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9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Cost And Fair Value Of Financial Instruments Disclosure [Table Text Block]

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 October 31, 2012 and January 31, 2012:



			October 31, 2012
			Amortized Cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses			Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash equivalents (1):
	Certificates of deposit and time deposits		$	212.4	$	—	$	—		$	212.4	$	22.9	$	189.5	$	—
	Commercial paper		273.0		—		—			273.0		—		273.0		—
	Money market funds		3.4		—		—			3.4		—		3.4		—
Marketable securities:
	Short-term available for sale
		Commercial paper and corporate debt securities	118.5		—		—			118.5		35.6		82.9		—
		Certificates of deposit and time deposits	223.8		—		—			223.8		40.0		183.8		—
		U.S. treasury securities	46.2		—		—			46.2		46.2		—		—
		U.S. government agency securities	74.4		—		—			74.4		74.4		—		—
		Municipal securities	3.0		—		—			3.0		3.0		—		—
		Other	0.3		—		—			0.3		0.3		—		—
	Short-term trading securities
		Mutual funds	32.8		3.1		—			35.9		35.9		—		—
	Long-term available for sale
		Corporate debt securities	164.4		1.8		—			166.2		166.2		—		—
		U.S. treasury securities	143.5		0.1		(0.1		)	143.5		143.5		—		—
		U.S. government agency securities	64.4		0.2		—			64.6		64.6		—		—
		Municipal securities	28.7		0.1		—			28.8		28.8		—		—
		Sovereign debt	1.0		—		—			1.0		—		1.0		—
		Taxable auction-rate securities	4.2		—		—			4.2		—		—		4.2
Convertible debt securities (2)			18.1		0.2		(2.2		)	16.1		—		—		16.1
Derivative contracts (3)			10.8		4.8		(2.8		)	12.8		—		2.2		10.6
		Total	$	1,422.9	$	10.3	$	(5.1	)	$	1,428.1	$	661.4	$	735.8	$	30.9

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(1)	Included in “Cash and cash equivalents” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


(2)	Included in "Other assets" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


(3)	Included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets,” "Other assets," or “Other accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.



			January 31, 2012
			Amortized Cost		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses			Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash equivalents (1):
	Certificates of deposit and time deposits		$	493.6	$	—	$	—		$	493.6	$	11.3	$	482.3	$	—
	Commercial paper		297.9		—		—			297.9		—		297.9		—
	Money market funds		62.1		—		—			62.1		—		62.1		—
Marketable securities:
	Short-term available for sale
		Commercial paper and corporate debt securities	143.7		0.1		—			143.8		35.3		108.5		—
		Certificates of deposit and time deposits	5.2		—		—			5.2		—		5.2		—
		U.S. treasury securities	30.7		—		—			30.7		30.7		—		—
		U.S. government agency securities	38.2		—		—			38.2		38.2		—		—
		Municipal securities	4.7		—		—			4.7		4.7		—		—
		Other	0.3		—		—			0.3		0.3		—		—
	Short-term trading securities
		Mutual funds	29.8		1.8		(0.1		)	31.5		31.5		—		—
	Long-term available for sale
		Corporate debt securities	107.8		1.0		(0.2		)	108.6		108.6		—		—
		U.S. treasury securities	23.6		0.2		—			23.8		23.8		—		—
		U.S. government agency securities	51.4		0.2		—			51.6		51.6		—		—
		Municipal securities	4.6		—		—			4.6		4.6		—		—
		Taxable auction-rate securities	4.2		—		—			4.2		—		—		4.2
Convertible debt securities (2)			18.3		—		—			18.3		—		—		18.3
Derivative contracts (3)			11.6		6.5		(2.2		)	15.9		—		9.7		6.2
		Total	$	1,327.7	$	9.8	$	(2.5	)	$	1,335.0	$	340.6	$	965.7	$	28.7

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(1)	Included in “Cash and cash equivalents” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


(2)	Included in "Other assets" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


(3)	Included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets,” "Other assets," or “Other accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the change in Autodesk’s Level 3 items for the nine months ended October 31, 2012 was as follows:



	Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs
	(Level 3)
		Derivative Contracts			Convertible Debt Securities			Taxable Auction-Rate Securities		Total
Balance at January 31, 2012		$	6.2		$	18.3		$	4.2	$	28.7
Purchases		2.0			7.0			—		9.0
Transfers into (out of) Level 3		—			—			—		—
Settlements		(1.3		)	(7.2		)	—		(8.5		)
Net unrealized gains (losses)		3.7			(2.0		)	—		1.7
Balance at October 31, 2012		$	10.6		$	16.1		$	4.2	$	30.9

Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of our “available-for-sale securities” classified by the contractual maturity date of the security:



	October 31, 2012
	Cost		Fair Value
Due in 1 year	$	466.2	$	466.2
Due in 1 year through 5 years	420.1		420.2
Due in 5 years through 10 years	—		—
Due after 10 years	4.2		4.2
Total	$	890.5	$	890.6

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]



	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value at
	Balance Sheet Location	October 31, 2012		January 31, 2012
Derivative Assets
Foreign currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	3.8	$	11.9
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	Other assets	10.6		6.2
Total derivative assets		$	14.4	$	18.1
Derivative Liabilities
Foreign currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges	Other accrued liabilities	$	1.6	$	2.2
Total derivative liabilities		$	1.6	$	2.2

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]



	Foreign Currency Contracts
	Three Months Ended October 31,						Nine Months Ended October 31,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Amount of (loss) gain recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income on derivatives (effective portion)	$	(9.4	)	$	(1.0	)	$	2.7		$	(3.6	)
Amount and location of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income (effective portion)
Net revenue	$	3.2		$	0.8		$	15.6		$	(6.8	)
Operating expenses	(0.7		)	1.5			(4.6		)	5.9
Total	$	2.5		$	2.3		$	11.0		$	(0.9	)
Amount and location of (loss) gain recognized in income on derivatives (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)
Interest and other (expense) income, net	$	(0.1	)	$	0.1		$	—		$	0.1

The effects of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Autodesk’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively (amounts presented include any income tax effects):



	Derivative Contracts
	Three Months Ended October 31,					Nine Months Ended October 31,
	2012		2011			2012		2011
Amount and location of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative
Interest and other (expense) income, net	$	1.6	$	(2.6	)	$	2.6	$	(0.6	)

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