This element represents Other Comprehensive Income or Loss, Net of Tax, for the period. Includes deferred gains or losses on qualifying hedges, unrealized holding gains or losses on available-for-sale securities, minimum pension liability, and cumulative translation adjustment. While for technical reasons this element has no balance attribute, the default assumption is a credit balance consistent with its label. This is including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest and excluding the portion attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Total	IAC	Common Stock	Common Stock Class B Convertible Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interests	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Redeemable noncontrolling interests, balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 42,861									$ 42,861
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	1,729,401	1,686,736	251	16	11,562,567	(32,735)	(13,046)	(9,830,317)	42,665
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013			250,982	16,157
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity
Net (loss) earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2014	344,701	344,701				344,701			0
Redeemable noncontrolling interests, net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2014										(4,082)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(33,629)	(33,722)					(33,722)		93
Redeemable noncontrolling interests, other comprehensive loss, net of tax										(579)
Non-cash compensation expense	43,359	43,027			43,027				332	138
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues			844
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other, net of withholding taxes	(4,850)	(4,850)	1		(173,818)			168,967
Income tax benefit related to the exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other	33,532	33,532			33,532
Dividends	(68,000)	(68,000)			(39,557)	(28,443)
Noncontrolling interests related to acquisitions										17,886
Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests	50,662								50,662	(38,906)
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests to fair value	(17,027)	(26,396)			(26,396)				9,369	17,027
Redeemable noncontrolling interests, other										(435)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests, balance at Sep. 30, 2014	33,910									33,910
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	$ 1,976,825	$ 1,975,028	$ 252	$ 16	$ 11,399,355	$ 283,523	$ (46,768)	$ (9,661,350)	$ 1,797
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2014			251,826	16,157