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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income Taxes (Payable) Receivable and Deferred Tax (Liabilities) Assets Included in Balance Sheet Captions [Table Text Block]

Income taxes (payable) receivable and deferred tax (liabilities) assets are included in the following captions in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2013 and 2012:

	December 31,
	2013				2012
	(In thousands)
Income taxes (payable) receivable:
Other current assets	$	12,242			$	27,437
Other non-current assets	19,217				79,130
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(16,159		)		(17,679		)
Income taxes payable	(416,384		)		(479,945		)
Net income taxes payable	$	(401,084	)		$	(391,057	)
Deferred tax (liabilities) assets:
Other current assets	$	34,381			$	20,343
Other non-current assets	26				85
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(255		)		—
Deferred income taxes	(320,748		)		(323,403		)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(286,596	)		$	(302,975	)

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

U.S. and foreign earnings from continuing operations before income taxes are as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013				2012				2011
	(In thousands)
U.S.	$	331,520			$	214,675			$	142,623
Foreign	84,781				74,387				28,899
Total	$	416,301			$	289,062			$	171,522

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

The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes attributable to continuing operations are as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013				2012				2011
	(In thousands)
Current income tax provision (benefit):
Federal	$	115,250			$	56,439			$	49,450
State	13,946				9,204				(26,510		)
Foreign	14,402				16,496				8,496
Current income tax provision	143,598				82,139				31,436
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision:
Federal	(821		)		40,414				(23,293		)
State	(2,117		)		1,978				639
Foreign	(6,158		)		(5,316		)		(12,829		)
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision	(9,096		)		37,076				(35,483		)
Income tax provision (benefit)	$	134,502			$	119,215			$	(4,047	)

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

The tax effects of cumulative temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below. The valuation allowance is related to deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that the tax benefit will not be realized.

	December 31,
	2013				2012
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses	$	28,005			$	13,708
Net operating loss carryforwards	52,336				27,177
Tax credit carryforwards	6,138				5,095
Stock-based compensation	69,101				66,962
Income tax reserves, including related interest	62,852				60,596
Fair value investments	1,151				12,189
Equity method investments	13,584				13,809
Other	11,444				13,374
Total deferred tax assets	244,611				212,910
Less valuation allowance	(62,353		)		(60,783		)
Net deferred tax assets	182,258				152,127
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	(1,743		)		(6,018		)
Investment in subsidiaries	(377,483		)		(373,652		)
Intangible and other assets	(69,530		)		(60,830		)
Other	(20,098		)		(14,602		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(468,854		)		(455,102		)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(286,596	)		$	(302,975	)

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

A reconciliation of the income tax provision (benefit) to the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to earnings from continuing operations before income taxes is shown as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013				2012				2011
	(In thousands)
Income tax provision at the federal statutory rate of 35%	$	145,705			$	101,172			$	60,033
Reversal of deferred tax liability associated with investment in Meetic	—				—				(43,696		)
Change in tax reserves, net	1,791				17,703				(15,493		)
Foreign income taxed at a different statutory tax rate	(17,428		)		(16,240		)		(11,774		)
Net adjustment related to the reconciliation of income tax provision accruals to tax returns	(5,237		)		(3,876		)		(7,298		)
Federal valuation allowance on equity method investments	214				979				4,595
State income taxes, net of effect of federal tax benefit	7,469				7,650				5,592
Other, net	1,988				11,827				3,994
Income tax provision (benefit)	$	134,502			$	119,215			$	(4,047	)

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

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest, is as follows:

	December 31,
	2013				2012				2011
	(In thousands)
Balance at January 1	$	379,281			$	351,561			$	389,909
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	2,887				6,278				1,749
Additions for tax positions of prior years	3,189				45,287				9,560
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(17,116		)		(17,545		)		(26,595		)
Settlements	(78,954		)		(5,349		)		(16,810		)
Expiration of applicable statute of limitations	(13,474		)		(951		)		(6,252		)
Balance at December 31	$	275,813			$	379,281			$	351,561

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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 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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