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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets of Company's Venezuelan Subsidiaries

		Three-month periods ended March 31,
		2015		2014
Venezuelan operations		(In thousands)
Net Revenues		$            13,955		$            19,357

		March 31,		December 31,
		2015		2014
Assets		41,587		75,153
Liabilities		(38,565)		(43,359)
Net Assets		$              3,022		$            31,794

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

		March 31,		December 31,
		2015		2014
		(In thousands)
Foreign currency translation		$              (157,225)		$          (134,695)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments		396		(578)
Estimated tax (loss) gain on unrealized gains on investments		(135)		199
		$              (156,964)		$          (135,074)

Summary of Changes in Accumulated Balances of Other Comprehensive Income

		Unrealized		Foreign		Estimated tax
		Gains (Losses) on		Currency		(expense)
		Investments		Translation		benefit		Total
		(In thousands)
Balances as of December 31, 2014		$                    (578)		$          (134,695)		$                        199		$  (135,074)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification
adjustments for gains on available for sale investments		396		(22,530)		(135)		(22,269)
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated
other comprehensive income to net income		578		—		(199)		379
Net current period other comprehensive loss		974		(22,530)		(334)		(21,890)
Balances as of March 31, 2015		$                      396		$          (157,225)		$                      (135)		$  (156,964)

		Amount of Gain (Loss)
Details about Accumulated		Reclassified from
Other Comprehensive Income		Accumulated Other
Components for the three-month		Comprehensive		Affected Line Item
period ended March 31, 2015		Income		in the Statement of Income
		(In thousands)
Unrealized losses on investments		$                    (578)		Interest income and other financial gains
Estimated tax gain on unrealized losses on investments		199		Income / asset tax expense
Total reclassifications for the period		$                    (379)		Total, net of income taxes

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Tabular disclosure of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

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