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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS |
Schedule of long-term investments |
|  | December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Equity method investments |  | $ | 10,873 |  | $ | 148,607 |
Cost method investments |  |  | 82,318 |  |  | 39,014 |
Auction rate securities |  |  | 5,870 |  |  | 13,100 |
Long-term marketable equity securities |  |  | 74,691 |  |  | — |
Total long-term investments |  | $ | 173,752 |  | $ | 200,721 |
Schedule of equity method investments |
|  | December 31, |  | Percent Ownership of Common Stock |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | (In thousands) |  |  |
Meetic (Europe) |  | $ | — |  | $ | 130,043 |  |  | See Note 5 |
Other |  |  | 10,873 |  |  | 18,564 |  |  |  |
Total equity method investments included in long-term investments |  |  | 10,873 |  |  | 148,607 |  |  |  |
The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company (United States) included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities |  |  | (8,186 | ) |  | — |  |  | 50 | %
Total equity method investments |  | $ | 2,687 |  | $ | 148,607 |  |  |  |
Schedule of summarized aggregated financial information of equity method investments |
|  | December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Balance sheet data(a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | $ | 42,527 |  | $ | 83,948 |
Non-current assets |  |  | 45,852 |  |  | 388,518 |
Current liabilities |  |  | (47,085 | ) |  | (89,505 | )
Non-current liabilities |  |  | (11,044 | ) |  | (18,900 | )
|  | Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Operating data(a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 368,433 |  | $ | 275,584 |  | $ | 114,128 |
Gross profit |  |  | 105,749 |  |  | 67,716 |  |  | 36,900 |
Net (loss) income |  |  | (17,636 | ) |  | 14,083 |  |  | (4,966 | )
(a) Summarized financial information for the Company's equity method investments is presented for the periods during which the Company holds or held an equity ownership interest. The summarized financial information for certain equity method investments is presented on a one quarter lag.

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