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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Long-term Investments [Abstract] |
Schedule of long-term investments | The balance of long-term investments is comprised of:
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
| (In thousands)
Cost method investments | $ | 137,286 |  |  | $ | 113,830 |
Equity method investments | 22,073 |  |  | 8,104 |
Long-term marketable equity securities | 11,711 |  |  | 31,244 |
Auction rate security | 8,920 |  |  | 8,100 |
Total long-term investments | $ | 179,990 |  |  | $ | 161,278 |
Schedule of summarized aggregated financial information of equity method investments | Summarized aggregated financial information for the Company's equity method investments is as follows:
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
| (In thousands)
Balance sheet data(a): |  |  |
Current assets | $ | 17,163 |  |  | $ | 10,603 |
Non-current assets | 24,535 |  |  | 25,472 |
Current liabilities | (24,487 | ) |  | (20,227 | )
Non-current liabilities | (14,119 | ) |  | (5,962 | )
| Twelve Months Ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| (In thousands)
Operating data(a): |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 51,534 |  |  | $ | 78,058 |  |  | $ | 368,433 |
Gross profit | 10,326 |  |  | 16,777 |  |  | 105,749 |
Net loss | (12,527 | ) |  | (30,761 | ) |  | (17,636 | )
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(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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