earnouts	288
Foreign exchange	279
Balance as of January 31, 2014	$	549,044

Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense

We estimate the aggregate amortization expense related to purchased technology and other intangible assets will be as follows:

Fiscal years ending January 31,
2015	$	9,402
2016	6,516
2017	3,401
2018	2,361
2019	1,071
Thereafter	48
Aggregate amortization expense	$	22,799

Advertising Expense

Advertising expense is included in marketing and selling expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of income and was as follows:

Year ended January 31,	2014		2013		2012
Advertising expense	$	2,654	$	2,326	$	3,015

Sale Of Receivables

We sold the following receivables to financing institutions on a non-recourse basis and recognized the following gain on the sale of those receivables:

Year ended January 31,	2014			2013			2012
Trade receivables, short-term	$	11,705		$	9,617		$	13,645
Term receivables, long-term	11,912			11,094			16,662
Total receivables sold	23,617			20,711			30,307
Net proceeds	22,943			20,198			29,146
Discount on sold receivables	(674		)	(513		)	(1,161		)
Unaccreted interest on sold receivables	890			568			1,273
Gain on sale of receivables	$	216		$	55		$	112

Schedule of Reclassification

The reclassification of our previously issued fiscal 2013 consolidated statement of operations was made to conform to the current period presentation. The amounts have been reclassified as follows:

	Year ended January 31, 2013
	As Originally Reported		As Reclassified
General and administration	$	74,324	$	70,692
Special charges	$	6,314	$	9,946