DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details 7) (Lending Tree Loans, Discontinued operations, Loans held for sale, USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value Measurements
Number of loans held for sale or carried at the lower of cost or market (LOCOM) value assessed on an individual loan basis	0		0
Loans held for sale
Aggregate unpaid principal balance	$ 412,000		$ 412,000
Difference between fair value and aggregate unpaid principal balance	(412,000)		(412,000)
Measured at Fair Value
Loans held for sale
Aggregate unpaid principal balance	412,000		412,000
Difference between fair value and aggregate unpaid principal balance	(412,000)		(412,000)
Gain due to change in fair value of loans held for sale	$ 0	$ 400,000

For loans held as assets for which the fair value option has been elected, this item represents the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of those loans that are 90 days or more past due, in nonaccrual status, or both.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 825

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (e)(3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957238&loc=d3e14064-108612

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 159

-Paragraph 18

-Subparagraph e(3)

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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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