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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Components of long-term investments
Long-term investments	$ 114,983us-gaap_LongTermInvestments	$ 179,990us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
Cost method investments
Components of long-term investments
Long-term investments	90,910us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_CostmethodInvestmentsMember	137,286us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_CostmethodInvestmentsMember
Equity method investments
Components of long-term investments
Long-term investments	10,593us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsMember	22,073us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsMember
Marketable equity security
Components of long-term investments
Long-term investments	7,410us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember	11,711us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Auction rate security
Components of long-term investments
Long-term investments	$ 6,070us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember	$ 8,920us-gaap_LongTermInvestments / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember

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The total amount of investments that are intended to be held for an extended period of time (longer than one operating cycle).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

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