Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)			Years Ended December 31,
			2012		2011		2010
Current - Federal		$	61,655	$	18,608	$	(4,534)
Current - foreign			(48,579)		(51,293)		(41,388)
Current - state			(9,408)		14,719		(5,278)
	Total current benefit (expense)		3,668		(17,966)		(51,200)
Deferred - Federal			261,014		126,078		211,137
Deferred - foreign			27,970		13,708		(3,859)
Deferred - state			15,627		4,158		3,902
	Total deferred benefit		304,611		143,944		211,180
Income tax benefit		$	308,279	$	125,978	$	159,980

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)			2012		2011
Deferred tax liabilities:
	Intangibles and fixed assets	$	2,418,558	$	2,381,177
	Long-term debt		381,712		465,201
	Foreign		21,828		43,305
	Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates		49,654		46,502
	Unrealized loss in marketable securities		13,768		-
	Other investments		2,122		7,068
	Other		5,480		25,834
Total deferred tax liabilities			2,893,122		2,969,087
Deferred tax assets:
	Accrued expenses		82,550		92,038
	Unrealized gain in marketable securities		-		6,833
	Net operating losses		1,107,594		917,078
	Bad debt reserves		8,418		10,767
	Deferred Income		553		590
	Other		35,693		33,931
Total gross deferred tax assets			1,234,808		1,061,237
	Less: Valuation allowance		12,312		14,177
Total deferred tax assets			1,222,496		1,047,060
Net deferred tax liabilities		$	1,670,626	$	1,922,027

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

			Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)			2012			2011			2010
			Amount	Percent		Amount	Percent		Amount	Percent
Income tax benefit at
	statutory rates	$	251,814	35%	$	137,903	35%	$	217,991	35%
State income taxes, net of
	Federal tax benefit		6,218	1%		18,877	5%		(1,376)	(0%)
Foreign taxes			8,782	2%		(4,683)	(1%)		(30,967)	(5%)
Nondeductible items			(4,617)	(1%)		(3,154)	(1%)		(3,165)	(0%)
Changes in valuation allowance
	and other estimates		50,697	7%		(15,816)	(4%)		(16,263)	(3%)
Impairment charge			-	0%		-	0%		-	0%
Other, net			(4,615)	(1%)		(7,149)	(2%)		(6,240)	(1%)
Income tax benefit		$	308,279	43%	$	125,978	32%	$	159,980	26%

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)		Years Ended December 31,
Unrecognized Tax Benefits		2012		2011
Balance at beginning of period	$	175,782	$	225,469
Increases for tax position taken in the current year		10,575		5,373
Increases for tax positions taken in previous years		14,774		12,115
Decreases for tax position taken in previous years		(55,113)		(37,677)
Decreases due to settlements with tax authorities		(7,581)		(29,443)
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitations		-		(55)
Balance at end of period	$	138,437	$	175,782