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INCOME TAXES (Details 3) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Income taxes (payable) receivable and deferred tax (liabilities) assets include in the Balance Sheet captions [Line Items]      
Other current assets $ 161,530,000 $ 156,339,000  
Other non-current assets 164,685,000 118,230,000  
Accrued Liabilities, Current (351,038,000) (355,232,000)  
Income taxes payable (416,384,000) (479,945,000)  
Increase in valuation allowance 1,600,000    
Valuation allowance related to portion of tax loss carryforwards and other items 62,400,000    
Federal statutory rate (as a percent) 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
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      
Income tax provision at the federal statutory rate of 35% 145,705,000 101,172,000 60,033,000
Reversal of deferred tax liability associated with investment in Meetic       (43,696,000)
Change in tax reserves, net 1,791,000 17,703,000 (15,493,000)
Foreign income taxed at a different statutory tax rate (17,428,000) (16,240,000) (11,774,000)
Net adjustment related to the reconciliation of income tax provision accruals to tax returns (5,237,000) (3,876,000) (7,298,000)
Federal valuation allowance on equity method investments 214,000 979,000 4,595,000
State income taxes, net of effect of federal tax benefit 7,469,000 7,650,000 5,592,000
Other, net 1,988,000 11,827,000 3,994,000
Income tax provision (benefit) 134,502,000 119,215,000 (4,047,000)
Undistributed earnings indefinitely reinvested outside United States 517,400,000    
Deferred tax liabilities related to non-indefinitely reinvested earnings 119,500,000    
Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest      
Balance at January 1 379,281,000 351,561,000 389,909,000
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year 2,887,000 6,278,000 1,749,000
Additions for tax positions of prior years 3,189,000 45,287,000 9,560,000
Reductions for tax positions of prior years (17,116,000) (17,545,000) (26,595,000)
Settlements (78,954,000) (5,349,000) (16,810,000)
Expiration of applicable statute of limitations (13,474,000) (951,000) (6,252,000)
Balance at December 31 275,813,000 379,281,000 351,561,000
Total unrecognized tax benefits including interest 408,800,000 496,800,000  
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits related to deferred tax assets included in other non-current assets 3,000,000    
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits included in non-current income taxes payable 405,500,000    
Unrecognized tax benefits included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities 300,000    
Unrecognized tax benefits decreased due to a net decrease in deductible temporary differences 88,000,000    
Unrecognized tax benefits, tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but timing is uncertain 44,700,000    
Unrecognized tax benefit, if recognized would reduce income tax expense for continuing operations 120,900,000 110,800,000  
Unrecognized tax benefit, if recognized would reduce income tax expense for discontinued operations 173,800,000 222,300,000  
Interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits from continuing operations 4,800,000 5,200,000 1,400,000
Deferred taxes related to interest on unrecognized tax benefits from continuing operations 2,800,000 3,100,000 900,000
Interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits from discontinued operations 1,400,000 2,800,000 6,700,000
Deferred taxes related to interest on unrecognized tax benefits from discontinued operations 800,000 1,700,000 4,200,000
Accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits 133,000,000 117,500,000  
Accrued penalties on unrecognized tax benefits 5,100,000 5,000,000  
Income Tax Examination, Increase (Decrease) in Liability from Prior Year 7,100,000    
Deferred Tax (Liabilities) Assets
      
Income taxes (payable) receivable and deferred tax (liabilities) assets include in the Balance Sheet captions [Line Items]      
Other current assets 34,381,000 20,343,000  
Other non-current assets 26,000 85,000  
Accrued Liabilities, Current (255,000) 0  
Income taxes payable (320,748,000) (323,403,000)  
Net income taxes payable (286,596,000) (302,975,000)  
Income Taxes (Payable) Receivable
      
Income taxes (payable) receivable and deferred tax (liabilities) assets include in the Balance Sheet captions [Line Items]      
Other current assets 12,242,000 27,437,000  
Other non-current assets 19,217,000 79,130,000  
Accrued Liabilities, Current (16,159,000) (17,679,000)  
Income taxes payable (416,384,000) (479,945,000)  
Net income taxes payable $ (401,084,000) $ (391,057,000)