Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 01, 2012
Business Combinations [Abstract]
ACQUISITIONS	ACQUISITIONS On January 13, 2012, we completed our acquisition of privately held Efficient Frontier, a multi-channel digital ad buying and optimization company. During the first quarter of fiscal 2012, we began integrating Efficient Frontier into our Digital Marketing reportable segment. The Efficient Frontier business adds cross-channel digital ad campaign forecasting, execution and optimization capabilities to our Adobe Digital Marketing Suite, along with a social marketing engagement platform and social ad buying capabilities. We have included the financial results of Efficient Frontier in our condensed consolidated financial statements beginning on the acquisition date. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total preliminary purchase price was allocated to Efficient Frontier’s net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values as of January 13, 2012. In the second quarter of fiscal 2012, we made adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation. The total adjusted preliminary purchase price for Efficient Frontier was approximately $374.7 million of which approximately $289.5 million was allocated to goodwill, $122.7 million to identifiable intangible assets and $37.5 million to net liabilities assumed. The impact of this acquisition was not material to our condensed consolidated financial statements. During fiscal 2011, we completed six business combinations with aggregate purchase prices totaling approximately $281.0 million of which approximately $212.3 million was allocated to goodwill, $87.5 million to identifiable intangible assets and $18.8 million to net liabilities assumed. We also completed two asset acquisitions with aggregate purchase prices totaling $47.3 million. We have included the financial results of the business combinations in our consolidated results of operations beginning on the acquisition dates, however the impact of these acquisitions were not material to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 01, 2012

On January 13, 2012, we completed our acquisition of privately held Efficient Frontier, a multi-channel digital ad buying and optimization company. During the first quarter of fiscal 2012, we began integrating Efficient Frontier into our Digital Marketing reportable segment. The Efficient Frontier business adds cross-channel digital ad campaign forecasting, execution and optimization capabilities to our Adobe Digital Marketing Suite, along with a social marketing engagement platform and social ad buying capabilities. We have included the financial results of Efficient Frontier in our condensed consolidated financial statements beginning on the acquisition date.

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total preliminary purchase price was allocated to Efficient Frontier’s net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values as of January 13, 2012. In the second quarter of fiscal 2012, we made adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation. The total adjusted preliminary purchase price for Efficient Frontier was approximately $374.7 million of which approximately $289.5 million was allocated to goodwill, $122.7 million to identifiable intangible assets and $37.5 million to net liabilities assumed. The impact of this acquisition was not material to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

During fiscal 2011, we completed six business combinations with aggregate purchase prices totaling approximately $281.0 million of which approximately $212.3 million was allocated to goodwill, $87.5 million to identifiable intangible assets and $18.8 million to net liabilities assumed. We also completed two asset acquisitions with aggregate purchase prices totaling $47.3 million. We have included the financial results of the business combinations in our consolidated results of operations beginning on the acquisition dates, however the impact of these acquisitions were not material to our condensed consolidated financial statements.