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REVENUE (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue from external customers by product category The following table shows the percentage of revenue contributed by each of Cadence’s product categories for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025:
 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 June 30,
2026		June 30,
2025		June 30,
2026		June 30,
2025
Core EDA*
68 %71 %69 %71 %
Semiconductor IP (“IP”)
15 %13 %15 %13 %
System Design and Analysis17 %16 %16 %16 %
Total100 %100 %100 %100 %
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* Includes immaterial amount of revenue accounted for under leasing arrangements.
Disaggregation of revenue
The following table shows the percentage of Cadence’s revenue that is classified as recurring or up-front for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025:
 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 June 30,
2026		June 30,
2025		June 30,
2026		June 30,
2025
Revenue recognized over time72 %73 %72 %75 %
Other recurring revenue
6 %5 %6 %5 %
Recurring revenue78 %78 %78 %80 %
Up-front revenue22 %22 %22 %20 %
Total revenue
100 %100 %100 %100 %
Contract balances
Cadence’s contract balances as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows:
 As of
 June 30,
2026		December 31,
2025
 (In thousands)
Contract assets$39,824 $67,764 
Deferred revenue1,169,571 934,432