INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
INCOME TAXES
Income tax benefit due to lower estimated annual effective tax rate	$ 700,000
Provision for tax on income from continuing operations	9,518,000	5,313,000	25,559,000	11,458,000
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	17.00%	26.00%	28.00%	93.00%
Federal statutory rate (as a percent)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Total unrecognized tax benefits including interest	473,300,000		473,300,000		487,600,000
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits included in non-current income taxes payable	460,100,000		460,100,000
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits related to deferred tax assets included in other non-current assets	12,300,000		12,300,000
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities	800,000		800,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but timing is uncertain	94,900,000		94,900,000
Unrecognized tax benefit, if recognized would reduce income tax provision for continuing operations	95,100,000		95,100,000
Unrecognized tax benefit, if recognized would reduce income tax provision for discontinued operations	210,700,000		210,700,000
Income tax provision for continuing operations upon the subsequent recognition of unrecognized tax benefits	4,300,000		4,300,000
Interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits from continuing operations	1,500,000		600,000
Interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits from discontinued operations	1,900,000		3,300,000
Deferred taxes related to interest on unrecognized tax benefits from continuing operations	1,000,000		400,000
Deferred taxes related to interest on unrecognized tax benefits from discontinued operations	1,200,000		2,100,000
Accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits	104,200,000		104,200,000		97,700,000
Accrued penalties on unrecognized tax benefits	4,500,000		4,500,000		5,000,000
Reasonably possible decrease in unrecognized tax benefits within next twelve months	57,000,000		57,000,000
Reasonably possible decrease in income tax provision within next twelve months	$ 10,900,000		$ 10,900,000