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Stock-based Compensation Expense (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Stock Based Compensation Expense [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity

A summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended October 31, 2012 is as follows:



	Number of Shares		Weighted average exercise price per share		Weighted average remaining contractual term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (2)
	(in millions)				(in years)	(in millions)
Options outstanding at January 31, 2012	28.4		$	31.39
Granted	0.1		36.59
Exercised	(5.4	)	25.46
Canceled	(2.5	)	38.12
Options outstanding at October 31, 2012	20.6		$	32.17	3.9	$	92.4
Options exercisable at October 31, 2012	14.6		$	31.12	2.8	$	78.8
Options vested as of October 31, 2012 and expected to vest thereafter (1)	20.4		$	32.10	3.8	$	92.2
Options available for grant at October 31, 2012	14.2

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(1)	Options expected to vest reflect an estimated forfeiture rate.


(2)	Represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value, based on Autodesk’s closing stock price of $31.85 per share as of October 31, 2012, which would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that date.

Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised and Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Options Granted [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes information about the pre-tax intrinsic value of options exercised, and the weighted average grant date fair value per share of options granted, during the three and nine months ended October 31, 2012, and 2011.



	Three months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	October 31, 2012		October 31, 2011		October 31, 2012		October 31, 2011
Pre-tax intrinsic value of options exercised (1)	$	7.6	$	4.4	$	73.5	$	76.9
Weighted average grant date fair value per share of stock options granted (2)	$	11.65	$	10.45	$	13.39	$	14.06

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(1)	The intrinsic value of options exercised is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the option and the market value of the stock on the date of exercise.


(2)	The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted is calculated, as of the stock option grant date, using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model.

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes information about options outstanding and exercisable at October 31, 2012:



	Options Exercisable						Options Outstanding
	Number of Shares (in millions)	Weighted average contractual life (in years)	Weighted average exercise price		Aggregate intrinsic value (1) (in millions)		Number of Shares (in millions)	Weighted average contractual life (in years)	Weighted average exercise price		Aggregate intrinsic value (1) (in millions)
Range of per-share exercise prices:
$2.28 - $17.53	3.6		$	13.86			4.1		$	14.17
$18.19 - $29.49	2.6		27.38				4.4		28.06
$29.50 - $38.55	3.3		32.72				4.2		32.70
$39.69 - $43.81	1.6		41.71				4.4		41.89
$45.20 - $49.80	3.5		45.70				3.5		45.70
	14.6	2.8	$	31.12	$	78.8	20.6	3.9	$	32.17	$	92.4

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(1)	Represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value, based on Autodesk’s closing stock price of $31.85 per share as of October 31, 2012, which would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that date.

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

A summary of restricted stock unit and restricted stock award activity for the nine months ended October 31, 2012 is as follows:



	Unreleased Restricted Stock		Weighted average grant date fair value per share
	(in thousands)
Unreleased restricted stock at January 31, 2012	2,184.1		$	36.65
Awarded	3,283.2		32.88
Released	(310.2	)	35.36
Forfeited	(141.5	)	35.76
Unreleased restricted stock at October 31, 2012	5,015.6		$	34.29

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, as follows:



	Three Months Ended October 31, 2012			Three Months Ended October 31, 2011
Cost of license and other revenue	$	1.3		$	0.9
Marketing and sales	16.7			11.7
Research and development	28.1			8.9
General and administrative	5.8			4.1
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock awards and ESP Plan purchases	51.9			25.6
Tax benefit	(10.7		)	(5.9		)
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock awards and ESP Plan purchases, net of tax	$	41.2		$	19.7
	Nine Months Ended October 31, 2012			Nine Months Ended October 31, 2011
Cost of license and other revenue	$	3.8		$	2.8
Marketing and sales	47.4			34.8
Research and development	49.6			27.6
General and administrative	18.0			13.6
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock awards and ESP Plan purchases	118.8			78.8
Tax benefit	(26.7		)	(19.3		)
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock awards and ESP Plan purchases, net of tax	$	92.1		$	59.5

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]

Autodesk uses the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock-based awards based on the following assumptions:



	Three Months Ended October 31, 2012		Three Months Ended October 31, 2011
	Stock Option Plans	ESP Plan	Stock Option Plans	ESP Plan
Range of expected volatilities	42 - 45%	42 - 44%	43 - 45%	40 - 44%
Range of expected lives (in years)	3.6 - 4.2	0.5 - 2.0	3.6 - 4.8	0.5 - 2.0
Expected dividends	—%	—%	—%	—%
Range of risk-free interest rates	0.5%	0.1 - 0.3%	0.5 - 0.9%	0.1 - 0.3%
Expected forfeitures	7.7%	7.7%	7.8%	7.8%
	Nine Months Ended October 31, 2012		Nine Months Ended October 31, 2011
	Stock Option Plans	ESP Plan	Stock Option Plans	ESP Plan
Range of expected volatilities	41 - 45%	41 - 44%	40 - 45%	34 - 44%
Range of expected lives (in years)	3.6 - 4.6	0.5 - 2.0	2.6 - 4.8	0.5 - 2.0
Expected dividends	—%	—%	—%	—%
Range of risk-free interest rates	0.5 - 0.8%	0.1 - 0.3%	0.5 - 1.9%	0.1 - 0.8%
Expected forfeitures	7.7 - 7.8%	7.7 - 7.8%	7.8 - 10.5%	7.8 - 10.5%

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the allocation of equity-based compensation costs to a given line item on the balance sheet and income statement for the period. This may include the reporting line for the costs and the amount capitalized and expensed.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of option exercise prices, by grouped ranges, including the upper and lower limits of the price range, the number of shares under option, weighted average exercise price and remaining contractual option terms.

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