Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Valuation of money market funds and restricted cash using quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets, nonrecurring and recurring basis

Our fair value measurements consist of the following:



	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012			March 31, 2012		For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011			December 31, 2011
	Gains (Losses)			Fair Value		Gains (Losses)			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Recurring fair value measurements:
Cash equivalent money market funds (Level 1)				$	173,251				$	165,540
Restricted cash money market funds (Level 1)				2,680					2,680

Nonrecurring fair value measurements:
Long-lived assets held for use or disposal (Level 3)	$	(235	)	$	434	$	(1,014	)

Schedule of fair value of debt

The following table presents the fair value of financial instruments that are not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis:



	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
	(In thousands)
Senior notes (Level 1)	$	792,600	$	745,000	$	737,049	$	745,000
Convertible senior subordinated notes (Level 1)	533,750		250,000		405,625		250,000
Subsidiary term loans (Level 2)	368,582		359,667		352,679		351,651
Total debt	$	1,694,932	$	1,354,667	$	1,495,353	$	1,346,651

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring and/or nonrecurring 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).

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