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Our cash and investments are held and managed by recognized financial institutions that follow our investment policy. Our policy limits the amount of credit exposure to any one security issue or issuer and we believe no significant concentration of credit risk exists with respect to these investments.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We mitigate concentration of risk related to foreign currency hedges through a policy that establishes counterparty limits. The bank counterparties in these contracts expose us to credit-related losses in the event of their nonperformance. However, to mitigate that risk, we only contract with counterparties who meet our minimum requirements under our counterparty risk assessment process. In addition, our hedging policy establishes maximum limits for each counterparty. We monitor ratings, credit spreads and potential downgrades on at least a quarterly basis. Based on our on-going assessment of counterparty risk, we will adjust our exposure to various counterparties.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;The aggregate fair value of derivative instruments in net asset positions as of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;December&amp;#160;2, 2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;December&amp;#160;3, 2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; was &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$25.4 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$18.8 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, respectively. These amounts represent the maximum exposure to loss at the reporting date as a result of all of the counterparties failing to perform as contracted. These exposures could be reduced by up to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$3.9 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$1.9 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, respectively from liabilities included in master netting arrangements with those same counterparties.&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Credit risk in receivables is limited to OEMs, dealers and distributors of hardware and software products to the retail market, customers to whom we license software directly and our SaaS offerings. We are also experiencing elevated delinquency and bad debt write-offs related to our receivables assumed in business combinations. A credit review is completed for our new distributors, dealers and OEMs. We also perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers&amp;#8217; financial condition and require letters of credit or other guarantees, whenever deemed necessary. The credit limit given to the customer is based on our risk assessment of their ability to pay, country risk and other factors and is not contingent on the resale of the product or on the collection of payments from their customers. We also purchase credit insurance to mitigate credit risk in some foreign markets where we believe it is warranted. If we license our software or provide SaaS services to a customer where we have a reason to believe the customer&amp;#8217;s ability to pay is not probable, due to country risk or credit risk, we will not recognize the revenue. We will revert to recognizing the revenue on a cash basis, assuming all other criteria for revenue recognition has been met.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;See Note 19 for information regarding our significant customers.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We derive a significant portion of our OEM PostScript and Other licensing revenue from a small number of OEMs. Our OEMs on occasion seek to renegotiate their royalty arrangements. We evaluate these requests on a case-by-case basis. 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  <adbe:IncomeTaxExaminationLiabilityRecordedCurrent contextRef="I2011Q3_us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis_adbe_CanadianIncomeTaxExaminationMember" decimals="-6" id="Fact-3D26188AD593149C06A396320B7EABF6" unitRef="usd">17000000</adbe:IncomeTaxExaminationLiabilityRecordedCurrent>
  <adbe:IncomeTaxReconciliationLicencingOfTechnologyToForeignSubsidiaries contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-9FC184A8F17A03F3B525B0D38FB8B151" unitRef="usd">0</adbe:IncomeTaxReconciliationLicencingOfTechnologyToForeignSubsidiaries>
  <adbe:IncomeTaxReconciliationLicencingOfTechnologyToForeignSubsidiaries contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-D254F4B4587311EC1501B0D38F870B93" unitRef="usd">31298000</adbe:IncomeTaxReconciliationLicencingOfTechnologyToForeignSubsidiaries>
  <adbe:IncomeTaxReconciliationLicencingOfTechnologyToForeignSubsidiaries contextRef="D2009Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-8B1064E771E0548DDA57B0D38F9D4693" unitRef="usd">161701000</adbe:IncomeTaxReconciliationLicencingOfTechnologyToForeignSubsidiaries>
  <adbe:InvestmentInLeaseReceivable contextRef="I2010Q4" decimals="-3" id="Fact-1248F848BBC2B06C12659616CB3C8C63" unitRef="usd">207239000</adbe:InvestmentInLeaseReceivable>
  <adbe:InvestmentInLeaseReceivable contextRef="I2011Q4" decimals="-3" id="Fact-5F3D43C0BBEB7A07070D9616CB2C753B" unitRef="usd">207239000</adbe:InvestmentInLeaseReceivable>
  <adbe:InvestmentInLeaseReceivable contextRef="I2007Q2Mar31_us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseAxis_adbe_AlmadenTowerMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-FD7B491BA58B42EAA1AC9616CE591668" unitRef="usd">80400000</adbe:InvestmentInLeaseReceivable>
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  <adbe:LeaseRenewalExtensionPeriod contextRef="D2004Q3Aug_us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseAxis_adbe_EastAndWestTowersMember" id="Fact-4878C4EBB90E430294899616CB5BF8F7">P5Y</adbe:LeaseRenewalExtensionPeriod>
  <adbe:LeaseRenewalExtensionPeriod contextRef="D2007Q2Mar_us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseAxis_adbe_AlmadenTowerMember" id="Fact-943FC84043267305A69F9616CB5B0FE7">P5Y</adbe:LeaseRenewalExtensionPeriod>
  <adbe:LeaseRenewalExtensionPeriod contextRef="D2009Q3Jun_us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseAxis_adbe_EastAndWestTowersMember" id="Fact-7C034AE1238BEA32E0D99616CB5BE42E">P5Y</adbe:LeaseRenewalExtensionPeriod>
  <adbe:LeaseRenewalOptionToExtendPeriod contextRef="D2004Q3Aug_us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseAxis_adbe_EastAndWestTowersMember" id="Fact-5DFA51565437C88F78299616CB5B0CBF">P5Y</adbe:LeaseRenewalOptionToExtendPeriod>
  <adbe:LeaseRenewalOptionToExtendPeriod contextRef="D2007Q2Mar_us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseAxis_adbe_AlmadenTowerMember" id="Fact-F3E3EA4E3C44ECEA57C49616CB5B337F">P5Y</adbe:LeaseRenewalOptionToExtendPeriod>
  <adbe:LongTermDeferredIncomeTaxLiabilityReclassifiedToIncomeTaxesPayableAndPaidForUndistributedForeignEarningsRepatriated contextRef="I2010Q4" decimals="-6" id="Fact-C296C670FB37E1B1FBC5B34243170B8A" unitRef="usd">200000000</adbe:LongTermDeferredIncomeTaxLiabilityReclassifiedToIncomeTaxesPayableAndPaidForUndistributedForeignEarningsRepatriated>
  <adbe:LossContingencyNumberOfPartiesJointlyAndSeverallyLiableInLitigation contextRef="D2009Q4Oct" decimals="INF" id="Fact-00F5040F61574DAA83C6BA3D3C606E1C" unitRef="companies">22</adbe:LossContingencyNumberOfPartiesJointlyAndSeverallyLiableInLitigation>
  <adbe:MaximumPercentageOfEligibleEmployeeContributionToRetirementSavingsPlan contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="INF" id="Fact-8D8C4428F060047696B4A423377B3CEB" unitRef="ratio">0.65</adbe:MaximumPercentageOfEligibleEmployeeContributionToRetirementSavingsPlan>
  <adbe:MaximumTargetPercentageAllowedUnderProgram contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_adbe_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardProgramNameAxis_adbe_CurrentProgramMember" decimals="INF" id="Fact-F975BAA7C57CE2658AEC9616CDADA199" unitRef="ratio">1.5</adbe:MaximumTargetPercentageAllowedUnderProgram>
  <adbe:MinimumPercentatgeOfEarningsToBeAchievedOnBudgetedEarningsToQualifyForProfitSharingPlan contextRef="D2009Q4YTD" decimals="INF" id="Fact-247ECFB8473FFBFB72ACA48252AE8BE8" unitRef="ratio">0.75</adbe:MinimumPercentatgeOfEarningsToBeAchievedOnBudgetedEarningsToQualifyForProfitSharingPlan>
  <adbe:NetGainsLossesRecognizedInInterestAndOtherIncomeNetRelatingToBalanceSheetHedgingTableTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-81E7CDE8529C158EFDA2AED93AB9AAF6">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Net gains (losses) recognized in interest and other income (expense), net relating to balance sheet hedging for fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; were as follows (in thousands):&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="13" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="64%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Gain (loss) on foreign currency assets and liabilities:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Net realized gain (loss) recognized in other income&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;6,604&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(11,470&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;25,384&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Net unrealized (loss) gain recognized in other income&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(4,062&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(12,345&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(6,390&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2,542&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(23,815&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;18,994&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(Loss) gain on hedges of foreign currency assets and liabilities:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Net realized gain (loss) recognized in other income&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;4,633&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;21,921&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(11,872&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Net unrealized gain (loss) recognized in other income&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(8,606&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;12,247&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(2,535&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(3,973&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;34,168&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(14,407&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Net gain (loss) recognized in interest and other income (expense), net&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(1,431&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;10,353&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;4,587&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br 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  <adbe:NetUnrealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyFairValueHedgeDerivatives contextRef="D2009Q4YTD_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-42FF19B4B7CDCD06284DAF1FF05130F3" unitRef="usd">-2535000</adbe:NetUnrealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyFairValueHedgeDerivatives>
  <adbe:NetUnrealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyFairValueHedgeDerivatives contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-126221A4E136CFA732AEAF1FF06551D0" unitRef="usd">-8606000</adbe:NetUnrealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyFairValueHedgeDerivatives>
  <adbe:NetUnrealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyFairValueHedgeDerivatives contextRef="D2010Q4YTD_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_us-gaap_FairValueHedgingMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-3DA02AD3A7B25A5FB2FAAF1FF05B45B6" unitRef="usd">12247000</adbe:NetUnrealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyFairValueHedgeDerivatives>
  <adbe:NumberOfAssetAcquisitionsAcquired contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_adbe_AssetAcquisitionAxis_adbe_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialAssetAcquisitionsMember" decimals="INF" id="Fact-8487A47A105C7667E9C8B46558B613FA" unitRef="assetacquisitions">2</adbe:NumberOfAssetAcquisitionsAcquired>
  <adbe:NumberOfCorporateHeadquarterOfficeBuildings contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="INF" id="Fact-806B8DB96BA8B619DAE99616CB5BA979" unitRef="buildings">3</adbe:NumberOfCorporateHeadquarterOfficeBuildings>
  <adbe:NumberOfPurchasePeriodsPerOfferingPeriod contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember" decimals="INF" id="Fact-513BFC62D6CAEC13129AB975EB1A5196" unitRef="purchaseperiods">4</adbe:NumberOfPurchasePeriodsPerOfferingPeriod>
  <adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter contextRef="D2011Q2" id="Fact-83E2AE4A589945CE6028CD86ABBCFD6C">P13W</adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter>
  <adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter contextRef="D2011Q1" id="Fact-66A324285C0F1B06AB11CD86AB923D7B">P13W</adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter>
  <adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter contextRef="D2010Q2" id="Fact-C2568C4DDF8F211E1AA5CD86AC7E9CB1">P13W</adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter>
  <adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter contextRef="D2010Q4" id="Fact-1891DE591E2176F58E51CD86AC2DDAF8">P13W</adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter>
  <adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter contextRef="D2010Q3" id="Fact-FDDCB60A5CEF204162A0CD86AD2986FF">P13W</adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter>
  <adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter contextRef="D2011Q3" id="Fact-2D22DC06ECFD8FF14C02CD86AD885036">P13W</adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter>
  <adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter contextRef="D2011Q4" id="Fact-BDC024BDCE939CAA01FBCD86ACD42EB8">P13W</adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter>
  <adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter contextRef="D2010Q1" id="Fact-DFFE9810F29EA0DB406ACD86ABDCF033">P14W</adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalQuarter>
  <adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalYear contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" id="Fact-3A0E94A1E9D5A0E404C09616CB3C102B">P53W</adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalYear>
  <adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalYear contextRef="D2009Q4YTD" id="Fact-297144B4998E02E6951AAAC162A8346A">P52W</adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalYear>
  <adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalYear contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-CC68CDBB53FC6EB81AAA9616CB3CC4EE">P52W</adbe:NumberOfWeeksInCurrentFiscalYear>
  <adbe:NumbersOfDaysUsedToCalculateAverageStockPrice contextRef="I2011Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis_adbe_NewNonEmployeeDirectorsMember" decimals="INF" id="Fact-F063B3BC36C88A9834EF64B9264EB6DA" unitRef="days">30</adbe:NumbersOfDaysUsedToCalculateAverageStockPrice>
  <adbe:NumbersOfDaysUsedToCalculateAverageStockPrice contextRef="I2011Q4_us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis_adbe_ExistingNonEmployeeDirectorsMember" decimals="INF" id="Fact-DB061620E791D676F07B64B9678FDED7" unitRef="days">30</adbe:NumbersOfDaysUsedToCalculateAverageStockPrice>
  <adbe:OfferingPeriod contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember" id="Fact-DCBCC0141A716F9082E7B971A84E7DF7">P24M</adbe:OfferingPeriod>
  <adbe:OptionToPurchaseBuildings contextRef="I2007Q2Mar31_us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseAxis_adbe_AlmadenTowerMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-58FB899257F25BDF86C59616CE683FC1" unitRef="usd">103600000</adbe:OptionToPurchaseBuildings>
  <adbe:OptionToPurchaseBuildings contextRef="I2007Q2Mar31_us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseAxis_adbe_EastAndWestTowersMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-B4C522CFA67A8BE43C9C9616CE68F117" unitRef="usd">143200000</adbe:OptionToPurchaseBuildings>
  <adbe:OptionToRequestAdditionalCommitmentsOnCreditFacility contextRef="I2007Q3" decimals="-5" id="Fact-4C2252D9D80B719D192E9616CEA72BA6" unitRef="usd">500000000</adbe:OptionToRequestAdditionalCommitmentsOnCreditFacility>
  <adbe:OptionsGrantedToDirectorsTableTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-71F0D82734E07877A4C6B3A9BBFF2C36">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Options granted to directors for fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; were as follows (shares in thousands):&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="12" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="65%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Options granted to existing directors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;85&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;18&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;175&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Exercise price&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;33.23&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;33.82&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;23.28&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</adbe:OptionsGrantedToDirectorsTableTextBlock>
  <adbe:OutstandingIntrinsicValue contextRef="I2009Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-3E18F5167C079B1308A99616CD9DD000" unitRef="usd">33600000</adbe:OutstandingIntrinsicValue>
  <adbe:OutstandingIntrinsicValue contextRef="I2011Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-6E99FAF8C69DC9F569379616CD9D8206" unitRef="usd">11000000</adbe:OutstandingIntrinsicValue>
  <adbe:OutstandingIntrinsicValue contextRef="I2010Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-120C64340CA974B173C3B41833010459" unitRef="usd">16200000</adbe:OutstandingIntrinsicValue>
  <adbe:OutstandingIntrinsicValue contextRef="I2010Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-BFB63604129CC03CF82BB418535A971C" unitRef="usd">404800000</adbe:OutstandingIntrinsicValue>
  <adbe:OutstandingIntrinsicValue contextRef="I2011Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-24AE7DE81C5611A11FC39616CD7E2453" unitRef="usd">457400000</adbe:OutstandingIntrinsicValue>
  <adbe:OutstandingIntrinsicValue contextRef="I2009Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-1408305931B5CCC991E39616CD7E4CDB" unitRef="usd">369100000</adbe:OutstandingIntrinsicValue>
  <adbe:PercentageOfContributionMadeByEmployerToMatchEmployeesContribution contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="INF" id="Fact-171549ADE760EA4B6B95A4285AF5873A" unitRef="ratio">0.50</adbe:PercentageOfContributionMadeByEmployerToMatchEmployeesContribution>
  <adbe:PercentageOfContributionMadeByParticipantsOfBaseSalaryToDeferredCompensationPlan contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTitleOfIndividualAxis_adbe_BoardOfDirectorsAndCertainExecutivesMember" decimals="INF" id="Fact-122AFBBBE26587183793A48E1D41861C" unitRef="ratio">0.75</adbe:PercentageOfContributionMadeByParticipantsOfBaseSalaryToDeferredCompensationPlan>
  <adbe:PercentageOfContributionMadeByParticipantsOfOtherSpecifiedCompensationToDeferredCompensationPlan contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualExcludingShareBasedPaymentsAndPostretirementBenefitsByTitleOfIndividualAxis_adbe_BoardOfDirectorsAndCertainExecutivesMember" decimals="INF" id="Fact-46B16C5EA283671F8ADFA48EAFEFD26D" unitRef="ratio">1</adbe:PercentageOfContributionMadeByParticipantsOfOtherSpecifiedCompensationToDeferredCompensationPlan>
  <adbe:PercentageVestingEvenlyInFuture contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="4" id="Fact-E19BAFD163E5C8AE3ABFB9AF34A46156" unitRef="ratio">0.6667</adbe:PercentageVestingEvenlyInFuture>
  <adbe:PercentageVestingEvenlyInFuture contextRef="D2012Q1_adbe_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardProgramNameAxis_adbe_CurrentProgramMember_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_adbe_PerformanceShareProgramAchievementMember" decimals="4" id="Fact-CA264F21E01422B9D429BE0D299ED126" unitRef="ratio">0.6667</adbe:PercentageVestingEvenlyInFuture>
  <adbe:PercentageVestingInFirstTranche contextRef="D2012Q1_adbe_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardProgramNameAxis_adbe_CurrentProgramMember_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_adbe_PerformanceShareProgramAchievementMember" decimals="4" id="Fact-D5ED3A1FCDA06C0B8BDDBE0D0A4A35BF" unitRef="ratio">0.3333</adbe:PercentageVestingInFirstTranche>
  <adbe:PercentageVestingInFirstTranche contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="4" id="Fact-6C25E767D7D571753B14B9AEF1580C2F" unitRef="ratio">0.3333</adbe:PercentageVestingInFirstTranche>
  <adbe:PreferenceClaimChargedToOperatingExpense contextRef="D2009Q4YTD" decimals="-5" id="Fact-3E37AE192B18AA9717C7F2AA658A91A4" unitRef="usd">1000000</adbe:PreferenceClaimChargedToOperatingExpense>
  <adbe:PreferenceClaimCreditedToOperatingExpense contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="-5" id="Fact-BED65E21CA31486A5C3CF2A58A729E79" unitRef="usd">-700000</adbe:PreferenceClaimCreditedToOperatingExpense>
  <adbe:PreferenceClaimCreditedToOperatingExpense contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-5" id="Fact-6AC6E6535ADE473FD63DF2A58A72AEAC" unitRef="usd">-1000000</adbe:PreferenceClaimCreditedToOperatingExpense>
  <adbe:PrepaidLandLease contextRef="I2011Q4" decimals="-3" id="Fact-627987F77B3941C1BC7D9616CD5FBA51" unitRef="usd">13058000</adbe:PrepaidLandLease>
  <adbe:PrepaidLandLease contextRef="I2010Q4" decimals="-3" id="Fact-74F86E6D6C577B849D889616CD5FFDEF" unitRef="usd">13215000</adbe:PrepaidLandLease>
  <adbe:ProFormaSharesUsedToComputeBasicNetIncomePerShare contextRef="D2009Q4YTD_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_adbe_OmnitureIncMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-E211B4F8E51A8E123D31A899A6C6489C" unitRef="shares">524470000</adbe:ProFormaSharesUsedToComputeBasicNetIncomePerShare>
  <adbe:ProFormaSharesUsedToComputeDilutedNetIncomePerShare contextRef="D2009Q4YTD_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_adbe_OmnitureIncMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-B6B0A084DF6908775F5EA899FB63FF0A" unitRef="shares">531293000</adbe:ProFormaSharesUsedToComputeDilutedNetIncomePerShare>
  <adbe:PurchasePeriod contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember" id="Fact-F0E9AEE8C447065E61FFB9765349B366">P6M</adbe:PurchasePeriod>
  <adbe:RealizedInvestmentGains contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-AB6D5C3CD4C2F107727F9616CEE5DB52" unitRef="usd">7159000</adbe:RealizedInvestmentGains>
  <adbe:RealizedInvestmentGains contextRef="D2009Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-E99EC1AF36483F69A9129616CEE5F161" unitRef="usd">52000</adbe:RealizedInvestmentGains>
  <adbe:RealizedInvestmentGains contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-EAD3DE96D13B7A816A8D9616CEE57E96" unitRef="usd">9819000</adbe:RealizedInvestmentGains>
  <adbe:RealizedInvestmentLosses contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-5CF22BE6D9797A1EEFF09616CED68489" unitRef="usd">850000</adbe:RealizedInvestmentLosses>
  <adbe:RealizedInvestmentLosses contextRef="D2009Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-5199DA540E03BAD4CE3F9616CED63246" unitRef="usd">9019000</adbe:RealizedInvestmentLosses>
  <adbe:RealizedInvestmentLosses contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-27BEA5997639CC65D9839616CED67611" unitRef="usd">9619000</adbe:RealizedInvestmentLosses>
  <adbe:RepaymentsOfAcquiredDebt contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-EC60C1E7F2AA05B9825C8725D564E27B" unitRef="usd">0</adbe:RepaymentsOfAcquiredDebt>
  <adbe:RepaymentsOfAcquiredDebt contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-874A9D71E011247BD7938725D581EF67" unitRef="usd">0</adbe:RepaymentsOfAcquiredDebt>
  <adbe:RepaymentsOfAcquiredDebt contextRef="D2009Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-BF3884ED25D507AB17098725D59A97FB" unitRef="usd">13897000</adbe:RepaymentsOfAcquiredDebt>
  <adbe:RepurchaseNotesAtPriceOfTheirPrincipalAmountPlusAccruedAndUnpaidInterest contextRef="I2010Q1Feb_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_adbe_Notes2015And2020Member" decimals="2" id="Fact-B139CDE85586E494E84E9616CEA79AE8" unitRef="ratio">1.01</adbe:RepurchaseNotesAtPriceOfTheirPrincipalAmountPlusAccruedAndUnpaidInterest>
  <adbe:ResidualValueGuarantees contextRef="I2007Q2Mar31_us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseAxis_adbe_AlmadenTowerMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-D22A65B0AA89CEBB987F9616CE68A650" unitRef="usd">89400000</adbe:ResidualValueGuarantees>
  <adbe:ResidualValueGuarantees contextRef="I2007Q2Mar31_us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseAxis_adbe_EastAndWestTowersMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-340C47A27B05FB9DAEDD9616CE68C253" unitRef="usd">126800000</adbe:ResidualValueGuarantees>
  <adbe:RestrictedStockUnitsGrantedToDirectorsTableTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-086858B5102279713EB1B3AAE0134C39">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Restricted stock units granted to directors for fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; were as follows (in thousands):&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="9" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="65%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="10%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="10%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="10%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Restricted stock units granted to existing directors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;28&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;48&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;27&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Restricted stock units granted to new directors&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;20&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</adbe:RestrictedStockUnitsGrantedToDirectorsTableTextBlock>
  <adbe:RevenueRecognitionRevenueReserveRollforwardTableTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-A019CD6693931B8F44881DD0C013C569">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Revenue reserve rollforward (in thousands):&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="13" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="64%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Beginning balance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;49,426&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;34,401&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;50,943&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Increase due to acquisition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;6,566&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Amount charged to revenue&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;162,491&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;171,607&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;113,009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Actual returns&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(151,030&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(156,582&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(136,117&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Ending balance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;60,887&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;49,426&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;34,401&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</adbe:RevenueRecognitionRevenueReserveRollforwardTableTextBlock>
  <adbe:SaleLeasebackAgreementLeasebackPeriod contextRef="D2010Q1SD2" id="Fact-321C4190E00E02F17358CCA09C6071EE">P43M</adbe:SaleLeasebackAgreementLeasebackPeriod>
  <adbe:SalesAndMarketingAllowances contextRef="I2011Q4" decimals="-3" id="Fact-8CD6A7EFF188C72C49229616CD6E19DB" unitRef="usd">58156000</adbe:SalesAndMarketingAllowances>
  <adbe:SalesAndMarketingAllowances contextRef="I2010Q4" decimals="-3" id="Fact-0F0FE22D6141A751B0AE9616CD6E7BF0" unitRef="usd">38706000</adbe:SalesAndMarketingAllowances>
  <adbe:ScheduleOfAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsRollforwardTableTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-71046BE34EF4A04956EF1DD243E0C2E8">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="13" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="64%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"&gt;(in thousands)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Beginning balance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;15,233&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;15,225&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;4,128&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Increase due to acquisition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;269&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;662&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;9,100&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Charged to operating expenses&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;6,271&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;3,673&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2,190&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Deductions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(6,693&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(4,327&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(193&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Ending balance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;15,080&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;15,233&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;15,225&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt"&gt;________________________________________&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="width:36px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt"&gt;(1) &lt;/sup&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; bad debt expense of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$5.6 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$2.7 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; include a preference claim credited to operating expense of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$0.7 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$1.0 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, respectively. Fiscal 2009 bad debt expense of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$3.2 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; includes a preference claim charge to operating expense of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$1.0 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="width:36px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt"&gt;(2) &lt;/sup&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Deductions related to the allowance for doubtful accounts represent amounts written off against the allowance, less recoveries.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;P&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</adbe:ScheduleOfAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsRollforwardTableTextBlock>
  <adbe:ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTableTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-523ACCFD652D01580007AF8BE9D81C7B">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Purchased and other intangible assets, net by reportable segment as of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;December&amp;#160;2, 2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;December&amp;#160;3, 2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; were as follows (in thousands):&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="9" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="76%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Creative and Interactive Solutions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;120,490&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;46,017&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Digital Media Solutions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;19,399&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;19,895&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Knowledge Worker&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;39,844&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;27,582&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Enterprise&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;70,986&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;88,386&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Omniture&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;294,656&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;345,305&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Print and Publishing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;151&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;1,599&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Purchased and other intangible assets, net&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;545,526&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;528,784&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</adbe:ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTableTextBlock>
  <adbe:ScheduleOfForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentsInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTableTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-4FC48B1D1D1B626482FDC7BDD82F2DA6">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;The following table sets forth the components of foreign currency translation adjustments for fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; (in thousands):&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="13" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="64%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Beginning balance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;7,632&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;10,640&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(431&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Foreign currency translation adjustments&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;5,156&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(4,144&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;17,343&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Income tax effect relating to translation adjustments for&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-indent:12px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;undistributed foreign earnings&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(2,208&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;1,136&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(6,272&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Ending balance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;10,580&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;7,632&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;10,640&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:9px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</adbe:ScheduleOfForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentsInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTableTextBlock>
  <adbe:ScheduleOfUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsOperatingLeasesAndCapitalLeasesTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-228E65553DD11E5A46B2C8ED667F97C9">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;The following table summarizes our non-cancellable unconditional purchase obligations,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;operating leases and capital leases for each of the next five years and thereafter as of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;December&amp;#160;2, 2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; (in thousands):&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="18" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="23%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="14%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="14%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="14%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="14%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Operating Leases&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Capital Leases&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;"&gt;Fiscal&amp;#160;Year&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Purchase &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Obligations&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Future&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Minimum&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Lease&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Payments&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Future&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Minimum&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Sublease&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Income&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Future&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Minimum&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Lease&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Payments&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2012&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;267,340&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;58,706&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;1,862&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;9,925&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2013&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;9,407&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;42,822&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;1,062&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;9,925&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2014&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2,175&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;29,262&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;415&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;827&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2015&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;1,500&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;24,019&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;431&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2016&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2,731&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;20,713&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;429&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Thereafter&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;13,000&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;81,481&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;1,578&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Total&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;296,153&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;257,003&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;5,777&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;20,677&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Less: interest&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(996&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Total&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;19,681&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;The table above includes operating lease commitments related to our restructured facilities. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;See Note 11 for information regarding our restructuring charges.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</adbe:ScheduleOfUnconditionalPurchaseObligationsOperatingLeasesAndCapitalLeasesTextBlock>
  <adbe:ScheduleOfUnrealizedLossOnInvestmentsTwelveMonthsOrLongerTableTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-B7370F6D8067D2F2B3778776D6746484">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; The following table summarizes the fair value and gross unrealized losses related to available-for-sale securities, aggregated by investment category, that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months, as of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;December&amp;#160;2, 2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; (in thousands): &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="8" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="71%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="12%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="12%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Fair&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Value&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Gross &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Unrealized&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Losses&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Corporate bonds and commercial paper&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;22,918&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(232&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Municipal securities&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2,668&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:36px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Total&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;25,586&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(233&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</adbe:ScheduleOfUnrealizedLossOnInvestmentsTwelveMonthsOrLongerTableTextBlock>
  <adbe:SecuritiesInContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionForMoreThanTwelveMonths contextRef="I2011Q4" decimals="INF" id="Fact-B1653888AF96D540534F8787B4CA8007" unitRef="securities">13</adbe:SecuritiesInContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionForMoreThanTwelveMonths>
  <adbe:SecuritiesInContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionForMoreThanTwelveMonths contextRef="I2010Q4" decimals="INF" id="Fact-7BA792FC4B1085F5B14487A6EEDE7929" unitRef="securities">0</adbe:SecuritiesInContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionForMoreThanTwelveMonths>
  <adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAggregateGrantValuePerAward contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis_adbe_ExistingNonEmployeeDirectorsMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-8DD01B41337CDDFEAC3564B8E2A7CE55" unitRef="usd">200000</adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAggregateGrantValuePerAward>
  <adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAggregateGrantValuePerAward contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis_adbe_NewNonEmployeeDirectorsMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-89052385B6CB44A3049164B8AB805982" unitRef="usd">500000</adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAggregateGrantValuePerAward>
  <adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardExpirationPeriod contextRef="D2008Q4YTD_us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis_adbe_NonEmployeeDirectorMember" id="Fact-11CBB162C770E158EBAAB95A2221DD98">P10Y</adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardExpirationPeriod>
  <adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardExpirationPeriod contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_StockOptionsMember_us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis_adbe_NonEmployeeDirectorMember" id="Fact-A73256C0542123F19FD0B95A2233A082">P7Y</adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardExpirationPeriod>
  <adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceAsPercentageOfMarketPrice contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember" decimals="INF" id="Fact-5DF1F97D3C2E920FD98EBDBE0BFA808C" unitRef="ratio">0.85</adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceAsPercentageOfMarketPrice>
  <adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementOptionsGrantedToExistingNonEmployeeDirectorsExercisePrice contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_NonqualifiedStockOptionsMember_us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis_adbe_ExistingNonEmployeeDirectorsMember" decimals="2" id="Fact-D267B0E6AB5F4E6BDA61B7E96C0D21BD" unitRef="usdPerShare">33.23</adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementOptionsGrantedToExistingNonEmployeeDirectorsExercisePrice>
  <adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementOptionsGrantedToExistingNonEmployeeDirectorsExercisePrice contextRef="D2010Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_NonqualifiedStockOptionsMember_us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis_adbe_ExistingNonEmployeeDirectorsMember" decimals="2" id="Fact-AD4D8C3FC23ECEA55BCDB7E96C4C092E" unitRef="usdPerShare">33.82</adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementOptionsGrantedToExistingNonEmployeeDirectorsExercisePrice>
  <adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementOptionsGrantedToExistingNonEmployeeDirectorsExercisePrice contextRef="D2009Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_NonqualifiedStockOptionsMember_us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis_adbe_ExistingNonEmployeeDirectorsMember" decimals="2" id="Fact-E62A63D34F039B797E07B7E96BB1F6CE" unitRef="usdPerShare">23.28</adbe:ShareBasedCompensationArrangementOptionsGrantedToExistingNonEmployeeDirectorsExercisePrice>
  <adbe:SignificantCustomersPercentageOfGrossTradeReceivablesTableTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-A010CC8B88DE5531D9D8CCFF49753E0E">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Receivables from our significant customers, as a percentage of gross trade receivables for fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; were as follows:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="7" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="66%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="15%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="15%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Ingram Micro&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;14&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;%&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;14&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;%&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</adbe:SignificantCustomersPercentageOfGrossTradeReceivablesTableTextBlock>
  <adbe:SquareFootageOfFacilityVacatedUnderRestructuringPlan contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis_us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_adbe_RestructuringPlan2009Member" decimals="0" id="Fact-EA15232A74DBB46657DA9616CDEBF0BA" unitRef="sqft">38000</adbe:SquareFootageOfFacilityVacatedUnderRestructuringPlan>
  <adbe:SquareFootageOfFacilityVacatedUnderRestructuringPlan contextRef="D2011Q4_us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis_us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_adbe_RestructuringPlan2011Member" decimals="0" id="Fact-8880A947540C09285E2C9658CF857DE1" unitRef="sqft">47000</adbe:SquareFootageOfFacilityVacatedUnderRestructuringPlan>
  <adbe:SquareFootageOfFacilityVacatedUnderRestructuringPlan contextRef="D2010Q4YTD_us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis_us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_adbe_RestructuringPlan2009Member" decimals="0" id="Fact-A6C856F061CE184ED8DDC54937A1845E" unitRef="sqft">50000</adbe:SquareFootageOfFacilityVacatedUnderRestructuringPlan>
  <adbe:StandbyLetterOfCredit contextRef="I2009Q2Jun30_us-gaap_PropertySubjectToOrAvailableForOperatingLeaseAxis_adbe_EastAndWestTowersMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-61C45FDEB1DCBF12FEBE9616CE5967E9" unitRef="usd">16500000</adbe:StandbyLetterOfCredit>
  <adbe:StructuredRepurchasePrepayments contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_us-gaap_RepurchaseOfEquityMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-4907016CD57B4453B1F59616CDFB1CF4" unitRef="usd">80000000</adbe:StructuredRepurchasePrepayments>
  <adbe:StructuredRepurchasePrepayments contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-5" id="Fact-5B7F4B0321BAB125C850C85D7644BD68" unitRef="usd">850000000</adbe:StructuredRepurchasePrepayments>
  <adbe:StructuredRepurchasePrepayments contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="-5" id="Fact-B662B14E94064C7848BFC85D76422893" unitRef="usd">695000000</adbe:StructuredRepurchasePrepayments>
  <adbe:StructuredRepurchasePrepayments contextRef="D2009Q4YTD" decimals="-5" id="Fact-AAAB8E61E2749FAB1D5CC85D76405446" unitRef="usd">350000000</adbe:StructuredRepurchasePrepayments>
  <adbe:StructuredStockRepurchasePrepaymentsPriorToAmmendment contextRef="D2010Q2Mar" decimals="-5" id="Fact-BE5104E96E246E4E2991C84278A1B406" unitRef="usd">250000000</adbe:StructuredStockRepurchasePrepaymentsPriorToAmmendment>
  <adbe:StructuredStockRepurchasePrepaymentsPriorToAmmendment contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-5" id="Fact-B7C87586F534C48CBCF6C85EE809192E" unitRef="usd">250000000</adbe:StructuredStockRepurchasePrepaymentsPriorToAmmendment>
  <adbe:StructuredStockRepurchasePrepaymentsSubsequentToAmendment contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-5" id="Fact-A17A575CA86628A9FF61C85FF4DD0CFE" unitRef="usd">600000000</adbe:StructuredStockRepurchasePrepaymentsSubsequentToAmendment>
  <adbe:TaxAssetRelatedToAcquiredEntity contextRef="I2010Q4" decimals="-6" id="Fact-4DA8C028538FDFAEF9EF9616CB3C0444" unitRef="usd">11000000</adbe:TaxAssetRelatedToAcquiredEntity>
  <adbe:TaxAssetRelatedToAcquiredEntity contextRef="I2011Q4" decimals="-6" id="Fact-4198FE900291C313F6799616CB3CFBE3" unitRef="usd">9000000</adbe:TaxAssetRelatedToAcquiredEntity>
  <adbe:TaxesCollectedFromCustomersPolicyTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-5E25795F0410D80879B31A21B3226A40">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Taxes Collected from Customers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We net taxes collected from customers against those remitted to government authorities in our financial statements. Accordingly, taxes collected from customers are not reported as revenue&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</adbe:TaxesCollectedFromCustomersPolicyTextBlock>
  <adbe:TaxesRelatedToEachComponentOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-EFEEE7B9F7BCA8F5D570C7B2CBB79BF4">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;The following table sets forth the taxes related to each component of OCI for fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; (in thousands):&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="13" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="64%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Available-for-sale securities&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;700&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;495&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;931&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Foreign currency translation adjustments&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2,483&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;275&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;1,411&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</adbe:TaxesRelatedToEachComponentOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeTextBlock>
  <adbe:TenderOfferForAcquisitionOfOutstandingShares contextRef="I2009Q4Oct23_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_adbe_OmnitureIncMember" decimals="INF" id="Fact-3B457DE9368BEDB2AABAA941B53911A7" unitRef="usdPerShare">21.50</adbe:TenderOfferForAcquisitionOfOutstandingShares>
  <adbe:TotalIntrinsicValueOfSharesPurchased contextRef="D2010Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-B5F2DC0685D8291B5F36BDF8A25F16B0" unitRef="usd">33900000</adbe:TotalIntrinsicValueOfSharesPurchased>
  <adbe:TotalIntrinsicValueOfSharesPurchased contextRef="D2009Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-FE15BF3F37A8CDBE8717BDF8A267890E" unitRef="usd">21700000</adbe:TotalIntrinsicValueOfSharesPurchased>
  <adbe:TotalIntrinsicValueOfSharesPurchased contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-2B33DF4E3498E1DC3C67BDF8A251DDD5" unitRef="usd">28900000</adbe:TotalIntrinsicValueOfSharesPurchased>
  <adbe:TreasuryStockPolicyTextBlock contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" id="Fact-6F20B38405006340A1DD1A22106D2A34">&lt;div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Treasury Stock&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We account for treasury stock under the cost method. When treasury stock is re-issued at a price higher than its cost, the difference is recorded as a component of additional paid-in-capital in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. When treasury stock is re-issued at a price lower than its cost, the difference is recorded as a component of additional paid-in-capital to the extent that there are gains to offset the losses. If there are no treasury stock gains in additional paid-in-capital, the losses upon re-issuance of treasury stock are recorded as a component of retained earnings in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</adbe:TreasuryStockPolicyTextBlock>
  <adbe:TreasuryStockSharesValueInDeferredCompensationPlan contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-F88C11161C3E9BB4EAF7A3D96A2DB452" unitRef="usd">-409000</adbe:TreasuryStockSharesValueInDeferredCompensationPlan>
  <adbe:TreasuryStockSharesValueInDeferredCompensationPlan contextRef="D2010Q4YTD_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-266052B8030485BFB556A3D96A373183" unitRef="usd">-409000</adbe:TreasuryStockSharesValueInDeferredCompensationPlan>
  <adbe:UndistributedForeignEarningsRepatriated contextRef="I2010Q4" decimals="-6" id="Fact-3A517132B5B2498CCCC8B340452136C2" unitRef="usd">700000000</adbe:UndistributedForeignEarningsRepatriated>
  <adbe:UnrealizedGainsOnAvailableForSaleSecurities contextRef="I2010Q4" decimals="-3" id="Fact-5A12353EAAC6973763339616CE0B6A2C" unitRef="usd">12138000</adbe:UnrealizedGainsOnAvailableForSaleSecurities>
  <adbe:UnrealizedGainsOnAvailableForSaleSecurities contextRef="I2011Q4" decimals="-3" id="Fact-D6D5F4C6C49A066029BA9616CE0B2479" unitRef="usd">10810000</adbe:UnrealizedGainsOnAvailableForSaleSecurities>
  <adbe:UnrealizedInvestmentGains contextRef="D2009Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-369146B449CCB53EE9C69616CED6BCCE" unitRef="usd">10826000</adbe:UnrealizedInvestmentGains>
  <adbe:UnrealizedInvestmentGains contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-23A7D549F3DECA63856E9616CED64BAD" unitRef="usd">0</adbe:UnrealizedInvestmentGains>
  <adbe:UnrealizedInvestmentGains contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-6956BF2FD0794F5A72C19616CED60198" unitRef="usd">1008000</adbe:UnrealizedInvestmentGains>
  <adbe:UnrealizedInvestmentLosses contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-CCD57E7A8951AA7A8C579616CED60B19" unitRef="usd">452000</adbe:UnrealizedInvestmentLosses>
  <adbe:UnrealizedInvestmentLosses contextRef="D2009Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-592C78B2E07D67829DE29616CED67A33" unitRef="usd">18825000</adbe:UnrealizedInvestmentLosses>
  <adbe:UnrealizedInvestmentLosses contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-A801B20E7FDA11603C319616CEE5987F" unitRef="usd">7318000</adbe:UnrealizedInvestmentLosses>
  <adbe:UnrealizedLossesOnAvailableForSaleSecurities contextRef="I2011Q4" decimals="-3" id="Fact-482F8AEB27C7DF397FAC9616CE0BFE14" unitRef="usd">4794000</adbe:UnrealizedLossesOnAvailableForSaleSecurities>
  <adbe:UnrealizedLossesOnAvailableForSaleSecurities contextRef="I2010Q4" decimals="-3" id="Fact-5521F5811EF2BD290E739616CE0B9E8D" unitRef="usd">2493000</adbe:UnrealizedLossesOnAvailableForSaleSecurities>
  <adbe:UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsForeignExchangeGainsAndLosses contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-8C10559A93C88669F8E3B325DE97DEEE" unitRef="usd">559000</adbe:UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsForeignExchangeGainsAndLosses>
  <adbe:UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsForeignExchangeGainsAndLosses contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-EC54C8EB710E59CB94C9B325DEA12055" unitRef="usd">319000</adbe:UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsForeignExchangeGainsAndLosses>
  <adbe:UnvestedRestrictedStockAndPerformanceShareAwards contextRef="D2011Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-F36446EDA8B41371F5339616CE2AB1C4" unitRef="shares">4214000</adbe:UnvestedRestrictedStockAndPerformanceShareAwards>
  <adbe:UnvestedRestrictedStockAndPerformanceShareAwards contextRef="D2010Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-186D5576947C0FB4D8E09616CE2A0AF6" unitRef="shares">3170000</adbe:UnvestedRestrictedStockAndPerformanceShareAwards>
  <adbe:UnvestedRestrictedStockAndPerformanceShareAwards contextRef="D2009Q4YTD" decimals="-3" id="Fact-AFF78DEB4EFBB03301949616CE2A6219" unitRef="shares">2130000</adbe:UnvestedRestrictedStockAndPerformanceShareAwards>
  <adbe:UpFrontPaymentsTreasuryStock contextRef="I2009Q4" decimals="-5" id="Fact-C00DB344DF884F822A2CC86594500C05" unitRef="usd">59900000</adbe:UpFrontPaymentsTreasuryStock>
  <adbe:ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductionsAndRecoveries contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis_us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-6A6611506D0385B659DB1E881BDC004F" unitRef="usd">6693000</adbe:ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductionsAndRecoveries>
  <adbe:ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductionsAndRecoveries contextRef="D2010Q4YTD_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis_us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-36DC51520A8C97C17E0D1E881BECCC38" unitRef="usd">4327000</adbe:ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductionsAndRecoveries>
  <adbe:ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductionsAndRecoveries contextRef="D2009Q4YTD_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis_us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-AA0B5B49247F0F04CFB21E881BECAA88" unitRef="usd">193000</adbe:ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductionsAndRecoveries>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestIntrinsicValue contextRef="I2011Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-064DAFA2AC691DE7C1679616CD9D39DA" unitRef="usd">10400000</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestIntrinsicValue>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestIntrinsicValue contextRef="I2010Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-1E34348820927159D2C1B418334F8E88" unitRef="usd">14800000</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestIntrinsicValue>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestIntrinsicValue contextRef="I2009Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-8DD782AD84C60C7978E89616CD9D5FB2" unitRef="usd">28800000</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestIntrinsicValue>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestIntrinsicValue contextRef="I2009Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-17B861D1008A4405EADA9616CD7E74DE" unitRef="usd">285700000</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestIntrinsicValue>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestIntrinsicValue contextRef="I2011Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-62BA174577C7003F4AA99616CD7E23C3" unitRef="usd">404300000</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestIntrinsicValue>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestIntrinsicValue contextRef="I2010Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember" decimals="-5" id="Fact-C1BB6D09F4DB06A68FEDB418533EFF18" unitRef="usd">325700000</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestIntrinsicValue>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestShares contextRef="I2011Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-18D0FE6F100E5FFF06B29616CD9D81C1" unitRef="shares">390000</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestShares>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestShares contextRef="I2009Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-36E31303FAEB84445A119616CD9D292E" unitRef="shares">818000</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestShares>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestShares contextRef="I2010Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-3999044B4837226248B4B418338A2C0B" unitRef="shares">514000</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestShares>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestShares contextRef="I2010Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-9C0D5E7D7599D5BECF4DB4185322137D" unitRef="shares">11185000</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestShares>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestShares contextRef="I2009Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-AD405EAA5829F8641BD79616CD7E1552" unitRef="shares">8078000</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestShares>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestShares contextRef="I2011Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember" decimals="-3" id="Fact-7815129E28DFDCF6B0BC9616CD7ECB10" unitRef="shares">14931000</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestShares>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife contextRef="I2009Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="2" id="Fact-043BA01A284AFD356B389616CD9DA9D6" unitRef="Years">0.97</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife contextRef="I2010Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="2" id="Fact-D8BBC660BE12D7B82F8BB418331BBA5A" unitRef="Years">0.53</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife contextRef="I2011Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceSharesMember" decimals="2" id="Fact-DDEBFE221AB2FA77D24A9616CD9DBC68" unitRef="Years">0.39</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife contextRef="I2011Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember" decimals="2" id="Fact-9B03398442334F9038C89616CD7EE7FE" unitRef="Years">1.25</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife contextRef="I2009Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember" decimals="2" id="Fact-475339E0B2D8E852C46D9616CD7E2492" unitRef="Years">1.63</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife>
  <adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife contextRef="I2010Q4_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember" decimals="2" id="Fact-6908281CB759EA607CB4B41853060FA2" unitRef="Years">1.38</adbe:VestedAndExpectedToVestWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife>
  <adbe:VestingPercentageOnSecondAnniversaryForCertainRestrictedStockUnits contextRef="I2011Q4_adbe_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardProgramNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceAndRestrictedStockPlanMember" decimals="INF" id="Fact-A4B7DAD1A9CBEF44DF9BBDB2B441A69C" unitRef="ratio">0.5</adbe:VestingPercentageOnSecondAnniversaryForCertainRestrictedStockUnits>
  <adbe:VestingPercentageOnThirdAndFourthAnniversariesForCertainRestrictedStockUnits contextRef="I2011Q4_adbe_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardProgramNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceAndRestrictedStockPlanMember" decimals="INF" id="Fact-2542AEB6D4C308554729BDB2B43D4437" unitRef="ratio">0.25</adbe:VestingPercentageOnThirdAndFourthAnniversariesForCertainRestrictedStockUnits>
  <adbe:VestingPercentagePerYearForPerformanceAwardsAndMostRestrictedStockUnits contextRef="I2011Q4_adbe_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardProgramNameAxis_adbe_PerformanceAndRestrictedStockPlanMember" decimals="INF" id="Fact-8748B76EC627F9325E0DBDB2B4407724" unitRef="ratio">0.25</adbe:VestingPercentagePerYearForPerformanceAwardsAndMostRestrictedStockUnits>
  <adbe:WeightedAverageSubscriptionDateFairValueOfShares contextRef="D2010Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember" decimals="2" id="Fact-CC2B2AD1E6B3F2678AD8BDF4E27F5197" unitRef="usdPerShare">7.43</adbe:WeightedAverageSubscriptionDateFairValueOfShares>
  <adbe:WeightedAverageSubscriptionDateFairValueOfShares contextRef="D2011Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember" decimals="2" id="Fact-6329F85146F303C248E1BDF4E2714C4D" unitRef="usdPerShare">9.01</adbe:WeightedAverageSubscriptionDateFairValueOfShares>
  <adbe:WeightedAverageSubscriptionDateFairValueOfShares contextRef="D2009Q4YTD_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameAxis_us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember" decimals="2" id="Fact-89E6456764A3EEEA57DABDF4E2819DBC" unitRef="usdPerShare">5.43</adbe:WeightedAverageSubscriptionDateFairValueOfShares>
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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;December&amp;#160;3, 2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; consisted of the following (in thousands):&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="8" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="71%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="12%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="12%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Accrued compensation and benefits&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font 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style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;290,366&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div 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style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;38,706&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Accrued corporate marketing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;37,757&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;26,190&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Taxes payable&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;26,732&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;21,800&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td 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We have operations in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (&amp;#8220;EMEA&amp;#8221;) and Asia. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Basis of Presentation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include those of Adobe and its subsidiaries, after elimination of all intercompany accounts and transactions. We have prepared the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (&amp;#8220;GAAP&amp;#8221;) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &amp;#8220;SEC&amp;#8221;).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Use of Estimates&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;In preparing Consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, we must make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are used for, but not limited to sales allowances and programs, bad debts, stock-based compensation, determining the fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities, excess inventory and purchase commitments, restructuring charges, facilities lease losses, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, litigation, income taxes and investments. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Fiscal Year&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Our fiscal year is a 52- or 53-week year that ends on the Friday closest to November&amp;#160;30. Fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; were 52-week years compared with fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; which was a 53-week year.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Reclassification&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Certain immaterial prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. In addition, Acquired rights to use technology was reclassified from Other Assets to Purchased and other intangibles, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Significant Accounting Policies&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Revenue Recognition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Our revenue is derived from the licensing of software products, associated software maintenance and support plans, custom software development, non-software related hosting services, consulting services, training and technical support.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We recognize revenue when all four revenue recognition criteria have been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, we have delivered the product or performed the service, the fee is fixed or determinable and collection is probable. Determining whether and when some of these criteria have been satisfied often involves assumptions and judgments that can have a significant impact on the timing and amount of revenue we report.&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Multiple Element Arrangements&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We enter into multiple element revenue arrangements in which a customer may purchase a combination of software, upgrades, maintenance and support, hosting services, and consulting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;For our software and software-related multiple element arrangements, we must: (1) determine whether and when each element has been delivered; (2) determine whether undelivered products or services are essential to the functionality of the delivered products and services; (3) determine the fair value of each undelivered element using vendor-specific objective evidence (&amp;#8220;VSOE&amp;#8221;), and (4) allocate the total price among the various elements. VSOE of fair value is used to allocate a portion of the price to the undelivered elements and the residual method is used to allocate the remaining portion to the delivered elements. Absent VSOE, revenue is deferred until the earlier of the point at which VSOE of fair value exists for any undelivered element or until all elements of the arrangement have been delivered. However, if the only undelivered element is maintenance and support, the entire arrangement fee is recognized ratably over the performance period. Changes in assumptions or judgments or changes to the elements in a software arrangement could cause a material increase or decrease in the amount of revenue that we report in a particular period.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We determine VSOE for each element based on historical stand-alone sales to third parties or from the stated renewal rate for the elements contained in the initial arrangement. In determining VSOE, we require that a substantial majority of the selling prices for a product or service fall within a reasonably narrow pricing range.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We have established VSOE for our software maintenance and support services, custom software development services, consulting services and training.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;In October 2009, the FASB amended the accounting standards for certain multiple deliverable revenue arrangements to: 1)provide updated guidance on whether multiple deliverables exist, how the deliverables in an arrangement should be separated, and how the consideration should be allocated; 2) require an entity to allocate revenue in an arrangement using best estimated selling price ("BESP") of deliverables if a vendor does not have VSOE of selling price or third-party evidence ("TPE") of selling price; and 3) eliminate the use of the residual method and require an entity to allocate revenue using the relative selling price method. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We elected to early adopt this accounting guidance at the beginning of our first quarter of fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; on a prospective basis for applicable transactions originating or materially modified after &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;"&gt;November&amp;#160;27, 2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;. The application of these new accounting standards, if applied in the same manner to the year ended &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;"&gt;November&amp;#160;27, 2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, would not have had a material impact on total net revenues for that fiscal year. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;For multiple element arrangements containing our non-software services, we must: (1) determine whether and when each element has been delivered; (2) determine fair value of each element using the selling price hierarchy of VSOE of fair value, TPE or BESP, as applicable and (3) allocate the total price among the various elements based on the relative selling price method.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;For multiple element arrangements that contain software and non-software elements such as our hosted offerings, we allocate revenue to software or software-related elements as a group and any non-software element separately based on the selling price hierarchy. We determine the selling price for each deliverable using VSOE of fair value of selling price, if it exists, or TPE of selling price. If neither VSOE nor TPE of selling price exist for a deliverable, we use its BESP for that deliverable. Revenue allocated to each element is then recognized when the basic revenue recognition criteria are met for each element. Once revenue is allocated to software or software-related elements as a group, revenue is recognized under the guidance applicable to software transactions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;When we are unable to establish selling prices using VSOE or TPE, we use BESP in our allocation of arrangement consideration. The objective of BESP is to determine the price at which we would transact a sale if the product or service were sold on a stand-alone basis. We are generally unable to establish VSOE or TPE for non-software elements and as such, we use BESP. BESP is generally used for offerings that are not typically sold on a stand-alone basis or for new or highly customized offerings.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We determine BESP for a product or service by considering multiple factors including, but not limited to, major product groupings, geographies, market conditions, competitive landscape, internal costs, gross margin objectives and pricing practices. Significant pricing practices taken into consideration include historic contractually stated prices, volume discounts where applicable and our price lists. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Product Revenue&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We recognize our product revenue upon shipment, provided all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. Our desktop application products&amp;#8217; revenue from distributors is subject to agreements allowing limited rights of return, rebates and price protection. Our direct sales and OEM sales are also subject to limited rights of return. Accordingly, we reduce revenue recognized for estimated future returns, price protection and rebates at the time the related revenue is recorded. The estimates for returns are adjusted periodically based upon historical rates of returns, inventory levels in the distribution channel and other related factors.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We record the estimated costs of providing free technical phone support to customers for our software products.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We recognize OEM licensing revenue, primarily royalties, when OEMs ship products incorporating our software, provided collection of such revenue is deemed probable. For certain OEM customers, we must estimate royalty revenue due to the timing of securing customer information. This estimate is based on a combination of our generated forecasts and actual historical reporting by our OEM customers. To substantiate our ability to estimate revenue, we review license royalty revenue reports ultimately received from our significant OEM customers in comparison to the amounts estimated in the prior period.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Our product-related deferred revenue includes maintenance upgrade revenue and customer advances under OEM license agreements. Our maintenance upgrade revenue for our desktop application products is included in our product revenue line item as the maintenance primarily entitles customers to receive product upgrades. In cases where we provide a specified free upgrade to an existing product, we defer the fair value for the specified upgrade right until the future obligation is fulfilled or when the right to the specified free upgrade expires.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Subscription and Services and Support Revenue&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We recognize revenue for hosting services that are based on a committed number of transactions, ratably beginning on the date the customer commences use of our services and continuing through the end of the customer term. Over-usage fees, and fees billed based on the actual number of transactions from which we capture data, are billed in accordance with contract terms as these fees are incurred. We record amounts that have been invoiced in accounts receivable and in deferred revenue or revenue, depending on whether all revenue recognition criteria have been met.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Our services and support revenue is composed of consulting, training and maintenance and support, primarily related to the licensing of our Enterprise and Mobile and Device Solutions products. Our support revenue also includes technical support and developer support to partners and developer organizations related to our desktop products.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Our consulting revenue is recognized using a time and materials basis and is measured monthly based on input measures, such as hours incurred to date, with consideration given to output measures, such as contract milestones when applicable. Our maintenance and support offerings, which entitle customers to receive product upgrades and enhancements on a when and if available basis or technical support, depending on the offering, are recognized ratably over the performance period of the arrangement.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Rights of Return, Rebates and Price Protection&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;As discussed above, we offer limited rights of return, rebates and price protection of our products under various policies and programs with our distributors, resellers and/or end-user customers. We estimate and record reserves for these programs as an offset to revenue. Below is a summary of each of the general provisions in our contracts:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:12px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="width:48px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#8226;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Distributors are allowed limited rights of return of products purchased during the previous quarter. In addition, distributors are allowed to return products that have reached the end of their lives and products that are being replaced by new versions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="width:48px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#8226;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We offer rebates to our distributors, resellers and/or end user customers. The amount of revenue that is reduced for distributor and reseller rebates is based on actual performance against objectives set forth by us for a particular reporting period (volume, timely reporting, etc.). If mail-in or other promotional rebates are offered, the amount of revenue reduced is based on the dollar amount of the rebate, taking into consideration an estimated redemption rate calculated using historical trends.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:12px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="width:48px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#8226;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;From time to time, we may offer price protection to our distributors that allow for the right to a credit if we permanently reduce the price of a software product. The amount of revenue that is reduced for price protection is calculated as the difference between the old and new price of a software product on inventory held by the distributor prior to the effective date of the decrease.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Although our subscription contracts are generally non-cancelable, a limited number of customers have the right to cancel their contracts by providing prior written notice to us of their intent to cancel the remainder of the contract term. In the event a customer cancels its contract, they are not entitled to a refund for prior services we have provided to them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;On a quarterly basis, the amount of revenue that is reserved for future returns is calculated based on our historical trends and data specific to each reporting period. We review the actual returns evidenced in prior quarters as a percent of revenue to determine a historical returns rate. We then apply the historical rate to the current period revenue as a basis for estimating future returns. When necessary, we also provide a specific returns reserve for product in the distribution channel in excess of estimated requirements. This estimate can be affected by the amount of a particular product in the channel, the rate of sell-through, product plans and other factors.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Revenue Reserve&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Revenue reserve rollforward (in thousands):&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="13" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="64%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Beginning balance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;49,426&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;34,401&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;50,943&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Increase due to acquisition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;6,566&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Amount charged to revenue&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;162,491&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;171,607&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;113,009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Actual returns&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(151,030&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(156,582&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(136,117&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Ending balance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;60,887&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;49,426&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;34,401&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Deferred Revenue&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;Deferred revenue consists substantially of payments received in advance of revenue recognition for our products and services described above. We recognize deferred revenue as revenue only when the revenue recognition criteria are met.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Allowance for Doubtful Accounts&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts which reflects our best estimate of potentially uncollectible trade receivables. The allowance is based on both specific and general reserves. We regularly review our trade receivables allowances by considering such factors as historical experience, credit-worthiness, the age of the trade receivable balances and current economic conditions that may affect a customer&amp;#8217;s ability to pay and we specifically reserve for those deemed uncollectible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="13" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="64%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"&gt;(in thousands)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Beginning balance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;15,233&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;15,225&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;4,128&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Increase due to acquisition&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;269&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;662&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;9,100&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Charged to operating expenses&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt"&gt;(1)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;6,271&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;3,673&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2,190&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Deductions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt"&gt;(2)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(6,693&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(193&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Ending balance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;15,080&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;15,233&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td 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solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt"&gt;________________________________________&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="width:36px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt"&gt;(1) &lt;/sup&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; bad debt expense of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$5.6 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$2.7 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; include a preference claim credited to operating expense of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$0.7 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$1.0 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, respectively. Fiscal 2009 bad debt expense of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$3.2 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; includes a preference claim charge to operating expense of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$1.0 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="width:36px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt"&gt;(2) &lt;/sup&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Deductions related to the allowance for doubtful accounts represent amounts written off against the allowance, less recoveries.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Property and Equipment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We record property and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Property and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives ranging from &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;5&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; years for computers and equipment as well as server hardware under capital leases, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; years for furniture and fixtures and up to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;35&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; years for buildings. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the lesser of the remaining respective lease term or estimated useful lives ranging from &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;15&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; years.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Goodwill, Purchased Intangibles and Other Long-Lived Assets&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We review our goodwill for impairment annually, or more frequently, if facts and circumstances warrant a review. We completed our annual impairment test in the second quarter of fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and determined that there was &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;no&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; impairment. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, we announced changes to our business strategy which resulted in a reduction of forecasted revenue for certain  of our products. We performed an update to our goodwill impairment test for the Enterprise reporting unit and determined there was &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;no&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; impairment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Goodwill is assigned to one or more reporting segments on the date of acquisition. We evaluate goodwill for impairment by comparing the fair value of each of our reporting segments to its carrying value, including the associated goodwill. To determine the fair values, we use the market approach based on comparable publicly traded companies in similar lines of businesses and the income approach based on estimated discounted future cash flows. Our cash flow assumptions consider historical and forecasted revenue, operating costs and other relevant factors.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We amortize intangible assets with finite lives over their estimated useful lives and review them for impairment whenever an impairment indicator exists. We continually monitor events and changes in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of our long-lived assets, including our intangible assets may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances occur, we assess recoverability by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through the undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of these assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on any excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. We did not recognize any intangible asset impairment charges in fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; or &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Our intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;13&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; years. Amortization is based on the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset will be consumed. The weighted average useful lives of our intangibles assets was as follows:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="87%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="13%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Weighted Average&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Useful Life (years&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Purchased technology&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Customer contracts and relationships&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;10&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Trademarks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;7&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Acquired rights to use technology&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;9&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Localization&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Other intangibles&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;3&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Software Development Costs&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Capitalization of software development costs for software to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed begins upon the establishment of technological feasibility, which is generally the completion of a working prototype that has been certified as having no critical bugs and is a release candidate. Amortization begins once the software is ready for its intended use, generally based on the pattern in which the economic benefits will be consumed. To date, software development costs incurred between completion of a working prototype and general availability of the related product have not been material.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Internal Use Software&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We capitalize costs associated with customized internal-use software systems that have reached the application development stage. Such capitalized costs include external direct costs utilized in developing or obtaining the applications and payroll and payroll-related expenses for employees, who are directly associated with the development of the applications. Capitalization of such costs begins when the preliminary project stage is complete and ceases at the point in which the project is substantially complete and is ready for its intended purpose.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Income Taxes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year. In addition, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and for operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. We record a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount for which realization is more likely than not.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Taxes Collected from Customers&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We net taxes collected from customers against those remitted to government authorities in our financial statements. Accordingly, taxes collected from customers are not reported as revenue.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Treasury Stock&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We account for treasury stock under the cost method. When treasury stock is re-issued at a price higher than its cost, the difference is recorded as a component of additional paid-in-capital in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. When treasury stock is re-issued at a price lower than its cost, the difference is recorded as a component of additional paid-in-capital to the extent that there are gains to offset the losses. If there are no treasury stock gains in additional paid-in-capital, the losses upon re-issuance of treasury stock are recorded as a component of retained earnings in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Advertising Expenses&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses for fiscal &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; were &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$75.1 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$65.9 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$67.0 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, respectively.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Foreign Currency Translation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We translate assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries, whose functional currency is their local currency, at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. We translate revenue and expenses at the monthly average exchange rates. We include accumulated net translation adjustments in stockholders&amp;#8217; equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Foreign Currency and Other Hedging Instruments&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;In countries outside the United States (&amp;#8220;U.S.&amp;#8221;), we transact business in U.S. dollars and in various other currencies. In Europe and Japan, transactions that are denominated in Euro, Yen and British Pounds are subject to exposure from movements in exchange rates. We hedge our net recognized foreign currency assets and liabilities with foreign exchange forward contracts to reduce the risk that our earnings and cash flows will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates. We use foreign exchange option and forward contracts for Euro-,Yen- and British Pound-denominated revenue.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We account for our derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and measure them at fair value. Gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value are accounted for depending on the use of the derivative and whether it is designated and qualifies for hedge accounting. Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are adjusted to fair value through earnings. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;See Note 5 for information regarding our hedging activities.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Gains and losses from foreign exchange forward contracts which hedge certain balance sheet positions, primarily non-functional currency denominated assets and liabilities (e.g., trade receivables and accounts payable) are recorded each period as a component of interest and other income, net in our Consolidated Statements of Income. Foreign exchange forward and option contracts hedging forecasted non-functional currency product licensing revenue, are designated as cash flow hedges under accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities, with gains and losses recorded net of tax, as a component of other comprehensive income (&amp;#8220;OCI&amp;#8221;) in stockholders&amp;#8217; equity and reclassified into revenue at the time the forecasted transactions occur.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Concentration of Risk&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk are short-term fixed-income investments, structured repurchase transactions, derivatives hedging foreign currency risk, and trade receivables.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Our investment portfolio consists of investment-grade securities diversified among security types, industries and issuers. Our cash and investments are held and managed by recognized financial institutions that follow our investment policy. Our policy limits the amount of credit exposure to any one security issue or issuer and we believe no significant concentration of credit risk exists with respect to these investments.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We mitigate concentration of risk related to foreign currency hedges through a policy that establishes counterparty limits. The bank counterparties in these contracts expose us to credit-related losses in the event of their nonperformance. However, to mitigate that risk, we only contract with counterparties who meet our minimum requirements under our counterparty risk assessment process. In addition, our hedging policy establishes maximum limits for each counterparty. We monitor ratings, credit spreads and potential downgrades on at least a quarterly basis. Based on our on-going assessment of counterparty risk, we will adjust our exposure to various counterparties.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;The aggregate fair value of derivative instruments in net asset positions as of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;December&amp;#160;2, 2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;December&amp;#160;3, 2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; was &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$25.4 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$18.8 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, respectively. These amounts represent the maximum exposure to loss at the reporting date as a result of all of the counterparties failing to perform as contracted. These exposures could be reduced by up to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$3.9 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$1.9 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, respectively from liabilities included in master netting arrangements with those same counterparties.&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Credit risk in receivables is limited to OEMs, dealers and distributors of hardware and software products to the retail market, customers to whom we license software directly and our SaaS offerings. We are also experiencing elevated delinquency and bad debt write-offs related to our receivables assumed in business combinations. A credit review is completed for our new distributors, dealers and OEMs. We also perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers&amp;#8217; financial condition and require letters of credit or other guarantees, whenever deemed necessary. The credit limit given to the customer is based on our risk assessment of their ability to pay, country risk and other factors and is not contingent on the resale of the product or on the collection of payments from their customers. We also purchase credit insurance to mitigate credit risk in some foreign markets where we believe it is warranted. If we license our software or provide SaaS services to a customer where we have a reason to believe the customer&amp;#8217;s ability to pay is not probable, due to country risk or credit risk, we will not recognize the revenue. We will revert to recognizing the revenue on a cash basis, assuming all other criteria for revenue recognition has been met.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;See Note 19 for information regarding our significant customers.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;We derive a significant portion of our OEM PostScript and Other licensing revenue from a small number of OEMs. Our OEMs on occasion seek to renegotiate their royalty arrangements. We evaluate these requests on a case-by-case basis. If an agreement is not reached, a customer may decide to pursue other options, which could result in lower licensing revenue for us.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Recent Accounting Pronouncements&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;There have been no new accounting pronouncements made effective during the year ended &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;December&amp;#160;2, 2011&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;,  that are of significance, or potential significance, to us.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</us-gaap:BasisOfPresentationAndSignificantAccountingPoliciesTextBlock>
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style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Net income&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div 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We also completed &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;two&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; asset acquisitions with aggregate purchase prices totaling &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$47.3 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;. 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 consolidated balance sheets and results of operations. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;On &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;"&gt;January&amp;#160;13, 2012&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, we acquired privately held Efficient Frontier, a multi-channel ad buying and optimization company. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;See Note 21 for further information regarding this acquisition.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Fiscal 2010 Acquisitions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Day Software Holding AG&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;On &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;October&amp;#160;28, 2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, we completed our acquisition of Day Software Holding AG&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;(&amp;#8220;Day&amp;#8221;), a provider of web content management solutions that many leading global enterprises rely on for Web 2.0 content application and content infrastructure. Day is based in Basel, Switzerland and Boston, Massachusetts. We believe that our acquisition of Day has enabled us to provide comprehensive solutions to create, manage, deliver and optimize web content. Following the closing, we integrated Day as a product line within our Enterprise segment for financial reporting purposes. We have included the financial results of Day in our Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on the acquisition date. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Under the acquisition method of accounting,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;the total preliminary purchase price was allocated to Day&amp;#8217;s net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values as of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;October&amp;#160;28, 2010&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;. 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The total final purchase price for Day was approximately &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$248.3 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; of which approximately &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$157.0 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; was allocated to goodwill, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$79.2 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; to substantially all of the identifiable intangible assets and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$9.0 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; to net tangible assets. The impact of this acquisition was not material to our consolidated balance sheets or results of operations. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Fiscal 2009 Acquisitions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Omniture, Inc.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;On &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;October&amp;#160;23, 2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, we completed the acquisition of Omniture, Inc. (&amp;#8220;Omniture&amp;#8221;), an industry leader in web analytics and online business optimization based in Orem, Utah, for approximately &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$1.8 billion&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;. Under the terms of the agreement, we completed our tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Omniture common stock at a price of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$21.50&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest. Acquiring Omniture accelerates our strategy of delivering more effective solutions for creating, delivering, measuring and optimizing web content and applications. The transaction was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. We have included the financial results of Omniture in our Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on the acquisition date. Following the closing, we disclosed Omniture as a new segment for financial reporting purposes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their fair values as of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;October&amp;#160;23, 2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;. The total &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$1.8 billion&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; purchase price was comprised of the following (in thousands):&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="4" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="89%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Acquisition of approximately 79 million shares of outstanding common stock of Omniture at $21.50&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-indent:12px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;per share in cash&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;1,698,926&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Estimated fair value of earned stock options and restricted stock units assumed and converted&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;84,968&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Estimated direct transaction costs&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;14,365&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Total purchase price&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;1,798,259&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Purchase Price Allocation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Under the purchase accounting method,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;the total purchase price was allocated to Omniture&amp;#8217;s net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values as of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;October&amp;#160;23, 2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;. The excess purchase price over the value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets was recorded as goodwill.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;The table below summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the acquired net assets of Omniture based on their estimated fair values as of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;October&amp;#160;23, 2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; and the associated estimated useful lives at that date. During the first half of fiscal 2010, we finalized our purchase accounting after adjustments were made to the preliminary purchase price allocation to reflect the finalization of the valuation of intangible assets and deferred revenue. Additional adjustments were also made to restructuring liabilities, taxes and residual goodwill.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="7" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="76%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="9%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="11%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"&gt;(in thousands)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Amount&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Weighted Average&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;Useful&amp;#160;Life&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"&gt;(years)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Net tangible assets&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;33,397&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Identifiable intangible assets:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Existing technology&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;176,200&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;6&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Customer contracts and relationships&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;168,600&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;11&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Contract backlog&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;44,800&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Non-competition agreements&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;900&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;2&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Trademarks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;41,000&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;8&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;In-process research and development&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;4,600&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;N/A&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Goodwill&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Restructuring liability&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font 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style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Total purchase price allocation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;$&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td 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style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;br clear="none"/&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Net tangible assets&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Omniture&amp;#8217;s tangible assets and liabilities as of &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;October&amp;#160;23, 2009&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; were reviewed and adjusted to their fair value as necessary. Among the net tangible assets assumed were &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$137.4 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; in cash and cash equivalents, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$119.2 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; in trade receivables, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$40.9 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; in property, plant and equipment, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$44.8 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; in accrued expenses and &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$109.6 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; in net deferred tax liabilities.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Deferred revenue&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Included in net tangible assets is Omniture&amp;#8217;s deferred revenue which represents advance payments from customers related to subscription contracts and professional services. We recorded an adjustment to reduce Omniture&amp;#8217;s carrying value of deferred revenue by &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$40.8 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt; to &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$86.3 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, which represents the fair value of the contractual obligations assumed.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Identifiable intangible assets&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Existing technology acquired primarily consists of Omniture&amp;#8217;s SiteCatalyst web analytics, Omniture Test &amp;amp; Target, and HBX subscription service offerings and also consists of Omniture SiteSearch, Omniture Merchandising and Omniture Insight products and subscription services. The estimated fair value of the existing technology was determined based on the present value of the expected cash flows to be generated by each existing technology. Customer relationships consist of Omniture&amp;#8217;s contractual relationships and customer loyalty related to their enterprise and mid-market customers as well as partner customers that resell Omniture&amp;#8217;s services to end users. Contract backlog relates to subscription contracts and professional services. We amortize the fair value of the contract backlog based on the pattern in which the economic benefits will be consumed. Trademarks include the Omniture trade name as well as SiteCatalyst, Omniture SearchCenter, Omniture Discover, Omniture Genesis, and HBX product names. Non-compete agreements include agreements with key Omniture employees that preclude them from competing against Omniture for a period of two years. With the exception of contract backlog, we amortize the fair value of these intangible assets on a straight-line basis over their respective estimated useful lives.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;In-process research and development&amp;#8212;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;In-process research and development (&amp;#8220;IPR&amp;amp;D&amp;#8221;) was expensed to amortization of purchased intangibles and incomplete technology in our Consolidated Statements of Income upon acquisition as it represents incomplete Omniture research and development projects that had not reached technological feasibility and had no alternative future use as of the date of the acquisition. Technological feasibility is established when an enterprise has completed all planning, designing, coding, and testing activities that are necessary to establish that a product can be produced to meet its design specifications including functions, features, and technical performance requirements. 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Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the underlying acquired net tangible and intangible assets. The factors that contributed to the recognition of goodwill included securing buyer-specific synergies that increase revenue and profits and are not otherwise available to a marketplace participant, acquiring a talented workforce, and cost savings opportunities. 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Thus, approximately &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;"&gt;$172.6 million&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;, included in the net tangible assets, was established as a deferred tax liability for the future amortization of the intangible assets.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Any impairment charges made in the future associated with goodwill will not be tax deductible and will result in an increased effective income tax rate in the quarter the impairment is recorded.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"&gt;Pro Forma Results&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;The financial information in the table below summarizes the combined results of operations of Adobe and Omniture, on a pro forma basis, as though the companies had been combined as of the beginning of the periods presented. 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We carry these investments at fair value, based on quoted market prices or other readily available market information. Unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income, which is reflected as a separate component of stockholders&amp;#8217; equity in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Gains and losses are recognized when realized in our Consolidated Statements of Income. When we have determined that an other-than-temporary decline in fair value has occurred, the amount of the decline that is related to a credit loss is recognized in income. 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style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"&gt;Cash&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid 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