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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
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