ACQUISITIONS: (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets acquired

The following table shows the amortization activity of purchased intangible assets (dollars in thousands):

	2015			2014			2013
Developed technology assets, gross (Software)	$	42,524		$	3,485		$	18,014
Accumulated amortization	(9,924		)	(3,297		)	(17,881		)
Net developed technology assets	$	32,600		$	188		$	133
Customer/trademark assets, gross (Other assets)	$	34,166		$	7,674		$	18,823
Accumulated amortization	(11,265		)	(7,393		)	(18,259		)
Net customer/trademark assets	$	22,901		$	281		$	564
Total intangible assets, gross	$	76,690		$	11,159		$	36,837
Total accumulated amortization	(21,189		)	(10,690		)	(36,140		)
Net intangible assets	$	55,501		$	469		$	697
Amortization expense	$	11,447		$	340		$	1,671

LiveRamp Inc

Schedule of fair value of consideration transferred

The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred for LiveRamp was approximately $272.7 million which consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

	July 1, 2014
Cash, net of $12.0 million cash acquired	$	234,672
Restricted cash held in escrow	31,000
Fair value of stock options issued included in purchase price	6,978
Total fair value of consideration transferred	$	272,650

Schedule of allocation of the purchase prices to assets acquired and liabilities assumed

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of the acquisition (dollars in thousands):

	July 1, 2014
Assets acquired:
Cash	$	12,016
Trade accounts receivable	5,206
Deferred income tax assets	10,444
Goodwill	213,093
Developed technology (Software)	40,000
Other intangible assets (Other assets, net)	26,500
Other current and noncurrent assets	1,306
	308,565
Deferred income tax liabilities	(18,945		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and deferred revenue	(4,954		)
Net assets acquired	284,666
Less:
Cash acquired	12,016
Net purchase price allocated	$	272,650
Less:
Fair value of stock options issued included in purchase price	6,978
Net cash paid	$	265,672

Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets acquired

The following table presents the components of intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives as of the acquisition date (dollars in thousands):

	Fair value		Useful life  (in years)
Developed technology	$	40,000	4
Customer relationships	25,000		6
Trade name	1,500		2
Total intangible assets subject to amortization	$	66,500

Condensed consolidated statement of operations information

The amounts of revenue and loss of LiveRamp included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations from the acquisition date of July 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

Revenues	$	27,030
Net loss	$	(16,549	)

Schedule of pro forma results for LiveRamp as part of the Company

Following are the Company’s supplemental consolidated results on an unaudited pro forma basis, as if the LiveRamp acquisition had taken place at the beginning of each of the fiscal years presented (dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts):

	2015			2014
Revenues	$	1,026,767		$	1,081,518
Net loss attributable to Acxiom	$	(16,402	)	$	(11,936	)
Diluted loss per share	$	(0.21	)	$	(0.16	)