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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Assets: |  |
Marketable securities: | $ 6,004 | $ 20,604
Fair value on a recurring basis | Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Assets: |  |
Total Assets | 715,014 | 583,511
Fair value on a recurring basis | Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents: | 698,307 |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Treasury and government agency money market funds |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents: |  | 545,290
Fair value on a recurring basis | Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Time deposits |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents: |  |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Corporate debt security |  |
Assets: |  |
Marketable securities: |  |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Equity security |  |
Assets: |  |
Marketable securities: | 4,996 | 6,977
Long-term investments: | 11,711 |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Auction rate securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Long-term investments: |  |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Marketable Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Long-term investments: |  | 31,244
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Assets: |  |
Total Assets | 45,333 | 25,621
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial Paper [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents: | 12,000 |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Treasury and government agency money market funds |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents: |  |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Time deposits |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents: | 32,325 | 11,994
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate debt security |  |
Assets: |  |
Marketable securities: | 1,008 | 13,627
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Equity security |  |
Assets: |  |
Marketable securities: |  |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Auction rate securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Long-term investments: |  |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Marketable Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Long-term investments: |  |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Assets: |  |
Total Assets | 8,920 | 8,100
Liabilities: |  |
Contingent consideration arrangement | (43,625) |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Treasury and government agency money market funds |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents: |  |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Time deposits |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents: |  |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Corporate debt security |  |
Assets: |  |
Marketable securities: |  |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Equity security |  |
Assets: |  |
Marketable securities: |  |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Auction rate securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Long-term investments: | 8,920 | 8,100
Fair value on a recurring basis | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Marketable Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Long-term investments: |  |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Fair Value |  |
Assets: |  |
Total Assets | 769,267 | 617,232
Liabilities: |  |
Contingent consideration arrangement | (43,625) |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Fair Value | Money Market Funds [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents: | 698,307 |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Fair Value | Commercial Paper [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents: | 12,000 |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Fair Value | Treasury and government agency money market funds |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents: |  | 545,290
Fair value on a recurring basis | Fair Value | Time deposits |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents: | 32,325 | 11,994
Fair value on a recurring basis | Fair Value | Corporate debt security |  |
Assets: |  |
Marketable securities: | 1,008 | 13,627
Fair value on a recurring basis | Fair Value | Equity security |  |
Assets: |  |
Marketable securities: | 4,996 | 6,977
Long-term investments: | 11,711 |
Fair value on a recurring basis | Fair Value | Auction rate securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Long-term investments: | 8,920 | 8,100
Fair value on a recurring basis | Fair Value | Marketable Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Assets: |  |
Long-term investments: |  | $ 31,244

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