Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 05, 2012
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ACXIOM CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000733269
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		74,562,321
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2