BUSINESS COMBINATION (Details) (OkCupid, Match, USD $)	3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011	Jan. 20, 2011
OkCupid \| Match
Business Combination
Purchase consideration paid in cash		$ 50,000,000
Maximum additional contingent payment		40,000,000
Payment to the former owner	30,000,000
Potential additional payment to the former owner	10,000,000
Fair value of contingent consideration arrangement	$ 10,000,000

Fair value, as of the balance sheet date, of potential cash payments under the contingent consideration arrangement.

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Maximum potential cash payments that could result from the contingent consideration arrangement.

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Cash payment resulting from an amended contingent consideration arrangement in a business acquisition.

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Amount of cash paid to acquire the entity.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141R

-Paragraph 68

-Subparagraph f(1)

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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