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FAIR VALUE OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
FAIR VALUE OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES |
Schedule of financial assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis |
September 30, 2012 |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |
Cash |  | $ | 165,754 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 165,754 |
Money market funds |  | 116,684 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 116,684 |
Certificates of deposit |  | - |  |  | 17,015 |  |  | - |  |  | 17,015 |
Municipal securities |  | - |  |  | 253,899 |  |  | - |  |  | 253,899 |
U.S. government agency securities |  | - |  |  | 29,982 |  |  | - |  |  | 29,982 |
Variable rate demand notes |  | - |  |  | 6,501 |  |  | - |  |  | 6,501 |
Auction rate securities |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 20,755 |  |  | 20,755 |
Put option related to auction rate securities |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,931 |  |  | 1,931 |
Total |  | $ | 282,438 |  |  | $ | 307,397 |  |  | $ | 22,686 |  |  | $ | 612,521 |
Amounts included in: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 282,438 |  |  | $ | 616 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 283,054 |
Short-term investments |  | - |  |  | 306,781 |  |  | 873 |  |  | 307,654 |
Investments |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 19,882 |  |  | 19,882 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 121 |  |  | 121 |
Other assets |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,810 |  |  | 1,810 |
Total |  | $ | 282,438 |  |  | $ | 307,397 |  |  | $ | 22,686 |  |  | $ | 612,521 |
December 31, 2011 |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |
Cash |  | $ | 81,879 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 81,879 |
Money market funds |  | 230,029 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 230,029 |
U.S. Treasuries |  | 8,034 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 8,034 |
Certificates of deposit |  | - |  |  | 69,078 |  |  | - |  |  | 69,078 |
Corporate bonds |  | - |  |  | 2,022 |  |  | - |  |  | 2,022 |
Municipal securities |  | - |  |  | 291,984 |  |  | - |  |  | 291,984 |
U.S. government agency securities |  | - |  |  | 16,005 |  |  | - |  |  | 16,005 |
Variable rate demand notes |  | - |  |  | 58,924 |  |  | - |  |  | 58,924 |
Auction rate securities |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 35,852 |  |  | 35,852 |
Put options related to auction rate securities |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 3,041 |  |  | 3,041 |
Total |  | $ | 319,942 |  |  | $ | 438,013 |  |  | $ | 38,893 |  |  | $ | 796,848 |
Amounts included in: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 311,908 |  |  | $ | 47,423 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 359,331 |
Short-term investments |  | 8,034 |  |  | 390,590 |  |  | 12,658 |  |  | 411,282 |
Investments |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 23,194 |  |  | 23,194 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 873 |  |  | 873 |
Other assets |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 2,168 |  |  | 2,168 |
Total |  | $ | 319,942 |  |  | $ | 438,013 |  |  | $ | 38,893 |  |  | $ | 796,848 |
Schedule of quantitative information related to the significant unobservable inputs utilized in Level 3 recurring fair value measurements |
|  | Valuation Technique |  | Unobservable Input |  | Range (Weighted-Average)
Auction Rate Securities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Trading |  | Discounted cash flow |  | Maximum rate probability |  | 0.37%-1.67% (0.91%)
|  |  |  | Principal returned probability |  | 86.66%-95.61% (87.72%)
|  |  |  | Default probability |  | 3.88%-11.86% (11.36%)
|  |  |  | Liquidity risk |  | 3.50%-3.50% (3.50%)
|  |  |  | Recovery rate |  | 60-60 (60)
Auction Rate Securities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale |  | Market comparable bonds |  | Comparable price |  | 54-64 (60)
Put Options |  | Discounted cash flow |  | Counterparty risk |  | 1.40%-1.99% (1.74%)
Summary of changes in fair value of the Company's Level 3 financial assets |
|  | Three-Months Ended September 30, 2012 |  | Three-Months Ended September 30, 2011
|  | Auction Rate Securities |  |  | Put Options |  | Auction Rate Securities |  |  | Put Options
Opening Balance |  |  | $ | 20,873 |  |  |  | $ | 1,816 |  |  |  | $ | 55,636 |  |  |  | $ | 4,091 |
Transfers into Level 3 |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Total gains (losses) for the period: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in earnings |  | 107 |  |  | 115 |  |  | 115 |  |  | (914 | )
Included in other comprehensive income |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Settlements |  | (225 | ) |  | - |  |  | (16,375 | ) |  | - |
Closing Balance |  |  | $ | 20,755 |  |  |  | $ | 1,931 |  |  |  | $ | 39,376 |  |  |  | $ | 3,177 |
|  | Nine-Months Ended September 30, 2012 |  | Nine-Months Ended September 30, 2011
|  | Auction Rate Securities |  |  | Put Options |  | Auction Rate Securities |  |  | Put Options
Opening Balance |  |  | $ | 35,852 |  |  |  | $ | 3,041 |  |  |  | $ | 68,252 |  |  |  | $ | 3,768 |
Transfers into Level 3 |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Total gains (losses) for the period: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in earnings |  | 1,693 |  |  | (1,110 | ) |  | (259 | ) |  | (591 | )
Included in other comprehensive income |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 2,408 |  |  | - |
Settlements |  | (16,790 | ) |  | - |  |  | (31,025 | ) |  | - |
Closing Balance |  |  | $ | 20,755 |  |  |  | $ | 1,931 |  |  |  | $ | 39,376 |  |  |  | $ | 3,177 |

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