INCOME TAXES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of (provision for) benefit from income taxes and the effective tax rates

The following table presents the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rates:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013			March 31, 2012
	(in thousands, except for percentages)
(Loss) income before income taxes	$	(62,028	)	$	24,732
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	14,361			(4,345		)
Effective tax rate	23.15		%	17.57		%