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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION  
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

NOTE 12—SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

        During 2010, IAC received a dividend of $11.4 million from Meetic, which the Company deemed to be a partial return of its investment. Accordingly, the dividend is reflected as a cash flow from an investing activity in the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows.

Non-Cash Transactions for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

        On February 8, 2011, in connection with the tax-free exchange with Liberty Media Corporation in the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company received 0.1 million shares of IAC common stock, valued at $2.9 million, in fulfillment of post-closing working capital adjustments.

        On January 31, 2011, IAC contributed The Daily Beast, previously reported in IAC's Media & Other segment, to a newly formed venture with Harman Newsweek called The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company. IAC and Harman Newsweek operate The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company jointly. IAC accounts for its interest in The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company under the equity method.

        The consideration for the acquisition of OkCupid on January 20, 2011 includes a contingent consideration arrangement which is described in Note 4.

Non-Cash Transactions for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

        On March 10, 2010, Match and Meetic completed a transaction in which Match contributed its Latin American business ("Match Latam") and Meetic contributed its Latin American business ("Parperfeito") to a newly formed venture. These contributions, along with a $3.0 million payment from Match to Meetic, resulted in each party owning a 50% equity interest in the newly formed venture, which was valued at $72 million. No gain or loss was recognized on this transaction as the fair value of the consideration received by Match equaled the fair value of the assets exchanged.