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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2011 M arrangement year reportingunit | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009 | Oct. 02, 2011
Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets |  |  |  |
Number of reporting units with goodwill | 7 |  |  |
Minimum percentage by which fair value exceeded carrying value |  |  |  | 20.00%
Advertising Costs (excluding Amortization of Non-Cash Marketing) |  |  |  |
Advertising expense | $ 497,200,000 | $ 371,200,000 | $ 347,800,000 |
Capitalized access fees, estimated useful lives | 18 |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |  |
Tax Benefits Recognition Basis for Uncertain Tax Position Likelihood Realization Greater Than Percentage | 50.00% |  |  |
Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction Gains and Losses |  |  |  |
Translation gains (losses) relating to liquidated foreign entities which are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings | 9,200,000 |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |
Number of years in which put and call arrangements become exercisable | 5 |  |  |
Number of put and call arrangements that became exercisable | 1 |  |  |
Adjustment to increase (reduce) redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value | $ 4,273,000 | $ (2,059,000) | $ 1,033,000 |

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