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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011 Maximum | Dec. 31, 2010 Maximum | Dec. 31, 2011 Minimum | Dec. 31, 2010 Minimum | Dec. 31, 2010 Other | Dec. 31, 2011 Other | Dec. 31, 2009 Other | Dec. 31, 2010 Shoebuy | Dec. 31, 2011 Shoebuy | Dec. 31, 2009 Shoebuy | Dec. 31, 2009 Search & Applications | Dec. 31, 2011 Search & Applications | Dec. 31, 2010 Search & Applications | Dec. 31, 2010 IAC Search & Media | Dec. 31, 2009 IAC Search & Media | Dec. 31, 2011 IAC Search & Media
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment charges on goodwill | $ 28,032,000 | $ 916,868,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 28,032,000 |  |  | $ 28,032,000 |  |  | $ 916,868,000 |  |  |  | $ 916,900,000 |
Impairment charges on indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 11,000,000 | 104,100,000 |
Impairment charges on finite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,200,000 |
Discount rates used for impairment assessment of goodwill (as a percent) |  |  |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | 13.00% | 13.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rates used for impairment assessment of indefinite-lived intangible assets (as a percent) |  |  |  | 20.00% | 20.00% | 13.00% | 13.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty rates used for impairment assessment of indefinite-lived intangible assets (as a percent) |  |  |  | 9.00% | 10.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance of goodwill and intangible assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 989,493,000 | 967,735,000 | 1,358,524,000 |  |  |  |  | 21,712,000 | 21,719,000 | 49,774,000 | 21,712,000 | 21,719,000 | 49,744,000 | 527,604,000 | 526,444,000 | 526,681,000 | 526,681,000 | 527,604,000 | 526,444,000
Intangible assets with indefinite lives | 237,021,000 |  | 351,488,000 |  |  |  |  | 11,180,000 | 11,180,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 163,604,000 | 163,604,000 |  |  |
Intangible assets with definite lives, net | 8,023,000 |  | 26,619,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,838,000 | 3,819,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 6,000 | 1,181,000 |  |  |
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net | $ 1,234,537,000 |  | $ 1,736,631,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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