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: .

(in thousands)
Balance at October 31, 2011
$1,289,286
Additions
687,195
Other adjustments(1)
506
Balance at October 31, 2012
$1,976,987
Additions
—
Other adjustments(1)
(1,016)
Balance at October 31, 2013
$1,975,971

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Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. what is the percentual decrease observed in the balance between 2012 and 2013?\\n
Choices:
-0.00079
-0.00051
1
1.99949
-0.00148
Correct choice index: 1