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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | The following tables present the Company's financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
| December 31, 2014
| Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total Fair Value Measurements
| (In thousands)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds | $ | 174,720 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 174,720 |
Commercial paper | — |  |  | 388,801 |  |  | — |  |  | 388,801 |
Time deposits | — |  |  | 42,914 |  |  | — |  |  | 42,914 |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate debt securities | — |  |  | 159,197 |  |  | — |  |  | 159,197 |
Equity security | 1,451 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,451 |
Long-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction rate security | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,070 |  |  | 6,070 |
Marketable equity security | 7,410 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,410 |
Total | $ | 183,581 |  |  | $ | 590,912 |  |  | $ | 6,070 |  |  | $ | 780,563 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration arrangements | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (30,140 | ) |  | $ | (30,140 | )
| December 31, 2013
| Quoted Market Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total Fair Value Measurements
| (In thousands)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds | $ | 698,307 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 698,307 |
Commercial paper | — |  |  | 12,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,000 |
Time deposits | — |  |  | 32,325 |  |  | — |  |  | 32,325 |
Marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate debt security | — |  |  | 1,008 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,008 |
Equity securities | 4,996 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,996 |
Long-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auction rate security | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,920 |  |  | 8,920 |
Marketable equity securities | 11,711 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11,711 |
Total | $ | 715,014 |  |  | $ | 45,333 |  |  | $ | 8,920 |  |  | $ | 769,267 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration arrangements | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (45,828 | ) |  | $ | (45,828 | )
Schedule of changes in assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | The following table presents the changes in the Company's financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
| For the Year Ended
| December 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| Auction Rate Security |  | Contingent Consideration Arrangements |  | Auction Rate Security |  | Contingent Consideration Arrangements
| (In thousands)
Balance at January 1 | $ | 8,920 |  |  | $ | (45,828 | ) |  | $ | 8,100 |  |  | $ | (1,909 | )
Total net gains (losses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in earnings | — |  |  | 13,367 |  |  | — |  |  | (343 | )
Included in other comprehensive (loss) income | (2,850 | ) |  | 3,025 |  |  | 820 |  |  | (2,445 | )
Fair value at date of acquisition | — |  |  | (8,813 | ) |  | — |  |  | (41,387 | )
Settlements | — |  |  | 8,109 |  |  | — |  |  | 256 |
Balance at December 31 | $ | 6,070 |  |  | $ | (30,140 | ) |  | $ | 8,920 |  |  | $ | (45,828 | )
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping | The following table presents the carrying value and the fair value of financial instruments measured at fair value only for disclosure purposes:
| December 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| Carrying Value |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value
| (In thousands)
Long-term debt | $ | (1,080,000 | ) |  | $ | (1,099,813 | ) |  | $ | (1,080,000 | ) |  | $ | (1,058,396 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income, and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs), by class of asset or liability. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments, including financial assets and financial liabilities, and the measurements of those instruments, assets, and liabilities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13433-108611 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13467-108611 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13476-108611 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957238&loc=d3e14172-108612 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6447952&loc=d3e13220-108610 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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