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: .

Table: ( in thousands ) balance at october 31 2011 $ 1289286 additions 687195 other adjustments ( 1 ) 506 balance at october 31 2012 $ 1976987 additions 2014 other adjustments ( 1 ) -1016 ( 1016 ) balance at october 31 2013 $ 1975971

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Question: what is the percentual decrease observed in the balance between 2012 and 2013?\\n
Answer: 0.052%
Calculation: divide(subtract(1975971, 1976987), 1976987)
Explanation: it is the variation divided by the initial value , then turned into a percentage .