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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
Schedule of goodwill and intangible assets, net |
|  | December 31, |
--- | --- | --- | ---
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Goodwill |  | $ | 1,358,524 |  | $ | 989,493 |
Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  | 351,488 |  |  | 237,021 |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net |  |  | 26,619 |  |  | 8,023 |
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net |  | $ | 1,736,631 |  | $ | 1,234,537 |
Schedule of goodwill by reporting unit, including the changes in the carrying value |
|  | Balance as of December 31, 2010 |  | Additions |  | (Deductions) |  | Foreign Exchange Translation |  | Balance as of December 31, 2011 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
|  | (In thousands) |
IAC Search & Media |  | $ | 526,681 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (237 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | 526,444 |
Search & Applications |  |  | 526,681 |  |  | — |  |  | (237 | ) |  | — |  |  | 526,444 |
Match |  |  | 297,974 |  |  | 397,115 |  |  | — |  |  | (28,016 | ) |  | 667,073 |
HomeAdvisor |  |  | 109,917 |  |  | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 33 |  |  | 109,947 |
CityGrid Media |  |  | 17,450 |  |  | 301 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17,751 |
Local |  |  | 127,367 |  |  | 301 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 33 |  |  | 127,698 |
Connected Ventures |  |  | 8,436 |  |  | — |  |  | (169 | ) |  | — |  |  | 8,267 |
DailyBurn |  |  | 7,323 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,323 |
Media |  |  | 15,759 |  |  | — |  |  | (169 | ) |  | — |  |  | 15,590 |
Shoebuy |  |  | 21,712 |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21,719 |
Other |  |  | 21,712 |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21,719 |
Total |  | $ | 989,493 |  | $ | 397,423 |  | $ | (409 | ) | $ | (27,983 | ) | $ | 1,358,524 |
|  | Balance as of December 31, 2009 |  | Additions |  | (Deductions) |  | Impairment |  | Foreign Exchange Translation |  | Balance as of December 31, 2010 |
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|  | (In thousands) |
IAC Search & Media |  | $ | 527,604 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (923 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 526,681 |
Search & Applications |  |  | 527,604 |  |  | — |  |  | (923 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 526,681 |
Match |  |  | 253,812 |  |  | 37,375 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,787 |  |  | 297,974 |
HomeAdvisor |  |  | 110,689 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (772 | ) |  | 109,917 |
CityGrid Media |  |  | 17,450 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17,450 |
Local |  |  | 128,139 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (772 | ) |  | 127,367 |
Connected Ventures |  |  | 8,436 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,436 |
DailyBurn |  |  | — |  |  | 7,323 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,323 |
Media |  |  | 8,436 |  |  | 7,323 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15,759 |
Shoebuy |  |  | 49,744 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (28,032 | ) |  | — |  |  | 21,712 |
Other |  |  | 49,744 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (28,032 | ) |  | — |  |  | 21,712 |
Total |  | $ | 967,735 |  | $ | 44,698 |  | $ | (923 | ) | $ | (28,032 | ) | $ | 6,015 |  | $ | 989,493 |
Schedule of intangible assets with definite lives |
|  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Weighted-Average Amortization Life (Years) |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
|  | (In thousands) |  |  |
Customer lists |  | $ | 18,050 |  | $ | (8,837 | ) | $ | 9,213 |  |  | 1.0 |
Technology |  |  | 16,145 |  |  | (3,858 | ) |  | 12,287 |  |  | 2.2 |
Supplier agreements |  |  | 8,946 |  |  | (5,298 | ) |  | 3,648 |  |  | 6.4 |
Other |  |  | 6,063 |  |  | (4,592 | ) |  | 1,471 |  |  | 3.4 |
Total |  | $ | 49,204 |  | $ | (22,585 | ) | $ | 26,619 |  |  | 2.6 |
|  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Weighted-Average Amortization Life (Years) |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
|  | (In thousands) |  |  |
Supplier agreements |  | $ | 7,100 |  | $ | (4,668 | ) | $ | 2,432 |  |  | 6.7 |
Customer lists |  |  | 5,534 |  |  | (5,298 | ) |  | 236 |  |  | 1.3 |
Technology |  |  | 3,100 |  |  | (1,817 | ) |  | 1,283 |  |  | 3.0 |
Other |  |  | 8,871 |  |  | (4,799 | ) |  | 4,072 |  |  | 4.2 |
Total |  | $ | 24,605 |  | $ | (16,582 | ) | $ | 8,023 |  |  | 4.1 |
Schedule of expected amortization of intangible assets with definite-lives |
Years Ending December 31, |  | (In thousands) |
--- | --- | --- | ---
2012 |  | $ | 18,712 |
2013 |  |  | 6,176 |
2014 |  |  | 669 |
2015 |  |  | 607 |
2016 |  |  | 455 |
|  | $ | 26,619 |

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