DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details 5) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations Loans held for sale loan	Dec. 31, 2012 Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations Loans held for sale loan
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
Gain due to change in fair value of loans held for sale	$ 2.7

For each line item in the statement of financial position, the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings.

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