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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
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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