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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |
|  | December 31, 2011 |
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|  | Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total Fair Value Measurements |
|  | (In thousands) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury and government agency money market funds |  | $ | 321,314 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 321,314 |
Commercial paper |  |  | — |  |  | 237,942 |  |  | — |  |  | 237,942 |
Time deposits |  |  | — |  |  | 4,750 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,750 |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate debt securities |  |  | — |  |  | 48,705 |  |  | — |  |  | 48,705 |
States of the U.S. and state political subdivisions |  |  | — |  |  | 112,323 |  |  | — |  |  | 112,323 |
Equity security |  |  | 4,667 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,667 |
Long-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction rate security |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,870 |  |  | 5,870 |
Marketable equity securities |  |  | 74,691 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 74,691 |
Total |  | $ | 400,672 |  | $ | 403,720 |  | $ | 5,870 |  | $ | 810,262 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration arrangement |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | (10,000 | ) | $ | (10,000 | )
Schedule of changes in assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |
|  | For the Year Ended |
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|  | December 31, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010 |
|  | Auction Rate Securities |  | Contingent Consideration Arrangement |  | Auction Rate Securities |
|  | (In thousands) |
Balance at January 1 |  | $ | 13,100 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 12,635 |
Total net (losses) gains (realized and unrealized): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in other comprehensive income |  |  | (2,230 | ) |  | — |  |  | 465 |
Fair value at date of acquisition |  |  | — |  |  | (40,000 | ) |  | — |
Settlements |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  | 30,000 |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31 |  | $ | 5,870 |  | $ | (10,000 | ) | $ | 13,100 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income, and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs), by class of asset or liability. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 1 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6925170&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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