10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended August 29, 2014

or

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period fromto

Commission File Number: 0-15175

ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 77-0019522 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

345 Park Avenue, San Jose, California 95110-2704

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(408) 536-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 _________________________

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o  No x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of September 19, 2014 was 498,738,874.

ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page No.
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:	3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income Three and Nine Months Ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Three and Nine Months Ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Nine Months Ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013	6
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	30
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	44
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	45
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	45
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	46
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	57
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	57
Item 5.	Other Information	57
Item 6.	Exhibits	57
Signature		58
Summary of Trademarks		59
Index to Exhibits		60

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except par value)

	August 29, 2014			November 29, 2013
	(Unaudited)			(*)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	903,329		$	834,556
Short-term investments	2,616,868			2,339,196
Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $7,879 and $10,228, respectively	528,331			599,820
Deferred income taxes	79,713			102,247
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	151,227			170,110
Total current assets	4,279,468			4,045,929
Property and equipment, net	785,856			659,774
Goodwill	4,746,781			4,771,981
Purchased and other intangibles, net	490,839			605,254
Investment in lease receivable	80,439			207,239
Other assets	110,297			90,121
Total assets	$	10,493,680		$	10,380,298
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade payables	$	53,791		$	62,096
Accrued expenses	630,679			656,939
Debt and capital lease obligations	606,426			14,676
Accrued restructuring	2,351			6,171
Income taxes payable	4,438			10,222
Deferred revenue	947,563			775,544
Total current liabilities	2,245,248			1,525,648
Long-term liabilities:
Debt and capital lease obligations	901,830			1,499,297
Deferred revenue	48,975			53,268
Accrued restructuring	5,776			7,717
Income taxes payable	141,473			132,545
Deferred income taxes	344,715			375,634
Other liabilities	74,403			61,555
Total liabilities	3,762,420			3,655,664
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 2,000 shares authorized, none issued	—			—
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 900,000 shares authorized; 600,834 shares issued;   498,599 and 496,261 shares outstanding, respectively	61			61
Additional paid-in-capital	3,675,629			3,392,696
Retained earnings	6,850,790			6,928,964
Accumulated other comprehensive income	20,067			46,103
Treasury stock, at cost (102,235 and 104,573 shares, respectively), net of reissuances	(3,815,287		)	(3,643,190		)
Total stockholders’ equity	6,731,260			6,724,634
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	10,493,680		$	10,380,298

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(*) The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 29, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	August 29, 2014			August 30, 2013			August 29, 2014			August 30, 2013
Revenue:
Products	$	349,151		$	582,178		$	1,299,852		$	1,902,866
Subscription	547,373			299,346			1,447,630			778,133
Services and support	108,885			113,595			326,255			332,542
Total revenue	1,005,409			995,119			3,073,737			3,013,541
Cost of revenue:
Products	23,172			32,564			75,169			111,351
Subscription	86,670			71,656			247,549			200,763
Services and support	47,882			42,856			138,419			126,927
Total cost of revenue	157,724			147,076			461,137			439,041
Gross profit	847,685			848,043			2,612,600			2,574,500
Operating expenses:
Research and development	212,049			208,700			630,666			621,435
Sales and marketing	406,475			388,673			1,243,446			1,188,914
General and administrative	141,676			128,043			409,798			381,766
Restructuring and other charges	201			(791		)	498			24,203
Amortization of purchased intangibles	13,108			13,064			40,012			38,295
Total operating expenses	773,509			737,689			2,324,420			2,254,613
Operating income	74,176			110,354			288,180			319,887
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest and other income (expense), net	1,454			1,732			7,162			4,246
Interest expense	(13,361		)	(16,747		)	(47,054		)	(50,786		)
Investment gains (losses), net	669			(2,079		)	813			(5,476		)
Total non-operating income (expense), net	(11,238		)	(17,094		)	(39,079		)	(52,016		)
Income before income taxes	62,938			93,260			249,101			267,871
Provision for income taxes	18,252			10,258			68,842			43,206
Net income	$	44,686		$	83,002		$	180,259		$	224,665
Basic net income per share	$	0.09		$	0.16		$	0.36		$	0.45
Shares used to compute basic net income per share	498,468			504,116			497,782			502,039
Diluted net income per share	$	0.09		$	0.16		$	0.35		$	0.44
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	507,811			514,058			508,575			513,155

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	August 29, 2014			August 30, 2013			August 29, 2014			August 30, 2013
	Increase/(Decrease)						Increase/(Decrease)
Net income	$	44,686		$	83,002		$	180,259		$	224,665
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains / losses on available-for-sale securities	(1,822		)	(7,757		)	1,666			(12,310		)
Reclassification adjustment for gains / losses on available-for-sale securities recognized	(1,592		)	46			(3,480		)	(2,326		)
Net increase (decrease) from available-for-sale securities	(3,414		)	(7,711		)	(1,814		)	(14,636		)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Unrealized gains / losses on derivative instruments	10,003			(2,947		)	11,976			29,713
Reclassification adjustment for gains / losses on derivative instruments recognized	(1,075		)	(10,487		)	(6,490		)	(32,880		)
Net increase (decrease) from derivatives designated as hedging instruments	8,928			(13,434		)	5,486			(3,167		)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(32,090		)	6,651			(29,708		)	57
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes	(26,576		)	(14,494		)	(26,036		)	(17,746		)
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes	$	18,110		$	68,508		$	154,223		$	206,919

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended
	August 29, 2014			August 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	180,259		$	224,665
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	235,443			239,877
Stock-based compensation	248,811			244,090
Deferred income taxes	(7,912		)	41,002
Write down of assets held for sale	—			23,838
Unrealized (gains) losses on investments	47			6,719
Tax benefit (shortfall) from employee stock option plans	31,883			(17,186		)
Other non-cash items	829			2,972
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	(31,953		)	—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquired assets and assumed       liabilities:
Trade receivables, net	71,973			112,015
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	13,352			(13,669		)
Trade payables	(8,305		)	16,106
Accrued expenses	(13,749		)	(65,992		)
Accrued restructuring	(5,627		)	(8,454		)
Income taxes payable	4,952			(75,908		)
Deferred revenue	167,726			106,629
Net cash provided by operating activities	887,729			836,704
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of short-term investments	(1,412,539		)	(1,635,999		)
Maturities of short-term investments	913,308			292,374
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments	209,172			1,084,873
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			(704,375		)
Purchases of property and equipment	(111,557		)	(153,237		)
Purchases of long-term investments and other assets	(12,496		)	(64,820		)
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments	1,364			3,396
Net cash used for investing activities	(412,748		)	(1,177,788		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchases of treasury stock	(475,000		)	(700,000		)
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock	213,841			526,240
Cost of issuance of treasury stock	(163,293		)	(90,356		)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	31,953			—
Proceeds from debt and capital lease obligations	—			25,703
Repayment of debt and capital lease obligations	(11,431		)	(19,838		)
Debt issuance costs	—			(357		)
Net cash used for financing activities	(403,930		)	(258,608		)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(2,278		)	(6,275		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	68,773			(605,967		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	834,556			1,425,052
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	903,329		$	819,085
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	$	7,114		$	110,697
Cash paid for interest	$	61,562		$	64,334
Non-cash investing activities:
Investment in lease receivable applied to building purchase	$	126,800		$	—
Issuance of common stock and stock awards assumed in business acquisitions	$	—		$	1,160

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

We have prepared the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Pursuant to these rules and regulations, we have condensed or omitted certain information and footnote disclosures we normally include in our annual Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). In management’s opinion, we have made all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments, except as otherwise indicated) necessary to fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Our interim period operating results do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year. These financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 on file with the SEC (our “Annual Report”).

There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies as compared to the significant accounting policies described in our Annual Report.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, requiring an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The updated standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Early adoption is not permitted. The updated standard becomes effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We have not yet selected a transition method and we are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

With the exception of the new revenue standard discussed above, there have been no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the nine months ended August 29, 2014, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013, that are of significance or potential significance to us.

NOTE 2.  ACQUISITIONS

On July 22, 2013, we completed our acquisition of privately held Neolane, a leader in cross-channel campaign management technology. During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, we began integrating Neolane into our Digital Marketing reportable segment. Neolane brings a platform for automation and execution of marketing campaigns across the web, e-mail, social, mobile, call center, direct mail, point of sale and other emerging channels which will drive consistent brand experiences and personalized campaigns for our customers.

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total final purchase price was allocated to Neolane's net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values as of July 22, 2013. The total final purchase price for Neolane was $616.7 million of which $515.2 million was allocated to goodwill that was non-deductible for tax purposes, $115.0 million to identifiable intangible assets and $13.5 million to net liabilities assumed. The impact of this acquisition was not material to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

On December 20, 2012, we completed our acquisition of privately held Behance, an online social media platform to showcase and discover creative work. During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we began integrating Behance into our Digital Media reportable segment. Behance’s community and portfolio capabilities has brought additional community features to Creative Cloud since its acquisition. We have included the financial results of Behance in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on the acquisition date.

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price was allocated to Behance’s net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values as of December 20, 2012. The total final purchase price for Behance was $111.1 million of which $91.4 million was allocated to goodwill, $28.5 million to identifiable intangible assets and $8.8 million to net liabilities assumed. The impact of this acquisition was not material to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 3.  CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

Cash equivalents consist of instruments with remaining maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase. We classify all of our cash equivalents and short-term investments as “available-for-sale.” In general, these investments are free of trading restrictions. 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’ equity in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Gains and losses are recognized when realized in our Condensed 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. Gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments consisted of the following as of August 29, 2014 (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Current assets:
Cash	$	274,463	$	—	$	—		$	274,463
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	565,996		—		—			565,996
Time deposits	62,870		—		—			62,870
Total cash equivalents	628,866		—		—			628,866
Total cash and cash equivalents	903,329		—		—			903,329
Short-term fixed income securities:
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	1,456,706		5,955		(425		)	1,462,236
Foreign government securities	23,128		40		(3		)	23,165
Municipal securities	185,634		543		(5		)	186,172
U.S. agency securities	506,227		881		(260		)	506,848
U.S. Treasury securities	437,362		580		(122		)	437,820
Subtotal	2,609,057		7,999		(815		)	2,616,241
Marketable equity securities	174		453		—			627
Total short-term investments	2,609,231		8,452		(815		)	2,616,868
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	$	3,512,560	$	8,452	$	(815	)	$	3,520,197

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments consisted of the following as of November 29, 2013 (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Current assets:
Cash	$	286,221	$	—	$	—		$	286,221
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	429,373		—		—			429,373
Time deposits	104,711		—		—			104,711
U.S. Treasury securities	14,251		—		—			14,251
Total cash equivalents	548,335		—		—			548,335
Total cash and cash equivalents	834,556		—		—			834,556
Short-term fixed income securities:
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	1,261,375		7,116		(631		)	1,267,860
Foreign government securities	11,213		56		—			11,269
Municipal securities	186,320		328		(24		)	186,624
U.S. agency securities	446,615		1,516		(186		)	447,945
U.S. Treasury securities	424,076		799		(97		)	424,778
Subtotal	2,329,599		9,815		(938		)	2,338,476
Marketable equity securities	177		543		—			720
Total short-term investments	2,329,776		10,358		(938		)	2,339,196
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	$	3,164,332	$	10,358	$	(938	)	$	3,173,752

See Note 4 for further information regarding the fair value of our financial instruments.

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 an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 (in thousands):

	2014					2013
	Fair  Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair  Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	$	256,849	$	(289	)	$	225,759	$	(631	)
Foreign government securities	7,595		(3		)	—		—
Municipal securities	9,837		(5		)	13,522		(24		)
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	169,621		(232		)	105,278		(283		)
Total	$	443,902	$	(529	)	$	344,559	$	(938	)

There were 208 securities and 177 securities in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months at August 29, 2014 and at November 29, 2013, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

The following table summarizes the fair value and gross unrealized losses related to available-for-sale securities, aggregated by investment category, that were in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months, as of August 29, 2014 (in thousands):

	2014
	Fair  Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	$	18,577	$	(136	)
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	29,416		(150		)
Total	$	47,993	$	(286	)

As of August 29, 2014, there were 16 securities in an unrealized loss position for more than twelve months. As of November 29, 2013, there were no securities in an unrealized loss position for more than twelve months.

The following table summarizes the cost and estimated fair value of short-term fixed income securities classified as short-term investments based on stated effective maturities as of August 29, 2014 (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
Due within one year	$	629,477	$	630,712
Due between one and two years	808,082		810,830
Due between two and three years	915,643		918,119
Due after three years	255,855		256,580
Total	$	2,609,057	$	2,616,241

We review our debt and marketable equity securities classified as short-term investments on a regular basis to evaluate whether or not any security has experienced an other-than-temporary decline in fair value. We consider factors such as the length of time and extent to which the market value has been less than the cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer and our intent to sell, or whether it is more likely than not we will be required to sell the investment before recovery of the investment’s amortized cost basis. If we believe that an other-than-temporary decline exists in one of these securities, we write down these investments to fair value. For debt securities, the portion of the write-down related to credit loss would be recorded to interest and other income, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Any portion not related to credit loss would be recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income, which is reflected as a separate component of stockholders’ equity in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. For equity securities, the write-down would be recorded to investment gains (losses), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. During the nine months ended August 29, 2014, we did not consider any of our investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 4.  FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Assets and Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

We measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the nine months ended August 29, 2014.

The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities at August 29, 2014 was determined using the following inputs (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	$	565,996	$	565,996	$	—	$	—
Time deposits	62,870		62,870		—		—
Short-term investments:
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	1,462,236		—		1,462,236		—
Foreign government securities	23,165		—		23,165		—
Marketable equity securities	627		627		—		—
Municipal securities	186,172		—		186,172		—
U.S. agency securities	506,848		—		506,848		—
U.S. Treasury securities	437,820		—		437,820		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Foreign currency derivatives	14,384		—		14,384		—
Other assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	24,821		536		24,285		—
Interest rate swap derivatives	5,146		—		5,146		—
Total assets	$	3,290,085	$	630,029	$	2,660,056	$	—

Liabilities:
Accrued expenses:
Foreign currency derivatives	$	969	$	—	$	969	$	—
Total liabilities	$	969	$	—	$	969	$	—

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities at November 29, 2013 was determined using the following inputs (in thousands): 

	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	$	429,373	$	429,373	$	—	$	—
Time deposits	104,711		104,711		—		—
U.S. Treasury securities	14,251		—		14,251		—
Short-term investments:
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	1,267,860		—		1,267,860		—
Foreign government securities	11,269		—		11,269		—
Marketable equity securities	720		720		—		—
Municipal securities	186,624		—		186,624		—
U.S. agency securities	447,945		—		447,945		—
U.S. Treasury securities	424,778		—		424,778		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Foreign currency derivatives	11,891		—		11,891		—
Other assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	19,816		894		18,922		—
Total assets	$	2,919,238	$	535,698	$	2,383,540	$	—

Liabilities:
Accrued expenses:
Foreign currency derivatives	$	1,067	$	—	$	1,067	$	—
Total liabilities	$	1,067	$	—	$	1,067	$	—

See Note 3 for further information regarding the fair value of our financial instruments.

Our fixed income available-for-sale securities consist of high quality, investment grade securities from diverse issuers with a minimum credit rating of BBB and a weighted average credit rating of AA-. We value these securities based on pricing from pricing vendors who may use quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1 inputs) or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable either directly or indirectly (Level 2 inputs) in determining fair value. However, we classify all of our fixed income available-for-sale securities as having Level 2 inputs. The valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of our financial instruments and derivatives having Level 2 inputs were derived from non-binding market consensus prices that are corroborated by observable market data, quoted market prices for similar instruments, or pricing models such as discounted cash flow techniques. Our procedures include controls to ensure that appropriate fair values are recorded such as comparing prices obtained from multiple independent sources.

Our deferred compensation plan assets consist of prime money market funds and mutual funds.

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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

We also have direct investments in privately held companies accounted for under the cost method, which are periodically assessed for other-than-temporary impairment. If we determine that an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, we write down the investment to its fair value. We estimate fair value of our cost method investments considering available information such as pricing in recent rounds of financing, current cash positions, earnings and cash flow forecasts, recent operational performance and any other readily available market data. For the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, we determined there were no other-than-temporary impairments on our cost method investments. Comparatively, for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013, we determined there were other-than-temporary impairments of $2.0 million and $7.0 million, respectively, on our cost method investments which were written down to fair value.

As of August 29, 2014, the carrying value of our lease receivables approximated fair value, based on Level 2 valuation inputs which include Treasury rates, LIBOR rates and applicable credit spreads. See Note 12 for further details regarding our investment in lease receivables.

The fair value of our senior notes was $1.6 billion as of August 29, 2014, based on observable market prices in less active market and categorized as Level 2. See Note 13 for further details regarding our debt.

NOTE 5.  DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Hedge Accounting

We recognize derivative instruments and hedging activities as either assets or liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 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.

Fair Value Hedging—Interest Rate Swap

During the third quarter of fiscal 2014, we entered into interest rate swaps designated as a fair value hedge related to our $900.0 million of 4.75% fixed interest rate senior notes due February 1, 2020 (the “2020 Notes”). In effect, the interest rate swaps convert the fixed interest rate on our 2020 Notes to a floating interest rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Under the terms of the swaps, we will pay monthly interest at the one-month LIBOR rate plus a fixed number of basis points on the $900 million notional amount through February 1, 2020. In exchange, we will receive 4.75% fixed rate interest from the swap counterparties. See Note 13 for further details regarding our debt.

The interest rate swaps are accounted for as fair value hedges and substantially offset the changes in fair value of the hedged portion of the underlying debt that are attributable to the changes in market risk. Therefore, the gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are included in interest and other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. The fair value of the interest rate swaps is reflected in other assets in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Economic Hedging—Hedges of Forecasted Transactions

In countries outside the U.S., we transact business in U.S. Dollars and in various other currencies. We may use foreign exchange option contracts or forward contracts to hedge certain cash flow exposures resulting from changes in these foreign currency exchange rates. These foreign exchange contracts, carried at fair value, have maturities of up to twelve months. We enter into these foreign exchange contracts to hedge a portion of our forecasted foreign currency denominated revenue in the normal course of business and accordingly, they are not speculative in nature.

We recognize these contracts as derivative instruments and they are classified as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and measured on a recurring basis at fair value. Gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value are accounted for depending on the use of the contract and whether it is designated and qualifies for hedge accounting. To receive hedge accounting treatment, all hedging relationships are formally documented at the inception of the hedge, and the hedges must be highly effective in offsetting changes to future cash flows on hedged transactions. We record changes in the intrinsic value of these cash flow hedges in accumulated other comprehensive income in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, until the forecasted transaction

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occurs. When the forecasted transaction occurs, we reclassify the related gain or loss on the cash flow hedge to revenue. In the event the underlying forecasted transaction does not occur, or it becomes probable that it will not occur, we reclassify the gain or loss on the related cash flow hedge from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest and other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income at that time. If we do not elect hedge accounting, or the contract does not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, the changes in fair market value from period to period are recorded in interest and other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

Balance Sheet Hedging—Hedging of Foreign Currency Assets and Liabilities

We also hedge our net recognized foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities with foreign exchange forward contracts to reduce the risk that the value of these assets and liabilities will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates. These contracts hedge assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies and are carried at fair value with changes in the fair value recorded to interest and other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. These contracts do not subject us to material balance sheet risk due to exchange rate movements because gains and losses on these derivatives are intended to offset gains and losses on the assets and liabilities being hedged.

The bank counterparties to 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 as determined by our counterparty risk assessment process. We monitor ratings, credit spreads and potential downgrades on at least a quarterly basis. Based on our ongoing assessment of counterparty risk, we may adjust our exposure to various counterparties. In addition, our hedging policy establishes maximum limits for each counterparty to mitigate any concentration of risk.

We evaluate hedge effectiveness at the inception of the hedge prospectively as well as retrospectively and record any ineffective portion of the hedging instruments in interest and other income (expense), net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The net gain (loss) recognized in interest and other income (expense), net for cash flow hedges due to hedge ineffectiveness was insignificant for the periods presented. The time value of purchased contracts is recorded in interest and other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

The fair value of derivative instruments on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	2014				2013
	Fair Value Asset Derivatives		Fair Value Liability Derivatives		Fair Value Asset Derivatives		Fair Value Liability Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange option contracts(1) (3)	$	13,153	$	—	$	8,913	$	—
Interest rate swap (2)	5,146		—		—		—
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts (1)	1,231		969		2,978		1,067
Total derivatives	$	19,530	$	969	$	11,891	$	1,067

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⁽¹⁾  Included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and accrued expenses for asset derivatives and liability derivatives, respectively, on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽²⁾  Included in other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽³⁾  Hedging effectiveness expected to be recognized into income within the next twelve months.

The aggregate fair value of derivative instruments in net asset positions represent the maximum exposure to loss at the reporting date as a result of all of the counterparties failing to perform as contracted. This exposure could be reduced by the fair value of liabilities included in master netting arrangements with those same counterparties.

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The effect of foreign currency derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and of foreign currency derivative instruments not designated as hedges in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months						Nine Months
	Foreign Exchange Option Contracts			Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts			Foreign Exchange Option Contracts			Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Net gain (loss) recognized in OCI, net of tax(1)	$	10,003		$	—		$	11,976		$	—
Net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income, net of tax(2)	$	1,075		$	—		$	6,490		$	—
Net gain (loss) recognized in income(3)	$	(4,676	)	$	—		$	(11,871	)	$	—
Derivatives not designated as hedging relationships:
Net gain (loss) recognized in income(4)	$	—		$	(1,575	)	$	—		$	(855	)

The effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and of derivative instruments not designated as hedges in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months						Nine Months
	Foreign Exchange Option Contracts			Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts			Foreign Exchange Option Contracts			Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Net gain (loss) recognized in OCI, net of tax(1)	$	(2,947	)	$	—		$	29,713		$	—
Net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income, net of tax(2)	$	10,487		$	—		$	32,880		$	—
Net gain (loss) recognized in income(3)	$	(3,989	)	$	—		$	(13,656	)	$	—
Derivatives not designated as hedging relationships:
Net gain (loss) recognized in income(4)	$	—		$	(2,028	)	$	—		$	2,768

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⁽¹⁾  Net change in the fair value of the effective portion classified in other comprehensive income (“OCI”).

⁽²⁾  Effective portion classified as revenue.

⁽³⁾  Ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

⁽⁴⁾  Classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

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NOTE 6.  GOODWILL AND PURCHASED AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

Goodwill as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 was $4.747 billion and $4.772 billion, respectively. During the second quarter of fiscal 2014, we completed our annual goodwill impairment test associated with our three reporting units—Digital Media, Digital Marketing and Print and Publishing—and determined there was no impairment of goodwill.

Purchased and other intangible assets subject to amortization as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 were as follows (in thousands): 

	2014							2013
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Purchased technology	$	400,114	$	(254,595	)	$	145,519	$	423,237	$	(220,414	)	$	202,823
Customer contracts and relationships	$	380,753	$	(134,892	)	$	245,861	$	389,800	$	(111,416	)	$	278,384
Trademarks	67,105		(34,496		)	32,609		67,546		(27,933		)	39,613
Acquired rights to use technology	157,827		(92,948		)	64,879		155,322		(76,740		)	78,582
Localization	1,442		(956		)	486		3,404		(2,172		)	1,232
Other intangibles	12,473		(10,988		)	1,485		16,447		(11,827		)	4,620
Total other intangible assets	$	619,600	$	(274,280	)	$	345,320	$	632,519	$	(230,088	)	$	402,431
Purchased and other intangible assets, net	$	1,019,714	$	(528,875	)	$	490,839	$	1,055,756	$	(450,502	)	$	605,254

In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we acquired rights to use certain technology for $51.8 million. Of this cost, an estimated $25.3 million was related to future licensing rights that has been capitalized and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives ranging from five to ten years. We estimated that the remaining cost of $26.5 million was related to historical use of licensing rights and was expensed as cost of product revenue.   

In the second quarter of fiscal 2014, certain purchased intangibles associated with our acquisitions of Efficient Frontier and Day Software Holding AG became fully amortized and were removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization expense related to purchased and other intangible assets was $39.1 million and $115.1 million for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, respectively. Comparatively, excluding the expense associated with historical use of the acquired rights to use the technology discussed in the paragraph above, amortization expense was $42.2 million and $117.1 million for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013, respectively. Of these amounts, $26.0 million and $75.1 million were included in cost of sales for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, respectively, and $29.4 million and $79.6 million for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013, respectively.

As of August 29, 2014, we expect amortization expense in future periods to be as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year	Purchased Technology		Other Intangible Assets
Remainder of 2014	$	18,692	$	18,196
2015	61,000		68,267
2016	22,646		62,298
2017	15,197		52,916
2018	8,803		42,021
Thereafter	19,181		101,622
Total expected amortization expense	$	145,519	$	345,320

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NOTE 7.  ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	309,507	$	318,219
Sales and marketing allowances	73,792		66,502
Accrued corporate marketing	27,522		22,801
Taxes payable	17,241		18,225
Royalties payable	12,300		14,778
Accrued interest expense	7,295		20,613
Other	183,022		195,801
Accrued expenses	$	630,679	$	656,939

Other primarily includes general corporate accruals for technical support and local and regional expenses, including our accrual for a loss contingency as of August 29, 2014. Other is also comprised of deferred rent related to office locations with rent escalations and foreign currency liability derivatives. See Note 12 for further information regarding the loss contingency.

NOTE 8.  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Summary of Restricted Stock Units

Restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Beginning outstanding balance	17,948		18,415
Awarded	4,054		7,236
Released	(7,085	)	(6,224	)
Forfeited	(1,072	)	(1,479	)
Ending outstanding balance	13,845		17,948

Information regarding restricted stock units outstanding at August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares (thousands)	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value(*) (millions)
2014
Restricted stock units outstanding	13,845	1.12	$	995.5
Restricted stock units vested and expected to vest	12,367	1.05	$	882.4
2013
Restricted stock units outstanding	18,163	1.29	$	831
Restricted stock units vested and expected to vest	16,159	1.22	$	736.8

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^(*)  The intrinsic value is calculated as the market value as of the end of the fiscal period. As reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the market values as of August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were $71.90 and $45.75, respectively. 

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Summary of Performance Shares

On January 24, 2014, our Executive Compensation Committee approved the 2014 Performance Share Program, including the award calculation methodology, under the terms of our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. Under our 2014 Performance Share Program (“2014 Program”), shares may be earned based on the achievement of an objective relative total stockholder return measured over a three-year performance period. The purpose of the 2014 Program is to help focus key employees on building stockholder value, provide significant award potential for achieving outstanding Company performance and enhance the ability of the Company to attract and retain highly talented and competent individuals. Performance share awards will be awarded and fully vest upon the Executive Compensation Committee's certification of the level of achievement following the three-year anniversary of the grant date on January 24, 2017. Participants in the 2014 Program generally have the ability to receive up to 200% of the target number of shares originally granted.

Effective January 24, 2013, our Executive Compensation Committee modified our Performance Share Program by eliminating the use of qualitative performance objectives, with 100% of shares to be earned based on the achievement of an objective relative total stockholder return measured over a three-year performance period. Performance awards were granted under the 2013 Performance Share Program (“2013 Program”) pursuant to the terms of our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. The purpose of the 2013 Program is to align key management and senior leadership with stockholders’ interests over the long term and to retain key employees. Performance share awards will be awarded and fully vest upon the Executive Compensation Committee's certification of the level of achievement following the three-year anniversary of the grant date on January 24, 2016. Participants in the 2013 Program generally have the ability to receive up to 200% of the target number of shares originally granted.

As of August 29, 2014, the shares awarded under our 2013 and 2014 Performance Share Programs are yet to be achieved. The following table sets forth the summary of performance share activity under our 2013 and 2014 Performance Share Programs for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 (in thousands): 

	Shares Granted		Maximum Shares Eligible to Receive
Beginning outstanding balance	854		1,707
Awarded	709		1,417
Forfeited	(46	)	(90	)
Ending outstanding balance	1,517		3,034

In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Executive Compensation Committee certified the actual performance achievement of participants in the 2012 Performance Share Program (“2012 Program”). Based upon the achievement of specific and/or market-based performance goals outlined in the 2012 Program, participants had the ability to receive up to 150% of the target number of shares originally granted. Actual performance resulted in participants achieving 116% of target or approximately 1.3 million shares for the 2012 Program. One third of the shares under the 2012 Program vested in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and the remaining two thirds vest evenly on the following two anniversaries of the grant date, contingent upon the recipient's continued service to Adobe.

The following table sets forth the summary of performance share activity under our 2010, 2011 and 2012 Programs, based upon share awards actually achieved, for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Beginning outstanding balance	861		388
Achieved	—		1,279
Released	(486	)	(665	)
Forfeited	(21	)	(141	)
Ending outstanding balance	354		861

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Information regarding performance shares outstanding at August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 is summarized below: 

	Number of Shares (thousands)	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value(*) (millions)
2014
Performance shares outstanding	354	0.41	$	25.4
Performance shares vested and expected to vest	339	0.41	$	24.2
2013
Performance shares outstanding	868	0.83	$	39.7
Performance shares vested and expected to vest	804	0.81	$	36.7

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^(*)  The intrinsic value is calculated as the market value as of the end of the fiscal period. As reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the market values as of August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were $71.90 and $45.75, respectively.

Summary of Stock Options

There were no option grants during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and the three months ended August 30, 2013. The assumptions used to value the option grants during the nine months ended August 30, 2013 were as follows:

	Nine Months
	2013
Expected life (in years)	3.2
Volatility	27	%
Risk free interest rate	0.36	%

Option activity for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Beginning outstanding balance	7,359		24,517
Granted	—		25
Exercised	(3,585	)	(15,872	)
Cancelled	(134	)	(1,584	)
Increase due to acquisition	—		273
Ending outstanding balance	3,640		7,359

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Information regarding stock options outstanding at August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares (thousands)	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value(*) (millions)
2014
Options outstanding	3,640	$	28.98	3.33	$	156.2
Options vested and expected to vest	3,610	$	29.08	3.31	$	154.5
Options exercisable	3,056	$	30.26	2.99	$	127.3
2013
Options outstanding	9,525	$	30.80	3.10	$	142.6
Options vested and expected to vest	9,359	$	30.93	3.05	$	138.9
Options exercisable	7,489	$	32.23	2.49	$	101.5

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^(*)  The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market value as of the end of the fiscal period and the exercise price of the shares. As reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the market values as of August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were $71.90 and $45.75, respectively.

Summary of Employee Stock Purchase Plan Shares

The expected life of the employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) shares is the average of the remaining purchase periods under each offering period. The assumptions used to value employee stock purchase rights during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months		Nine Months
	2014	2013	2014	2013
Expected life (in years)	0.5 - 2.0	0.5 - 2.0	0.5 - 2.0	0.5 - 2.0
Volatility	26 - 27%	27 - 29%	26 - 28%	26 - 30%
Risk free interest rate	0.06 - 0.47%	0.09 - 0.34%	0.06 - 0.47%	0.09 - 0.34%

Employees purchased 2.9 million shares at an average price of $34.76 and 3.4 million shares at an average price of $25.71 for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013, respectively. The intrinsic value of shares purchased during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 was $93.4 million and $58.5 million, respectively. The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market value on the date of purchase and the purchase price of the shares.

Compensation Costs

As of August 29, 2014, there was $468.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested stock-based awards which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years. Total unrecognized compensation cost will be adjusted for future changes in estimated forfeitures.

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Total stock-based compensation costs that have been included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	2014				2013
Income Statement Classifications	Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights		Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards		Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights		Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards
Cost of revenue—subscription	$	458	$	1,451	$	380	$	1,245
Cost of revenue—services and support	1,064		1,666		878		2,609
Research and development	4,151		26,100		4,786		25,736
Sales and marketing	4,492		25,447		4,617		24,309
General and administrative	1,682		16,502		1,858		14,606
Total	$	11,847	$	71,166	$	12,519	$	68,505

Total stock-based compensation costs that have been included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	2014				2013
Income Statement Classifications	Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights		Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards		Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights		Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards
Cost of revenue—subscription	$	1,424	$	4,261	$	1,463	$	3,489
Cost of revenue—services and support	2,759		4,886		2,559		7,419
Research and development	12,397		78,567		15,340		74,677
Sales and marketing	13,571		76,541		16,177		72,087
General and administrative	4,962		49,443		6,518		44,361
Total	$	35,113	$	213,698	$	42,057	$	202,033

NOTE 9.  RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

Restructuring Plans

Our restructuring plans consist of reductions in workforce and the consolidation of facilities to better align our resources around our business strategies. As of August 29, 2014, we considered our restructuring plans to be substantially complete. We continue to make cash outlays to settle obligations under these plans, however the current impact to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is not significant.

Summary of Restructuring Plans

The following table sets forth a summary of restructuring activities related to all of our restructuring plans during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 (in thousands):

	November 29, 2013		Costs Incurred		Cash Payments			Other Adjustments			August 29, 2014
Termination benefits	$	2,233	$	—	$	(1,363	)	$	(262	)	$	608
Cost of closing redundant facilities	11,655		528		(4,761		)	97			7,519
Total restructuring plans	$	13,888	$	528	$	(6,124	)	$	(165	)	$	8,127

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Accrued restructuring charges of $8.1 million as of August 29, 2014 includes $2.3 million recorded in accrued restructuring, current and $5.8 million related to long-term facilities obligations recorded in accrued restructuring, non-current on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We expect to pay accrued termination benefits through fiscal 2014 and facilities-related liabilities under contract through fiscal 2021 of which approximately 40% will be paid through 2015.

NOTE 10.  STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Retained Earnings

The changes in retained earnings for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 were as follows (in thousands): 

Balance as of November 29, 2013	$	6,928,964
Net income	180,259
Re-issuance of treasury stock	(258,433		)
Balance as of August 29, 2014	$	6,850,790

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 Condensed 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 treasury stock 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 reduction of retained earnings in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income and activity, net of related taxes, as of August 29, 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

	November 29, 2013			Increase / Decrease			Reclassification Adjustments				August 29, 2014
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	$	10,178		$	1,596		$	(3,534	)		$	8,240
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities	(937		)	70			54				(813		)
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	9,241			1,666			(3,480		)	(1)	7,427
Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments	5,367			11,976			(6,490		)	(2)	10,853
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	31,495			(29,708		)	—				1,787
Total accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes	$	46,103		$	(16,066	)	$	(9,970	)		$	20,067

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⁽¹⁾  Classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

⁽²⁾  Classified as revenue.

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The following table sets forth the taxes related to each component of other comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 (in thousands):

	Three Months						Nine Months Ended
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains / losses	$	68		$	117		$	37		$	151
Reclassification adjustments	(3		)	(2		)	(6		)	(2		)
Subtotal available-for-sale securities	65			115			31			149
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments*	—			—			—			—
Reclassification adjustments*	—			—			—			—
Subtotal derivatives designated as hedging instruments	—			—			—			—
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,577		)	372			(474		)	(128		)
Total taxes, other comprehensive income	$	(1,512	)	$	487		$	(443	)	$	21

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^(*)   Taxes related to derivative instruments were zero based on the tax jurisdiction where the derivative instruments were executed.

Stock Repurchase Program

To facilitate our stock repurchase program, designed to return value to our stockholders and minimize dilution from stock issuances, we may repurchase shares in the open market or enter into structured repurchase agreements with third parties. We are currently repurchasing common stock under our $2.0 billion authority granted by our Board of Directors in April 2012, which can be used through the end of fiscal 2015.

During the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013, we entered into several structured stock repurchase agreements with large financial institutions, whereupon we provided them with prepayments totaling $475.0 million and $700.0 million, respectively. We enter into these agreements in order to take advantage of repurchasing shares at a guaranteed discount to the Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of our common stock over a specified period of time. We only enter into such transactions when the discount that we receive is higher than the foregone return on our cash prepayments to the financial institutions. There were no explicit commissions or fees on these structured repurchases. Under the terms of the agreements, there is no requirement for the financial institutions to return any portion of the prepayment to us.

The financial institutions agree to deliver shares to us at monthly intervals during the contract term. The parameters used to calculate the number of shares deliverable are: the total notional amount of the contract, the number of trading days in the contract, the number of trading days in the interval and the average VWAP of our stock during the interval less the agreed upon discount. During the nine months ended August 29, 2014, we repurchased approximately 9.0 million shares at an average price of $62.42 through structured repurchase agreements entered into during fiscal 2013 and the nine months ended August 29, 2014. During the nine months ended August 30, 2013, we repurchased approximately 13.7 million shares at an average price of $43.78 through structured repurchase agreements entered into during 2012 and the nine months ended August 30, 2013.

As of August 29, 2014, the prepayments were classified as treasury stock on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at the payment date, though only shares delivered to us by the financial statement date were excluded from the computation of earnings per share. As of August 29, 2014, $42.3 million of prepayment remained under this agreement.

Subsequent to August 29, 2014, as part of our $2.0 billion stock repurchase program, we entered into a structured stock repurchase agreement with a large financial institution whereupon we provided them with a prepayment of $125.0 million. This amount will be classified as treasury stock on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Upon completion of the $125.0 million stock repurchase agreement, $200.0 million remains under our current authority.

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NOTE 11.  NET INCOME PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months				Nine Months Ended
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income	$	44,686	$	83,002	$	180,259	$	224,665
Shares used to compute basic net income per share	498,468		504,116		497,782		502,039
Dilutive potential common shares:
Unvested restricted stock and performance share awards	7,558		7,198		8,611		7,851
Stock options	1,785		2,744		2,182		3,265
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	507,811		514,058		508,575		513,155
Basic net income per share	$	0.09	$	0.16	$	0.36	$	0.45
Diluted net income per share	$	0.09	$	0.16	$	0.35	$	0.44

For the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, there were no options to purchase shares of common stock with exercise prices greater than the average fair market value of our stock of $70.49 and $65.15, respectively, that would have been anti-dilutive. Comparatively, for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013, options to purchase shares of common stock with exercise prices greater than the average fair market value of our stock of $46.05 and $42.56 were not included in the calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. The number of shares of common stock under these options was immaterial.

NOTE 12.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Lease Commitments

We occupy three office buildings in San Jose, California where our corporate headquarters are located. We reference these office buildings as the Almaden Tower and the East and West Towers.

The lease agreement for the Almaden Tower is effective through March 2017. We are the investors in the lease receivable related to the Almaden Tower lease in the amount of $80.4 million, which is recorded as investment in lease receivable on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of August 29, 2014, the carrying value of the lease receivable related to the Almaden Tower approximated fair value. Under the agreement for the Almaden Tower, we have the option to purchase the building at any time during the lease term for $103.6 million. If we purchase the building, the investment in the lease receivables may be credited against the purchase price. The residual value guarantee under the Almaden Tower obligation is $89.4 million.

The Almaden Tower lease is subject to standard covenants including certain financial ratios that are reported to the lessor quarterly. As of August 29, 2014, we were in compliance with all of the covenants. In the case of a default, the lessor may demand we purchase the building for an amount equal to the lease balance, or require that we remarket or relinquish the building. If we choose to remarket or are required to do so upon relinquishing the building, we are bound to arrange the sale of the building to an unrelated party and will be required to pay the lessor any shortfall between the net remarketing proceeds and the lease balance, up to the residual value guarantee amount less our investment in lease receivable. The Almaden Tower lease qualifies for operating lease accounting treatment and, as such, the building and the related obligation are not included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

In August 2014, we exercised our option to purchase the East and West Towers for a total purchase price of $143.2 million. Upon purchase, our investment in the lease receivable of $126.8 million was credited against the total purchase price and we were no longer required to maintain a standby letter of credit as stipulated in the East and West Towers lease agreement. We capitalized the East and West Towers as property and equipment on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at $144.1 million, the lesser of cost or fair value, which represented the total purchase price plus other direct costs associated with the purchase. These buildings will be depreciated over their useful life of 40 years on a straight-line basis.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we entered into a sale-leaseback agreement totaling $25.7 million over a period of 24 months. This transaction was classified as a capital lease obligation and recorded at fair value.

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Royalties

We have royalty commitments associated with the shipment and licensing of certain products. Royalty expense is generally based on a dollar amount per unit shipped or a percentage of the underlying revenue.

Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, we provide indemnifications of varying scope to customers against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the use of our products and from time to time, we are subject to claims by our customers under these indemnification provisions. Historically, costs related to these indemnification provisions have not been significant and we are unable to estimate the maximum potential impact of these indemnification provisions on our future results of operations.

To the extent permitted under Delaware law, we have agreements whereby we indemnify our directors and officers for certain events or occurrences while the director or officer is or was serving at our request in such capacity. The indemnification period covers all pertinent events and occurrences during the director’s or officer’s lifetime. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited, however, we have director and officer insurance coverage that limits our exposure and enables us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid.

Legal Proceedings

In connection with disputes relating to the validity or alleged infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, including patent rights, we have been, are currently and may in the future be subject to claims, negotiations or complex, protracted litigation. Intellectual property disputes and litigation may be very costly and can be disruptive to our business operations by diverting the attention and energies of management and key technical personnel. Although we have successfully defended or resolved past litigation and disputes, we may not prevail in any ongoing or future litigation and disputes. Third-party intellectual property disputes could subject us to significant liabilities, require us to enter into royalty and licensing arrangements on unfavorable terms, prevent us from licensing certain of our products or offering certain of our services, subject us to injunctions restricting our sale of products or services, cause severe disruptions to our operations or the markets in which we compete, or require us to satisfy indemnification commitments with our customers including contractual provisions under various license arrangements and service agreements.

Between May 4, 2011 and July 14, 2011, five putative class action lawsuits were filed in Santa Clara Superior Court and Alameda Superior Court in California. On September 12, 2011, the cases were consolidated into In Re High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation (“HTEAL”) pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division. In the consolidated complaint, Plaintiffs alleged that Adobe, along with Apple, Google, Intel, Intuit, Lucasfilm and Pixar, agreed not to recruit each other's employees in violation of Federal and state antitrust laws. Plaintiffs claim the alleged agreements suppressed employee compensation and deprived employees of career opportunities. Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief, monetary damages, treble damages, costs and attorneys fees. All defendants deny the allegations and that they engaged in any wrongdoing of any kind. On October 24, 2013, the court certified a class of all persons who worked in the technical, creative, and/or research and development fields on a salaried basis in the United States for one or more of the following: (a) Apple from March 2005 through December 2009; (b) Adobe from May 2005 through December 2009; (c) Google from March 2005 through December 2009; (d) Intel from March 2005 through December 2009; (e) Intuit from June 2007 through December 2009; (f) Lucasfilm from January 2005 through December 2009; or (g) Pixar from January 2005 through December 2009, excluding retail employees, corporate officers, members of the boards of directors, and senior executives of all defendants. During the second quarter of fiscal 2014, the parties reached a settlement to resolve this lawsuit, subject to the Court’s approval. On August 8, 2014, the Court rejected the settlement agreement jointly submitted by the parties. Trial in this matter is currently scheduled for January 2015. We accrued a loss contingency of $10.0 million associated with this matter during the first quarter of fiscal 2014.

In addition to intellectual property disputes, we are subject to legal proceedings, claims and investigations in the ordinary course of business, including claims relating to commercial, employment and other matters. Some of these disputes and legal proceedings may include speculative claims for substantial or indeterminate amounts of damages. We consider all claims on a quarterly basis in accordance with GAAP and based on known facts assess whether potential losses are considered reasonably possible, probable and estimable. Based upon this assessment, we then evaluate disclosure requirements and whether to accrue for such claims in our financial statements. This determination is then reviewed and discussed with our Audit Committee and our independent registered public accounting firm.

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We make a provision for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These provisions are reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Unless otherwise specifically disclosed in this note, we have determined that no provision for liability nor disclosure is required related to any claim against us because: (a) there is not a reasonable possibility that a loss exceeding amounts already recognized (if any) may be incurred with respect to such claim; (b) a reasonably possible loss or range of loss cannot be estimated; or (c) such estimate is immaterial.

All legal costs associated with litigation are expensed as incurred. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, we believe that we have valid defenses with respect to the legal matters pending against us. It is possible, nevertheless, that our consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations could be negatively affected by an unfavorable resolution of one or more of such proceedings, claims or investigations.

In connection with our anti-piracy efforts, conducted both internally and through organizations such as the Business Software Alliance, from time to time we undertake litigation against alleged copyright infringers. Such lawsuits may lead to counter-claims alleging improper use of litigation or violation of other laws. We believe we have valid defenses with respect to such counter-claims; however, it is possible that our consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations could be affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these counter-claims.

NOTE 13.  DEBT

Notes

In February 2010, we issued $600.0 million of 3.25% senior notes due February 1, 2015 (the “2015 Notes”) and $900.0 million of 4.75% senior notes due February 1, 2020 (the “2020 Notes” and, together with the 2015 Notes, the “Notes”). Our proceeds were $1.5 billion and were net of an issuance discount of $6.6 million. The Notes rank equally with our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. In addition, we incurred issuance costs of $10.7 million. Both the discount and issuance costs are being amortized to interest expense over the respective terms of the Notes using the effective interest method.

The effective interest rate including the discount and issuance costs is 3.45% for the 2015 Notes and 4.92% for the 2020 Notes. Interest is payable semi-annually, in arrears, on February 1 and August 1, and commenced on August 1, 2010. During the nine months ended August 29, 2014, we made both semi-annual interest payments on our Notes totaling $62.2 million. In June 2014, we entered into interest rate swaps with a total notional amount of $900.0 million designated as a fair value hedge related to our 2020 Notes. The effect of such interest rate swaps is to effectively convert the fixed interest rate on our 2020 Notes to a floating interest rate based on the LIBOR plus a fixed number of basis points. Under the terms of the swap, we will pay monthly interest at the one-month LIBOR floating interest plus a spread of a fixed number of basis points on the $900 million notional amount. In exchange, we will receive 4.75% fixed rate interest from the swap counterparties. See Note 5 for further details regarding our interest rate swap derivatives.

The gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are included in interest and other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income and substantially offset the changes in the fair value of the hedged portion of the underlying debt that are attributable to the changes in market risk. The fair value of the interest rate swaps is reflected in other assets in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying value of the 2020 Notes was adjusted by an amount that is equal and offsetting to the fair value of the swaps. The interest receivable from the swaps based on the fixed interest rate and the interest payable based on the effective interest rates are recorded at gross in the prepaid expenses and other current assets account and accrued expenses account, respectively, in our and Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Based on quoted prices in inactive markets, the fair value of the Notes was $1.6 billion as of August 29, 2014. The total fair value of $1.6 billion excludes the effect of fair value hedge of the 2020 Notes for which we entered into interest rate swaps for the total notional amount $900.0 million.

We may redeem the Notes at any time, subject to a make-whole premium. In addition, upon the occurrence of certain change of control triggering events, we may be required to repurchase the Notes, at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. The Notes also include covenants that limit our ability to grant liens on

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assets and to enter into sale and leaseback transactions, subject to significant allowances. As of August 29, 2014, we were in compliance with all of the covenants.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, we reclassified $599.9 million as current debt on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, which represented the 2015 Notes, net of unamortized original issuance discount. We intend to refinance the current portion of our debt on or before the due date.

Credit Agreement

On March 2, 2012, we entered into a five-year $1.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), providing for loans to us and certain of our subsidiaries. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, we may, subject to the agreement of the applicable lenders, request up to an additional $500.0 million in commitments, for a maximum aggregate commitment of $1.5 billion. Loans under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at either (i) LIBOR plus a margin, based on our debt ratings, ranging from 0.795% and 1.30% or (ii) the base rate, which is defined as the highest of (a) the agent’s prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% or (c) LIBOR plus 1.00% plus a margin, based on our debt ratings, ranging from 0.00% to 0.30%. Commitment fees are payable quarterly at rates between 0.08% and 0.20% per year also based on our public debt ratings. Subject to certain conditions stated in the Credit Agreement, we and any of our subsidiaries designated as additional borrowers may borrow, prepay and re-borrow amounts under the revolving credit facility at any time during the term of the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, including a financial covenant, events of default and indemnification provisions in favor of the lenders. The negative covenants include restrictions regarding the incurrence of liens and indebtedness, certain merger and acquisition transactions, dispositions and other matters, all subject to certain exceptions. The financial covenant, based on a quarterly financial test, requires us not to exceed a maximum leverage ratio.

On March 1, 2013, we exercised an option under the Credit Agreement to extend the maturity date of the Credit Agreement by one year to March 2, 2018. The facility will terminate and all amounts owing thereunder will be due and payable on the maturity date unless (a) the commitments are terminated earlier upon the occurrence of certain events, including an event of default, or (b) the maturity date is further extended upon our request, subject to the agreement of the lenders.

As of August 29, 2014, there were no outstanding borrowings under this Credit Agreement and we were in compliance with all covenants.

Capital Lease Obligations

In fiscal 2013, we entered into a sale-leaseback agreement totaling $25.7 million over a period of 24 months. As of August 29, 2014, our capital lease obligations of $6.5 million are presented as current debt in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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NOTE 14.  NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE)

 Non-operating income (expense) for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 included the following (in thousands):

	Three Months						Nine Months Ended
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Interest and other income (expense), net:
Interest income	$	5,274		$	5,332		$	15,649		$	16,620
Foreign exchange gains (losses)	(5,094		)	(3,847		)	(12,160		)	(15,438		)
Realized gains on fixed income investment	1,047			986			2,971			3,385
Realized losses on fixed income investment	(13		)	(1,032		)	(49		)	(1,059		)
Other	240			293			751			738
Interest and other income (expense), net	$	1,454		$	1,732		$	7,162		$	4,246
Interest expense	$	(13,361	)	$	(16,747	)	$	(47,054	)	$	(50,786	)
Investment gains (losses), net:
Realized investment gains	$	145		$	864		$	878		$	1,359
Unrealized investment gains	524			—			989			214
Realized investment losses	—			(2,034		)	(1,054		)	(7,049		)
Unrealized investment losses	—			(909		)	—			—
Investment gains (losses), net	$	669		$	(2,079	)	$	813		$	(5,476	)
Non-operating income (expense), net	$	(11,238	)	$	(17,094	)	$	(39,079	)	$	(52,016	)

NOTE 15.  SEGMENTS

We report segment information based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by management for making decisions and assessing performance as the source of our reportable segments.

Our CEO, the chief operating decision maker, reviews revenue and gross margin information for each of our reportable segments, but does not review operating expenses on a segment by segment basis. In addition, with the exception of goodwill and intangible assets, we do not identify or allocate our assets by the reportable segments.

We have the following reportable segments:

• Digital Media—Our Digital Media segment provides tools and solutions that enable individuals, small businesses and enterprises to create, publish, promote and monetize their digital content anywhere. Our customers include traditional content creators, web application developers and digital media professionals, as well as their management in marketing departments and agencies, companies and publishers.

• Digital Marketing—Our Digital Marketing segment provides solutions and services for how digital advertising and marketing are created, managed, executed, measured and optimized. Our customers include digital marketers, advertisers, publishers, merchandisers, web analysts, chief marketing officers, chief information officers and chief revenue officers.

• Print and Publishing—Our Print and Publishing segment addresses market opportunities ranging from the diverse authoring and publishing needs of technical and business publishing to our legacy type and OEM printing businesses.

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Our segment results for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Digital Media			Digital Marketing			Print and Publishing			Total
Three months ended August 29, 2014
Revenue	$	621,459		$	336,575		$	47,375		$	1,005,409
Cost of revenue	38,711			117,053			1,960			157,724
Gross profit	$	582,748		$	219,522		$	45,415		$	847,685
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	94		%	65		%	96		%	84		%
Three months ended August 30, 2013
Revenue	$	636,723		$	311,688		$	46,708		$	995,119
Cost of revenue	41,376			103,150			2,550			147,076
Gross profit	$	595,347		$	208,538		$	44,158		$	848,043
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	94		%	67		%	95		%	85		%

	Digital Media			Digital Marketing			Print and Publishing			Total
Nine months ended August 29, 2014
Revenue	$	1,954,137		$	981,363		$	138,237		$	3,073,737
Cost of revenue	112,861			340,943			7,333			461,137
Gross profit	$	1,841,276		$	640,420		$	130,904		$	2,612,600
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	94		%	65		%	95		%	85		%
Nine months ended August 30, 2013
Revenue	$	1,995,121		$	864,787		$	153,633		$	3,013,541
Cost of revenue	129,966			299,181			9,894			439,041
Gross profit	$	1,865,155		$	565,606		$	143,739		$	2,574,500
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	93		%	65		%	94		%	85		%

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto.

In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding product plans, future growth and market opportunities which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this report. You should carefully review the risks described herein and in other documents we file from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“the SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2013. When used in this report, the words “will,” “expects,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “targets,” “estimates,” “looks for,” “looks to,” “continues” and similar expressions, as well as statements regarding our focus for the future, are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking statements or reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document, except as required by law.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated is one of the largest and most diversified software companies in the world. We offer a line of products and services used by creative professionals, marketers, knowledge workers, application developers, enterprises and consumers for creating, managing, delivering, measuring, optimizing and engaging with compelling content and experiences across multiple operating systems, devices and media. We market and license our products and services directly to enterprise customers through our sales force and to end-users through app stores and our own website at www.adobe.com. We also distribute our products and services through a network of distributors, value-added resellers (“VARs”), systems integrators, independent software vendors (“ISVs”), retailers and original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”). In addition, we license our technology to hardware manufacturers, software developers and service providers for use in their products and solutions. We offer some of our products via a Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) model or a managed services model (both of which are referred to as a hosted or cloud-based model) as well as through term subscription and pay-per-use models. Our products run on personal and server-based computers, as well as on smartphones, tablets and other devices, depending on the product. We have operations in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) and Asia-Pacific (“APAC”).

We maintain executive offices and principal facilities at 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, California 95110-2704. Our telephone number is 408-536-6000. We maintain a website at www.adobe.com. Investors can obtain copies of our SEC filings from this site free of charge, as well as from the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

OPERATIONS OVERVIEW

For our third quarter of fiscal 2014, we reported financial results consistent with the continued execution of our long-term plans for our two strategic growth areas, Digital Media and Digital Marketing, while continuing to market and license a broad portfolio of products and solutions.

In our Digital Media segment, we are a market leader with Creative Cloud, our subscription-based offering for creating and publishing content and applications. Creative Cloud, first delivered in May 2012, is our next-generation offering that supersedes our historical model of licensing our creative products with perpetual licenses. Creative Cloud delivers value through more frequent product updates, storage and access to user files stored in the cloud with syncing of files across users' machines, community-based features and services through our acquisition of Behance in December 2012, app creation capabilities and lower entry point pricing for cost-sensitive customers.

We offer Creative Cloud for individuals and for teams, and we enable larger enterprise customers to acquire Creative Cloud capabilities through Enterprise Term License Agreements (“ETLAs”). The three Creative Cloud offerings address the multiple routes to market we use to license our creative software to targeted customers. Adoption of Creative Cloud is transforming our business model and we continue to expect this to drive higher long-term revenue growth through an expansion of our customer base by acquiring new users through a lower cost of entry and delivery of additional features and value, as well as keeping existing customers current on our latest release. This model drives our revenue to be more recurring and predictable as revenue is recognized ratably.

We continue to implement strategies that will accelerate awareness, consideration and purchase of subscriptions to our Creative Cloud offering. These strategies include increasing the value Creative Cloud users receive, as well as targeted promotions

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and offers that attract past customers and potential users to try out and ultimately subscribe to Creative Cloud. Additionally, in May 2013 we announced we would exclusively deliver new creative product innovations and features to Creative Cloud subscribers, and that Adobe Creative Suite 6 (“CS6”), which was released in May 2012, would be the last major update we provide for perpetual licensees. More recently, we announced the removal of general availability of CS6 on a perpetual licensing basis from legacy shrinkwrap and volume licensing channels. We still offer CS6 through our Adobe.com website and in certain markets.

Because of the shift towards Creative Cloud subscriptions and ETLAs, we have stated we expect perpetual revenue for CS6 to decline, and in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 we expect revenue from perpetual licensing of our creative professional products to be immaterial.

We continue to experience strong adoption of our Creative Cloud subscription offerings which has caused our Creative Cloud subscription revenue to increase and our CS6 perpetual revenue to decline during the third quarter of fiscal 2014 as compared to the year-ago period.

To assist with an understanding of this transition and the related shift in revenue described above, we are using certain performance metrics to assess the health and trajectory of our overall Digital Media segment. These metrics include the total number of current paid subscriptions and Annualized Recurring Revenue (“ARR”). ARR should be viewed independently of revenue, deferred revenue and unbilled deferred revenue as ARR is a performance metric and is not intended to be combined with any of these items.

For our Creative business, we define Creative ARR as the sum of:

• the number of current subscriptions, multiplied by the average subscription price paid per user per month, multiplied by twelve months; plus,

•twelve months of contract value of ETLAs where the revenue is ratably recognized over the life of the contract; plus

•twelve months of Adobe Digital Publishing Suite contract value where the revenue is ratably recognized.

We exited the third quarter of fiscal 2014 with 2.810 million paid Creative Cloud subscriptions, up 95% from 1.439 million at the end of fiscal 2013. Total Creative ARR exiting the third quarter of fiscal 2014 was $1.40 billion, up from $801 million at the end of fiscal 2013.

Our Digital Media segment also includes our Document Services products and solutions, including Acrobat, Acrobat cloud services and EchoSign e-signing solution. In the third quarter of fiscal 2014 we continued to drive solid adoption of our Acrobat family of products primarily through license agreements with enterprise customers. Acrobat revenue increased due to several large contracts which closed during the third quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to the year-ago period.

In addition to Acrobat, we also drove strong adoption of subscription-based services including our Acrobat cloud services. Combined, adoption of Acrobat through ETLAs and our Document Services subscription offerings helped grow Document Services ARR to $217 million exiting the third quarter of fiscal 2014, up from $143 million at the end of fiscal 2013.

Total Digital Media ARR, which we define as the sum of Creative ARR and Document Services ARR, grew to $1.62 billion at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2014, up from $944 million at the end of fiscal 2013, demonstrating the progress we have made with the transformation of our business to a more recurring, ratable and predictable revenue model. Our reported ARR results in fiscal year 2014 are adjusted for constant currency based on expected exchange rates when ARR targets for fiscal year 2014 were first provided.

We are a market leader in the fast-growing category addressed by our Digital Marketing segment. Our Adobe Marketing Cloud includes six solutions addressing the expanding needs of marketers, the newest of which is Adobe Campaign—a cross-channel campaign management tool that we added to our portfolio with the acquisition of Neolane during the third quarter of fiscal 2013.

Revenue from Adobe Marketing Cloud increased 14% during the three months ended August 29, 2014 compared to the year-ago period. Helping to drive this performance was strong adoption across our portfolio of Adobe Marketing Cloud solutions including solid growth with our Adobe Experience Manager (“AEM”) and Adobe Campaign offerings.

AEM and Adobe Campaign have historically been licensed by our customers as on premise offerings where license revenue has been recognized at the time of the transactions. During fiscal year 2014, and in our third quarter of the fiscal year in particular,

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we have seen increased customer adoption of term-based licensing of our AEM and Adobe Campaign solutions where revenue is booked and recognized ratably. We believe this is resulting in larger customer engagements, more predictable revenue as well as higher long-term revenue growth.

In evaluating our Adobe Marketing Cloud revenue performance, we believe it is important to understand this licensing and revenue mix shift that is occurring with AEM and Adobe Campaign. In fiscal year 2013, approximately 45% of our AEM and Adobe Campaign contracts were term-based. Entering fiscal year 2014, based on our goal of migrating more of these solutions to be term-based, we expected a mix of approximately 60% term-based contracts for AEM and Adobe Campaign this fiscal year. Due to strong execution and customer demand, we are seeing an acceleration of term-based adoption of AEM and Adobe Campaign in fiscal year 2014; we now anticipate these solutions will achieve approximately 75% term-based contracts this year. As a result of this faster transition, we estimate approximately $60 million of revenue that would have been recognized in fiscal year 2014 will have shifted from on premise, perpetual AEM and Adobe Campaign licensing to term-based contracts during the year.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

In preparing our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, we make assumptions, judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our assumptions, judgments and estimates on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. On a regular basis, we evaluate our assumptions, judgments and estimates. We also discuss our critical accounting policies and estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

We believe that the assumptions, judgments and estimates involved in the accounting for revenue recognition, business combinations, goodwill impairment and income taxes have the greatest potential impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These areas are key components of our results of operations and are based on complex rules requiring us to make judgments and estimates, so we consider these to be our critical accounting policies. Historically, our assumptions, judgments and estimates relative to our critical accounting policies have not differed materially from actual results.

There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates during the nine months ended August 29, 2014, as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 29, 2013.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, requiring an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The updated standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Early adoption is not permitted. The updated standard becomes effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We have not yet selected a transition method and we are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

With the exception of the new revenue standard discussed above, there have been no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the nine months ended August 29, 2014, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013, that are of significance or potential significance to us.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Financial Performance Summary for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2014

• Consistent with our strategy, during the three months ended August 29, 2014, our subscription revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased to 54% compared with 30%, in the year-ago period, as we transition more of our business to a subscription-based model.

• We exited the third quarter of fiscal 2014 with 2.810 million paid Creative Cloud subscriptions, up 95% from 1.439 million at the end of fiscal 2013.

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• Total Digital Media ARR of approximately $1.62 billion as of August 29, 2014 increased by $677 million, or 72%, from $944 million as of November 29, 2013. The change in our Digital Media ARR is primarily due to increases in the number of paid Creative Cloud individual and team subscriptions and continued adoption of our enterprise Creative Cloud offering through our ETLAs.

• Document Services revenue of $208.1 million during the three months ended August 29, 2014 increased by $25.4 million, or 14% compared with the year-ago period, primarily due to closing of several large Acrobat contracts during the third quarter of fiscal 2014.

• Adobe Marketing Cloud revenue of $290.1 million during the three months ended August 29, 2014 increased by $35.2 million, or 14% compared with the year-ago period. The increase was primarily due to strong adoption of our AEM offering and the addition of Neolane which we acquired in the third quarter of fiscal 2013.

• Our total deferred revenue of $996.5 million as of August 29, 2014 increased by $167.7 million, or 20% from November 29, 2013, primarily due to increases in subscriptions, ETLAs and renewals for our Adobe Marketing Cloud services.

• Cost of revenue of $157.7 million during the three months ended August 29, 2014 increased by $10.6 million, or 7% compared with the year-ago period, primarily due to increased hosting and server costs associated with our subscription and SaaS offerings, royalty costs and costs associated with compensation and related benefits driven by additional headcount.

• Operating expenses of $773.5 million during the three months ended August 29, 2014 increased by $35.8 million, or 5% compared with the year-ago period, primarily due to increased costs associated with compensation and related benefits.

• Net income of $44.7 million during the three months ended August 29, 2014 decreased by $38.3 million, or 46% compared with the year-ago period.

• Net cash flow from operations was $887.7 million during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and remained relatively stable compared to the nine months ended August 30, 2013.

Revenue for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 (dollars in millions)

	Three Months								Nine Months
	2014			2013			% Change		2014			2013			% Change
Product	$	349.1		$	582.2		(40	)%	$	1,299.8		$	1,902.9		(32	)%
Percentage of total revenue	35		%	59		%			42		%	63		%
Subscription	547.4			299.3			83	%	1,447.6			778.1			86	%
Percentage of total revenue	54		%	30		%			47		%	26		%
Services and support	108.9			113.6			(4	)%	326.3			332.5			(2	)%
Percentage of total revenue	11		%	11		%			11		%	11		%
Total revenue	$	1,005.4		$	995.1		1	%	$	3,073.7		$	3,013.5		2	%

Our subscription revenue is comprised primarily of fees we charge for our subscription and hosted service offerings including certain of our Adobe Marketing Cloud services and Creative Cloud. We recognize subscription revenue ratably over the term of agreements with our customers, beginning on the commencement of the service. We expect our subscription revenue will continue to increase as a result of our investments in new SaaS and subscription models. We also expect this to increase the amount of recurring revenue we generate as a percent of our total revenue.

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As described in Note 15 of our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we have the following segments: Digital Media, Digital Marketing and Print and Publishing. Subscription revenue by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 are as follows (dollars in millions):

	Three Months						Nine Months
	2014		2013		% Change		2014		2013		% Change
Digital Media	$	342.1	$	129.6	164	%	$	862.7	$	293.1	194	%
Digital Marketing	202.4		169.0		20	%	578.1		483.4		20	%
Print and Publishing	2.9		0.7		*		6.8		1.6		*
Total subscription revenue	$	547.4	$	299.3	83	%	$	1,447.6	$	778.1	86	%

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^(*)  Percentage is not meaningful.

Our services and support revenue is comprised of consulting, training and maintenance and support, primarily related to the licensing of our enterprise, developer and platform products and the sale of our hosted Adobe Marketing Cloud services. Our support revenue also includes technical support and developer support to partners and developer organizations related to our desktop products. Our maintenance and support offerings, which entitle customers to receive desktop product upgrades and enhancements or technical support, depending on the offering, are generally recognized ratably over the term of the arrangement.

Segment Information (dollars in millions)

	Three Months								Nine Months
	2014			2013			% Change		2014			2013			% Change
Digital Media	$	621.4		$	636.7		(2	)%	$	1,954.1		$	1,995.1		(2	)%
Percentage of total revenue	62		%	64		%			64		%	66		%
Digital Marketing	336.6			311.7			8	%	981.4			864.8			13	%
Percentage of total revenue	33		%	31		%			32		%	29		%
Print and Publishing	47.4			46.7			1	%	138.2			153.6			(10	)%
Percentage of total revenue	5		%	5		%			4		%	5		%
Total revenue	$	1,005.4		$	995.1		1	%	$	3,073.7		$	3,013.5		2	%

Digital Media

Revenue from Digital Media decreased slightly during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013. The slight decreases were primarily driven by declines in revenue associated with distribution of third party software downloads and Hobbyist products launched in the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Additionally, we are actively migrating customers to our Creative Cloud Photography plan for which revenue is recognized ratably. Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase in Document Services revenue.

Revenue related to our creative professional products, which includes our Creative Cloud, Creative Suite editions and CS point products, remained relatively stable during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 , as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 due to increases in revenue from subscriptions and ETLAs offset by the decrease in revenue from CS point products and Creative Suite editions as we discontinued the general availability of our perpetually licensed CS6 products in the second quarter of 2014.

Revenue associated with our other creative products decreased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 primarily due to decreases associated with distribution of third-party software downloads and Hobbyist products launched in the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Additionally, we are actively migrating customers to our Creative Cloud Photography plan. These decreases were offset in part by increases in revenue associated with our Digital Publishing Suite.

For our creative offerings, the total number of perpetual units licensed decreased while the number of subscription units licensed increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013. Unit average selling prices for our perpetual units licensed decreased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the same periods in the prior year.

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Document Services revenue, which includes our Acrobat product family, increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 primarily due to closing of several large Acrobat contracts and increases in our Acrobat cloud services during the third quarter of fiscal 2014.

Within Document Services, excluding large enterprise license agreement deals, the number of units licensed decreased while the unit average selling prices increased for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013.

Digital Marketing

Revenue from Digital Marketing increased $24.9 million and $116.6 million during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013. The increases were primarily due to continued revenue growth associated with our Adobe Marketing Cloud, which increased 14% and 20% during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, respectively, as compared to the year-ago period. Contributing to this increase was the strong adoption of AEM, for both the perpetual and term-based offerings, and Adobe Campaign.

Print and Publishing

Revenue from Print and Publishing remained relatively stable during the three months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three months ended August 30, 2013. Revenue from Print and Publishing declined during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the nine months ended August 30, 2013 primarily due to decreases in legacy product revenue and, to a lesser extent, increased ETLAs for some products in this group.

Geographical Information (dollars in millions)

	Three Months								Nine Months Ended
	2014			2013			% Change		2014			2013			% Change
Americas	$	582.0		$	534.0		9	%	$	1,697.8		$	1,559.7		9	%
Percentage of total revenue	58		%	54		%			55		%	52		%
EMEA	275.2			263.9			4	%	871.6			824.1			6	%
Percentage of total revenue	27		%	26		%			28		%	27		%
APAC	148.2			197.2			(25	)%	504.3			629.7			(20	)%
Percentage of total revenue	15		%	20		%			17		%	21		%
Total revenue	$	1,005.4		$	995.1		1	%	$	3,073.7		$	3,013.5		2	%

Overall revenue during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 increased in the Americas and EMEA. Revenue in the Americas and EMEA increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the year-ago periods due to increases in Digital Media and Digital Marketing revenue. Print and Publishing revenue in the Americas decreased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the year-ago periods while Print and Publishing revenue in EMEA increased during the three months ended August 29, 2014 and decreased during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the year-ago periods. The weakening of the U.S. Dollar against the Euro and the British Pound also caused revenue in EMEA to increase during the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 as compared to the year-ago periods. Within the Americas and EMEA, the fluctuations in revenue by reportable segment were attributable to the factors noted in the segment information above.

Revenue in APAC decreased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the year-ago periods due to decreases in Digital Media and Digital Marketing revenue. Print and Publishing revenue in APAC increased during the three months ended August 29, 2014 and decreased during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the year-ago periods. Contributing to the declines in APAC revenue were the slower adoption of Creative Cloud in Japan and the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar against the Japanese Yen and other Asian currencies during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the year-ago periods.

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Included in the overall increase in revenue for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 were impacts associated with foreign currency as shown below.

(in millions)	Three Months			Nine Months
Revenue impact:	Increase/(Decrease)
EMEA:
Euro	$	4.3		$	16.9
British Pound	5.7			10.8
Other currencies	0.2			0.7
Total EMEA	10.2			28.4
Japanese Yen	(2.4		)	(21.7		)
Other currencies	(0.7		)	(7.4		)
Total revenue impact	7.1			(0.7		)
Hedging impact:
Euro	0.7			0.7
Japanese Yen	0.4			5.8
Total impact	$	8.2		$	5.8

During the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, the U.S. Dollar strengthened against the Japanese Yen and other Asian currencies causing revenue in APAC measured in U.S. Dollar equivalents to decrease compared with the same reporting periods last year. This decrease was offset by the favorable impact to revenue measured in EMEA currencies as the U.S. Dollar weakened against the Euro and the British Pound. Our Yen currency hedging programs resulted in hedging gains during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014.

Cost of Revenue for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 (dollars in millions)

	Three Months								Nine Months
	2014			2013			% Change		2014			2013			% Change
Product	$	23.2		$	32.6		(29	)%	$	75.2		$	111.4		(32	)%
Percentage of total revenue	2		%	3		%			2		%	4		%
Subscription	86.6			71.6			21	%	247.5			200.7			23	%
Percentage of total revenue	9		%	7		%			8		%	7		%
Services and support	47.9			42.9			12	%	138.4			126.9			9	%
Percentage of total revenue	5		%	4		%			5		%	4		%
Total cost of revenue	$	157.7		$	147.1		7	%	$	461.1		$	439.0		5	%

Product

Cost of product revenue includes product packaging, third-party royalties, excess and obsolete inventory, amortization related to localization costs, purchased intangibles and acquired rights to use technology and the costs associated with the manufacturing of our products.

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Cost of product revenue decreased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 due to the following:

	% Change 2014-2013 QTD		% Change 2014-2013 YTD
Amortization of purchased intangibles and technology license arrangements	1	%	(23	)%
Cost of sales	(5	)	(3	)
Royalty cost	(14	)	(2	)
Localization costs related to our product launches	(5	)	(2	)
Excess and obsolete inventory	(1	)	2
Various individually insignificant items	(5	)	(4	)
Total change	(29	)%	(32	)%

Amortization of purchased intangibles and technology license arrangements remained relatively stable during the three months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three months ended August 30, 2013. Amortization of purchased intangibles and technology license arrangements decreased during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the nine months ended August 30, 2013 as we entered into certain technology licensing arrangements for which payments of $26.5 million related to historical use of certain technology licensing arrangements were expensed as cost of product revenue during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

Cost of sales decreased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 due to decreases in the number of perpetual units sold and the associated packaging costs as we continue to focus our development efforts on Creative Cloud.

Royalty cost decreased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 primarily due the to decreases in revenue from our perpetual offerings.

Localization costs decreased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 primarily due to less expense incurred for localization costs associated with Creative Cloud releases during the third quarter of fiscal 2014 than was incurred for localization costs associated with the release of certain Creative Cloud point products in local languages during the third quarter of fiscal 2013.

Excess and obsolete inventory remained relatively stable during the three months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three months ended August 30, 2013. Excess and obsolete inventory increased during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the nine months ended August 30, 2013 as a result of changes in reserve requirements for CS6 shrink boxes, point-of-sale activation keycards and component materials as we have discontinued the general availability of these products on a perpetual licensing basis.

Subscription

Cost of subscription revenue consists of third-party royalties and expenses related to operating our network infrastructure, including depreciation expenses and operating lease payments associated with computer equipment, data center costs, salaries and related expenses of network operations, implementation, account management and technical support personnel, amortization of intangible assets and allocated overhead. We enter into contracts with third parties for the use of their data center facilities and our data center costs largely consist of the amounts we pay to these third parties for rack space, power and similar items. 

Cost of subscription revenue increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 primarily due to the increase in hosted server costs. Hosted server costs increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 primarily due to increases in data center costs related to higher transaction volumes in our Adobe Marketing Cloud and Creative Cloud services, depreciation expense from higher capital expenditures late in fiscal 2013, and compensation and related benefits driven by additional headcount, including from our acquisition of Neolane in the mid-third quarter of fiscal 2013. Additionally, royalty cost increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 due to increases in subscriptions and downloads of our SAAS offerings.

Services and Support

Cost of services and support revenue is primarily comprised of employee-related costs and associated costs incurred to provide consulting services, training and product support.

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Cost of services and support revenue increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 primarily due to increases in compensation and related benefits driven by additional headcount.

Operating Expenses for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 (dollars in millions)

	Three Months								Nine Months
	2014			2013			% Change		2014			2013			% Change
Research and development	$	212.0		$	208.7		2	%	$	630.7		$	621.4		1	%
Percentage of total revenue	21		%	21		%			21		%	21		%
Sales and marketing	406.5			388.7			5	%	1,243.4			1,188.9			5	%
Percentage of total revenue	40		%	39		%			40		%	39		%
General and administrative	141.7			128.0			11	%	409.8			381.8			7	%
Percentage of total revenue	14		%	13		%			13		%	13		%
Restructuring and other charges	0.2			(0.8		)	**		0.5			24.2			**
Percentage of total revenue	*			*					*			1		%
Amortization of purchased       intangibles	13.1			13.1			—	%	40.0			38.3			4	%
Percentage of total revenue	1		%	1		%			1		%	1		%
Total operating expenses	$	773.5		$	737.7		5	%	$	2,324.4		$	2,254.6		3	%

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^(*)  Percentage is less than 1%.

^(**)  Percentage is not meaningful.

Research and Development, Sales and Marketing and General and Administrative Expenses

The increase in research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 is primarily due to increases in cash incentives and stock-based compensation. The increase in stock compensation was driven by higher share prices during fiscal 2014 as compared to fiscal 2013, as well as a shorter vesting term which decreased from four years to three years for stock awards granted as part of our annual review process during the first quarter of fiscal 2014.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses consist primarily of salary and benefit expenses for software developers, contracted development efforts, related facilities costs and expenses associated with computer equipment used in software development.

Research and development expenses increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 due to the following:

	% Change 2014-2013 QTD		% Change 2014-2013 YTD
Compensation associated with cash and stock-based incentives	1	%	2	%
Various individually insignificant items	1		(1	)
Total change	2	%	1	%

We believe that investments in research and development, including the recruiting and hiring of software developers, are critical to remain competitive in the marketplace and are directly related to continued timely development of new and enhanced products. We will continue to focus on long-term opportunities available in our end markets and make significant investments in the development of our applications, tools and service offerings.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salary and benefit expenses, sales commissions, travel expenses and related facilities costs for our sales, marketing, order management and global supply chain management personnel. Sales and marketing expenses also include the costs of programs aimed at increasing revenue, such as advertising, trade shows, public relations and other market development programs.

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Sales and marketing expenses increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 due to the following:

	% Change 2014-2013 QTD		% Change 2014-2013 YTD
Compensation associated with cash and stock-based incentives	3	%	4	%
Various individually insignificant items	2		1
Total change	5	%	5	%

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and benefit expenses, travel expenses and related facilities costs for our finance, facilities, human resources, legal, information services and executive personnel. General and administrative expenses also include outside legal and accounting fees, provision for bad debts, expenses associated with computer equipment and software used in the administration of the business, charitable contributions and various forms of insurance.

General and administrative expenses increased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 due to the following:

	% Change 2014-2013 QTD		% Change 2014-2013 YTD
Compensation associated with cash and stock-based incentives	2	%	3	%
Charitable contributions	8		(1	)
Loss contingency	—		3
Various individually insignificant items	1		2
Total change	11	%	7	%

The increase in charitable contributions during the three months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three months ended August 30, 2013 is primarily due to the timing of planned contributions to the Adobe Foundation.

See Note 12 of our Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding the loss contingency.

Restructuring and Other Charges

Charges and credits related to our restructuring plans for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were immaterial.

During May 2013, management approved a plan to sell land, building and other assets located in Waltham, Massachusetts (the "Waltham property assets") with a total carrying amount of $47.4 million. As of May 31, 2013, we classified the Waltham property assets as held for sale at $23.6 million representing their fair value, net of estimated costs to sell which was the lesser of the fair value less cost to sell or carrying amount of the assets. As a result, we recorded a write-down of $23.8 million during the nine months ended August 30, 2013. In September 2013, we finalized the sale of the Waltham property assets for net proceeds of $24.3 million which approximated the carrying value of the assets at the time of sale.

Amortization of Purchased Intangibles

Amortization expense remained stable during the three months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three months ended August 30, 2013. Amortization expense increased 4% during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the nine months ended August 30, 2013 primarily due to amortization expense associated with intangible assets purchased through our acquisition of Neolane in mid-third quarter of fiscal 2013.

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Non-Operating Income (Expense), Net for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 (dollars in millions)

	Three Months								Nine Months
	2014			2013			% Change		2014			2013			% Change
Interest and other income (expense), net	$	1.5		$	1.7		**		$	7.2		$	4.3		**
Percentage of total revenue	*			*					*			*
Interest expense	(13.4		)	(16.7		)	(20	)%	(47.1		)	(50.8		)	(7	)%
Percentage of total revenue	(1		)%	(2		)%			(2		)%	(2		)%
Investment gains (losses), net	0.7			(2.1		)	**		0.8			(5.5		)	**
Percentage of total revenue	*			*					*			*
Total non-operating income (expense), net	$	(11.2	)	$	(17.1	)	(35	)%	$	(39.1	)	$	(52.0	)	(25	)%

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^(*)  Percentage is less than 1%.

^(**)  Percentage is not meaningful.

Interest and Other Income (Expense), Net

Interest and other income (expense), net consists primarily of interest earned on cash, cash equivalents and short-term fixed income investments. Interest and other income (expense), net also includes gains and losses on fixed income investments and foreign exchange gains and losses other than any gains recorded to revenue from hedging Euro, British Pound and Yen currencies.

Interest and other income (expense), net decreased during the three months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three months ended August 30, 2013 primarily due to increased foreign currency losses partially offset by increased realized gains on fixed income investments. Interest and other income (expense), net increased during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the nine months ended August 30, 2013 primarily due to decreased foreign currency losses and increased realized gains on fixed income investments. The increases were partially offset by decreased interest income on fixed income investments due to lower average invested balances and decreased interest income on our investment in lease receivable.

Interest Expense

Interest expense primarily represents interest associated with our senior notes and interest rate swaps. Interest on our senior notes is payable semi-annually, in arrears, on February 1 and August 1. Floating interest payments on the interest rate swaps are paid monthly. The fixed-rate interest receivable on the swaps is received semi-annually concurrent with the senior notes interest payments. Interest expense decreased during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 due to the favorable impact of the interest rate swaps. See Note 5 for further details regarding our interest rate swaps.

Investment Gains (Losses), Net

Investment gains (losses), net consists principally of realized gains and losses from the sale of marketable equity investments, other-than-temporary declines in the value of marketable and non-marketable equity securities, unrealized holding gains and losses associated with our deferred compensation plan assets (classified as trading securities) and gains and losses associated with our direct and indirect investments in privately held companies. Investment gains (losses), net changed from net losses for the three months ended August 30, 2013 to net gains for the three months ended August 29, 2014 primarily due to realized and unrealized gains on our deferred compensation plan assets and an other-than-temporary impairment to write down our cost method investments to fair value during the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Investment gains (losses), net changed from net losses for the nine months ended August 30, 2013 to net gains for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 primarily due to realized and unrealized gains on our deferred compensation plan assets partially offset by realized losses on the sale of a direct investment in the second quarter of fiscal 2014 and other-than-temporary impairments to write down our cost method investments to fair value during the nine months ended August 30, 2013.

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Provision for Income Taxes for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 (dollars in millions)

	Three Months								Nine Months
	2014			2013			% Change		2014			2013			% Change
Provision	$	18.3		$	10.3		78	%	$	68.8		$	43.2		59	%
Percentage of total revenue	2		%	1		%			2		%	1		%
Effective tax rate	29		%	11		%			28		%	16		%

Our effective tax rate increased by eighteen percentage points for the three months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the three months ended August 30, 2013. The increase was primarily due to the expiration of the federal research and development tax credit in December 2013 and stronger than forecasted U.S. profits for fiscal 2014. In addition, our effective tax rate for the three months ended August 30, 2013 included tax benefits recognized as a result of the completion of certain income tax examinations.

Our effective tax rate increased by twelve percentage points for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 as compared to the six months ended August 30, 2013. In addition to the above noted items, the increase is also related to the federal research and development tax credit’s retroactive reinstatement in January 2013.

We are a United States-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions. A significant portion of our foreign earnings for the current fiscal year were earned by our Irish subsidiaries. In addition to providing for U.S. income taxes on earnings from the U.S., we provide for U.S. income taxes on the earnings of foreign subsidiaries unless the subsidiaries' earnings are considered permanently reinvested outside the U.S. While we do not anticipate changing our intention regarding permanently reinvested earnings, if certain foreign earnings previously treated as permanently reinvested are repatriated, the related U.S. tax liability may be reduced by any foreign income taxes paid on these earnings. Currently, there are a significant amount of foreign earnings upon which U.S. income taxes have not been provided.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

The gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits at August 29, 2014 was $144.1 million, exclusive of interest and penalties. If the total unrecognized tax benefits at August 29, 2014 were recognized in the future, $131.9 million of unrecognized tax benefits would decrease the effective tax rate, which is net of an estimated $12.2 million federal benefit related to deducting certain payments on future state tax returns.

As of August 29, 2014, the combined amount of accrued interest and penalties related to tax positions taken on our tax returns was $13.9 million. This amount is included in non-current income taxes payable.

The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations is highly uncertain as are the amounts and timing of tax payments that are part of any audit settlement process. These events could cause large fluctuations in the balance sheet classification of current and non-current assets and liabilities. We believe that within the next 12 months, it is reasonably possible that either certain audits will conclude or statutes of limitations on certain income tax examination periods will expire, or both. Given the uncertainties described above, we can only determine a range of estimated potential decreases in underlying unrecognized tax benefits ranging from $0 to approximately $5 million. 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

This data should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

	As of
(in millions)	August 29, 2014		November 29, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents	$	903.3	$	834.6
Short-term investments	$	2,616.9	$	2,339.2
Working capital	$	2,034.2	$	2,520.3
Stockholders’ equity	$	6,731.3	$	6,724.6

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A summary of our cash flows is as follows:

	Nine Months Ended
(in millions)	August 29, 2014			August 30, 2013
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	887.7		$	836.7
Net cash used for investing activities	(412.7		)	(1,177.8		)
Net cash used for financing activities	(403.9		)	(258.6		)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(2.3		)	(6.3		)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	68.8		$	(606.0	)

Our primary source of cash is receipts from revenue. The primary uses of cash are payroll related expenses, general operating expenses including marketing, travel and office rent, and cost of revenue. Other sources of cash are proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options and participation in the employee stock purchase plan. Other uses of cash include our stock repurchase program, which is described below, business acquisitions and purchases of property and equipment.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities of $887.7 million for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 was primarily comprised of net income plus the net effect of non-cash items. The primary working capital sources of cash were net income coupled with increases in deferred revenue and decreases in trade receivables. The increase in deferred revenue is primarily due to increased subscription and ETLA activity for our individual, team and enterprise Creative Cloud offerings and increases in Digital Marketing and Digital Publishing hosted services, offset in part by decreases in billings for our maintenance and Creative product software upgrade plans which we discontinued in January 2013. Trade receivables declined primarily due to an increase in revenue linearity and improved collections compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.

The primary working capital uses of cash were decreases in accrued expenses and trade payables. The decrease in accrued expenses is primarily due to payment of two semi-annual interest payments associated with our Notes totaling $62.2 million during the nine months ended August 29, 2014. The resulting reduction in accrued interest was partially offset by additional accruals made during the period. Trade payables decreased primarily due to the timing of invoice receipts and cash payments largely associated with marketing activities.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used for investing activities of $412.7 million for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 was primarily due to purchases of short-term investments and property and equipment. These cash outflows were offset in part by sales and maturities of short-term investments.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash used for financing activities of $403.9 million for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 was primarily due to payments for our treasury stock repurchases and costs associated with the issuance of treasury stock, offset in part by proceeds from the issuance of treasury stock. See the section titled “Stock Repurchase Program” discussed below.

We expect to continue our investing activities, including short-term and long-term investments, venture capital, facilities expansion and purchases of computer systems for research and development, sales and marketing, product support and administrative staff. Furthermore, cash reserves may be used to repurchase stock under our stock repurchase program and to strategically acquire companies, products or technologies that are complementary to our business.

Restructuring

During the past several years, we have initiated various restructuring plans. Currently, we consider our restructuring plans to be substantially complete.

As of August 29, 2014, we have accrued total restructuring charges of $8.1 million. Of this amount, $7.5 million relates to the cost of closing redundant facilities and are expected to be paid under contract through fiscal 2021 of which approximately 40% will be paid through 2015.

We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet the cash outlays for the restructuring actions described above.

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See Note 9 of our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more detailed information regarding our restructuring plans.

Other Liquidity and Capital Resources Considerations

Our existing cash, cash equivalents and investment balances may fluctuate during fiscal 2014 due to changes in our planned cash outlay, including changes in incremental costs such as direct and integration costs related to our acquisitions. Our intent is to permanently reinvest a significant portion of our earnings from foreign operations, and current plans do not anticipate that we will need funds generated from foreign operations to fund our domestic operations. In the event funds from foreign operations are needed to fund operations in the United States and if U.S. tax has not already been previously provided, we would provide for and pay additional U.S. taxes in connection with repatriating these funds.

Cash from operations could also be affected by various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to the risks detailed in Part II, Item 1A titled “Risk Factors”. However, based on our current business plan and revenue prospects, we believe that our existing balances, our anticipated cash flows from operations and the available balance under our credit facility will be sufficient to meet our working capital and operating resource expenditure requirements for the next twelve months.

As of August 29, 2014, the amount outstanding under our senior notes was $1.5 billion, consisting of $600 million of 3.25% senior notes due February 1, 2015 (the “2015 Notes”) and $900 million of 4.75% senior notes due February 1, 2020 (the “2020 Notes”). During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, we reclassified $599.9 million as current debt on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, which represented the 2015 Notes, net of unamortized original issuance discount. We intend to refinance the current portion of our debt on or before the due date.

On March 2, 2012, we entered into a five-year $1.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), providing for loans to us and certain of our subsidiaries. On March 1, 2013, we exercised an option under the Credit Agreement to extend the maturity date of the Credit Agreement by one year to March 2, 2018. As of August 29, 2014, there were no outstanding borrowings under this Credit Agreement and the entire $1.0 billion credit line remains available for borrowing.

We use professional investment management firms to manage a large portion of our invested cash. External investment firms managed, on average, 83% of our consolidated invested balances during the third quarter of fiscal 2014. The fixed income portfolio is primarily invested in corporate bonds and commercial paper, foreign government securities, money market mutual funds, municipal securities, U.S. agency securities and U.S. Treasury securities.

Stock Repurchase Program

We are currently repurchasing common stock under our $2.0 billion authority granted by our Board of Directors in April 2012, which can be used through the end of fiscal 2015.

During the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013, we entered into structured stock repurchase agreements with large financial institutions, whereupon we provided them with prepayments of $475.0 million and $700.0 million, respectively. We enter into these agreements in order to take advantage of repurchasing shares at a guaranteed discount to the Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of our common stock over a specified period of time. We only enter into such transactions when the discount we receive is higher than the foregone return on our cash prepayments to the financial institutions. There were no explicit commissions or fees on these structured repurchases. Under the terms of the agreements, there is no requirement for the financial institutions to return any portion of the prepayment to us.

The financial institutions agree to deliver shares to us at monthly intervals during the contract term. The parameters used to calculate the number of shares deliverable are: the total notional amount of the contract, the number of trading days in the contract, the number of trading days in the interval and the average VWAP of our stock during the interval less the agreed upon discount. During the nine months ended August 29, 2014, we repurchased approximately 9.0 million shares at an average price of $62.42 through structured repurchase agreements entered into during fiscal 2013 and the nine months ended August 29, 2014. During the nine months ended August 30, 2013, we repurchased approximately 13.7 million shares at an average price of $43.78 through structured repurchase agreements entered into during 2012 and the nine months ended August 30, 2013.

For the nine months ended August 29, 2014, the prepayments were classified as treasury stock on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at the payment date, though only shares physically delivered to us by August 29, 2014 were excluded from the computation of earnings per share. As of August 29, 2014, $42.3 million of prepayments remained under the agreement.

Subsequent to August 29, 2014, as part of our $2.0 billion stock repurchase program, we entered into a structured stock repurchase agreement with a large financial institution whereupon we provided them with a prepayment of $125.0 million. This amount will be classified as treasury stock on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Upon completion of the $125.0 million

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stock repurchase agreement, $200.0 million remains under our current authority. See Note 10 for further discussion of our stock repurchase program.

Refer to Part II, Item 2 in this report for share repurchases during the quarter ended August 29, 2014.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations

We presented our contractual obligations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013. Our principal commitments as of August 29, 2014 consist of obligations under operating leases, capital leases, royalty agreements and various service agreements. Except as discussed below, there have been no significant changes in those obligations during the nine months ended August 29, 2014. See Notes 12 and 13 of our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more detailed information.

Senior Notes

Interest on our senior notes is payable semi-annually, in arrears on February 1 and August 1. At August 29, 2014, our maximum commitment for interest payments under the Notes was $244.9 million for the remaining duration of our senior notes. In June of fiscal 2014, we entered into interest rate swaps that effectively converted the fixed interest rate on our 2020 Notes to a floating interest rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate plus a fixed number of basis points through February 1, 2020.

Capital Lease Obligation

In January 2013, we entered into a sale-leaseback agreement to sell equipment totaling $25.7 million and leaseback the same equipment over a period of 24 months. This transaction was classified as a capital lease obligation and was recorded at fair value.

Covenants

Our credit facility contains a financial covenant requiring us not to exceed a maximum leverage ratio. Our Almaden Tower lease includes certain financial ratios as defined in the lease agreements that are reported to the lessor quarterly. As of August 29, 2014, we were in compliance with all of our covenants. We believe these covenants will not impact our credit or cash in the coming fiscal year or restrict our ability to execute our business plan. Our Notes do not contain any financial covenants.

Under the terms of our credit agreement and lease agreements, we are not prohibited from paying cash dividends unless payment would trigger an event of default or one currently exists. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

Royalties

We have certain royalty commitments associated with the shipment and licensing of certain products. Royalty expense is generally based on a dollar amount per unit shipped or a percentage of the underlying revenue.

Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, we provide indemnifications of varying scope to customers against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the use of our products and from time to time, we are subject to claims by our customers under these indemnification provisions. Historically, costs related to these indemnification provisions have not been significant and we are unable to estimate the maximum potential impact of these indemnification provisions on our future results of operations.

To the extent permitted under Delaware law, we have agreements whereby we indemnify our directors and officers for certain events or occurrences while the director or officer is or was serving at our request in such capacity. The indemnification period covers all pertinent events and occurrences during the director’s or officer’s lifetime. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited, however, we have director and officer insurance coverage that limits our exposure and enables us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

As of August 29, 2014, the amount outstanding under our senior notes was $1.5 billion, consisting of $600 million of 3.25% senior notes due February 1, 2015 (the “2015 Notes”) and $900 million of 4.75% senior notes due February 1, 2020 (the “2020 Notes” and, together with the 2015 Notes, the “Notes”). In June of fiscal 2014, we entered into interest rate swaps that effectively converted the fixed interest rate on our 2020 Notes to a floating interest rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate plus a

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fixed number of basis points through February 1, 2020. Accordingly, our exposure to fluctuations in market interest rates is on the hedged fixed-rate debt of $900 million. An immediate hypothetical 50 basis points increase or decrease in market interest rates would not have a significant impact on our results of operations.

As of August 29, 2014, the total carrying amount of the Notes was $1.5 billion and the related fair value based on inactive market prices was $1.6 billion.

We believe that other than the interest rate risk on our 2020 Notes as discussed above, there have been no other significant changes in our market risk exposures for the nine months ended August 29, 2014, as compared with those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Based on their evaluation as of August 29, 2014, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) were effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended August 29, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting. 

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within Adobe have been detected.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Note 12 “Commitments and Contingencies” of our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements regarding our legal proceedings.

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ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

As previously discussed, our actual results could differ materially from our forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below. These and many other factors described in this report could adversely affect our operations, performance and financial condition.

If we cannot continue to develop, market and offer new products and services or upgrades or enhancements to existing products and services that meet customer requirements, our operating results could suffer.

The process of developing new high technology products and services and enhancing existing products and services is complex, costly and uncertain. If we fail to anticipate customers' changing needs and emerging technological trends, our market share and results of operations could suffer. We must make long-term investments, develop or obtain appropriate intellectual property and commit significant resources before knowing whether our predictions will accurately reflect customer demand for our products and services. If we are unable to extend our core technologies into new applications and new platforms and to anticipate or respond to technological changes, the market's acceptance of our products and services could decline and our results would suffer. Additionally, any delay in the development, production, marketing or offering of a new product or service or upgrade or enhancement to an existing product or service could result in customer attrition or impede our ability to attract new customers, causing a decline in our revenues, earnings or stock price and weakening our competitive position. We maintain strategic relationships with third parties to market certain of our products and support certain product functionality. If we are unsuccessful in establishing or maintaining our strategic relationships with these third parties, our ability to compete in the marketplace, to reach new customers and geographies or to grow our revenues would be impaired and our operating results would suffer.

We offer our products on a variety of PC, tablet and mobile devices. Recent trends have shown a technological shift from personal computers to tablet and mobile devices. If we cannot continue to adapt our products to tablet and mobile devices our business could be harmed. To the extent that consumer purchases of personal computers slow down or there is a general slowdown of purchases of other devices on which our solutions are offered, or to the extent that significant demand arises for our products or competitive products on other platforms before we choose and are able to offer our products on those platforms, our business could be harmed. Releases of new devices or operating systems may make it more difficult for our products to perform or may require significant costs in order for us to adapt our solutions to such devices or operating systems. These potential costs and delays could harm our business.

Introduction of new products, services and business models by existing and new competitors could harm our competitive position and results of operations.

The markets for our products and services are characterized by intense competition, evolving industry standards, emerging business and distribution models, disruptive software and hardware technology developments, short product and service life cycles, price sensitivity on the part of customers, and frequent new product introductions, including alternatives with limited functionality available at lower costs or free of charge. Any of these factors could create downward pressure on pricing and gross margins and could adversely affect our renewal and upgrade rates, as well as our ability to attract new customers. Our future success will depend on our ability to enhance our existing products and services, introduce new products and services on a timely and cost-effective basis, meet changing customer needs, extend our core technology into new applications, and anticipate and respond to emerging standards, business models, software delivery methods and other technological developments, such as the evolution and emergence of digital application marketplaces as a direct sales and software delivery environment. These digital application marketplaces often have exclusive distribution for certain platforms, which may make it more difficult for us to compete in these markets. If any competing products, services or operating systems (that don’t support our solutions) achieve widespread acceptance, our operating results could suffer. In addition, consolidation has occurred among some of the competitors in the markets in which we compete. Further consolidations in these markets may subject us to increased competitive pressures and may therefore harm our results of operations.

For additional information regarding our competition and the risks arising out of the competitive environment in which we operate, see the section entitled “Competition” contained in Item 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013.

If we fail to successfully manage transitions to new business models and markets, our results of operations could be negatively impacted.

We often release new product and service offerings and employ new software and services delivery methods in connection with our diversification into new business models and markets. It is uncertain whether these strategies will prove successful or whether we will be able to develop the necessary infrastructure and business models more quickly than our competitors. Market acceptance of new product and service offerings will be dependent on our ability (1) to include functionality and usability in such releases that address certain customer requirements where our operating history is less extensive, and (2) to optimally price our

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products in light of marketplace conditions, our costs and customer demand. New product and service offerings could subject us to increased risk of liability related to the provision of services as well as cause us to incur significant technical, legal or other costs. For example, with our on-demand or cloud-based services and subscription-based licensing models, such as Creative Cloud, we have entered markets that may be unaccustomed to cloud-based subscription offerings. Market acceptance of such services is affected by a variety of factors, including information security, reliability, performance, social/community engagement, local government regulations regarding online services and user-generated content, the sufficiency of technological infrastructure to support our products in certain geographies, customer concerns with entrusting a third party to store and manage their data, public concerns regarding data privacy and the enactment of laws or regulations that restrict our ability to provide such services to customers in the U.S. or internationally. If we are unable to respond to these competitive or other threats, our business could be harmed.

From time to time we open-source certain of our technology initiatives, provide broader open access to our technology, license certain of our technology on a royalty-free basis, and release selected technology for industry standardization. Additionally, customer requirements for open standards or open-source products could impact adoption or use of some of our products or services. To the extent we incorrectly predict customer requirements for such products or services, or if there is a delay in market acceptance of such products or services, our business could be harmed.

We also devote significant resources to the development of technologies and service offerings in markets where our operating history is less extensive. These new offerings and markets may require a considerable investment of technical, financial, compliance and sales resources, and a scalable organization. Some of our competitors may have advantages over us due to their larger presence, larger developer network, deeper market experience and larger sales, consulting and marketing resources. If we are unable to successfully establish new offerings in light of the competitive environment, our results of operations could suffer.

The increased emphasis on a cloud strategy may give rise to risks that could harm our business.

In fiscal 2013 we discontinued future development and new releases of the perpetually licensed line of Creative Suite products to focus our digital media business on Creative Cloud. As a result, we expect to derive an increasing portion of our revenues in the future from subscriptions to our creative tools and cloud-based offerings. This subscription model prices and delivers our products in a way that differs from the historical pricing and delivery methods of our creative tools. These changes reflect a significant shift from perpetual license sales and distribution of our software in favor of providing our customers the right to access certain of our software in a hosted environment or use downloaded software for a specified subscription period. This cloud strategy requires continued investment in product development and cloud operations, and may give rise to a number of risks, including the following:

• if new or current customers desire only perpetual licenses or to purchase or renew only point product subscriptions rather than acquire the entire Creative Cloud offering, our subscription sales may lag behind our expectations;

• the shift to a cloud strategy may raise concerns among our customer base, including concerns regarding changes to pricing over time, service availability, information security of a cloud solution and access to files while offline or once a subscription has expired;

• small businesses and hobbyists may turn to competitive or open-source offerings;

• we may be unsuccessful in maintaining our target pricing, new seat adoption and projected renewal rates, or we may select a target price that is not optimal and could negatively affect our sales or earnings;

• the removal of general availability of CS6 on a perpetual licensing basis from legacy shrinkwrap and volume licensing channels, which we announced during our second quarter of fiscal 2014, could further reduce our revenues in the short term as our business shifts to subscription revenue that is recognized ratably;

• our shift to a subscription licensing model may result in confusion among our installed perpetual license customers (which can slow adoption rates), partners, resellers and investors;

• our relationships with existing partners that resell perpetual license products may be damaged; and

• we may incur costs at a higher than forecasted rate as we expand our cloud operations.

Subscription offerings and enterprise term license agreements (ETLAs) create risks related to the timing of revenue recognition.

Although the subscription model is designed to increase the number of customers who purchase our products and services and create a recurring revenue stream that is more predictable, it creates certain risks related to the timing of revenue recognition and potential reductions in cash flows.

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A portion of the subscription-based revenue we report each quarter results from the recognition of deferred revenue relating to subscription agreements entered into during previous quarters. A decline in new or renewed subscriptions in any period may not be immediately reflected in our reported financial results for that period, but may result in a decline in our revenue in future quarters. If we were to experience significant downturns in subscription sales and renewal rates, our reported financial results might not reflect such downturns until future periods. Our subscription model could also make it difficult for us to rapidly increase our revenues from subscription-based or hosted services through additional sales in any period, as revenue from new customers will be recognized over the applicable subscription term. Further, any increases in sales under our subscription sales model could result in decreased revenues over the short term if they are offset by a decline in sales from perpetual license customers.

Additionally, in connection with our sales efforts to enterprise customers and our use of ETLAs, a number of factors could affect our revenues, including longer than expected sales and implementation cycles, potential deferral of revenue due to multiple-element revenue arrangements and alternate licensing arrangements. If any of our assumptions about revenue from our new businesses or our addition of a subscription-based model prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected.

We may be unable to predict subscription renewal rates and the impact these rates may have on our future revenue and operating results.

The hosted business model we utilize in our Adobe Marketing Cloud offerings typically involves selling services on a subscription basis pursuant to service agreements that are generally one to three years in length. Our individual Creative Cloud subscription agreements are generally month-to-month or one year in length, ETLAs for our Digital Media products and services are generally three years in length, and subscription agreements for other products and services may provide for shorter or longer terms. Although many of our service and subscription agreements contain automatic renewal terms, our customers have no obligation to renew their subscriptions for our services after the expiration of their initial subscription period, and some customers elect not to renew. We cannot provide assurance that these subscriptions will be renewed at the same or higher level of service, for the same number of seats/licenses or for the same duration of time, if at all. Moreover, under certain circumstances, some of our customers have the right to cancel their service agreements prior to the expiration of the terms of their agreements. We cannot be assured that we will be able to accurately predict future customer renewal rates. Our customers' renewal rates may decline or fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, including their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with our services, the reliability (including uptime) of our subscription services, the prices of our services, the perceived information security of our systems and services, the prices of services offered by our competitors, mergers and acquisitions affecting our customer base, reductions in our customers' spending levels, or declines in customer activity as a result of economic downturns or uncertainty in financial markets. If our customers do not renew their subscriptions for our services or if they renew on less favorable terms to us, our revenues may decline.

Our future growth is also affected by our ability to sell additional features and services to our current customers, which depends on a number of factors, including customers' satisfaction with our products and services, the prices of our offerings and general economic conditions. If our efforts to cross-sell and upsell to our customers are unsuccessful, the rate at which our business grows might decline.

Security vulnerabilities in our products and systems could lead to reduced revenues or to liability claims.

Maintaining the security of our products, computers and networks is a critical issue for us and our customers. Security researchers, criminal hackers and other third parties regularly develop new techniques to penetrate computer and network security measures and, as we have previously disclosed, certain parties have in the past managed to breach certain of our data-security systems and misused certain of our systems and software in order to access our end users’ authentication and payment information. In addition, cyber-attackers also develop and deploy viruses, worms and other malicious software programs, some of which may be specifically designed to attack our products, systems, computers or networks. Sophisticated hardware and operating system software and applications that we produce or procure from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture, including bugs and other problems that could unexpectedly compromise the security of the system. The costs to us to eliminate or alleviate cyber or other security problems, bugs, viruses, worms, malicious software programs and security vulnerabilities are significant, and our efforts to address these problems may not be successful and could result in interruptions, delays, cessation of service and loss of existing or potential customers that may impede our sales, manufacturing, distribution or other critical functions, as well as potential liability to the company.

Outside parties have in the past and may in the future attempt to fraudulently induce our employees or users of our services to disclose sensitive information via illegal electronic spamming, phishing and other tactics. Unauthorized parties may also attempt to gain physical access to one of our facilities in order to infiltrate our information systems. These actual and potential breaches of our security measures and the accidental loss, inadvertent disclosure or unauthorized dissemination of proprietary information or sensitive, personal or confidential data about us, our employees or our customers, including the potential loss or disclosure of such information or data as a result of hacking, fraud, trickery or other forms of deception, could expose us, our employees, our

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customers or the individuals affected to a risk of loss or misuse of this information. This may result in litigation and potential liability or fines for us, or governmental inquiry and oversight, any of which could damage our brand and reputation, possibly impeding our present and future success in retaining and attracting new customers and thereby requiring time and resources to repair our brand image.

These problems affect our products and services in particular because cyber-attackers tend to focus their efforts on the most popular offerings (such as those with large bases of users), and we expect them to continue to do so. Critical vulnerabilities may be identified in certain of our applications. These vulnerabilities could cause such applications to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system, which could result in liability to us or limit our ability to conduct our business and deliver our products and services to customers. We devote significant resources to address security vulnerabilities through engineering more secure products, enhancing security and reliability features in our products and systems, code hardening, conducting rigorous penetration tests, deploying security updates to address security vulnerabilities and improving our incident response time, but these security vulnerabilities cannot be totally eliminated. The cost of these steps could reduce our operating margins, and we may be unable to implement these measures quickly enough to prevent cyber-attackers from gaining unauthorized access into our systems and products. Despite our preventative efforts, actual or perceived security vulnerabilities in our products and systems may harm our reputation or lead to claims against us (and have in the past lead to such claims), and could lead some customers to seek to return products, to stop using certain services, to reduce or delay future purchases of products or services, or to use competing products or services. If we do not make the appropriate level of investment in our technology systems or if our systems become out-of-date or obsolete and we are not able to deliver the quality of data security customers require, our business could be adversely affected. Customers may also increase their expenditures on security measures designed to protect their existing computer systems from attack, which could delay adoption of new technologies. Further, if we or our customers are subject to a future attack, or our technology is utilized in a third-party attack, it may be necessary for us to take additional extraordinary measures and make additional expenditures to take appropriate responsive and preventative steps. Any of these events could adversely affect our revenues or margins. Moreover, delayed sales, lower margins or lost customers resulting from the disruptions of cyber-attacks or preventative measures could adversely affect our financial results, stock price and reputation.

Some of our lines of business rely on us or our third-party service providers to host and deliver services and data, and any interruptions or delays in these hosted services, security or privacy breaches, or failures in data collection could expose us to liability and harm our business and reputation.

Some of our lines of business and services, including our online store at adobe.com, Creative Cloud and other hosted Digital Media offerings and our Adobe Marketing Cloud offerings, rely on hardware and services hosted and controlled directly by us or by our third-party service providers. We do not have redundancy for all of our systems, many of our critical applications reside in only one of our data centers, and our disaster recovery planning may not account for all eventualities. If our business relationship with a third-party provider of hosting or content delivery services is negatively affected, or if one of our content delivery suppliers were to terminate their agreement with us, we might not be able to deliver the corresponding hosted offerings to our customers, which could subject us to reputational harm and cause us to lose customers and future business, reducing our revenues.

We hold large amounts of customer data, some of which is hosted in third-party facilities. A security incident at those facilities or ours may compromise the confidentiality, integrity or availability of customer data. Unauthorized access to customer data stored on our computers or networks may be obtained through break-ins, breach of our secure network by an unauthorized party, employee theft or misuse, or other misconduct. It is also possible that unauthorized access to customer data may be obtained through inadequate use of security controls by customers. While our products and services provide and support strong password controls, IP restriction and account controls, their use is controlled by the customer. Accounts created with weak passwords could allow cyber-attackers to gain access to customer data. Additionally, failure by customers to remove accounts of their own employees, or granting of accounts by the customer in an uncontrolled manner, may allow for access by former or unauthorized customer employees. If there were an inadvertent disclosure of personal information, or if a third party were to gain unauthorized access to the personal information we possess on behalf of our customers, our operations could be disrupted, our reputation could be damaged and we could be subject to claims or other liabilities. In addition, such perceived or actual unauthorized disclosure of the information we collect or breach of our security could damage our reputation, result in the loss of customers and harm our business.

Because of the large amount of data that we collect and manage on behalf of our customers, it is possible that hardware or software failures or errors in our systems (or those of our third-party service providers) could result in data loss or corruption or cause the information that we collect to be incomplete or contain inaccuracies that our customers regard as significant. Furthermore, our ability to collect and report data may be delayed or interrupted by a number of factors, including access to the internet, the failure of our network or software systems, security breaches or significant variability in visitor traffic on customer websites. In addition, computer viruses may harm our systems causing us to lose data, and the transmission of computer viruses could expose us to litigation. We may also find, on occasion, that we cannot deliver data and reports to our customers in near real time because of a number of factors, including significant spikes in customer activity on their websites or failures of our network or software. If we supply inaccurate information or experience interruptions in our ability to capture, store and supply information in near real

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time or at all, our reputation could be harmed and we could lose customers, or we could be found liable for damages or incur other losses.

Uncertainty about current and future economic conditions and other adverse changes in general political conditions in any of the major countries in which we do business could adversely affect our operating results.

As our business has grown, we have become increasingly subject to the risks arising from adverse changes in economic and political conditions, both domestically and globally. Uncertainty about current and future economic and political conditions on us, our customers, suppliers and partners, makes it difficult for us to forecast operating results and to make decisions about future investments. If economic growth in countries where we do business slows, or if such countries experience further economic recessions, customers may delay or reduce technology purchases, advertising spending or marketing spending. This could result in reductions in sales of our products and services, longer sales cycles, slower adoption of new technologies and increased price competition. Additionally, we cannot yet predict how federal or state spending cuts in the U.S. may affect our business, if at all. Our customers include government entities, including the U.S. federal government, and if spending cuts impede the government's ability to purchase our products and solutions, our revenues could decline. Deterioration in economic conditions in any of the countries in which we do business could also cause slower or impaired collections on accounts receivable, which may adversely impact our liquidity and financial condition.

There could be a number of effects from a financial institution credit crisis on our business, which could include impaired credit availability and financial stability of our customers, including our distribution partners and channels. A disruption in the financial markets may also have an effect on our derivative counterparties and could also impair our banking partners on which we rely for operating cash management. Any of these events would likely harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Political instability in or around any of the major countries in which we do business would also likely harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We may not realize the anticipated benefits of past or future acquisitions, and integration of these acquisitions may disrupt our business and management.

We may not realize the anticipated benefits of an acquisition of a company, division, product or technology, each of which involves numerous risks. These risks include:

• difficulty in integrating the operations and personnel of the acquired company;

• difficulty in effectively integrating the acquired technologies, products or services with our current technologies, products or services;

• difficulty in maintaining controls, procedures and policies during the transition and integration;

• entry into markets in which we have no or limited direct prior experience and where competitors in such markets have stronger market positions;

• disruption of our ongoing business and distraction of our management and other employees from other opportunities and challenges;

• difficulty integrating the acquired company's accounting, management information, human resources and other administrative systems;

• inability to retain personnel of the acquired business;

• inability to retain key customers, distributors, vendors and other business partners of the acquired business;

• inability to achieve the financial and strategic goals for the acquired and combined businesses;

• inability to take advantage of anticipated tax benefits as a result of unforeseen difficulties in our integration activities;

• incurring acquisition-related costs or amortization costs for acquired intangible assets that could impact our operating results;

• potential additional exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

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• potential additional costs of bringing acquired companies into compliance with laws and regulations applicable to us as a multi-national corporation;

• potential impairment of our relationships with employees, customers, partners, distributors or third-party providers of our technologies, products or services;

• potential failure of the due diligence processes to identify significant problems, liabilities or other challenges of an acquired company or technology, including but not limited to, issues with the acquired company's intellectual property, product quality or product architecture, data back-up and security (including security from cyber-attacks), privacy practices, revenue recognition or other accounting practices, employee, customer or partner issues or legal and financial contingencies;

• exposure to litigation or other claims in connection with, or inheritance of claims or litigation risk as a result of, an acquisition, including but not limited to claims from terminated employees, customers, former stockholders or other third parties;

• incurring significant exit charges if products or services acquired in business combinations are unsuccessful;

• potential inability to assert that internal controls over financial reporting are effective;

• potential inability to obtain, or obtain in a timely manner, approvals from governmental authorities, which could delay or prevent such acquisitions;

• potential delay in customer and distributor purchasing decisions due to uncertainty about the direction of our product and service offerings; and

• potential incompatibility of business cultures.

Mergers and acquisitions of high technology companies are inherently risky. If we do not complete an announced acquisition transaction or integrate an acquired business successfully and in a timely manner, we may not realize the benefits of the acquisition to the extent anticipated, and in certain circumstances an acquisition could harm our financial position.

We may incur substantial costs enforcing or acquiring intellectual property rights and defending against third-party claims as a result of litigation or other proceedings.

In connection with the enforcement of our own intellectual property rights, the acquisition of third-party intellectual property rights, or disputes relating to the validity or alleged infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, including patent rights, we have been, are currently and may in the future be subject to claims, negotiations or complex, protracted litigation. Intellectual property disputes and litigation are typically very costly and can be disruptive to our business operations by diverting the attention and energies of management and key technical personnel. Although we have successfully defended or resolved past lawsuits and other disputes, we may not prevail in the future. Third-party intellectual property disputes, including those initiated by non-practicing entities, could subject us to significant liabilities, require us to enter into royalty and licensing arrangements on unfavorable terms, prevent us from licensing certain of our products or offering certain of our services, subject us to injunctions restricting our sale of products or services, cause severe disruptions to our operations or the markets in which we compete, or require us to satisfy indemnification commitments with our customers including contractual provisions under various license arrangements and service agreements. In addition, we may incur significant costs in acquiring the necessary third-party intellectual property rights for use in our products, in some cases to fulfill contractual obligations with our customers. Any of these occurrences could significantly harm our business.

We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights, including our source code, from third-party infringers or unauthorized copying, use or disclosure.

Although we defend our intellectual property rights and attempt to combat unlicensed copying, access and use of software and intellectual property through a variety of techniques, preventing unauthorized use or infringement of our rights is inherently difficult. We actively combat software piracy as we enforce our intellectual property rights, but we nonetheless lose significant revenue due to illegal use of our software. If piracy activities continue at historical levels or increase, it may further harm our business.

Additionally, we take significant measures to protect the secrecy of our confidential information and trade secrets, including our source code. Despite these measures, as we have previously disclosed, hackers have managed to access certain of our source code in the past and may obtain access in the future. If unauthorized disclosure of our source code occurs through security breach, cyber-attack or otherwise, we could potentially lose future trade secret protection for that source code. The loss of future trade

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secret protection could make it easier for third parties to compete with our products by copying functionality, which could cause us to lose customers and could adversely affect our revenue and operating margins. We also seek to protect our confidential information and trade secrets through the use of non-disclosure agreements with our customers, contractors, vendors and partners. However, there is a risk that our confidential information and trade secrets may be disclosed or published without our authorization, and in these situations it may be difficult and/or costly for us to enforce our rights.

Increasing regulatory focus on privacy issues and expanding laws and regulations could impact our new business models and expose us to increased liability.

Our new business models are more highly regulated, including for privacy and data security. We are also expanding these new models in countries that have more stringent data protection laws than those in the U.S. With these new business models, our liability exposure, compliance requirements and costs associated with privacy issues will likely increase. Privacy laws globally are changing and evolving. Governments, privacy advocates and class action attorneys are increasingly scrutinizing how companies collect, process, use, store, share or transmit personal data. New laws and industry self-regulatory codes have been enacted and more are being considered that may affect our ability to reach current and prospective customers, to understand how our products and services are being used, to respond to customer requests allowed under the laws, and to implement our new business models effectively. These new laws and regulations would similarly affect our competitors as well as our customers. Any perception of our practices or products as an invasion of privacy, whether or not consistent with current regulations and industry practices, may subject us to public criticism, class action lawsuits, reputational harm or claims by regulators, industry groups or other third parties, all of which could disrupt our business and expose us to increased liability. Additionally, both laws regulating privacy, as well as third-party products addressing perceived privacy concerns, could affect the functionality of and demand for our products, thereby harming our revenues.

On behalf of certain of our customers using some of our services, we collect and store anonymous and personal information derived from the activities of end users with various channels, including traditional websites, mobile websites and applications, email interactions, direct mail, point of sale, text messaging and call centers (collectively, “channels”). This enables us to provide such customers with reports on aggregated anonymous or personal information from and about end-user interactions with various channels in the manner specifically directed by each such individual customer. Federal, state and foreign governments and agencies have adopted or are considering adopting laws regarding the collection, use and disclosure of this information. Our compliance with privacy laws and regulations and our reputation among the public body of end users depend in part on such customers' adherence to privacy laws and regulations and their use of our services in ways consistent with such end users' expectations. We also rely on representations made to us by customers that their own use of our services and the information they provide to us via our services do not violate any applicable privacy laws, rules and regulations or their own privacy policies. We ask customers to represent to us that they provide their end users the opportunity to “opt-out” of the information collection associated with our services, as applicable. We do not formally audit such customers to confirm compliance with these representations. If these representations are false or if such customers do not otherwise comply with applicable privacy laws, we could face potentially adverse publicity and possible legal or other regulatory action. In addition, some countries are considering enacting laws that would expand the scope of privacy-related obligations required of service providers, such as Adobe, that would require additional compliance expense and increased liability.

If we fail to process transactions effectively or fail to adequately protect against disputed or potential fraudulent activities, our revenue and earnings may be harmed.

We process a significant volume of transactions on a daily basis in both our Digital Marketing and Digital Media businesses. Due to the size and volume of transactions that we handle, effective processing systems and controls are essential, but even the most sophisticated systems and processes may not be effective in preventing all errors. The systems supporting our business are comprised of multiple technology platforms that may be difficult to scale. If we are unable to effectively manage these systems and processes we may be unable to process customer data in an accurate, reliable and timely manner, which may harm our customer relationships or results of operations.

Failure to manage our sales and distribution channels and third-party customer service and technical support providers effectively could result in a loss of revenue and harm to our business.

We contract with a number of software distributors, none of which is individually responsible for a material amount of our total net revenue for any recent period. If any one of our agreements with one of our distributors were terminated, we believe we could make arrangements with new or existing distributors to distribute our products without a substantial disruption to our business; however, any prolonged delay in securing a replacement distributor could have a negative short-term impact on our results of operations.

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Successfully managing our indirect channel efforts to reach various potential customer segments for our products and services is a complex process across the broad range of geographies where we do business or plan to do business. Our distributors and other channel partners are independent businesses that we do not control. Notwithstanding the independence of our channel partners, we face potential legal risk and reputational harm from the activities of these third parties including, but not limited to, export control violations, workplace conditions, corruption and anti-competitive behavior. Although we have undertaken efforts to reduce these third-party risks, they remain present. We cannot be certain that our distribution channel will continue to market or sell our products effectively. If our distribution channel is not successful, we may lose sales opportunities, customers and revenues.

Our distributors also sell our competitors' products, and if they favor our competitors' products for any reason, they may fail to market our products as effectively or to devote resources necessary to provide effective sales, which would cause our results to suffer. We also distribute some products through our OEM channel, and if our OEMs decide not to bundle our applications on their devices, our results could suffer.

In addition, the financial health of our distributors and our continuing relationships with them are important to our success. Some of these distributors may be adversely impacted by changes to our business model and practices, such as our release of Creative Cloud offerings for teams and enterprises, or unable to withstand adverse changes in current economic conditions, which could result in insolvency and/or the inability of such distributors to obtain credit to finance purchases of our products. In addition, weakness in the end-user market could negatively affect the cash flows of our distributors who could, in turn, delay paying their obligations to us, which would increase our credit risk exposure. Our business could be harmed if the financial condition of some of these distributors substantially weakened and we were unable to timely secure replacement distributors.

We also sell certain of our products and services through our direct sales force. Risks associated with this sales channel include longer sales and collection cycles associated with direct sales efforts, challenges related to hiring, retaining and motivating our direct sales force, and substantial amounts of training for sales representatives, including regular updates to cover new and upgraded systems, products and services. Moreover, recent hires may not become as productive as we would like, as in most cases it takes a significant period of time before they achieve full productivity. Our business could be seriously harmed if these expansion efforts do not generate a corresponding significant increase in revenues and we are unable to achieve the efficiencies we anticipate. In addition, the loss of key sales employees could impact our customer relationships and future ability to sell to certain accounts covered by such employees.

We also provide products and services, directly and indirectly, to a variety of governmental entities, both domestically and internationally. Risks associated with licensing and selling products and services to governmental entities include longer sales cycles, varying governmental budgeting processes and adherence to complex procurement regulations and other requirements. Ineffectively managing these risks could result in the assessment of penalties and fines, harm to our reputation and lost sales opportunities to such governmental entities.

We outsource a substantial portion of our customer service and technical support activities to third-party service providers. We rely heavily on these third-party customer service and technical support representatives working on our behalf, and we expect to continue to rely heavily on third parties in the future. This strategy provides us with lower operating costs and greater flexibility, but also presents risks to our business due to the fact that we may not be able to influence the quality of support as directly as we would be able to do if our own employees performed these activities. Our customers may react negatively to providing information to, and receiving support from, third-party organizations, especially if based overseas. If we encounter problems with our third-party customer service and technical support providers, our reputation may be harmed and we could lose customers and associated revenues.

Catastrophic events may disrupt our business.

We are a highly automated business and rely on our network infrastructure and enterprise applications, internal technology systems and our website for our development, marketing, operational, support, hosted services and sales activities. In addition, some of our businesses rely on third-party hosted services, and we do not control the operation of third-party data center facilities serving our customers from around the world, which increases our vulnerability. A disruption, infiltration or failure of these systems or third-party hosted services in the event of a major earthquake, fire, flood, power loss, telecommunications failure, software or hardware malfunctions, cyber-attack, war, terrorist attack or other catastrophic event could cause system interruptions, reputational harm, loss of intellectual property, delays in our product development, lengthy interruptions in our services, breaches of data security and loss of critical data. Any of these events could prevent us from fulfilling our customers' orders. Our corporate headquarters, a significant portion of our research and development activities, certain of our data centers and certain other critical business operations are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and additional facilities where we conduct significant operations are located in the Salt Lake Valley Area, both of which are near major earthquake faults. We have developed certain disaster recovery plans and backup systems to reduce the potentially adverse effect of such events, but a catastrophic event that results in

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the destruction or disruption of any of our data centers or our critical business or information technology systems could severely affect our ability to conduct normal business operations and, as a result, our future operating results could be adversely affected.

Net revenue, margin or earnings shortfalls or the volatility of the market generally may cause the market price of our stock to decline.

The market price for our common stock has in the past experienced significant fluctuations and may fluctuate significantly in the future. A number of factors may affect the market price for our common stock, including:

• shortfalls in our revenue, margins, earnings, the number of paid Creative Cloud subscribers, ARR, bookings within our Adobe Marketing Cloud business or other key performance metrics;

• changes in estimates or recommendations by securities analysts;

• the announcement of new products, product enhancements or service introductions by us or our competitors;

• the loss of a large customer or our inability to increase sales to existing customers or attract new customers;

• variations in our or our competitors' results of operations, changes in the competitive landscape generally and developments in our industry; and

• unusual events such as significant acquisitions, divestitures, litigation, general socio-economic, regulatory, political or market conditions and other factors, including factors unrelated to our operating performance.

We are subject to risks associated with compliance with laws and regulations globally which may harm our business.

We are a global company subject to varied and complex laws, regulations and customs domestically and internationally. These laws and regulations relate to a number of aspects of our business, including trade protection, import and export control, data and transaction processing security, payment card industry data security standards, records management, user-generated content hosted on websites we operate, privacy practices, corporate governance, employee and third-party complaints, gift policies, conflicts of interest, employment and labor relations laws, securities regulations and other regulatory requirements affecting trade and investment. The application of these laws and regulations to our business is often unclear and may at times conflict. Compliance with these laws and regulations may involve significant costs or require changes in our business practices that result in reduced revenue and profitability. Non-compliance could also result in fines, damages, criminal sanctions against us, our officers or our employees, prohibitions on the conduct of our business, and damage to our reputation. We incur additional legal compliance costs associated with our global operations and could become subject to legal penalties if we fail to comply with local laws and regulations in U.S. jurisdictions or in foreign countries, which laws and regulations may be substantially different from those in the U.S. In many foreign countries, particularly in those with developing economies, it is common to engage in business practices that are prohibited by U.S. regulations applicable to us, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Although we implement policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with these laws, there can be no assurance that all of our employees, contractors and agents, as well as those companies to which we outsource certain of our business operations, including those based in or from countries where practices that violate such U.S. laws may be customary, will not take actions in violation of our internal policies. Any such violation, even if prohibited by our internal policies, could have an adverse effect on our business.

As a global business that generates approximately 42% of our total revenue from sales to customers outside of the Americas, we are subject to a number of risks, including:

• foreign currency fluctuations;

• changes in government preferences for software procurement;

• international economic, political and labor conditions;

• tax laws (including U.S. taxes on foreign subsidiaries);

• increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexities;

• unexpected changes in, or impositions of, legislative or regulatory requirements;

• changes in laws governing the free flow of data across international borders;

• failure of laws to protect our intellectual property rights adequately;

• inadequate local infrastructure and difficulties in managing and staffing international operations;

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• delays resulting from difficulty in obtaining export licenses for certain technology, tariffs, quotas and other trade barriers and restrictions;

• the imposition of governmental economic sanctions on countries in which we do business or where we plan to expand our business;

• transportation delays;

• operating in locations with a higher incidence of corruption and fraudulent business practices; and

• other factors beyond our control, including terrorism, war, natural disasters and pandemics.

If sales to any of our customers outside of the Americas are delayed or canceled because of any of the above factors, our revenues may decline.

In addition, approximately 52% of our employees are located outside the U.S. Accordingly, we are exposed to changes in laws governing our employee relationships in various U.S. and foreign jurisdictions, including laws and regulations regarding wage and hour requirements, fair labor standards, employee data privacy, unemployment tax rates, workers' compensation rates, citizenship requirements and payroll and other taxes, which likely would have a direct impact on our operating costs. We may continue to expand our international operations and international sales and marketing activities. Expansion in international markets has required, and will continue to require, significant management attention and resources. We may be unable to scale our infrastructure effectively or as quickly as our competitors in these markets, and our revenues may not increase to offset these expected increases in costs and operating expenses, which would cause our results to suffer.

We may incur losses associated with currency fluctuations and may not be able to effectively hedge our exposure.

Our operating results are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We attempt to mitigate a portion of these risks through foreign currency hedging, based on our judgment of the appropriate trade-offs among risk, opportunity and expense. We have established a hedging program to partially hedge our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations for various currencies. We regularly review our hedging program and make adjustments as necessary based on the judgment factors discussed above. Our hedging activities may not offset more than a portion of the adverse financial impact resulting from unfavorable movement in foreign currency exchange rates, which could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

We have issued $1.5 billion of notes in a debt offering and may incur other debt in the future, which may adversely affect our financial condition and future financial results.

We have $1.5 billion in senior unsecured notes outstanding. We also have a $1.0 billion revolving credit facility, which is currently undrawn. Although we have no current plans to request any advances under this credit facility, we may use the proceeds of any future borrowing for general corporate purposes, or for future acquisitions or expansion of our business.

This debt may adversely affect our financial condition and future financial results by, among other things:

• requiring the dedication of a portion of our expected cash from operations to service our indebtedness, thereby reducing the amount of expected cash flow available for other purposes, including capital expenditures and acquisitions; and

• limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry.

Our senior unsecured notes and revolving credit facility impose restrictions on us and require us to maintain compliance with specified covenants. Our ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by events beyond our control. If we breach any of the covenants and do not obtain a waiver from the lenders or noteholders, then, subject to applicable cure periods, any outstanding indebtedness may be declared immediately due and payable.

In addition, changes by any rating agency to our credit rating may negatively impact the value and liquidity of both our debt and equity securities, as well as the potential costs associated with a refinancing of our debt. Under certain circumstances, if our credit ratings are downgraded or other negative action is taken, the interest rate payable by us under our revolving credit facility could increase. Downgrades in our credit ratings could also restrict our ability to obtain additional financing in the future and could affect the terms of any such financing.

Changes in, or interpretations of, accounting principles could have a significant impact on our financial position and results of operations.

We prepare our Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These principles are subject to interpretation by the SEC and various bodies formed to

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interpret and create appropriate accounting principles. A change in these principles can have a significant effect on our reported results and may even retroactively affect previously reported transactions.

For example, the U.S.-based Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) is currently working together with the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) on several projects to further align accounting principles and facilitate more comparable financial reporting between companies who are required to follow GAAP under SEC regulations and those who are required to follow International Financial Reporting Standards outside of the U.S. These efforts by the FASB and IASB may result in different accounting principles under GAAP that may result in materially different financial results for us in areas including, but not limited to, principles for recognizing revenue and lease accounting.

If our goodwill or amortizable intangible assets become impaired we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings.

Under GAAP, we review our goodwill and amortizable intangible assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. GAAP requires us to test for goodwill impairment at least annually. Factors that may be considered a change in circumstances indicating that the carrying value of our goodwill or amortizable intangible assets may not be recoverable include declines in stock price, market capitalization or cash flows and slower growth rates in our industry. We may be required to record a significant charge to earnings in our financial statements during the period in which any impairment of our goodwill or amortizable intangible assets is determined, negatively impacting our results of operations.

Changes in, or interpretations of, tax rules and regulations may adversely affect our effective tax rates.

We are a United States-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions. A significant portion of our foreign earnings for the current fiscal year were earned by our Irish subsidiaries. In addition to providing for U.S. income taxes on earnings from the United States, we provide for U.S. income taxes on the earnings of foreign subsidiaries unless the subsidiaries' earnings are considered permanently reinvested outside the United States. While we do not anticipate changing our intention regarding permanently reinvested earnings, if certain foreign earnings previously treated as permanently reinvested are repatriated, the related U.S. tax liability may be reduced by any foreign income taxes paid on these earnings.

Our income tax expense has differed from the tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate due primarily to discrete items and to earnings considered as permanently reinvested in foreign operations. Unanticipated changes in our tax rates could affect our future results of operations. Our future effective tax rates could be unfavorably affected by changes in the tax rates in jurisdictions where our income is earned, by changes in, or our interpretation of, tax rules and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we do business, by unanticipated decreases in the amount of earnings in countries with low statutory tax rates, by lapses of the availability of the U.S. research and development tax credit, or by changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities. The United States, countries in the European Union and other countries where we do business have been considering changes in relevant tax, accounting and other laws, regulations and interpretations, including changes to tax laws applicable to corporate multinationals such as Adobe. These potential changes could adversely affect our effective tax rates or result in other costs to us.

In addition, we are subject to the continual examination of our income tax returns by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and other domestic and foreign tax authorities, including a current examination by the IRS of our fiscal 2010, 2011 and 2012 tax returns. These tax examinations are expected to focus on our intercompany transfer pricing practices as well as other matters. We regularly assess the likelihood of outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes and have reserved for potential adjustments that may result from the current examinations. There can be no assurance that the final determination of any of these examinations will not have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial position.

If we are unable to recruit and retain key personnel our business may be harmed.

Much of our future success depends on the continued service and availability of our senior management. These individuals have acquired specialized knowledge and skills with respect to Adobe. The loss of any of these individuals could harm our business. Our business is also dependent on our ability to retain, hire and motivate talented, highly skilled personnel across all levels of our organization. Experienced personnel in the information technology industry are in high demand and competition for their talents is intense in many areas where our employees are located. If we are unable to continue to successfully attract and retain key personnel, our business may be harmed. Effective succession planning is also a key factor for our long-term success. Our failure to enable the effective transfer of knowledge and facilitate smooth transitions of our key employees could adversely affect our long-term strategic planning and execution.

We believe that a critical contributor to our success to date has been our corporate culture, which we have built to foster innovation, teamwork and employee satisfaction. As we grow, including from the integration of employees and businesses acquired

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in connection with previous or future acquisitions, we may find it difficult to maintain important aspects of our corporate culture, which could negatively affect our ability to retain and recruit personnel who are essential to our future success.

Our investment portfolio may become impaired by deterioration of the capital markets.

Our cash equivalent and short-term investment portfolio as of August 29, 2014 consisted of corporate bonds and commercial paper, U.S. agency securities and U.S. Treasury securities, money market mutual funds, municipal securities, time deposits and foreign government securities. We follow an established investment policy and set of guidelines to monitor and help mitigate our exposure to interest rate and credit risk. The policy sets forth credit quality standards and limits our exposure to any one issuer, as well as our maximum exposure to various asset classes.

Should financial market conditions worsen in the future, investments in some financial instruments may pose risks arising from market liquidity and credit concerns. In addition, any deterioration of the capital markets could cause our other income and expense to vary from expectations. As of August 29, 2014, we had no material impairment charges associated with our short-term investment portfolio, and although we believe our current investment portfolio has little risk of material impairment, we cannot predict future market conditions or market liquidity, or credit availability, and can provide no assurance that our investment portfolio will remain materially unimpaired.

ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Below is a summary of stock repurchases for the three months ended August 29, 2014. See Note 10 of our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding our stock repurchase program.

Period	Shares Repurchased	Average Price Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans	Approximate Dollar Value that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans (1)
	(in thousands, except average price per share)
Beginning repurchase authority					$	500,810
May 31—June 27, 2014
Shares repurchased	765	$	66.43	765	$	(50,809	)
June 28—July 25, 2014
Shares repurchased	559	$	72.18	559	$	(40,385	)
July 26—August 29, 2014
Shares repurchased	603	$	70.19	603	$	(42,292	)	(2)
Total	1,927			1,927	$	367,324

^{_________________________________________} 

⁽¹⁾  We are currently repurchasing common stock under our $2.0 billion authority granted by our Board of Directors in April 2012, which can be used through the end of fiscal 2015.

⁽²⁾  In June 2014, we entered into a structured stock repurchase agreement with a large financial institution whereupon we provided them with a prepayment of $125.0 million. As of August 29, 2014, $42.3 million of the prepayment remained under this agreement.

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

None

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

The exhibits listed in the accompanying “Index to Exhibits” are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Form 10-Q.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ MARK GARRETT
	Mark Garrett
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: September 25, 2014

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SUMMARY OF TRADEMARKS

The following trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries, which may be registered in the United States and/or other countries, are referenced in this Form 10-Q:

Adobe

Acrobat

Behance

Creative Cloud

Creative Suite

EchoSign

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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INDEX TOEXHIBITS

		Incorporated by Reference**
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	Filing Date	Exhibit Number	SEC File No.	Filed Herewith
3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Adobe Systems Incorporated	8-K	4/26/11	3.3	000-15175
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws	8-K	10/30/12	3.1	000-15175
4.1	Specimen Common Stock Certificate	10-Q	6/25/14	4.1	000-15175
4.2	Form of Indenture	S-3	1/15/10	4.1	333-164378
4.3	Forms of Global Note for Adobe Systems Incorporated’s 3.250% Notes due 2015 and 4.750% Notes due 2020, together with Form of Officer’s Certificate setting forth the terms of the Notes	8-K	1/26/10	4.1	000-15175
10.1A	Amended 1994 Performance and Restricted Stock Plan*	10-Q	4/9/10	10.1	000-15175
10.1B	Form of Restricted Stock Agreement used in connection with the Amended 1994 Performance and Restricted Stock Plan*	10-K	1/23/09	10.3	000-15175
10.1C	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement used in connection with the Amended 1994 Performance and Restricted Stock Plan*	10-K	1/26/12	10.13	000-15175
10.2A	1996 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended*	10-Q	4/12/06	10.6	000-15175
10.2B	Forms of Stock Option Agreements used in connection with the 1996 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan*	S-8	6/16/00	4.8	333-39524
10.3	1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended*	8-K	4/26/11	10.1	000-15175
10.4A	2003 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended*	8-K	4/14/14	10.1	000-15175
10.4B	Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan*	8-K	12/20/10	99.4	000-15175
10.4C	Form of RSU Grant Notice and Award Agreement pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan*	8-K	1/28/13	10.6	000-15175
10.4D	Form of Restricted Stock Agreement used in connection with the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan*	10-Q	10/7/04	10.11	000-15175

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		Incorporated by Reference**
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	Filing Date	Exhibit Number	SEC File No.	Filed Herewith
10.4E	Form of Performance Share Program pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (applicable to each of the 2010 and 2011 Performance Share Programs)*	8-K	1/29/10	10.1	000-15175
10.4F	Form of Award Grant Notice and Performance Share Award Agreement pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (applicable to the 2010 Performance Share Program)*	8-K	1/29/10	10.2	000-15175
10.4G	Award Calculation Methodology to the 2010 Performance Share Program pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan*	8-K	1/29/10	10.3	000-15175
10.4H	Award Calculation Methodology to the 2011 Performance Share Program pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan*	8-K	1/28/11	10.3	000-15175
10.4I	Form of Award Grant Notice and Performance Share Award Agreement pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (applicable to the 2011 Performance Share Program)*	8-K	12/20/10	99.5	000-15175
10.4J	Form of Performance Share Program pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (applicable to the 2012 Performance Share Program)*	8-K	1/26/12	10.2	000-15175
10.4K	Award Calculation Methodology to the 2012 Performance Share Program pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan*	8-K	1/26/12	10.3	000-15175
10.4L	Form of Performance Share Award Grant Notice and Performance Share Award Agreement pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (applicable to the 2012 Performance Share Program)*	10-K	1/26/12	10.61	000-15175
10.4M	2013 Performance Share Program pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan*	8-K	1/28/13	10.2	000-15175
10.4N	Form of Performance Share Award Grant Notice and Performance Share Award Agreement pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (applicable to the 2013 Performance Share Program)*	8-K	1/28/13	10.3	000-15175
10.4O	2014 Performance Share Program pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan*	8-K	1/29/14	10.2	000-15175

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		Incorporated by Reference**
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	Filing Date	Exhibit Number	SEC File No.	Filed Herewith
10.4P	Form of Performance Share Award Grant Notice and Performance Share Award Agreement pursuant to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (applicable to the 2014 Performance Share Program)*	8-K	1/29/14	10.3	000-15175
10.4Q	Form of Director Initial Grant Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement used in connection with the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan*	8-K	12/20/10	99.6	000-15175
10.4R	Form of Director Annual Grant Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement used in connection with the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan*	8-K	12/20/10	99.7	000-15175
10.4S	Form of Director Annual Grant Stock Option Agreement used in connection with the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan*	8-K	12/20/10	99.8	000-15175
10.5A	2005 Equity Incentive Assumption Plan, as amended and restated*	10-Q	6/28/13	10.17	000-15175
10.5B	Form of Stock Option Agreement used in connection with the 2005 Equity Incentive Assumption Plan*	8-K	12/20/10	99.10	000-15175
10.5C	Form of RSU Grant Notice and Award Agreement pursuant to the 2005 Equity Incentive Assumption Plan*	8-K	1/28/13	10.7	000-15175
10.6	Allaire Corp. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan*	S-8	3/27/01	4.06	333-57708
10.7	Allaire Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended*	S-8	3/27/01	4.07	333-57708
10.8	Allaire Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan*	S-8	3/27/01	4.08	333-57708
10.9	Andromedia, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan*	S-8	12/7/99	4.09	333-92233
10.10	Blue Sky Software Corporation 1996 Stock Option Plan*	S-8	12/29/03	4.07	333-111597
10.11	Macromedia, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan*	S-8	8/17/00	4.07	333-44016
10.12	Macromedia, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended*	S-8	8/10/05	4.08	333-127392
10.13	Form of Macromedia, Inc. Stock Option Agreement*	S-8	8/10/05	4.09	333-127392

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		Incorporated by Reference**
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	Filing Date	Exhibit Number	SEC File No.	Filed Herewith
10.14	Form of Macromedia, Inc. Revised Non-Plan Stock Option Agreement*	S-8	11/23/04	4.10	333-120712
10.15	Form of Macromedia, Inc. Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement*	10-Q	2/8/05	10.01	000-22688
10.16A	Forms of Retention Agreement*	10-K	2/17/98	10.44	000-15175
10.16B	Second Amendment to Retention Agreement between Adobe Systems Incorporated and Shantanu Narayen, effective as of December 17, 2010*	10-K	1/27/11	10.40	000-15175
10.17	Form of Indemnity Agreement*	10-Q	6/26/09	10.12	000-15175
10.18	Second Amended and Restated Master Lease of Land and Improvements by and between SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc. and Adobe Systems Incorporated	10-Q	10/7/04	10.14	000-15175
10.19A	Lease between Adobe Systems Incorporated and Selco Service Corporation, dated March 26, 2007	8-K	3/28/07	10.1	000-15175
10.19B	Participation Agreement among Adobe Systems Incorporated, Selco Service Corporation, et al. dated March 26, 2007	8-K	3/28/07	10.2	000-15175
10.19C	Master Amendment No. 2 among Adobe Systems Incorporated, Selco Service Corporation and KeyBank National Association dated October 31, 2011	10-K	1/22/13	10.13	000-15175
10.20	Adobe Systems Incorporated Deferred Compensation Plan*	10-K	1/24/08	10.52	000-15175
10.21	Employment offer letter between Adobe Systems Incorporated and Richard Rowley, dated October 30, 2006*	8-K	11/16/06	10.1	000-15175
10.22	Employment offer letter between Adobe Systems Incorporated and Mark Garrett dated January 5, 2007*	8-K	1/26/07	10.1	000-15175
10.23	Credit Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2012, among Adobe Systems Incorporated and certain subsidiaries as Borrowers, The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and U.S. Bank National Association as Co-Documentation Agents, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender, and the Other Lenders Party Thereto	8-K	3/7/12	10.1	000-15175

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		Incorporated by Reference**
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	Filing Date	Exhibit Number	SEC File No.	Filed Herewith
10.24	Purchase and Sale Agreement, by and between NP Normandy Overlook, LLC, as Seller and Adobe Systems Incorporated as Buyer, effective as of May 12, 2008	8-K	5/15/08	10.1	000-15175
10.25A	Omniture, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Omniture 1999 Plan”)*	S-1	4/4/06	10.2A	333-132987
10.25B	Forms of Stock Option Agreement under the Omniture 1999 Plan*	S-1	4/4/06	10.2B	333-132987
10.25C	Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Omniture 1999 Plan used for Named Executive Officers and Non-Employee Directors*	S-1	6/9/06	10.2C	333-132987
10.26	Omniture, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and related forms*	10-Q	8/6/09	10.3	000-52076
10.27	Omniture, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan and related forms*	10-K	2/27/09	10.9	000-52076
10.28	Omniture, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan and related forms*	10-K	2/27/09	10.10	000-52076
10.29	Visual Sciences, Inc. (formerly, WebSideStory, Inc.) Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan*	10-K	2/29/08	10.5	000-52076
10.30A	Visual Sciences, Inc. (formerly, WebSideStory, Inc.) 2004 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “VS 2004 Plan”) and Form of Option Grant Agreement*	10-K	2/29/08	10.6	000-52076
10.30B	Form of Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the VS 2004 Plan*	10-K	2/29/08	10.6A	000-52076
10.31	Visual Sciences, Inc. (formerly, WebSideStory, Inc.) 2006 Employment Commencement Equity Incentive Award Plan and Form of Option Grant Agreement*	10-K	2/29/08	10.8	000-52076
10.32	Avivo Corporation 1999 Equity Incentive Plan and Form of Option Grant Agreement*	10-K	2/29/08	10.7	000-52076
10.33	Day Software Holding AG International Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan*	S-8	11/1/10	99.1	333-170254
10.34	Day Interactive Holding AG U.S. Stock Option/ Stock Issuance Plan*	S-8	11/1/10	99.2	333-170254
10.35	Demdex, Inc. 2008 Stock Plan, as amended*	S-8	1/27/11	99.1	333-171902

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		Incorporated by Reference**
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	Filing Date	Exhibit Number	SEC File No.	Filed Herewith
10.36	2011 Executive Cash Performance Bonus Plan*	8-K	1/28/11	10.4	000-15175
10.37	2011 Executive Annual Incentive Plan*	8-K	1/28/11	10.5	000-15175
10.38	EchoSign, Inc. 2005 Stock Plan, as amended*	S-8	7/29/11	99.1	333-175910
10.39	TypeKit, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended*	S-8	10/7/11	99.1	333-177229
10.40	Auditude, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended*	S-8	11/18/11	99.1	333-178065
10.41	Auditude, Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan, as amended*	S-8	11/18/11	99.2	333-178065
10.42	Description of 2012 Director Compensation*	10-K	1/26/12	10.76	000-15175
10.43	Adobe Systems Incorporated 2011 Executive Severance Plan in the Event of a Change of Control for Prior Participants *	8-K	12/15/11	10.1	000-15175
10.44	Adobe Systems Incorporated 2011 Executive Severance Plan in the Event of a Change of Control*	8-K	12/15/11	10.2	000-15175
10.45	2012 Executive Annual Incentive Plan*	8-K	1/26/12	10.4	000-15175
10.46	Efficient Frontier, Inc. 2003 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan, as Amended and Restated*	S-8	1/27/12	99.1	333-179221
10.47	Efficient Frontier, Inc. Form of Non-Plan Stock Option Agreement*	S-8	1/27/12	99.2	333-179221
10.48	Nomination and Standstill Agreement between the Company and the ValueAct Group dated December 4, 2012	8-K	12/5/12	99.1	000-15175
10.49A	Behance, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan*	S-8	1/23/13	99.1	333-186143
10.49B	Amendment No. 1 to the Behance, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan*	S-8	1/23/13	99.2	333-186143
10.50	2013 Executive Annual Incentive Plan*	8-K	1/28/13	10.5	000-15175
10.51	Neolane 2008 Stock Option Plan*	S-8	8/27/13	99.1	333-190846
10.52	2012 Neolane Stock Option Plan for The United States*	S-8	8/27/13	99.2	333-190846

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		Incorporated by Reference**
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	Filing Date	Exhibit Number	SEC File No.	Filed Herewith
10.53	Description of 2013 Director Compensation*	10-K	1/21/14	10.80	000-15175
10.54	Description of 2014 Director Compensation*	10-K	1/21/14	10.81	000-15175
10.55	2014 Executive Annual Incentive Plan*	8-K	1/29/14	10.5	000-15175
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934					X
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934					X
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934†					X
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934†					X
101.INS	XBRL Instance					X
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema					X
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation					X
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels					X
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation					X
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition					X

___________________________

*	Compensatory plan or arrangement.
**	References to Exhibits 10.6 through 10.15 are to filings made by Macromedia, Inc. References to Exhibits 10.25A through 10.32 are to filings made by Omniture, Inc.
†	The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Adobe Systems Incorporated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

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EX-31.1

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Mark Garrett, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Adobe Systems Incorporated;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

(5) The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: September 25, 2014	/s/ MARK GARRETT
	Mark Garrett
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

AND 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Adobe Systems Incorporated (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 29, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Shantanu Narayen, certify, in accordance with Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report, to which this certification is attached as Exhibit 32.1, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Dated: September 25, 2014	/s/ SHANTANU NARAYEN
	Shantanu Narayen
	President and Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

AND 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Adobe Systems Incorporated (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 29, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Mark Garrett, certify, in accordance with Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report, to which this certification is attached as Exhibit 32.2, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Dated: September 25, 2014	/s/ MARK GARRETT
	Mark Garrett
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

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Fair Value Measurements (Details 2) (Notes 2015 and 2020 [Member], USD $) In Billions, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 29, 2014
Notes 2015 and 2020 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 1.6

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Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013
Changes in retained earnings [Abstract]
Beginning Balance			$ 6,928,964
Net income	44,686	83,002	180,259	224,665
Re-issuance of treasury stock			(258,433)
Ending Balance	$ 6,850,790		$ 6,850,790

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Valuation Assumptions Volatility Range [Abstract]
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Valuation Assumptions Volatility Range [Abstract]
From	26.00%	27.00%	26.00%	30.00%
To	27.00%	29.00%	38.00%	31.00%
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Maximum [Member] | Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Valuation Assumptions Expected Life (In Years)
Expected life (in years)	2 years	2 years	2 years	2 years

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Stockholders' Equity (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014		Aug. 30, 2013
Gross unrealized gains, available-for-sale securities [Abstract]
Beginning balance, unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities			$ 10,178
Gross unrealized gains on available for sale securities, increase or decrease			1,596
Gross unrealized gains on available for sale securities, reclassification adjustments			(3,534)
Ending balance, unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	8,240		8,240
Gross unrealized losses, available-for-sale securities [Abstract]
Beginning balance, unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities			(937)
Gross unrealized losses on available for sale securities increase or decrease			70
Gross unrealized losses on available for sale securities, reclassification adjustments			54
Ending balance, unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities	(813)		(813)
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities [Abstract]
Beginning Balance, net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities			9,241
Net unrealized gains on available for sale securities, increase or decrease	(1,822)	(7,757)	1,666		(12,310)
Net unrealized gains on available for sale securities, reclassification adjustments	(1,592)	46	(3,480)	[1]	(2,326)
Ending Balance, net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	7,427		7,427
Net unrealized gains on derivatives designated as hedging instuments [Abstract]
Beginning balance, net unrealized gains on derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments			5,367
Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments, increase or decrease	10,003	(2,947)	11,976		29,713
Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments, reclassification adjustments	(1,075)	(10,487)	(6,490)	[2]	(32,880)
Ending balance, net unrealized gains on derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments	10,853		10,853
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments [Abstract]
Beginning balance, cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments			31,495
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment, increase or decrease	(32,090)	6,651	(29,708)		57
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment, reclassification adjustments			0
Ending balance, cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	1,787		1,787
Accumulated other comprehensive income totals [Abstract]
Beginning balance, total accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes			46,103	[3]
Accumulated other comprehensive income, increase or decrease			(16,066)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, reclassification adjustments			(9,970)
Ending balance, total accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes	$ 20,067		$ 20,067

[1] Classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

[2] Classified as revenue.

[3] The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 29, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Nov. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2013
Restricted Stock Unit [Member]
Restricted Stock and Performance Shares Activity
Beginning outstanding balance	17,948	18,415	18,163
Awarded, Shares	4,054	7,236
Released, Shares	(7,085)	(6,224)
Forfeited, Shares	(1,072)	(1,479)
Ending outstanding balance	13,845	17,948	18,163
Performance Shares [Member] | 2013 & 2014 Performance Programs - Not Achieved [Member] | Shares Granted [Member]
Restricted Stock and Performance Shares Activity
Beginning outstanding balance	854
Awarded, Shares	709
Forfeited, Shares	(46)
Ending outstanding balance	1,517
Performance Shares [Member] | 2013 & 2014 Performance Programs - Not Achieved [Member] | Maximum Shares Eligible to Receive [Member]
Restricted Stock and Performance Shares Activity
Beginning outstanding balance	1,707
Awarded, Shares	1,417
Forfeited, Shares	(90)
Ending outstanding balance	3,034
Performance Shares [Member] | 2010, 2011 & 2012 Performance Programs - Achieved [Member]
Restricted Stock and Performance Shares Activity
Beginning outstanding balance	861	388	868
Achieved, Shares	0	1,279
Released, Shares	(486)	(665)
Forfeited, Shares	(21)	(141)
Ending outstanding balance	354	861	868

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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2013 Neolane [Member]	Jul. 22, 2013 Neolane [Member]	Mar. 01, 2013 Behance [Member]	Dec. 20, 2012 Behance [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Costs		$ 616.7		$ 111.1
Purchase price allocation, goodwill	515.2		91.4
Purchase price allocation, identifiable intangible assets		115.0		28.5
Purchase price allocation, net liabilities assumed		$ 13.5		$ 8.8

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Stockholders' Equity (Details Numeric) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Jun. 01, 2012	Sep. 25, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount			$ 2,000,000,000
Structured Stock Repurchase Prepayments	475,000,000	700,000,000
Repurchased Shares	9.0	13.7
Repurchased Shares, Average Price	$ 62.42	$ 43.78
Up-Front Payments Remaining	42,300,000
Structured Repurchase Prepayments				125,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount				$ 200,000,000

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Goodwill and Purchased and Other Intangibles (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Purchased and other intangible assets

Purchased and other intangible assets subject to amortization as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 were as follows (in thousands): 

	2014							2013
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Purchased technology	$	400,114	$	(254,595	)	$	145,519	$	423,237	$	(220,414	)	$	202,823
Customer contracts and relationships	$	380,753	$	(134,892	)	$	245,861	$	389,800	$	(111,416	)	$	278,384
Trademarks	67,105		(34,496		)	32,609		67,546		(27,933		)	39,613
Acquired rights to use technology	157,827		(92,948		)	64,879		155,322		(76,740		)	78,582
Localization	1,442		(956		)	486		3,404		(2,172		)	1,232
Other intangibles	12,473		(10,988		)	1,485		16,447		(11,827		)	4,620
Total other intangible assets	$	619,600	$	(274,280	)	$	345,320	$	632,519	$	(230,088	)	$	402,431
Purchased and other intangible assets, net	$	1,019,714	$	(528,875	)	$	490,839	$	1,055,756	$	(450,502	)	$	605,254

Amortization expense in future periods

As of August 29, 2014, we expect amortization expense in future periods to be as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year	Purchased Technology		Other Intangible Assets
Remainder of 2014	$	18,692	$	18,196
2015	61,000		68,267
2016	22,646		62,298
2017	15,197		52,916
2018	8,803		42,021
Thereafter	19,181		101,622
Total expected amortization expense	$	145,519	$	345,320

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014		Aug. 30, 2013		Nov. 29, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012
Stock options outstanding [Abstract]
Share Price	$ 71.90		$ 45.75
Stock Options [Member]
Stock options outstanding [Abstract]
Number of shares outstanding	3,640		9,525		7,359	24,517
Number of shares vested and expected to vest	3,610		9,359
Number of shares exercisable	3,056		7,489
Options outstanding weighted average exercise price (per share)	$ 28.98		$ 30.80
Options vested and expected to vest weighted average exercise price (per share)	$ 29.08		$ 30.93
Options exercisable weighted average exercise price (per share)	$ 30.26		$ 32.23
Options outstanding weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	3 years 3 months 29 days		3 years 1 month 6 days
Options vested and expected to vest weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	3 years 3 months 22 days		3 years 0 months 18 days
Options exercisable weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	2 years 11 months 27 days		2 years 5 months 27 days
Options outstanding aggregate intrinsic value	$ 156.2	[1]	$ 142.6	[1]
Options vested and expected to vest aggregate intrinsic value	154.5	[1]	138.9	[1]
Options exercisable aggregate intrinsic value	$ 127.3	[1]	$ 101.5	[1]

[1] (*) The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market value as of the end of the fiscal period and the exercise price of the shares. As reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the market values as of August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were $71.90 and $45.75, respectively

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Goodwill and Purchased and Other Intangibles (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 29, 2014	Nov. 29, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cost	$ 1,019,714	$ 1,055,756
Accumulated Amortization	(528,875)	(450,502)
Net	490,839	605,254	[1]
Purchased technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cost	400,114	423,237
Accumulated Amortization	(254,595)	(220,414)
Net	145,519	202,823
Other intangible assets [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cost	619,600	632,519
Accumulated Amortization	(274,280)	(230,088)
Net	345,320	402,431
Customer contracts and relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cost	380,753	389,800
Accumulated Amortization	(134,892)	(111,416)
Net	245,861	278,384
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cost	67,105	67,546
Accumulated Amortization	(34,496)	(27,933)
Net	32,609	39,613
Acquired rights to use technology [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cost	157,827	155,322
Accumulated Amortization	(92,948)	(76,740)
Net	64,879	78,582
Localization [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cost	1,442	3,404
Accumulated Amortization	(956)	(2,172)
Net	486	1,232
Other intangibles [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cost	12,473	16,447
Accumulated Amortization	(10,988)	(11,827)
Net	$ 1,485	$ 4,620

[1] The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 29, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair Value, Assets, Level 1 to Level 2 Transfers, Amount	$ 0		$ 0
Fair Value, Assets, Level 2 to Level 1 Transfers, Amount	0		0
Fair Value, Liabilities, Level 1 to Level 2 Transfers, Amount	0		0
Fair Value, Liabilities, Level 2 to Level 1 Transfers, Amount	0		0
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net	$ 0	$ 2,000	$ 0	$ 7,000

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details Numeric) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]	Aug. 30, 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]	Aug. 29, 2014 Performance Share Program [Member] 2013 & 2014 Performance Programs - Not Achieved [Member]	Nov. 29, 2013 Performance Share Program [Member] Program 2012 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Price	$ 71.90	$ 45.75
Stock Based Compensation (Numeric) [Abstract]
Shares Purchased, ESPP			2.9	3.4
Average purchase price of shares, ESPP			$ 34.76	$ 25.71
Total Intrinsic Value Of Shares Purchased			$ 93.4	$ 58.5
Maximum percentage of target shares able to receive					200.00%	150.00%
Actual percentage achieved						116.00%
Number of shares achieved						1.3
Unrecognized compensation cost, non-vested awards	$ 468.0
Period for recognition, unrecognized compensation cost	1 year 8 months 0 days

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Non-Operating Income (Expense) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013
Interest and other income (expense), net:
Interest income	$ 5,274	$ 5,332	$ 15,649	$ 16,620
Foreign exchange gains (losses)	(5,094)	(3,847)	(12,160)	(15,438)
Realized gains on fixed income investment	1,047	986	2,971	3,385
Realized losses on fixed income investment	(13)	(1,032)	(49)	(1,059)
Other	240	293	751	738
Interest and other income (expense), net	1,454	1,732	7,162	4,246
Interest expense	(13,361)	(16,747)	(47,054)	(50,786)
Investment gains (losses), net:
Realized investment gains	145	864	878	1,359
Unrealized investment gains	524	0	989	214
Realized investment losses	0	(2,034)	(1,054)	(7,049)
Unrealized investment losses	0	(909)	0	0
Investment gains (losses), net	669	(2,079)	813	(5,476)
Nonoperating Income (Expense)	$ (11,238)	$ (17,094)	$ (39,079)	$ (52,016)

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014		Aug. 30, 2013		Nov. 29, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012
Performance shares & restricted stock units outstanding
Share Price	$ 71.90		$ 45.75
Performance Shares [Member] | 2010, 2011 & 2012 Performance Programs - Achieved [Member]
Performance shares & restricted stock units outstanding
Number of shares outstanding	354		868		861	388
Outstanding weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	4 months 28 days		9 months 29 days
RSU and performance awards oustanding aggregate intrinsic value	$ 25.4	[1]	$ 39.7	[1]
Number of shares vested and expected to vest	339		804
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life Vested And Expected To Vest	4 months 28 days		9 months 22 days
Vested and expected to vest aggregate intrinsic value	24.2	[1]	36.7	[1]
Restricted Stock Unit [Member]
Performance shares & restricted stock units outstanding
Number of shares outstanding	13,845		18,163		17,948	18,415
Outstanding weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	1 year 1 month 13 days		1 year 3 months 15 days
RSU and performance awards oustanding aggregate intrinsic value	995.5	[1]	831.0	[1]
Number of shares vested and expected to vest	12,367		16,159
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life Vested And Expected To Vest	1 year 0 months 18 days		1 year 2 months 19 days
Vested and expected to vest aggregate intrinsic value	$ 882.4	[1]	$ 736.8	[1]

[1] The intrinsic value is calculated as the market value as of the end of the fiscal period. As reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the market values as of August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were $71.90 and $45.75, respectively.

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments [Abstract]

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

Cash equivalents consist of instruments with remaining maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase. We classify all of our cash equivalents and short-term investments as “available-for-sale.” In general, these investments are free of trading restrictions. 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’ equity in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Gains and losses are recognized when realized in our Condensed 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. Gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments consisted of the following as of August 29, 2014 (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Current assets:
Cash	$	274,463	$	—	$	—		$	274,463
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	565,996		—		—			565,996
Time deposits	62,870		—		—			62,870
Total cash equivalents	628,866		—		—			628,866
Total cash and cash equivalents	903,329		—		—			903,329
Short-term fixed income securities:
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	1,456,706		5,955		(425		)	1,462,236
Foreign government securities	23,128		40		(3		)	23,165
Municipal securities	185,634		543		(5		)	186,172
U.S. agency securities	506,227		881		(260		)	506,848
U.S. Treasury securities	437,362		580		(122		)	437,820
Subtotal	2,609,057		7,999		(815		)	2,616,241
Marketable equity securities	174		453		—			627
Total short-term investments	2,609,231		8,452		(815		)	2,616,868
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	$	3,512,560	$	8,452	$	(815	)	$	3,520,197

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments consisted of the following as of November 29, 2013 (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Current assets:
Cash	$	286,221	$	—	$	—		$	286,221
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	429,373		—		—			429,373
Time deposits	104,711		—		—			104,711
U.S. Treasury securities	14,251		—		—			14,251
Total cash equivalents	548,335		—		—			548,335
Total cash and cash equivalents	834,556		—		—			834,556
Short-term fixed income securities:
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	1,261,375		7,116		(631		)	1,267,860
Foreign government securities	11,213		56		—			11,269
Municipal securities	186,320		328		(24		)	186,624
U.S. agency securities	446,615		1,516		(186		)	447,945
U.S. Treasury securities	424,076		799		(97		)	424,778
Subtotal	2,329,599		9,815		(938		)	2,338,476
Marketable equity securities	177		543		—			720
Total short-term investments	2,329,776		10,358		(938		)	2,339,196
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	$	3,164,332	$	10,358	$	(938	)	$	3,173,752

See Note 4 for further information regarding the fair value of our financial instruments.

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 an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 (in thousands):

	2014					2013
	Fair  Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair  Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	$	256,849	$	(289	)	$	225,759	$	(631	)
Foreign government securities	7,595		(3		)	—		—
Municipal securities	9,837		(5		)	13,522		(24		)
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	169,621		(232		)	105,278		(283		)
Total	$	443,902	$	(529	)	$	344,559	$	(938	)

There were 208 securities and 177 securities in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months at August 29, 2014 and at November 29, 2013, respectively.

The following table summarizes the fair value and gross unrealized losses related to available-for-sale securities, aggregated by investment category, that were in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months, as of August 29, 2014 (in thousands):

	2014
	Fair  Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	$	18,577	$	(136	)
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	29,416		(150		)
Total	$	47,993	$	(286	)

As of August 29, 2014, there were 16 securities in an unrealized loss position for more than twelve months. As of November 29, 2013, there were no securities in an unrealized loss position for more than twelve months.

The following table summarizes the cost and estimated fair value of short-term fixed income securities classified as short-term investments based on stated effective maturities as of August 29, 2014 (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
Due within one year	$	629,477	$	630,712
Due between one and two years	808,082		810,830
Due between two and three years	915,643		918,119
Due after three years	255,855		256,580
Total	$	2,609,057	$	2,616,241

We review our debt and marketable equity securities classified as short-term investments on a regular basis to evaluate whether or not any security has experienced an other-than-temporary decline in fair value. We consider factors such as the length of time and extent to which the market value has been less than the cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer and our intent to sell, or whether it is more likely than not we will be required to sell the investment before recovery of the investment’s amortized cost basis. If we believe that an other-than-temporary decline exists in one of these securities, we write down these investments to fair value. For debt securities, the portion of the write-down related to credit loss would be recorded to interest and other income, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Any portion not related to credit loss would be recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income, which is reflected as a separate component of stockholders’ equity in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. For equity securities, the write-down would be recorded to investment gains (losses), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. During the nine months ended August 29, 2014, we did not consider any of our investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

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Segments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 1,005,409	$ 995,119	$ 3,073,737	$ 3,013,541
Cost of revenue	157,724	147,076	461,137	439,041
Gross profit	847,685	848,043	2,612,600	2,574,500
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	84.00%	85.00%	85.00%	85.00%
Digital Media [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenue	621,459	636,723	1,954,137	1,995,121
Cost of revenue	38,711	41,376	112,861	129,966
Gross profit	582,748	595,347	1,841,276	1,865,155
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	94.00%	94.00%	94.00%	93.00%
Digital Marketing [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenue	336,575	311,688	981,363	864,787
Cost of revenue	117,053	103,150	340,943	299,181
Gross profit	219,522	208,538	640,420	565,606
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	65.00%	67.00%	65.00%	65.00%
Print And Publishing [Member]
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Revenue	47,375	46,708	138,237	153,633
Cost of revenue	1,960	2,550	7,333	9,894
Gross profit	$ 45,415	$ 44,158	$ 130,904	$ 143,739
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	96.00%	95.00%	95.00%	94.00%

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Goodwill and Purchased and Other Intangibles (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 29, 2014
Purchased technology [Member]
Amortization Expense in Future Periods [Abstract]
Remainder of 2014	$ 18,692
2015	61,000
2016	22,646
2017	15,197
2018	8,803
Thereafter	19,181
Total expected amortization expense	145,519
Other intangible assets [Member]
Amortization Expense in Future Periods [Abstract]
Remainder of 2014	18,196
2015	68,267
2016	62,298
2017	52,916
2018	42,021
Thereafter	101,622
Total expected amortization expense	$ 345,320

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Retained Earnings

The changes in retained earnings for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 were as follows (in thousands): 

Balance as of November 29, 2013	$	6,928,964
Net income	180,259
Re-issuance of treasury stock	(258,433		)
Balance as of August 29, 2014	$	6,850,790

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income and activity, net of related taxes, as of August 29, 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

	November 29, 2013			Increase / Decrease			Reclassification Adjustments				August 29, 2014
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	$	10,178		$	1,596		$	(3,534	)		$	8,240
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities	(937		)	70			54				(813		)
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	9,241			1,666			(3,480		)	(1)	7,427
Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments	5,367			11,976			(6,490		)	(2)	10,853
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	31,495			(29,708		)	—				1,787
Total accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes	$	46,103		$	(16,066	)	$	(9,970	)		$	20,067

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⁽¹⁾  Classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

⁽²⁾  Classified as revenue.

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Other Comprehensive Income, Tax [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the taxes related to each component of other comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 (in thousands):

	Three Months						Nine Months Ended
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains / losses	$	68		$	117		$	37		$	151
Reclassification adjustments	(3		)	(2		)	(6		)	(2		)
Subtotal available-for-sale securities	65			115			31			149
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments*	—			—			—			—
Reclassification adjustments*	—			—			—			—
Subtotal derivatives designated as hedging instruments	—			—			—			—
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,577		)	372			(474		)	(128		)
Total taxes, other comprehensive income	$	(1,512	)	$	487		$	(443	)	$	21

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^(*)   Taxes related to derivative instruments were zero based on the tax jurisdiction where the derivative instruments were executed.

^[2]

[1] Classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

[2] Classified as revenue.

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Restructuring Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Summary of Restructuring Plans

Summary of Restructuring Plans

The following table sets forth a summary of restructuring activities related to all of our restructuring plans during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 (in thousands):

	November 29, 2013		Costs Incurred		Cash Payments			Other Adjustments			August 29, 2014
Termination benefits	$	2,233	$	—	$	(1,363	)	$	(262	)	$	608
Cost of closing redundant facilities	11,655		528		(4,761		)	97			7,519
Total restructuring plans	$	13,888	$	528	$	(6,124	)	$	(165	)	$	8,127

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Stockholders' Equity (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014		Aug. 30, 2013		Aug. 29, 2014		Aug. 30, 2013
Tax, Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]
Reclassification adjustments	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Subtotal derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Tax, Available-for-sale Securities
Unrealized gains or losses	68		117		37		151
Reclassification adjustments	(3)		(2)		(6)		(2)
Subtotal available-for-sale securities	65		115		31		149
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments	(1,577)		372		(474)		(128)
Total Taxes, Other Comprehensive Income	$ (1,512)		$ 487		$ (443)		$ 21

[1] Taxes related to derivative instruments were zero based on the tax jurisdiction where the derivative instruments were executed.

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Goodwill and Purchased and Other Intangibles (Details Numeric) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Nov. 29, 2013		Mar. 01, 2013 Certain Technology Rights Acquired [Member] Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 4,746,781,000		$ 4,746,781,000		$ 4,771,981,000	[1]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets							51,800,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount							25,300,000
Historical Use of Intangibles, Expensed Amount							26,500,000
Amortization of purchased and other intangible assets	39,100,000	42,200,000	115,100,000	117,100,000
Amortization expense included in cost of sales	$ 26,000,000	$ 29,400,000	$ 75,100,000	$ 79,600,000

[1] The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 29, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

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Net Income Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months				Nine Months Ended
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income	$	44,686	$	83,002	$	180,259	$	224,665
Shares used to compute basic net income per share	498,468		504,116		497,782		502,039
Dilutive potential common shares:
Unvested restricted stock and performance share awards	7,558		7,198		8,611		7,851
Stock options	1,785		2,744		2,182		3,265
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	507,811		514,058		508,575		513,155
Basic net income per share	$	0.09	$	0.16	$	0.36	$	0.45
Diluted net income per share	$	0.09	$	0.16	$	0.35	$	0.44

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Non-Operating Income (Expense) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Non-Operating Income (Expense)

 Non-operating income (expense) for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 included the following (in thousands):

	Three Months						Nine Months Ended
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Interest and other income (expense), net:
Interest income	$	5,274		$	5,332		$	15,649		$	16,620
Foreign exchange gains (losses)	(5,094		)	(3,847		)	(12,160		)	(15,438		)
Realized gains on fixed income investment	1,047			986			2,971			3,385
Realized losses on fixed income investment	(13		)	(1,032		)	(49		)	(1,059		)
Other	240			293			751			738
Interest and other income (expense), net	$	1,454		$	1,732		$	7,162		$	4,246
Interest expense	$	(13,361	)	$	(16,747	)	$	(47,054	)	$	(50,786	)
Investment gains (losses), net:
Realized investment gains	$	145		$	864		$	878		$	1,359
Unrealized investment gains	524			—			989			214
Realized investment losses	—			(2,034		)	(1,054		)	(7,049		)
Unrealized investment losses	—			(909		)	—			—
Investment gains (losses), net	$	669		$	(2,079	)	$	813		$	(5,476	)
Non-operating income (expense), net	$	(11,238	)	$	(17,094	)	$	(39,079	)	$	(52,016	)

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Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Business Combinations [Abstract]

ACQUISITIONS

 ACQUISITIONS

On July 22, 2013, we completed our acquisition of privately held Neolane, a leader in cross-channel campaign management technology. During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, we began integrating Neolane into our Digital Marketing reportable segment. Neolane brings a platform for automation and execution of marketing campaigns across the web, e-mail, social, mobile, call center, direct mail, point of sale and other emerging channels which will drive consistent brand experiences and personalized campaigns for our customers.

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total final purchase price was allocated to Neolane's net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values as of July 22, 2013. The total final purchase price for Neolane was $616.7 million of which $515.2 million was allocated to goodwill that was non-deductible for tax purposes, $115.0 million to identifiable intangible assets and $13.5 million to net liabilities assumed. The impact of this acquisition was not material to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

On December 20, 2012, we completed our acquisition of privately held Behance, an online social media platform to showcase and discover creative work. During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we began integrating Behance into our Digital Media reportable segment. Behance’s community and portfolio capabilities has brought additional community features to Creative Cloud since its acquisition. We have included the financial results of Behance in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on the acquisition date.

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price was allocated to Behance’s net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values as of December 20, 2012. The total final purchase price for Behance was $111.1 million of which $91.4 million was allocated to goodwill, $28.5 million to identifiable intangible assets and $8.8 million to net liabilities assumed. The impact of this acquisition was not material to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

Our segment results for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Digital Media			Digital Marketing			Print and Publishing			Total
Three months ended August 29, 2014
Revenue	$	621,459		$	336,575		$	47,375		$	1,005,409
Cost of revenue	38,711			117,053			1,960			157,724
Gross profit	$	582,748		$	219,522		$	45,415		$	847,685
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	94		%	65		%	96		%	84		%
Three months ended August 30, 2013
Revenue	$	636,723		$	311,688		$	46,708		$	995,119
Cost of revenue	41,376			103,150			2,550			147,076
Gross profit	$	595,347		$	208,538		$	44,158		$	848,043
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	94		%	67		%	95		%	85		%

	Digital Media			Digital Marketing			Print and Publishing			Total
Nine months ended August 29, 2014
Revenue	$	1,954,137		$	981,363		$	138,237		$	3,073,737
Cost of revenue	112,861			340,943			7,333			461,137
Gross profit	$	1,841,276		$	640,420		$	130,904		$	2,612,600
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	94		%	65		%	95		%	85		%
Nine months ended August 30, 2013
Revenue	$	1,995,121		$	864,787		$	153,633		$	3,013,541
Cost of revenue	129,966			299,181			9,894			439,041
Gross profit	$	1,865,155		$	565,606		$	143,739		$	2,574,500
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	93		%	65		%	94		%	85		%

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details) (USD $)	Aug. 29, 2014	Jun. 13, 2014	Nov. 29, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014 Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] Foreign Exchange Option Contracts [Member]		Nov. 29, 2013 Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] Foreign Exchange Option Contracts [Member]		Aug. 29, 2014 Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Nov. 29, 2013 Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]		Aug. 29, 2014 Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member]		Nov. 29, 2013 Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member]		Feb. 28, 2010 Notes 2020 [Member]
Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]
Fair value asset derivatives	$ 19,530,000		$ 11,891,000	$ 13,153,000	[1],[2]	$ 8,913,000	[1],[2]	$ 5,146,000	[3]	$ 0	[3]	$ 1,231,000	[1]	$ 2,978,000	[1]
Fair value liability derivatives	969,000		1,067,000	0	[1],[2]	0	[1],[2]	0	[3]	0	[3]	969,000	[1]	1,067,000	[1]
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract]
Senior Notes																900,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																4.75%
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 900,000,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate		4.75%

[1] Included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and accrued expenses for asset derivatives and liability derivatives, respectively, on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

[2] Hedging effectiveness expected to be recognized into income within the next twelve months.

[3] Included in other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Restructuring Charges (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Nov. 29, 2013
Summary of Restructuring Plans [Roll Forward]
Beginning accrued restructuring charges	$ 13,888
Costs incurred	528
Cash Payments	(6,124)
Restructuring Reserve, Translation and Other Adjustment	(165)
Ending accrued restructuring charges	8,127
Restructuring Charges (Numeric) [Abstract]
Accrued restructuring, current	2,351	6,171	[1]
Accrued restructuring, non-current	5,776	7,717	[1]
Cost of closing redundant facilities [Member]
Summary of Restructuring Plans [Roll Forward]
Beginning accrued restructuring charges	11,655
Costs incurred	528
Cash Payments	(4,761)
Restructuring Reserve, Translation and Other Adjustment	97
Ending accrued restructuring charges	7,519
Restructuring Charges (Numeric) [Abstract]
Percentage of Restructuring Charges Scheduled to be Paid	40.00%
Termination benefits [Member]
Summary of Restructuring Plans [Roll Forward]
Beginning accrued restructuring charges	2,233
Costs incurred	0
Cash Payments	(1,363)
Restructuring Reserve, Translation and Other Adjustment	(262)
Ending accrued restructuring charges	$ 608

[1] The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 29, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 29, 2014	Nov. 29, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 903,329	$ 834,556	[1]
Short-term investments	2,616,868	2,339,196	[1]
Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $7,879 and $10,228, respectively	528,331	599,820	[1]
Deferred income taxes	79,713	102,247	[1]
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	151,227	170,110	[1]
Total current assets	4,279,468	4,045,929	[1]
Property and equipment, net	785,856	659,774	[1]
Goodwill	4,746,781	4,771,981	[1]
Purchased and other intangibles, net	490,839	605,254	[1]
Investment in lease receivable	80,439	207,239	[1]
Other assets	110,297	90,121	[1]
Total assets	10,493,680	10,380,298	[1]
Current liabilities:
Trade payables	53,791	62,096	[1]
Accrued expenses	630,679	656,939	[1]
Debt and capital lease obligations	606,426	14,676	[1]
Accrued restructuring	2,351	6,171	[1]
Income taxes payable	4,438	10,222	[1]
Deferred revenue	947,563	775,544	[1]
Total current liabilities	2,245,248	1,525,648	[1]
Long-term liabilities:
Debt and capital lease obligations	901,830	1,499,297	[1]
Deferred revenue	48,975	53,268	[1]
Accrued restructuring	5,776	7,717	[1]
Income taxes payable	141,473	132,545	[1]
Deferred income taxes	344,715	375,634	[1]
Other liabilities	74,403	61,555	[1]
Total liabilities	3,762,420	3,655,664	[1]
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 2,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0	[1]
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 900,000 shares authorized; 600,834 shares issued; 498,599 and 496,261 shares outstanding, respectively	61	61	[1]
Additional paid-in-capital	3,675,629	3,392,696	[1]
Retained earnings	6,850,790	6,928,964
Accumulated other comprehensive income	20,067	46,103	[1]
Treasury stock, at cost (102,235 and 104,573 shares, respectively), net of reissuances	(3,815,287)	(3,643,190)	[1]
Total stockholders' equity	6,731,260	6,724,634	[1]
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 10,493,680	$ 10,380,298	[1]

[1] The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 29, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

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Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 29, 2014	Nov. 29, 2013
Accrued Expense [Abstract]
Accrued compensation and benefits	$ 309,507	$ 318,219
Sales and marketing allowances	73,792	66,502
Accrued corporate marketing	27,522	22,801
Taxes payable	17,241	18,225
Royalties payble	12,300	14,778
Accrued interest expense	7,295	20,613
Other	183,022	195,801
Accrued expenses	$ 630,679	$ 656,939	[1]

[1] The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 29, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014		Aug. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 180,259		$ 224,665
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	235,443		239,877
Stock-based compensation	248,811		244,090
Deferred income taxes	(7,912)		41,002
Write down of assets held for sale	0		23,838
Unrealized gains on investments	47		6,719
Tax Benefit Realized from Exercise of Stock Options	31,883		(17,186)
Other non-cash items	829		2,972
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Operating Activities	(31,953)		0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquired assets and assumed liabilities:
Trade receivables, net	71,973		112,015
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	13,352		(13,669)
Trade payables	(8,305)		16,106
Accrued expenses	(13,749)		(65,992)
Accrued restructuring	(5,627)		(8,454)
Income taxes payable	4,952		(75,908)
Deferred revenue	167,726		106,629
Net cash provided by operating activities	887,729		836,704
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of short-term investments	(1,412,539)		(1,635,999)
Maturities of short-term investments	913,308		292,374
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments	209,172		1,084,873
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0		(704,375)
Purchases of property and equipment	(111,557)		(153,237)
Purchases of long-term investments and other assets	(12,496)		(64,820)
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments	1,364		3,396
Net cash used for investing activities	(412,748)		(1,177,788)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchases of treasury stock	(475,000)		(700,000)
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock	213,841		526,240
Cost of issuance of treasury stock	(163,293)		(90,356)
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities	31,953		0
Proceeds from debt and capital lease obligations	0		25,703
Repayment of debt and capital lease obligations	(11,431)		(19,838)
Debt issuance costs	0		(357)
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities	(403,930)		(258,608)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(2,278)		(6,275)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	68,773		(605,967)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	834,556	[1]	1,425,052
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	903,329		819,085
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	7,114		110,697
Cash paid for interest	61,562		64,334
Non-cash investing activities:
Investment in lease receivable applied to building purchase	126,800		0
Issuance of common stock and stock awards assumed in business acquisitions	$ 0		$ 1,160

[1] The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 29, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Numeric) (USD $)	9 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014 buildings	Aug. 30, 2013	Nov. 29, 2013		Aug. 29, 2014 Almaden Tower [Member]	Aug. 29, 2014 East and West Towers [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of Corporate Headquarter Office Buildings	3
Lease Receivable Purchased	$ 80,439,000		$ 207,239,000	[1]	$ 80,400,000
Option to Purchase Buildings					103,600,000	143,200,000
Residual Value Guarantees					89,400,000
Investment in lease receivable applied to building purchase	126,800,000	0				126,800,000
Capitalized Amount for Building Purchase						144,100,000
Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Capital Lease Obligations Incurred		$ 25,700,000
Sale-leaseback agreement period		24 months

[1] The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 29, 2013 has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014 securities	Nov. 29, 2013 securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months, fair value	$ 47,993
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Loss	(286)
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Greater than or Equal to One Year	16	0
Fair Value and Gross Unrealized Losses Related to Available-For-Sale Securities [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, fair value	443,902	344,559
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, gross unrealized losses	(529)	(938)
Available-for-sale, Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions, Qualitative Disclosure, Number of Positions, Less than One Year	208	177
Corporate bonds and commercial paper
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months, fair value	18,577
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Loss	(136)
Fair Value and Gross Unrealized Losses Related to Available-For-Sale Securities [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, fair value	256,849	225,759
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, gross unrealized losses	(289)	(631)
US Treasury and Government [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months, fair value	29,416
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Loss	(150)
Fair Value and Gross Unrealized Losses Related to Available-For-Sale Securities [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, fair value	169,621	105,278
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, gross unrealized losses	(232)	(283)
Foreign government securities
Fair Value and Gross Unrealized Losses Related to Available-For-Sale Securities [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, fair value	7,595	0
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, gross unrealized losses	(3)	0
Municipal securities
Fair Value and Gross Unrealized Losses Related to Available-For-Sale Securities [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, fair value	9,837	13,522
Available-for-sale securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, gross unrealized losses	$ (5)	$ (24)

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments [Abstract]

Cash Cash Equivalents and Short term Investments

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments consisted of the following as of August 29, 2014 (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Current assets:
Cash	$	274,463	$	—	$	—		$	274,463
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	565,996		—		—			565,996
Time deposits	62,870		—		—			62,870
Total cash equivalents	628,866		—		—			628,866
Total cash and cash equivalents	903,329		—		—			903,329
Short-term fixed income securities:
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	1,456,706		5,955		(425		)	1,462,236
Foreign government securities	23,128		40		(3		)	23,165
Municipal securities	185,634		543		(5		)	186,172
U.S. agency securities	506,227		881		(260		)	506,848
U.S. Treasury securities	437,362		580		(122		)	437,820
Subtotal	2,609,057		7,999		(815		)	2,616,241
Marketable equity securities	174		453		—			627
Total short-term investments	2,609,231		8,452		(815		)	2,616,868
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	$	3,512,560	$	8,452	$	(815	)	$	3,520,197

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments consisted of the following as of November 29, 2013 (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Current assets:
Cash	$	286,221	$	—	$	—		$	286,221
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	429,373		—		—			429,373
Time deposits	104,711		—		—			104,711
U.S. Treasury securities	14,251		—		—			14,251
Total cash equivalents	548,335		—		—			548,335
Total cash and cash equivalents	834,556		—		—			834,556
Short-term fixed income securities:
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	1,261,375		7,116		(631		)	1,267,860
Foreign government securities	11,213		56		—			11,269
Municipal securities	186,320		328		(24		)	186,624
U.S. agency securities	446,615		1,516		(186		)	447,945
U.S. Treasury securities	424,076		799		(97		)	424,778
Subtotal	2,329,599		9,815		(938		)	2,338,476
Marketable equity securities	177		543		—			720
Total short-term investments	2,329,776		10,358		(938		)	2,339,196
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	$	3,164,332	$	10,358	$	(938	)	$	3,173,752

Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than Twelve Months Related to Available-for-Sale Securities

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 an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 (in thousands):

	2014					2013
	Fair  Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair  Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	$	256,849	$	(289	)	$	225,759	$	(631	)
Foreign government securities	7,595		(3		)	—		—
Municipal securities	9,837		(5		)	13,522		(24		)
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	169,621		(232		)	105,278		(283		)
Total	$	443,902	$	(529	)	$	344,559	$	(938	)

Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months or Longer Related to Available-for-Sale-Securities

The following table summarizes the fair value and gross unrealized losses related to available-for-sale securities, aggregated by investment category, that were in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months, as of August 29, 2014 (in thousands):

	2014
	Fair  Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	$	18,577	$	(136	)
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	29,416		(150		)
Total	$	47,993	$	(286	)

Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Debt Securities

The following table summarizes the cost and estimated fair value of short-term fixed income securities classified as short-term investments based on stated effective maturities as of August 29, 2014 (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
Due within one year	$	629,477	$	630,712
Due between one and two years	808,082		810,830
Due between two and three years	915,643		918,119
Due after three years	255,855		256,580
Total	$	2,609,057	$	2,616,241

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 29, 2014
Amortized cost and Estimated Fair Value of Short-term fixed Income Securities [Abstract]
Due within one year, Amortized Cost	$ 629,477
Due between one and two years, Amortized Cost	808,082
Due between two and three years, Amortized Cost	915,643
Due after three years, Amortized Cost	255,855
Total, Amortized Cost	2,609,057
Due within one year, Estimated Fair value	630,712
Due between one and two years, Estimated Fair value	810,830
Due between two and three years, Estimated Fair value	918,119
Due after three years, Estimated Fair value	256,580
Total, Estimated Fair value	$ 2,616,241

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

The fair value of derivative instruments on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	2014				2013
	Fair Value Asset Derivatives		Fair Value Liability Derivatives		Fair Value Asset Derivatives		Fair Value Liability Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange option contracts(1) (3)	$	13,153	$	—	$	8,913	$	—
Interest rate swap (2)	5,146		—		—		—
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts (1)	1,231		969		2,978		1,067
Total derivatives	$	19,530	$	969	$	11,891	$	1,067

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⁽¹⁾  Included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and accrued expenses for asset derivatives and liability derivatives, respectively, on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽²⁾  Included in other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽³⁾  Hedging effectiveness expected to be recognized into income within the next twelve months.

Effect of Derivative Instruments as Designated Cash Flow Hedges and Not Designated as Hedges

effect of foreign currency derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and of foreign currency derivative instruments not designated as hedges in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months						Nine Months
	Foreign Exchange Option Contracts			Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts			Foreign Exchange Option Contracts			Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Net gain (loss) recognized in OCI, net of tax(1)	$	10,003		$	—		$	11,976		$	—
Net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income, net of tax(2)	$	1,075		$	—		$	6,490		$	—
Net gain (loss) recognized in income(3)	$	(4,676	)	$	—		$	(11,871	)	$	—
Derivatives not designated as hedging relationships:
Net gain (loss) recognized in income(4)	$	—		$	(1,575	)	$	—		$	(855	)

The effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and of derivative instruments not designated as hedges in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months						Nine Months
	Foreign Exchange Option Contracts			Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts			Foreign Exchange Option Contracts			Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Net gain (loss) recognized in OCI, net of tax(1)	$	(2,947	)	$	—		$	29,713		$	—
Net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income, net of tax(2)	$	10,487		$	—		$	32,880		$	—
Net gain (loss) recognized in income(3)	$	(3,989	)	$	—		$	(13,656	)	$	—
Derivatives not designated as hedging relationships:
Net gain (loss) recognized in income(4)	$	—		$	(2,028	)	$	—		$	2,768

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⁽¹⁾  Net change in the fair value of the effective portion classified in other comprehensive income (“OCI”).

⁽²⁾  Effective portion classified as revenue.

⁽³⁾  Ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

⁽⁴⁾  Classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

We have prepared the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Pursuant to these rules and regulations, we have condensed or omitted certain information and footnote disclosures we normally include in our annual Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). In management’s opinion, we have made all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments, except as otherwise indicated) necessary to fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Our interim period operating results do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year. These financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 on file with the SEC (our “Annual Report”).

There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies as compared to the significant accounting policies described in our Annual Report.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, requiring an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The updated standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Early adoption is not permitted. The updated standard becomes effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We have not yet selected a transition method and we are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

With the exception of the new revenue standard discussed above, there have been no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the nine months ended August 29, 2014, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013, that are of significance or potential significance to us.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 29, 2014	Nov. 29, 2013
Current assets:
Allowances for doubtful accounts	$ 7,879	$ 10,228
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	2,000	2,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized	900,000	900,000
Common stock, shares issued	600,834	600,834
Common stock, shares outstanding	498,599	496,261
Treasury stock, shares	102,235	104,573

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Net Income Per Share

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

NET INCOME PER SHARE

 NET INCOME PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months				Nine Months Ended
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Net income	$	44,686	$	83,002	$	180,259	$	224,665
Shares used to compute basic net income per share	498,468		504,116		497,782		502,039
Dilutive potential common shares:
Unvested restricted stock and performance share awards	7,558		7,198		8,611		7,851
Stock options	1,785		2,744		2,182		3,265
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	507,811		514,058		508,575		513,155
Basic net income per share	$	0.09	$	0.16	$	0.36	$	0.45
Diluted net income per share	$	0.09	$	0.16	$	0.35	$	0.44

For the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, there were no options to purchase shares of common stock with exercise prices greater than the average fair market value of our stock of $70.49 and $65.15, respectively, that would have been anti-dilutive. Comparatively, for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013, options to purchase shares of common stock with exercise prices greater than the average fair market value of our stock of $46.05 and $42.56 were not included in the calculation because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Sep. 19, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	ADOBE SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000796343
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Aug. 29, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-28
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		498,738,874

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Lease Commitments

We occupy three office buildings in San Jose, California where our corporate headquarters are located. We reference these office buildings as the Almaden Tower and the East and West Towers.

The lease agreement for the Almaden Tower is effective through March 2017. We are the investors in the lease receivable related to the Almaden Tower lease in the amount of $80.4 million, which is recorded as investment in lease receivable on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of August 29, 2014, the carrying value of the lease receivable related to the Almaden Tower approximated fair value. Under the agreement for the Almaden Tower, we have the option to purchase the building at any time during the lease term for $103.6 million. If we purchase the building, the investment in the lease receivables may be credited against the purchase price. The residual value guarantee under the Almaden Tower obligation is $89.4 million.

The Almaden Tower lease is subject to standard covenants including certain financial ratios that are reported to the lessor quarterly. As of August 29, 2014, we were in compliance with all of the covenants. In the case of a default, the lessor may demand we purchase the building for an amount equal to the lease balance, or require that we remarket or relinquish the building. If we choose to remarket or are required to do so upon relinquishing the building, we are bound to arrange the sale of the building to an unrelated party and will be required to pay the lessor any shortfall between the net remarketing proceeds and the lease balance, up to the residual value guarantee amount less our investment in lease receivable. The Almaden Tower lease qualifies for operating lease accounting treatment and, as such, the building and the related obligation are not included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

In August 2014, we exercised our option to purchase the East and West Towers for a total purchase price of $143.2 million. Upon purchase, our investment in the lease receivable of $126.8 million was credited against the total purchase price and we were no longer required to maintain a standby letter of credit as stipulated in the East and West Towers lease agreement. We capitalized the East and West Towers as property and equipment on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at $144.1 million, the lesser of cost or fair value, which represented the total purchase price plus other direct costs associated with the purchase. These buildings will be depreciated over their useful life of 40 years on a straight-line basis.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we entered into a sale-leaseback agreement totaling $25.7 million over a period of 24 months. This transaction was classified as a capital lease obligation and recorded at fair value.

Royalties

We have royalty commitments associated with the shipment and licensing of certain products. Royalty expense is generally based on a dollar amount per unit shipped or a percentage of the underlying revenue.

Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, we provide indemnifications of varying scope to customers against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the use of our products and from time to time, we are subject to claims by our customers under these indemnification provisions. Historically, costs related to these indemnification provisions have not been significant and we are unable to estimate the maximum potential impact of these indemnification provisions on our future results of operations.

To the extent permitted under Delaware law, we have agreements whereby we indemnify our directors and officers for certain events or occurrences while the director or officer is or was serving at our request in such capacity. The indemnification period covers all pertinent events and occurrences during the director’s or officer’s lifetime. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited, however, we have director and officer insurance coverage that limits our exposure and enables us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid.

Legal Proceedings

In connection with disputes relating to the validity or alleged infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, including patent rights, we have been, are currently and may in the future be subject to claims, negotiations or complex, protracted litigation. Intellectual property disputes and litigation may be very costly and can be disruptive to our business operations by diverting the attention and energies of management and key technical personnel. Although we have successfully defended or resolved past litigation and disputes, we may not prevail in any ongoing or future litigation and disputes. Third-party intellectual property disputes could subject us to significant liabilities, require us to enter into royalty and licensing arrangements on unfavorable terms, prevent us from licensing certain of our products or offering certain of our services, subject us to injunctions restricting our sale of products or services, cause severe disruptions to our operations or the markets in which we compete, or require us to satisfy indemnification commitments with our customers including contractual provisions under various license arrangements and service agreements.

Between May 4, 2011 and July 14, 2011, five putative class action lawsuits were filed in Santa Clara Superior Court and Alameda Superior Court in California. On September 12, 2011, the cases were consolidated into In Re High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation (“HTEAL”) pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division. In the consolidated complaint, Plaintiffs alleged that Adobe, along with Apple, Google, Intel, Intuit, Lucasfilm and Pixar, agreed not to recruit each other's employees in violation of Federal and state antitrust laws. Plaintiffs claim the alleged agreements suppressed employee compensation and deprived employees of career opportunities. Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief, monetary damages, treble damages, costs and attorneys fees. All defendants deny the allegations and that they engaged in any wrongdoing of any kind. On October 24, 2013, the court certified a class of all persons who worked in the technical, creative, and/or research and development fields on a salaried basis in the United States for one or more of the following: (a) Apple from March 2005 through December 2009; (b) Adobe from May 2005 through December 2009; (c) Google from March 2005 through December 2009; (d) Intel from March 2005 through December 2009; (e) Intuit from June 2007 through December 2009; (f) Lucasfilm from January 2005 through December 2009; or (g) Pixar from January 2005 through December 2009, excluding retail employees, corporate officers, members of the boards of directors, and senior executives of all defendants. During the second quarter of fiscal 2014, the parties reached a settlement to resolve this lawsuit, subject to the Court’s approval. On August 8, 2014, the Court rejected the settlement agreement jointly submitted by the parties. Trial in this matter is currently scheduled for January 2015. We accrued a loss contingency of $10.0 million associated with this matter during the first quarter of fiscal 2014.

In addition to intellectual property disputes, we are subject to legal proceedings, claims and investigations in the ordinary course of business, including claims relating to commercial, employment and other matters. Some of these disputes and legal proceedings may include speculative claims for substantial or indeterminate amounts of damages. We consider all claims on a quarterly basis in accordance with GAAP and based on known facts assess whether potential losses are considered reasonably possible, probable and estimable. Based upon this assessment, we then evaluate disclosure requirements and whether to accrue for such claims in our financial statements. This determination is then reviewed and discussed with our Audit Committee and our independent registered public accounting firm.

We make a provision for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These provisions are reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Unless otherwise specifically disclosed in this note, we have determined that no provision for liability nor disclosure is required related to any claim against us because: (a) there is not a reasonable possibility that a loss exceeding amounts already recognized (if any) may be incurred with respect to such claim; (b) a reasonably possible loss or range of loss cannot be estimated; or (c) such estimate is immaterial.

All legal costs associated with litigation are expensed as incurred. Litigation is inherently unpredictable. However, we believe that we have valid defenses with respect to the legal matters pending against us. It is possible, nevertheless, that our consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations could be negatively affected by an unfavorable resolution of one or more of such proceedings, claims or investigations.

In connection with our anti-piracy efforts, conducted both internally and through organizations such as the Business Software Alliance, from time to time we undertake litigation against alleged copyright infringers. Such lawsuits may lead to counter-claims alleging improper use of litigation or violation of other laws. We believe we have valid defenses with respect to such counter-claims; however, it is possible that our consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations could be affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these counter-claims.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013
Revenue:
Products	$ 349,151	$ 582,178	$ 1,299,852	$ 1,902,866
Subscription	547,373	299,346	1,447,630	778,133
Services and support	108,885	113,595	326,255	332,542
Total revenue	1,005,409	995,119	3,073,737	3,013,541
Cost of revenue:
Products	23,172	32,564	75,169	111,351
Subscription	86,670	71,656	247,549	200,763
Services and support	47,882	42,856	138,419	126,927
Total cost of revenue	157,724	147,076	461,137	439,041
Gross profit	847,685	848,043	2,612,600	2,574,500
Operating expenses:
Research and development	212,049	208,700	630,666	621,435
Sales and marketing	406,475	388,673	1,243,446	1,188,914
General and administrative	141,676	128,043	409,798	381,766
Restructuring and other charges	201	(791)	498	24,203
Amortization of purchased intangibles	13,108	13,064	40,012	38,295
Total operating expenses	773,509	737,689	2,324,420	2,254,613
Operating income	74,176	110,354	288,180	319,887
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest and other income (expense), net	1,454	1,732	7,162	4,246
Interest expense	(13,361)	(16,747)	(47,054)	(50,786)
Investment gains (losses), net	669	(2,079)	813	(5,476)
Total non-operating income (expense), net	(11,238)	(17,094)	(39,079)	(52,016)
Income before income taxes	62,938	93,260	249,101	267,871
Provision for income taxes	18,252	10,258	68,842	43,206
Net income	$ 44,686	$ 83,002	$ 180,259	$ 224,665
Basic net income per share	$ 0.09	$ 0.16	$ 0.36	$ 0.45
Shares used to compute basic net income per share	498,468	504,116	497,782	502,039
Diluted net income per share	$ 0.09	$ 0.16	$ 0.35	$ 0.44
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	507,811	514,058	508,575	513,155

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Goodwill and Purchased and Other Intangibles

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL AND PURCHASED AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

GOODWILL AND PURCHASED AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

Goodwill as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 was $4.747 billion and $4.772 billion, respectively. During the second quarter of fiscal 2014, we completed our annual goodwill impairment test associated with our three reporting units—Digital Media, Digital Marketing and Print and Publishing—and determined there was no impairment of goodwill.

Purchased and other intangible assets subject to amortization as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 were as follows (in thousands): 

	2014							2013
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Purchased technology	$	400,114	$	(254,595	)	$	145,519	$	423,237	$	(220,414	)	$	202,823
Customer contracts and relationships	$	380,753	$	(134,892	)	$	245,861	$	389,800	$	(111,416	)	$	278,384
Trademarks	67,105		(34,496		)	32,609		67,546		(27,933		)	39,613
Acquired rights to use technology	157,827		(92,948		)	64,879		155,322		(76,740		)	78,582
Localization	1,442		(956		)	486		3,404		(2,172		)	1,232
Other intangibles	12,473		(10,988		)	1,485		16,447		(11,827		)	4,620
Total other intangible assets	$	619,600	$	(274,280	)	$	345,320	$	632,519	$	(230,088	)	$	402,431
Purchased and other intangible assets, net	$	1,019,714	$	(528,875	)	$	490,839	$	1,055,756	$	(450,502	)	$	605,254

In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we acquired rights to use certain technology for $51.8 million. Of this cost, an estimated $25.3 million was related to future licensing rights that has been capitalized and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives ranging from five to ten years. We estimated that the remaining cost of $26.5 million was related to historical use of licensing rights and was expensed as cost of product revenue.   

In the second quarter of fiscal 2014, certain purchased intangibles associated with our acquisitions of Efficient Frontier and Day Software Holding AG became fully amortized and were removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization expense related to purchased and other intangible assets was $39.1 million and $115.1 million for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, respectively. Comparatively, excluding the expense associated with historical use of the acquired rights to use the technology discussed in the paragraph above, amortization expense was $42.2 million and $117.1 million for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013, respectively. Of these amounts, $26.0 million and $75.1 million were included in cost of sales for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, respectively, and $29.4 million and $79.6 million for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013, respectively.

As of August 29, 2014, we expect amortization expense in future periods to be as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year	Purchased Technology		Other Intangible Assets
Remainder of 2014	$	18,692	$	18,196
2015	61,000		68,267
2016	22,646		62,298
2017	15,197		52,916
2018	8,803		42,021
Thereafter	19,181		101,622
Total expected amortization expense	$	145,519	$	345,320

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

 DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Hedge Accounting

We recognize derivative instruments and hedging activities as either assets or liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 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.

Fair Value Hedging—Interest Rate Swap

During the third quarter of fiscal 2014, we entered into interest rate swaps designated as a fair value hedge related to our $900.0 million of 4.75% fixed interest rate senior notes due February 1, 2020 (the “2020 Notes”). In effect, the interest rate swaps convert the fixed interest rate on our 2020 Notes to a floating interest rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Under the terms of the swaps, we will pay monthly interest at the one-month LIBOR rate plus a fixed number of basis points on the $900 million notional amount through February 1, 2020. In exchange, we will receive 4.75% fixed rate interest from the swap counterparties. See Note 13 for further details regarding our debt.

The interest rate swaps are accounted for as fair value hedges and substantially offset the changes in fair value of the hedged portion of the underlying debt that are attributable to the changes in market risk. Therefore, the gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are included in interest and other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income. The fair value of the interest rate swaps is reflected in other assets in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Economic Hedging—Hedges of Forecasted Transactions

In countries outside the U.S., we transact business in U.S. Dollars and in various other currencies. We may use foreign exchange option contracts or forward contracts to hedge certain cash flow exposures resulting from changes in these foreign currency exchange rates. These foreign exchange contracts, carried at fair value, have maturities of up to twelve months. We enter into these foreign exchange contracts to hedge a portion of our forecasted foreign currency denominated revenue in the normal course of business and accordingly, they are not speculative in nature.

We recognize these contracts as derivative instruments and they are classified as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and measured on a recurring basis at fair value. Gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value are accounted for depending on the use of the contract and whether it is designated and qualifies for hedge accounting. To receive hedge accounting treatment, all hedging relationships are formally documented at the inception of the hedge, and the hedges must be highly effective in offsetting changes to future cash flows on hedged transactions. We record changes in the intrinsic value of these cash flow hedges in accumulated other comprehensive income in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, until the forecasted transaction occurs. When the forecasted transaction occurs, we reclassify the related gain or loss on the cash flow hedge to revenue. In the event the underlying forecasted transaction does not occur, or it becomes probable that it will not occur, we reclassify the gain or loss on the related cash flow hedge from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest and other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income at that time. If we do not elect hedge accounting, or the contract does not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, the changes in fair market value from period to period are recorded in interest and other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

Balance Sheet Hedging—Hedging of Foreign Currency Assets and Liabilities

We also hedge our net recognized foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities with foreign exchange forward contracts to reduce the risk that the value of these assets and liabilities will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates. These contracts hedge assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies and are carried at fair value with changes in the fair value recorded to interest and other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. These contracts do not subject us to material balance sheet risk due to exchange rate movements because gains and losses on these derivatives are intended to offset gains and losses on the assets and liabilities being hedged.

The bank counterparties to 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 as determined by our counterparty risk assessment process. We monitor ratings, credit spreads and potential downgrades on at least a quarterly basis. Based on our ongoing assessment of counterparty risk, we may adjust our exposure to various counterparties. In addition, our hedging policy establishes maximum limits for each counterparty to mitigate any concentration of risk.

We evaluate hedge effectiveness at the inception of the hedge prospectively as well as retrospectively and record any ineffective portion of the hedging instruments in interest and other income (expense), net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The net gain (loss) recognized in interest and other income (expense), net for cash flow hedges due to hedge ineffectiveness was insignificant for the periods presented. The time value of purchased contracts is recorded in interest and other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

The fair value of derivative instruments on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	2014				2013
	Fair Value Asset Derivatives		Fair Value Liability Derivatives		Fair Value Asset Derivatives		Fair Value Liability Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange option contracts(1) (3)	$	13,153	$	—	$	8,913	$	—
Interest rate swap (2)	5,146		—		—		—
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forward contracts (1)	1,231		969		2,978		1,067
Total derivatives	$	19,530	$	969	$	11,891	$	1,067

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⁽¹⁾  Included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and accrued expenses for asset derivatives and liability derivatives, respectively, on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽²⁾  Included in other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽³⁾  Hedging effectiveness expected to be recognized into income within the next twelve months.

The aggregate fair value of derivative instruments in net asset positions represent the maximum exposure to loss at the reporting date as a result of all of the counterparties failing to perform as contracted. This exposure could be reduced by the fair value of liabilities included in master netting arrangements with those same counterparties.

The effect of foreign currency derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and of foreign currency derivative instruments not designated as hedges in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months						Nine Months
	Foreign Exchange Option Contracts			Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts			Foreign Exchange Option Contracts			Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Net gain (loss) recognized in OCI, net of tax(1)	$	10,003		$	—		$	11,976		$	—
Net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income, net of tax(2)	$	1,075		$	—		$	6,490		$	—
Net gain (loss) recognized in income(3)	$	(4,676	)	$	—		$	(11,871	)	$	—
Derivatives not designated as hedging relationships:
Net gain (loss) recognized in income(4)	$	—		$	(1,575	)	$	—		$	(855	)

The effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and of derivative instruments not designated as hedges in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months						Nine Months
	Foreign Exchange Option Contracts			Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts			Foreign Exchange Option Contracts			Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Net gain (loss) recognized in OCI, net of tax(1)	$	(2,947	)	$	—		$	29,713		$	—
Net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income, net of tax(2)	$	10,487		$	—		$	32,880		$	—
Net gain (loss) recognized in income(3)	$	(3,989	)	$	—		$	(13,656	)	$	—
Derivatives not designated as hedging relationships:
Net gain (loss) recognized in income(4)	$	—		$	(2,028	)	$	—		$	2,768

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⁽¹⁾  Net change in the fair value of the effective portion classified in other comprehensive income (“OCI”).

⁽²⁾  Effective portion classified as revenue.

⁽³⁾  Ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

⁽⁴⁾  Classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis

The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities at August 29, 2014 was determined using the following inputs (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	$	565,996	$	565,996	$	—	$	—
Time deposits	62,870		62,870		—		—
Short-term investments:
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	1,462,236		—		1,462,236		—
Foreign government securities	23,165		—		23,165		—
Marketable equity securities	627		627		—		—
Municipal securities	186,172		—		186,172		—
U.S. agency securities	506,848		—		506,848		—
U.S. Treasury securities	437,820		—		437,820		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Foreign currency derivatives	14,384		—		14,384		—
Other assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	24,821		536		24,285		—
Interest rate swap derivatives	5,146		—		5,146		—
Total assets	$	3,290,085	$	630,029	$	2,660,056	$	—

Liabilities:
Accrued expenses:
Foreign currency derivatives	$	969	$	—	$	969	$	—
Total liabilities	$	969	$	—	$	969	$	—

The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities at November 29, 2013 was determined using the following inputs (in thousands): 

	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	$	429,373	$	429,373	$	—	$	—
Time deposits	104,711		104,711		—		—
U.S. Treasury securities	14,251		—		14,251		—
Short-term investments:
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	1,267,860		—		1,267,860		—
Foreign government securities	11,269		—		11,269		—
Marketable equity securities	720		720		—		—
Municipal securities	186,624		—		186,624		—
U.S. agency securities	447,945		—		447,945		—
U.S. Treasury securities	424,778		—		424,778		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Foreign currency derivatives	11,891		—		11,891		—
Other assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	19,816		894		18,922		—
Total assets	$	2,919,238	$	535,698	$	2,383,540	$	—

Liabilities:
Accrued expenses:
Foreign currency derivatives	$	1,067	$	—	$	1,067	$	—
Total liabilities	$	1,067	$	—	$	1,067	$	—

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

DEBT

DEBT

Notes

In February 2010, we issued $600.0 million of 3.25% senior notes due February 1, 2015 (the “2015 Notes”) and $900.0 million of 4.75% senior notes due February 1, 2020 (the “2020 Notes” and, together with the 2015 Notes, the “Notes”). Our proceeds were $1.5 billion and were net of an issuance discount of $6.6 million. The Notes rank equally with our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. In addition, we incurred issuance costs of $10.7 million. Both the discount and issuance costs are being amortized to interest expense over the respective terms of the Notes using the effective interest method.

The effective interest rate including the discount and issuance costs is 3.45% for the 2015 Notes and 4.92% for the 2020 Notes. Interest is payable semi-annually, in arrears, on February 1 and August 1, and commenced on August 1, 2010. During the nine months ended August 29, 2014, we made both semi-annual interest payments on our Notes totaling $62.2 million. In June 2014, we entered into interest rate swaps with a total notional amount of $900.0 million designated as a fair value hedge related to our 2020 Notes. The effect of such interest rate swaps is to effectively convert the fixed interest rate on our 2020 Notes to a floating interest rate based on the LIBOR plus a fixed number of basis points. Under the terms of the swap, we will pay monthly interest at the one-month LIBOR floating interest plus a spread of a fixed number of basis points on the $900 million notional amount. In exchange, we will receive 4.75% fixed rate interest from the swap counterparties. See Note 5 for further details regarding our interest rate swap derivatives.

The gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are included in interest and other income (expense), net in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income and substantially offset the changes in the fair value of the hedged portion of the underlying debt that are attributable to the changes in market risk. The fair value of the interest rate swaps is reflected in other assets in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying value of the 2020 Notes was adjusted by an amount that is equal and offsetting to the fair value of the swaps. The interest receivable from the swaps based on the fixed interest rate and the interest payable based on the effective interest rates are recorded at gross in the prepaid expenses and other current assets account and accrued expenses account, respectively, in our and Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Based on quoted prices in inactive markets, the fair value of the Notes was $1.6 billion as of August 29, 2014. The total fair value of $1.6 billion excludes the effect of fair value hedge of the 2020 Notes for which we entered into interest rate swaps for the total notional amount $900.0 million.

We may redeem the Notes at any time, subject to a make-whole premium. In addition, upon the occurrence of certain change of control triggering events, we may be required to repurchase the Notes, at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. The Notes also include covenants that limit our ability to grant liens on assets and to enter into sale and leaseback transactions, subject to significant allowances. As of August 29, 2014, we were in compliance with all of the covenants.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2014, we reclassified $599.9 million as current debt on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, which represented the 2015 Notes, net of unamortized original issuance discount. We intend to refinance the current portion of our debt on or before the due date.

Credit Agreement

On March 2, 2012, we entered into a five-year $1.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), providing for loans to us and certain of our subsidiaries. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, we may, subject to the agreement of the applicable lenders, request up to an additional $500.0 million in commitments, for a maximum aggregate commitment of $1.5 billion. Loans under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at either (i) LIBOR plus a margin, based on our debt ratings, ranging from 0.795% and 1.30% or (ii) the base rate, which is defined as the highest of (a) the agent’s prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% or (c) LIBOR plus 1.00% plus a margin, based on our debt ratings, ranging from 0.00% to 0.30%. Commitment fees are payable quarterly at rates between 0.08% and 0.20% per year also based on our public debt ratings. Subject to certain conditions stated in the Credit Agreement, we and any of our subsidiaries designated as additional borrowers may borrow, prepay and re-borrow amounts under the revolving credit facility at any time during the term of the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, including a financial covenant, events of default and indemnification provisions in favor of the lenders. The negative covenants include restrictions regarding the incurrence of liens and indebtedness, certain merger and acquisition transactions, dispositions and other matters, all subject to certain exceptions. The financial covenant, based on a quarterly financial test, requires us not to exceed a maximum leverage ratio.

On March 1, 2013, we exercised an option under the Credit Agreement to extend the maturity date of the Credit Agreement by one year to March 2, 2018. The facility will terminate and all amounts owing thereunder will be due and payable on the maturity date unless (a) the commitments are terminated earlier upon the occurrence of certain events, including an event of default, or (b) the maturity date is further extended upon our request, subject to the agreement of the lenders.

As of August 29, 2014, there were no outstanding borrowings under this Credit Agreement and we were in compliance with all covenants.

Capital Lease Obligations

In fiscal 2013, we entered into a sale-leaseback agreement totaling $25.7 million over a period of 24 months. As of August 29, 2014, our capital lease obligations of $6.5 million are presented as current debt in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Restructuring Charges

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

Restructuring Plans

Our restructuring plans consist of reductions in workforce and the consolidation of facilities to better align our resources around our business strategies. As of August 29, 2014, we considered our restructuring plans to be substantially complete. We continue to make cash outlays to settle obligations under these plans, however the current impact to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is not significant.

Summary of Restructuring Plans

The following table sets forth a summary of restructuring activities related to all of our restructuring plans during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 (in thousands):

	November 29, 2013		Costs Incurred		Cash Payments			Other Adjustments			August 29, 2014
Termination benefits	$	2,233	$	—	$	(1,363	)	$	(262	)	$	608
Cost of closing redundant facilities	11,655		528		(4,761		)	97			7,519
Total restructuring plans	$	13,888	$	528	$	(6,124	)	$	(165	)	$	8,127

Accrued restructuring charges of $8.1 million as of August 29, 2014 includes $2.3 million recorded in accrued restructuring, current and $5.8 million related to long-term facilities obligations recorded in accrued restructuring, non-current on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We expect to pay accrued termination benefits through fiscal 2014 and facilities-related liabilities under contract through fiscal 2021 of which approximately 40% will be paid through 2015.

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Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2013	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014	Jun. 13, 2014	Mar. 02, 2012	Aug. 29, 2014 From [Member]	Aug. 29, 2014 To [Member]	Feb. 28, 2010 Notes 2015 and 2020 [Member]	Aug. 29, 2014 Notes 2015 and 2020 [Member]	Feb. 28, 2010 Notes 2015 [Member]	Feb. 28, 2010 Notes 2020 [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 Notes 2015 [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Scenario i [Member] Line of Credit [Member] From [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Scenario i [Member] Line of Credit [Member] To [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Scenario ii [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Scenario ii [Member] Line of Credit [Member] From [Member]	Mar. 02, 2012 Scenario ii [Member] Line of Credit [Member] To [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, issued										$ 600,000,000	$ 900,000,000
Senior notes, interest rate										3.25%	4.75%
Proceeds from isssuance of senior notes								1,500,000,000
Issuance discount								6,600,000
Issuance cost								10,700,000
Effective Interest rate										3.45%	4.92%
Derivative, Notional Amount				900,000,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate				4.75%
Interest Paid									62,200,000
Fair value of the Notes									1,600,000,000
Repurchase notes at price of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest								101.00%
Portion of Long Term Debt Reclassified as Current Debt												599,900,000
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Total senior unsecured revolving credit facility					1,000,000,000
Option to request additional commitments on credit facility					500,000,000
Maximum aggregate, credit facility					1,500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate													0.795%	1.30%
Margin Added to LIBOR in Determining Interest Rate																0.00%	0.30%
Percentage Added to Federal Funds Effective Rate in Determining Interest Rate															0.50%
Percentage Added to LIBOR in Determining Interest Rate															1.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage						0.08%	0.20%
Line of Credit Facility, Extension Period	1 year
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding			0
Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Capital Lease Obligations Incurred		25,700,000
Sale Leaseback Agreement, Leaseback Period		24 months
Capital lease obligations			$ 6,500,000

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Accrued Expenses

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

ACCRUED EXPENSES

ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	309,507	$	318,219
Sales and marketing allowances	73,792		66,502
Accrued corporate marketing	27,522		22,801
Taxes payable	17,241		18,225
Royalties payable	12,300		14,778
Accrued interest expense	7,295		20,613
Other	183,022		195,801
Accrued expenses	$	630,679	$	656,939

Other primarily includes general corporate accruals for technical support and local and regional expenses, including our accrual for a loss contingency as of August 29, 2014. Other is also comprised of deferred rent related to office locations with rent escalations and foreign currency liability derivatives. See Note 12 for further information regarding the loss contingency.

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Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Summary of Restricted Stock Units

Restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Beginning outstanding balance	17,948		18,415
Awarded	4,054		7,236
Released	(7,085	)	(6,224	)
Forfeited	(1,072	)	(1,479	)
Ending outstanding balance	13,845		17,948

Information regarding restricted stock units outstanding at August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares (thousands)	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value(*) (millions)
2014
Restricted stock units outstanding	13,845	1.12	$	995.5
Restricted stock units vested and expected to vest	12,367	1.05	$	882.4
2013
Restricted stock units outstanding	18,163	1.29	$	831
Restricted stock units vested and expected to vest	16,159	1.22	$	736.8

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^(*)  The intrinsic value is calculated as the market value as of the end of the fiscal period. As reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the market values as of August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were $71.90 and $45.75, respectively. 

Summary of Performance Shares

On January 24, 2014, our Executive Compensation Committee approved the 2014 Performance Share Program, including the award calculation methodology, under the terms of our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. Under our 2014 Performance Share Program (“2014 Program”), shares may be earned based on the achievement of an objective relative total stockholder return measured over a three-year performance period. The purpose of the 2014 Program is to help focus key employees on building stockholder value, provide significant award potential for achieving outstanding Company performance and enhance the ability of the Company to attract and retain highly talented and competent individuals. Performance share awards will be awarded and fully vest upon the Executive Compensation Committee's certification of the level of achievement following the three-year anniversary of the grant date on January 24, 2017. Participants in the 2014 Program generally have the ability to receive up to 200% of the target number of shares originally granted.

Effective January 24, 2013, our Executive Compensation Committee modified our Performance Share Program by eliminating the use of qualitative performance objectives, with 100% of shares to be earned based on the achievement of an objective relative total stockholder return measured over a three-year performance period. Performance awards were granted under the 2013 Performance Share Program (“2013 Program”) pursuant to the terms of our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. The purpose of the 2013 Program is to align key management and senior leadership with stockholders’ interests over the long term and to retain key employees. Performance share awards will be awarded and fully vest upon the Executive Compensation Committee's certification of the level of achievement following the three-year anniversary of the grant date on January 24, 2016. Participants in the 2013 Program generally have the ability to receive up to 200% of the target number of shares originally granted.

As of August 29, 2014, the shares awarded under our 2013 and 2014 Performance Share Programs are yet to be achieved. The following table sets forth the summary of performance share activity under our 2013 and 2014 Performance Share Programs for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 (in thousands): 

	Shares Granted		Maximum Shares Eligible to Receive
Beginning outstanding balance	854		1,707
Awarded	709		1,417
Forfeited	(46	)	(90	)
Ending outstanding balance	1,517		3,034

In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Executive Compensation Committee certified the actual performance achievement of participants in the 2012 Performance Share Program (“2012 Program”). Based upon the achievement of specific and/or market-based performance goals outlined in the 2012 Program, participants had the ability to receive up to 150% of the target number of shares originally granted. Actual performance resulted in participants achieving 116% of target or approximately 1.3 million shares for the 2012 Program. One third of the shares under the 2012 Program vested in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and the remaining two thirds vest evenly on the following two anniversaries of the grant date, contingent upon the recipient's continued service to Adobe.

The following table sets forth the summary of performance share activity under our 2010, 2011 and 2012 Programs, based upon share awards actually achieved, for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Beginning outstanding balance	861		388
Achieved	—		1,279
Released	(486	)	(665	)
Forfeited	(21	)	(141	)
Ending outstanding balance	354		861

Information regarding performance shares outstanding at August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 is summarized below: 

	Number of Shares (thousands)	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value(*) (millions)
2014
Performance shares outstanding	354	0.41	$	25.4
Performance shares vested and expected to vest	339	0.41	$	24.2
2013
Performance shares outstanding	868	0.83	$	39.7
Performance shares vested and expected to vest	804	0.81	$	36.7

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^(*)  The intrinsic value is calculated as the market value as of the end of the fiscal period. As reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the market values as of August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were $71.90 and $45.75, respectively.

Summary of Stock Options

There were no option grants during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and the three months ended August 30, 2013. The assumptions used to value the option grants during the nine months ended August 30, 2013 were as follows:

	Nine Months
	2013
Expected life (in years)	3.2
Volatility	27	%
Risk free interest rate	0.36	%

Option activity for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Beginning outstanding balance	7,359		24,517
Granted	—		25
Exercised	(3,585	)	(15,872	)
Cancelled	(134	)	(1,584	)
Increase due to acquisition	—		273
Ending outstanding balance	3,640		7,359

Information regarding stock options outstanding at August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares (thousands)	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value(*) (millions)
2014
Options outstanding	3,640	$	28.98	3.33	$	156.2
Options vested and expected to vest	3,610	$	29.08	3.31	$	154.5
Options exercisable	3,056	$	30.26	2.99	$	127.3
2013
Options outstanding	9,525	$	30.80	3.10	$	142.6
Options vested and expected to vest	9,359	$	30.93	3.05	$	138.9
Options exercisable	7,489	$	32.23	2.49	$	101.5

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^(*)  The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market value as of the end of the fiscal period and the exercise price of the shares. As reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the market values as of August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were $71.90 and $45.75, respectively.

Summary of Employee Stock Purchase Plan Shares

The expected life of the employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) shares is the average of the remaining purchase periods under each offering period. The assumptions used to value employee stock purchase rights during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months		Nine Months
	2014	2013	2014	2013
Expected life (in years)	0.5 - 2.0	0.5 - 2.0	0.5 - 2.0	0.5 - 2.0
Volatility	26 - 27%	27 - 29%	26 - 28%	26 - 30%
Risk free interest rate	0.06 - 0.47%	0.09 - 0.34%	0.06 - 0.47%	0.09 - 0.34%

Employees purchased 2.9 million shares at an average price of $34.76 and 3.4 million shares at an average price of $25.71 for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013, respectively. The intrinsic value of shares purchased during the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 was $93.4 million and $58.5 million, respectively. The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market value on the date of purchase and the purchase price of the shares.

Compensation Costs

As of August 29, 2014, there was $468.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested stock-based awards which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years. Total unrecognized compensation cost will be adjusted for future changes in estimated forfeitures.

Total stock-based compensation costs that have been included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	2014				2013
Income Statement Classifications	Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights		Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards		Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights		Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards
Cost of revenue—subscription	$	458	$	1,451	$	380	$	1,245
Cost of revenue—services and support	1,064		1,666		878		2,609
Research and development	4,151		26,100		4,786		25,736
Sales and marketing	4,492		25,447		4,617		24,309
General and administrative	1,682		16,502		1,858		14,606
Total	$	11,847	$	71,166	$	12,519	$	68,505

Total stock-based compensation costs that have been included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	2014				2013
Income Statement Classifications	Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights		Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards		Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights		Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards
Cost of revenue—subscription	$	1,424	$	4,261	$	1,463	$	3,489
Cost of revenue—services and support	2,759		4,886		2,559		7,419
Research and development	12,397		78,567		15,340		74,677
Sales and marketing	13,571		76,541		16,177		72,087
General and administrative	4,962		49,443		6,518		44,361
Total	$	35,113	$	213,698	$	42,057	$	202,033

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Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Retained Earnings

The changes in retained earnings for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 were as follows (in thousands): 

Balance as of November 29, 2013	$	6,928,964
Net income	180,259
Re-issuance of treasury stock	(258,433		)
Balance as of August 29, 2014	$	6,850,790

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 Condensed 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 treasury stock 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 reduction of retained earnings in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income and activity, net of related taxes, as of August 29, 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

	November 29, 2013			Increase / Decrease			Reclassification Adjustments				August 29, 2014
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	$	10,178		$	1,596		$	(3,534	)		$	8,240
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities	(937		)	70			54				(813		)
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	9,241			1,666			(3,480		)	(1)	7,427
Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments	5,367			11,976			(6,490		)	(2)	10,853
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	31,495			(29,708		)	—				1,787
Total accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes	$	46,103		$	(16,066	)	$	(9,970	)		$	20,067

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⁽¹⁾  Classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

⁽²⁾  Classified as revenue.

The following table sets forth the taxes related to each component of other comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 (in thousands):

	Three Months						Nine Months Ended
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains / losses	$	68		$	117		$	37		$	151
Reclassification adjustments	(3		)	(2		)	(6		)	(2		)
Subtotal available-for-sale securities	65			115			31			149
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments*	—			—			—			—
Reclassification adjustments*	—			—			—			—
Subtotal derivatives designated as hedging instruments	—			—			—			—
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,577		)	372			(474		)	(128		)
Total taxes, other comprehensive income	$	(1,512	)	$	487		$	(443	)	$	21

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^(*)   Taxes related to derivative instruments were zero based on the tax jurisdiction where the derivative instruments were executed.

Stock Repurchase Program

To facilitate our stock repurchase program, designed to return value to our stockholders and minimize dilution from stock issuances, we may repurchase shares in the open market or enter into structured repurchase agreements with third parties. We are currently repurchasing common stock under our $2.0 billion authority granted by our Board of Directors in April 2012, which can be used through the end of fiscal 2015.

During the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013, we entered into several structured stock repurchase agreements with large financial institutions, whereupon we provided them with prepayments totaling $475.0 million and $700.0 million, respectively. We enter into these agreements in order to take advantage of repurchasing shares at a guaranteed discount to the Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of our common stock over a specified period of time. We only enter into such transactions when the discount that we receive is higher than the foregone return on our cash prepayments to the financial institutions. There were no explicit commissions or fees on these structured repurchases. Under the terms of the agreements, there is no requirement for the financial institutions to return any portion of the prepayment to us.

The financial institutions agree to deliver shares to us at monthly intervals during the contract term. The parameters used to calculate the number of shares deliverable are: the total notional amount of the contract, the number of trading days in the contract, the number of trading days in the interval and the average VWAP of our stock during the interval less the agreed upon discount. During the nine months ended August 29, 2014, we repurchased approximately 9.0 million shares at an average price of $62.42 through structured repurchase agreements entered into during fiscal 2013 and the nine months ended August 29, 2014. During the nine months ended August 30, 2013, we repurchased approximately 13.7 million shares at an average price of $43.78 through structured repurchase agreements entered into during 2012 and the nine months ended August 30, 2013.

As of August 29, 2014, the prepayments were classified as treasury stock on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at the payment date, though only shares delivered to us by the financial statement date were excluded from the computation of earnings per share. As of August 29, 2014, $42.3 million of prepayment remained under this agreement.

Subsequent to August 29, 2014, as part of our $2.0 billion stock repurchase program, we entered into a structured stock repurchase agreement with a large financial institution whereupon we provided them with a prepayment of $125.0 million. This amount will be classified as treasury stock on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Upon completion of the $125.0 million stock repurchase agreement, $200.0 million remains under our current authority.

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Nov. 29, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 3,512,560	$ 3,164,332
Unrealized Gains	8,452	10,358
Unrealized Losses	(815)	(938)
Estimated Fair Value, Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	3,520,197	3,173,752
Cash and cash equivalents [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	903,329	834,556
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	903,329	834,556
Cash [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	274,463	286,221
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	274,463	286,221
Cash equivalents [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	628,866	548,335
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	628,866	548,335
Cash equivalents [Member] | Money Market Funds
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	565,996	429,373
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	565,996	429,373
Cash equivalents [Member] | Time deposits
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	62,870	104,711
Unrealized Gains	0	0
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	62,870	104,711
Cash equivalents [Member] | U.S. Treasury securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		14,251
Unrealized Gains		0
Unrealized Losses		0
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents		14,251
Short-term investments [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,609,231	2,329,776
Unrealized Gains	8,452	10,358
Unrealized Losses	(815)	(938)
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	2,616,868	2,339,196
Short-term investments [Member] | Marketable equity securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	174	177
Unrealized Gains	453	543
Unrealized Losses	0	0
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	627	720
Short-term fixed income securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,609,057	2,329,599
Unrealized Gains	7,999	9,815
Unrealized Losses	(815)	(938)
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	2,616,241	2,338,476
Short-term fixed income securities [Member] | Corporate bonds and commercial paper
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,456,706	1,261,375
Unrealized Gains	5,955	7,116
Unrealized Losses	(425)	(631)
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	1,462,236	1,267,860
Short-term fixed income securities [Member] | Foreign government securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	23,128	11,213
Unrealized Gains	40	56
Unrealized Losses	(3)	0
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	23,165	11,269
Short-term fixed income securities [Member] | Municipal securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	185,634	186,320
Unrealized Gains	543	328
Unrealized Losses	(5)	(24)
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	186,172	186,624
Short-term fixed income securities [Member] | U.S. agency securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	506,227	446,615
Unrealized Gains	881	1,516
Unrealized Losses	(260)	(186)
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	506,848	447,945
Short-term fixed income securities [Member] | U.S. Treasury securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	437,362	424,076
Unrealized Gains	580	799
Unrealized Losses	(122)	(97)
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	$ 437,820	$ 424,778

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013
Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights [Member]
Total stock-based compensation costs [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation costs	$ 11,847	$ 12,519	$ 35,113	$ 42,057
Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards [Member]
Total stock-based compensation costs [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation costs	71,166	68,505	213,698	202,033
Cost of Subscription Revenue [Member] | Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights [Member]
Total stock-based compensation costs [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation costs	458	380	1,424	1,463
Cost of Subscription Revenue [Member] | Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards [Member]
Total stock-based compensation costs [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation costs	1,451	1,245	4,261	3,489
Cost of Service and Support Revenue [Member] | Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights [Member]
Total stock-based compensation costs [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation costs	1,064	878	2,759	2,559
Cost of Service and Support Revenue [Member] | Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards [Member]
Total stock-based compensation costs [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation costs	1,666	2,609	4,886	7,419
Research and Development Expense [Member] | Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights [Member]
Total stock-based compensation costs [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation costs	4,151	4,786	12,397	15,340
Research and Development Expense [Member] | Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards [Member]
Total stock-based compensation costs [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation costs	26,100	25,736	78,567	74,677
Sales and Marketing [Member] | Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights [Member]
Total stock-based compensation costs [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation costs	4,492	4,617	13,571	16,177
Sales and Marketing [Member] | Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards [Member]
Total stock-based compensation costs [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation costs	25,447	24,309	76,541	72,087
General and Administrative [Member] | Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights [Member]
Total stock-based compensation costs [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation costs	1,682	1,858	4,962	6,518
General and Administrative [Member] | Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards [Member]
Total stock-based compensation costs [Abstract]
Stock-based compensation costs	$ 16,502	$ 14,606	$ 49,443	$ 44,361

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Segments

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENTS

SEGMENTS

We report segment information based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by management for making decisions and assessing performance as the source of our reportable segments.

Our CEO, the chief operating decision maker, reviews revenue and gross margin information for each of our reportable segments, but does not review operating expenses on a segment by segment basis. In addition, with the exception of goodwill and intangible assets, we do not identify or allocate our assets by the reportable segments.

We have the following reportable segments:

• Digital Media—Our Digital Media segment provides tools and solutions that enable individuals, small businesses and enterprises to create, publish, promote and monetize their digital content anywhere. Our customers include traditional content creators, web application developers and digital media professionals, as well as their management in marketing departments and agencies, companies and publishers.

• Digital Marketing—Our Digital Marketing segment provides solutions and services for how digital advertising and marketing are created, managed, executed, measured and optimized. Our customers include digital marketers, advertisers, publishers, merchandisers, web analysts, chief marketing officers, chief information officers and chief revenue officers.

• Print and Publishing—Our Print and Publishing segment addresses market opportunities ranging from the diverse authoring and publishing needs of technical and business publishing to our legacy type and OEM printing businesses.

Our segment results for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Digital Media			Digital Marketing			Print and Publishing			Total
Three months ended August 29, 2014
Revenue	$	621,459		$	336,575		$	47,375		$	1,005,409
Cost of revenue	38,711			117,053			1,960			157,724
Gross profit	$	582,748		$	219,522		$	45,415		$	847,685
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	94		%	65		%	96		%	84		%
Three months ended August 30, 2013
Revenue	$	636,723		$	311,688		$	46,708		$	995,119
Cost of revenue	41,376			103,150			2,550			147,076
Gross profit	$	595,347		$	208,538		$	44,158		$	848,043
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	94		%	67		%	95		%	85		%

	Digital Media			Digital Marketing			Print and Publishing			Total
Nine months ended August 29, 2014
Revenue	$	1,954,137		$	981,363		$	138,237		$	3,073,737
Cost of revenue	112,861			340,943			7,333			461,137
Gross profit	$	1,841,276		$	640,420		$	130,904		$	2,612,600
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	94		%	65		%	95		%	85		%
Nine months ended August 30, 2013
Revenue	$	1,995,121		$	864,787		$	153,633		$	3,013,541
Cost of revenue	129,966			299,181			9,894			439,041
Gross profit	$	1,865,155		$	565,606		$	143,739		$	2,574,500
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue	93		%	65		%	94		%	85		%

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Accrued Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses as of August 29, 2014 and November 29, 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	309,507	$	318,219
Sales and marketing allowances	73,792		66,502
Accrued corporate marketing	27,522		22,801
Taxes payable	17,241		18,225
Royalties payable	12,300		14,778
Accrued interest expense	7,295		20,613
Other	183,022		195,801
Accrued expenses	$	630,679	$	656,939

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details 3) (Stock Options [Member]) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Nov. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2013
Stock Options [Member]
Stock Option Activity [Rollforward]
Beginning outstanding balance	7,359	24,517	9,525
Granted, Shares	0	25
Exercised, Shares	(3,585)	(15,872)
Cancelled, Shares	(134)	(1,584)
Increase due to acquisition, Shares	0	273
Ending outstanding balance	3,640	7,359	9,525

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014		Aug. 30, 2013		Aug. 29, 2014		Aug. 30, 2013
Foreign Exchange Option Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]
Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net	(1,575)	[1]	(2,028)	[1]	(855)	[1]	2,768	[1]
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Foreign Exchange Option Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net	10,003	[2]	(2,947)	[2]	11,976	[2]	29,713	[2]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	1,075	[3]	10,487	[3]	6,490	[3]	32,880	[3]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net	(4,676)	[4]	(3,989)	[4]	(11,871)	[4]	(13,656)	[4]
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	0	[3]	0	[3]	0	[3]	0	[3]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net	$ 0	[4]	$ 0	[4]	$ 0	[4]	$ 0	[4]

[1] Classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

[2] Net change in the fair value of the effective portion classified in other comprehensive income (“OCI”).

[3] Effective portion classified as revenue.

[4] Ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014		Aug. 30, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net Income	$ 44,686	$ 83,002	$ 180,259		$ 224,665
Available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized gains / losses on available-for-sale securities	(1,822)	(7,757)	1,666		(12,310)
Reclassification adjustment for gains / losses on available-for-sale securities recognized	(1,592)	46	(3,480)	[1]	(2,326)
Net increase (decrease) from available-for-sale securities	(3,414)	(7,711)	(1,814)		(14,636)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Unrealized gains / losses on derivative instruments	10,003	(2,947)	11,976		29,713
Reclassification adjustment for gains / losses on derivative instruments recognized	(1,075)	(10,487)	(6,490)	[2]	(32,880)
Net increase (decrease) from derivatives designated as hedging instruments	8,928	(13,434)	5,486		(3,167)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(32,090)	6,651	(29,708)		57
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes	(26,576)	(14,494)	(26,036)		(17,746)
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes	$ 18,110	$ 68,508	$ 154,223		$ 206,919

[1] Classified in interest and other income (expense), net.

[2] Classified as revenue.

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Assets and Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

We measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. There have been no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the nine months ended August 29, 2014.

The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities at August 29, 2014 was determined using the following inputs (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	$	565,996	$	565,996	$	—	$	—
Time deposits	62,870		62,870		—		—
Short-term investments:
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	1,462,236		—		1,462,236		—
Foreign government securities	23,165		—		23,165		—
Marketable equity securities	627		627		—		—
Municipal securities	186,172		—		186,172		—
U.S. agency securities	506,848		—		506,848		—
U.S. Treasury securities	437,820		—		437,820		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Foreign currency derivatives	14,384		—		14,384		—
Other assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	24,821		536		24,285		—
Interest rate swap derivatives	5,146		—		5,146		—
Total assets	$	3,290,085	$	630,029	$	2,660,056	$	—

Liabilities:
Accrued expenses:
Foreign currency derivatives	$	969	$	—	$	969	$	—
Total liabilities	$	969	$	—	$	969	$	—

The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities at November 29, 2013 was determined using the following inputs (in thousands): 

	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Money market mutual funds	$	429,373	$	429,373	$	—	$	—
Time deposits	104,711		104,711		—		—
U.S. Treasury securities	14,251		—		14,251		—
Short-term investments:
Corporate bonds and commercial paper	1,267,860		—		1,267,860		—
Foreign government securities	11,269		—		11,269		—
Marketable equity securities	720		720		—		—
Municipal securities	186,624		—		186,624		—
U.S. agency securities	447,945		—		447,945		—
U.S. Treasury securities	424,778		—		424,778		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Foreign currency derivatives	11,891		—		11,891		—
Other assets:
Deferred compensation plan assets	19,816		894		18,922		—
Total assets	$	2,919,238	$	535,698	$	2,383,540	$	—

Liabilities:
Accrued expenses:
Foreign currency derivatives	$	1,067	$	—	$	1,067	$	—
Total liabilities	$	1,067	$	—	$	1,067	$	—

See Note 3 for further information regarding the fair value of our financial instruments.

Our fixed income available-for-sale securities consist of high quality, investment grade securities from diverse issuers with a minimum credit rating of BBB and a weighted average credit rating of AA-. We value these securities based on pricing from pricing vendors who may use quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1 inputs) or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable either directly or indirectly (Level 2 inputs) in determining fair value. However, we classify all of our fixed income available-for-sale securities as having Level 2 inputs. The valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of our financial instruments and derivatives having Level 2 inputs were derived from non-binding market consensus prices that are corroborated by observable market data, quoted market prices for similar instruments, or pricing models such as discounted cash flow techniques. Our procedures include controls to ensure that appropriate fair values are recorded such as comparing prices obtained from multiple independent sources.

Our deferred compensation plan assets consist of prime money market funds and mutual funds.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

We also have direct investments in privately held companies accounted for under the cost method, which are periodically assessed for other-than-temporary impairment. If we determine that an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, we write down the investment to its fair value. We estimate fair value of our cost method investments considering available information such as pricing in recent rounds of financing, current cash positions, earnings and cash flow forecasts, recent operational performance and any other readily available market data. For the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014, we determined there were no other-than-temporary impairments on our cost method investments. Comparatively, for the three and nine months ended August 30, 2013, we determined there were other-than-temporary impairments of $2.0 million and $7.0 million, respectively, on our cost method investments which were written down to fair value.

As of August 29, 2014, the carrying value of our lease receivables approximated fair value, based on Level 2 valuation inputs which include Treasury rates, LIBOR rates and applicable credit spreads. See Note 12 for further details regarding our investment in lease receivables.

The fair value of our senior notes was $1.6 billion as of August 29, 2014, based on observable market prices in less active market and categorized as Level 2. See Note 13 for further details regarding our debt.

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Net Income Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013	Aug. 29, 2014	Aug. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 44,686	$ 83,002	$ 180,259	$ 224,665
Shares used to compute basic net income per share	498,468,000	504,116,000	497,782,000	502,039,000
Dilutive potential common shares:
Unvested restricted stock and performance share awards	7,558,000	7,198,000	8,611,000	7,851,000
Stock options	1,785,000	2,744,000	2,182,000	3,265,000
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	507,811,000	514,058,000	508,575,000	513,155,000
Basic net income per share	$ 0.09	$ 0.16	$ 0.36	$ 0.45
Diluted net income per share	$ 0.09	$ 0.16	$ 0.35	$ 0.44
Net Income Per Share (Numeric) [Abstract]
Average Fair Market Value	$ 70.49	$ 46.05	$ 65.15	$ 42.56
Antidilutive Options Excluded from Computation of EPS	0	0	0	0

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Restricted Stock Unit Activity

Restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Beginning outstanding balance	17,948		18,415
Awarded	4,054		7,236
Released	(7,085	)	(6,224	)
Forfeited	(1,072	)	(1,479	)
Ending outstanding balance	13,845		17,948

Restricted Stock Units Outstanding

Information regarding restricted stock units outstanding at August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares (thousands)	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value(*) (millions)
2014
Restricted stock units outstanding	13,845	1.12	$	995.5
Restricted stock units vested and expected to vest	12,367	1.05	$	882.4
2013
Restricted stock units outstanding	18,163	1.29	$	831
Restricted stock units vested and expected to vest	16,159	1.22	$	736.8

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^(*)  The intrinsic value is calculated as the market value as of the end of the fiscal period. As reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the market values as of August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were $71.90 and $45.75, respectively. 

Performance Share Activity 2013 & 2014 Programs

The following table sets forth the summary of performance share activity under our 2013 and 2014 Performance Share Programs for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 (in thousands): 

	Shares Granted		Maximum Shares Eligible to Receive
Beginning outstanding balance	854		1,707
Awarded	709		1,417
Forfeited	(46	)	(90	)
Ending outstanding balance	1,517		3,034

Performance Share Activity 2010, 2011 & 2012 Programs

The following table sets forth the summary of performance share activity under our 2010, 2011 and 2012 Programs, based upon share awards actually achieved, for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Beginning outstanding balance	861		388
Achieved	—		1,279
Released	(486	)	(665	)
Forfeited	(21	)	(141	)
Ending outstanding balance	354		861

Performance Shares Outstanding

Information regarding performance shares outstanding at August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 is summarized below: 

	Number of Shares (thousands)	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value(*) (millions)
2014
Performance shares outstanding	354	0.41	$	25.4
Performance shares vested and expected to vest	339	0.41	$	24.2
2013
Performance shares outstanding	868	0.83	$	39.7
Performance shares vested and expected to vest	804	0.81	$	36.7

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^(*)  The intrinsic value is calculated as the market value as of the end of the fiscal period. As reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the market values as of August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were $71.90 and $45.75, respectivel

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions

The assumptions used to value the option grants during the nine months ended August 30, 2013 were as follows:

	Nine Months
	2013
Expected life (in years)	3.2
Volatility	27	%
Risk free interest rate	0.36	%

Stock Options Activity

Option activity for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and the fiscal year ended November 29, 2013 was as follows (in thousands):

	2014		2013
Beginning outstanding balance	7,359		24,517
Granted	—		25
Exercised	(3,585	)	(15,872	)
Cancelled	(134	)	(1,584	)
Increase due to acquisition	—		273
Ending outstanding balance	3,640		7,359

Stock Options Outstanding

Information regarding stock options outstanding at August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares (thousands)	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value(*) (millions)
2014
Options outstanding	3,640	$	28.98	3.33	$	156.2
Options vested and expected to vest	3,610	$	29.08	3.31	$	154.5
Options exercisable	3,056	$	30.26	2.99	$	127.3
2013
Options outstanding	9,525	$	30.80	3.10	$	142.6
Options vested and expected to vest	9,359	$	30.93	3.05	$	138.9
Options exercisable	7,489	$	32.23	2.49	$	101.5

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^(*)  The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market value as of the end of the fiscal period and the exercise price of the shares. As reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the market values as of August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were $71.90 and $45.75, respectively

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Valuation Assumptions

The expected life of the employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) shares is the average of the remaining purchase periods under each offering period. The assumptions used to value employee stock purchase rights during the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months		Nine Months
	2014	2013	2014	2013
Expected life (in years)	0.5 - 2.0	0.5 - 2.0	0.5 - 2.0	0.5 - 2.0
Volatility	26 - 27%	27 - 29%	26 - 28%	26 - 30%
Risk free interest rate	0.06 - 0.47%	0.09 - 0.34%	0.06 - 0.47%	0.09 - 0.34%

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs

Total stock-based compensation costs that have been included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	2014				2013
Income Statement Classifications	Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights		Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards		Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights		Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards
Cost of revenue—subscription	$	458	$	1,451	$	380	$	1,245
Cost of revenue—services and support	1,064		1,666		878		2,609
Research and development	4,151		26,100		4,786		25,736
Sales and marketing	4,492		25,447		4,617		24,309
General and administrative	1,682		16,502		1,858		14,606
Total	$	11,847	$	71,166	$	12,519	$	68,505

Total stock-based compensation costs that have been included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	2014				2013
Income Statement Classifications	Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights		Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards		Option Grants and Stock Purchase Rights		Restricted Stock and Performance Share Awards
Cost of revenue—subscription	$	1,424	$	4,261	$	1,463	$	3,489
Cost of revenue—services and support	2,759		4,886		2,559		7,419
Research and development	12,397		78,567		15,340		74,677
Sales and marketing	13,571		76,541		16,177		72,087
General and administrative	4,962		49,443		6,518		44,361
Total	$	35,113	$	213,698	$	42,057	$	202,033

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Fair Value Measurements (Details 1) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 29, 2014	Nov. 29, 2013
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 14,384	$ 11,891
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets	24,821	19,816
Interest Rate Derivative Assets, at Fair Value	5,146
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	3,290,085	2,919,238
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure	969	1,067
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	969	1,067
Corporate bonds and commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	1,462,236	1,267,860
Money Market Funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	565,996	429,373
Time deposits
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	62,870	104,711
U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	506,848	447,945
U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents		14,251
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	437,820	424,778
Foreign Government Debt Securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	23,165	11,269
Marketable equity securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	627	720
Municipal securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	186,172	186,624
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets	536	894
Interest Rate Derivative Assets, at Fair Value	0
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	630,029	535,698
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Corporate bonds and commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Money Market Funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	565,996	429,373
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Time deposits
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	62,870	104,711
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents		0
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Foreign Government Debt Securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Marketable equity securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	627	720
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Municipal securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	14,384	11,891
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets	24,285	18,922
Interest Rate Derivative Assets, at Fair Value	5,146
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	2,660,056	2,383,540
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure	969	1,067
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	969	1,067
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Corporate bonds and commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	1,462,236	1,267,860
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Money Market Funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Time deposits
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	506,848	447,945
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents		14,251
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	437,820	424,778
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Foreign Government Debt Securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	23,165	11,269
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Marketable equity securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Municipal securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	186,172	186,624
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Foreign Currency Contract, Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets	0	0
Interest Rate Derivative Assets, at Fair Value	0
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Foreign Currency Contracts, Liability, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Corporate bonds and commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Money Market Funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Time deposits
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, cash and cash equivalents		0
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Foreign Government Debt Securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Marketable equity securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Municipal securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Estimated Fair Value, short-term investments	$ 0	$ 0

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Non-Operating Income (Expense)

9 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2014

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE)

 NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE)

 Non-operating income (expense) for the three and nine months ended August 29, 2014 and August 30, 2013 included the following (in thousands):

	Three Months						Nine Months Ended
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Interest and other income (expense), net:
Interest income	$	5,274		$	5,332		$	15,649		$	16,620
Foreign exchange gains (losses)	(5,094		)	(3,847		)	(12,160		)	(15,438		)
Realized gains on fixed income investment	1,047			986			2,971			3,385
Realized losses on fixed income investment	(13		)	(1,032		)	(49		)	(1,059		)
Other	240			293			751			738
Interest and other income (expense), net	$	1,454		$	1,732		$	7,162		$	4,246
Interest expense	$	(13,361	)	$	(16,747	)	$	(47,054	)	$	(50,786	)
Investment gains (losses), net:
Realized investment gains	$	145		$	864		$	878		$	1,359
Unrealized investment gains	524			—			989			214
Realized investment losses	—			(2,034		)	(1,054		)	(7,049		)
Unrealized investment losses	—			(909		)	—			—
Investment gains (losses), net	$	669		$	(2,079	)	$	813		$	(5,476	)
Non-operating income (expense), net	$	(11,238	)	$	(17,094	)	$	(39,079	)	$	(52,016	)