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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

INCOME TAXES

Schedule of U.S. and foreign earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

		Years Ended December 31,
		2011			2010			2009
		(In thousands)
U.S.		$	142,623		$	20,603		$	(1,046,009	)
Foreign			28,899			2,083			99,010
Total		$	171,522		$	22,686		$	(946,999	)

Schedule of (benefit) provision for income taxes attributable to continuing operations

		Years Ended December 31,
		2011			2010			2009
		(In thousands)
Current income tax provision (benefit):
Federal		$	49,450		$	27,271		$	(23,186	)
State			(26,510	)		7,785			2,744
Foreign			8,496			3,097			2,209
Current income tax provision (benefit)			31,436			38,153			(18,233	)
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision:
Federal			(23,293	)		(7,031	)		29,287
State			639			1,646			(769	)
Foreign			(12,829	)		(689	)		(811	)
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision			(35,483	)		(6,074	)		27,707
Income tax (benefit) provision		$	(4,047	)	$	32,079		$	9,474

Schedule of tax effects of cumulative temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities

		December 31,
		2011			2010
		(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses		$	25,130		$	18,361
Net operating loss carryforwards			31,000			35,298
Tax credit carryforwards			10,518			12,765
Stock-based compensation			84,543			68,633
Income tax reserves, including related interest			57,016			64,191
Intangible and other assets			—			10,339
Equity method investments			12,850			—
Other			22,490			32,103
Total deferred tax assets			243,547			241,690
Less valuation allowance			(45,084	)		(40,266	)
Net deferred tax assets			198,463			201,424
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment			(16,264	)		(16,648	)
Investment in subsidiaries			(374,282	)		(378,704	)
Intangible and other assets			(56,597	)		—
Equity method investments			—			(32,601	)
Other			(11,437	)		(8,124	)
Total deferred tax liabilities			(458,580	)		(436,077	)
Net deferred tax liability		$	(260,117	)	$	(234,653	)

Schedule of reconciliation of income tax (benefit) provision to amounts computed by applying statutory federal income tax rate to earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

		Years Ended December 31,
		2011			2010			2009
		(In thousands)
Income tax provision (benefit) at the federal statutory rate of 35%		$	60,033		$	7,940		$	(331,450	)
Release of deferred tax liability associated with investment in Meetic			(43,696	)		—			—
Change in tax reserves, net			(15,493	)		8,696			14,558
Foreign income taxed at a different statutory tax rate			(11,774	)		(4,957	)		(182	)
Net adjustment related to the reconciliation of income tax provision (benefit) accruals to tax returns			(7,298	)		(38	)		(370	)
Federal valuation allowance on equity method investments			4,595			2,420			1,947
State income taxes, net of effect of federal tax benefit			5,592			5,310			1,916
Foreign tax credits			(1,076	)		(5,255	)		(5,200	)
Non-deductible impairments of goodwill and intangible assets			—			13,661			315,886
Non-deductible goodwill associated with the sale of Match Europe			—			—			9,175
Other, net			5,070			4,302			3,194
Income tax (benefit) provision		$	(4,047	)	$	32,079		$	9,474

Schedule of reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest

		December 31,
		2011			2010			2009
		(In thousands)
Balance at January 1		$	389,909		$	394,294		$	372,633
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year			1,749			3,060			2,333
Additions for tax positions of prior years			9,560			9,897			35,432
Reductions for tax positions of prior years			(26,595	)		(13,164	)		(14,991	)
Settlements			(16,810	)		(1,025	)		(1,113	)
Expiration of applicable statute of limitations			(6,252	)		(3,153	)		—
Balance at December 31		$	351,561		$	389,909		$	394,294

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Tabular disclosure of the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future years.

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net deferred tax asset or liability recognized in an entity's statement of financial position, including the following: the total of all deferred tax liabilities, the total of all deferred tax assets, the total valuation allowance recognized for deferred tax assets.

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Tabular disclosure of the reconciliation using percentage or dollar amounts of the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the year to the amount of income tax expense that would result from applying domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations.

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Tabular disclosure of income before income tax between domestic and foreign jurisdictions.

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Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

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