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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 arrangement | Dec. 31, 2012 arrangement | Dec. 31, 2011 arrangement
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment | $ 7,353,000 | $ 712,000 | $ (49,438,000)
Advertising Costs (excluding Amortization of Non-Cash Marketing) |  |  |
Advertising expense | 828,800,000 | 774,100,000 | 499,500,000
Capitalized access fees, estimated useful lives | 18 months |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Tax benefits recognition basis for uncertain tax position likelihood realization greater than percentage | 50.00% |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |
Number of years in which put and call arrangements become exercisable |  | 2 years |
Number of put and call arrangements that became exercisable | 2 |  | 1
Adjustment to increase (reduce) redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value | (40,638,000) | (4,275,000) | (4,273,000)
Minimum |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount rates used for impairment assessment of goodwill (as a percent) | 13.00% |  |
Impairment of indefinite lived intangible assets fair value assumptions discount rate | 10.00% |  |
Royalty rates used for impairment assessment of indefinite-lived intangible assets (as a percent) | 1.00% |  |
Maximum |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Discount rates used for impairment assessment of goodwill (as a percent) | 25.00% |  |
Impairment of indefinite lived intangible assets fair value assumptions discount rate | 18.00% |  |
Royalty rates used for impairment assessment of indefinite-lived intangible assets (as a percent) | 9.00% |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |
Adjustment to increase (reduce) redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value | 40,638,000 | 4,275,000 | 4,273,000
Earnings (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax |  |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | $ 9,200,000

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