CS5 and CS6 compatibility

Can a Mac with CS5 DP and a Mac with CS6 D&WP share files back and forth, or do they need to have the same version installed (downgrade CS6 to CS5)?
Situation:
I have one machine with CS5 Design Premium installed. I have another machine with CS3 Design Premium installed. I need them both to be able share production files back and forth. I have just purchased an upgraded CS6 license, but am curious if it'd be better to install CS5 with this license instead. I didn't want to pay the extra money to upgrade the CS5 to CS6.

You might be able to share Photoshop and Illustrator files as long as you don't use very new Illustrator features. You can save AI files backward a version or two without many problems.
InDesign files really require the same version. You can save backward from InDesign CS6 as far back as CS4, but you might get reflow between versions if you tried to to interchange files on a regular basis.

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http://pastebin.com/mWyFgWVv
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