Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2011	May 25, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ACXIOM CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000733269
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 1,088,762,537
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		81,149,455
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY