synopsys , inc .notes to consolidated financial statements 2014continued acquired identifiable intangible assets of $ 107.3 million , resulting in total goodwill of $ 257.6 million .identifiable intangible assets are being amortized over three to eight years .acquisition-related costs directly attributable to the business combination were $ 6.6 million for fiscal 2012 and were expensed as incurred in the consolidated statements of operations .these costs consisted primarily of employee separation costs and professional services .acquisition of magma design automation , inc .( magma ) on february 22 , 2012 , the company acquired magma , a chip design software provider , at a per- share price of $ 7.35 .additionally , the company assumed unvested restricted stock units ( rsus ) and stock options , collectively called 201cequity awards . 201d the aggregate purchase price was approximately $ 550.2 million .this acquisition enables the company to more rapidly meet the needs of leading-edge semiconductor designers for more sophisticated design tools .the company allocated the total purchase consideration of $ 550.2 million ( including $ 6.8 million related to equity awards assumed ) to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date , including acquired identifiable intangible assets of $ 184.3 million , resulting in total goodwill of $ 316.3 million .identifiable intangible assets are being amortized over three to ten years .acquisition-related costs directly attributable to the business combination totaling $ 33.5 million for fiscal 2012 were expensed as incurred in the consolidated statements of operations and consist primarily of employee separation costs , contract terminations , professional services , and facilities closure costs .other fiscal 2012 acquisitions during fiscal 2012 , the company acquired five other companies , including emulation & verification engineering , s.a .( eve ) , for cash and allocated the total purchase consideration of $ 213.2 million to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values , resulting in total goodwill of $ 118.1 million .acquired identifiable intangible assets totaling $ 73.3 million were valued using appropriate valuation methods such as income or cost methods and are being amortized over their respective useful lives ranging from one to eight years .during fiscal 2012 , acquisition-related costs totaling $ 6.8 million were expensed as incurred in the consolidated statements of operations .fiscal 2011 acquisitions during fiscal 2011 , the company completed two acquisitions for cash and allocated the total purchase consideration of $ 37.4 million to the assets and liabilities acquired based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date resulting in goodwill of $ 30.6 million .acquired identifiable intangible assets of $ 9.3 million are being amortized over two to ten years .note 4 .goodwill and intangible assets goodwill: .
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Question: what is the percentual decrease observed in the balance between 2012 and 2013?\\n
Answer: 0.052%
Explanation: it is the variation divided by the initial value , then turned into a percentage .