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Leases
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases Leases Autodesk has operating leases for real estate, vehicles, and certain equipment. Leases have remaining lease terms of less than 1 year to 67 years, some of which include options to extend the lease with renewal terms from 1 year to 10 years and some of which include options to terminate the leases from less than 1 year to 7 years. Options to extend or terminate the lease are considered in determining the lease term when it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. Payments under our lease arrangements are primarily fixed; however, certain lease agreements contain variable payments, which are expensed as incurred and not included in the operating lease assets and liabilities. These amounts include payments affected by the Consumer Price Index, payments for common area maintenance that are subject to annual reconciliation, and payments for
maintenance and utilities. The Company’s leases do not contain residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Short-term leases are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Short-term lease expense was not material for the periods presented. Changes in operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities are presented net in the “Accounts payable and other liabilities” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows with the exception of “Lease-related asset impairments” which is presented in “Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities”.

During the three and nine months ended October 31, 2022, Autodesk recorded total operating lease right-of-use assets impairment charges of $10 million and $17 million, respectively. Autodesk did not recognize any charges during both the three and nine months ended October 31, 2021. Autodesk assessed the asset groupings for disaggregation based on the proposed changes in use of the facilities. For asset groups where impairment was triggered, Autodesk utilized an income approach to value the asset groups by developing discounted cash flow models. The significant assumptions used in the discounted cash flow models for each of the asset groups included projected sublease income over the remaining lease terms, expected downtime prior to the commencement of future subleases, expected lease incentives offered to future tenants, and discount rates that reflected the level of risk associated with these future cash flows. These significant assumptions are considered Level 1 and Level 2 inputs in accordance with the fair value hierarchy described in Note 1, “Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. The operating lease right-of-use asset charges are included in “general and administrative” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The components of lease cost were as follows:
Three Months Ended October 31, 2022
Cost of subscription and maintenance revenueCost of other revenueMarketing and salesResearch and developmentGeneral and administrativeTotal
Operating lease cost$$$$$$21 
Variable lease cost— — 
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2022
Cost of subscription and maintenance revenueCost of other revenueMarketing and salesResearch and developmentGeneral and administrativeTotal
Operating lease cost$$$28 $21 $$66 
Variable lease cost— 12 
Three Months Ended October 31, 2021
Cost of subscription and maintenance revenueCost of other revenueMarketing and salesResearch and developmentGeneral and administrativeTotal
Operating lease cost$$$11 $$$25 
Variable lease cost— 
Nine Months Ended October 31, 2021
Cost of subscription and maintenance revenueCost of other revenueMarketing and salesResearch and developmentGeneral and administrativeTotal
Operating lease cost$$$33 $23 $11 $75 
Variable lease cost— 17 
  
Supplemental operating cash flow information related to leases is as follows:
Nine Months Ended October 31,
20222021
Cash paid for operating leases included in operating cash flows (1)
$84 $84 
Non-cash operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining operating lease right-of-use assets
49 12 
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(1) Includes $12 million and $17 million in variable lease payments for the nine months ended October 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, not included in “Operating lease liabilities” and “Long-term operating lease liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases is 6.5 and 6.9 years at October 31, 2022, and January 31, 2022, respectively. The weighted average discount rate was 2.59% and 2.46% at October 31, 2022, and January 31, 2022, respectively.

Maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows:
Fiscal year ending
2023 (remainder)$24 
202496 
202578 
202663 
202743 
Thereafter135 
439 
Less imputed interest34 
Present value of operating lease liabilities$405 
 
Autodesk has subleased certain office space to a third party and has classified the sublease as an operating lease. The sublease has a remaining lease term of 9.5 years. Sublease income was $2 million and $3 million for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2022, respectively. Sublease income is recorded as a reduction of lease expense in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Operating lease amounts in the table above do not include sublease income payments of $79 million. Autodesk expects to receive sublease income payments of approximately $32 million for remaining fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2027 and $47 million thereafter.