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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Leverage Ratio

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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LONG-TERM DEBT, NET - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
LONG-TERM DEBT, NET - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) trading_day	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, net	$ 3,830,965,000	$ 3,829,421,000
Credit Facility due February 13, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity on Credit Facility	750,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility	749,600,000	749,600,000
Credit Facility due February 13, 2025 \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility	$ 400,000	400,000
Credit Facility and Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio	4.0
Credit Facility and Term Loan \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio	2.0
Exchangeable Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible debt, amount settled	$ 100,000
2022 Exchangeable Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, repurchase amount	$ 15,600,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold trading days \| trading_day	20
Threshold consecutive trading days \| trading_day	30
Exchange price on applicable trading day (as a percent)	130.00%
Period of trading days of reported sale price of common stock	5 days
Period of consecutive trading days of reported sale price of common stock	5 days
Proportion of product of last reported price (as a percent)	98.00%
Senior Notes \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio	5.0
Senior Notes \| 5.00% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.00%
Senior Notes \| 4.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	4.625%
Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.625%
Senior Notes \| 4.125% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	4.125%
Senior Notes \| 3.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	3.625%
Senior Notes \| Exchangeable Notes \| Match Group FinanceCo 2, Inc. & Match Group FinanceCo 3, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold trading days \| trading_day	20
Threshold consecutive trading days \| trading_day	30
Exchange price on applicable trading day (as a percent)	130.00%
Redemption price (as a percent)	100.00%
Senior Notes \| 2022 Exchangeable Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate (as a percent)	1.60%
Principal amount of long-term debt				$ 517,500,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	0.875%
Senior Notes \| 2026 Exchangeable Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate (as a percent)	1.20%
Principal amount of long-term debt			$ 575,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	0.875%
Senior Notes \| 2030 Exchangeable Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate (as a percent)	2.20%
Principal amount of long-term debt			$ 575,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	2.00%
Term Loan \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, net	$ 425,000,000	$ 425,000,000
Effective interest rate (as a percent)	2.22%	1.91%
Term Loan \| Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.75%
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility due February 13, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility	$ 0	$ 0
Annual commitment fee (as a percent)	0.25%
Credit Facility \| Credit Facility due February 13, 2025 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio	5.0