INCOME TAXES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2013		2012			2013			2012
Current tax benefit (expense)	$	2,088	$	(21,148	)	$	(36,706	)	$	21,331
Deferred tax benefit		71,714		34,380			195,356			157,962
Income tax benefit	$	73,802	$	13,232		$	158,650		$	179,293

(In thousands)		Years Ended December 31,
		2012			2011			2010
Current - Federal	$		61,655	$		18,608	$		(4,534)
Current - foreign			(48,579)			(51,293)			(41,388)
Current - state			(9,408)			14,719			(5,278)
Total current benefit (expense)			3,668			(17,966)			(51,200)
Deferred - Federal			261,014			126,078			211,137
Deferred - foreign			27,970			13,708			(3,859)
Deferred - state			15,627			4,158			3,902
Total deferred benefit			304,611			143,944			211,180
Income tax benefit	$		308,279	$		125,978	$		159,980

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

(In thousands)		2012			2011
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles and fixed assets	$		2,418,558	$		2,381,177
Long-term debt			381,712			465,201
Foreign			21,828			43,305
Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates			49,654			46,502
Unrealized loss in marketable securities			13,768			-
Other investments			2,122			7,068
Other			5,480			25,834
Total deferred tax liabilities			2,893,122			2,969,087
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses			82,550			92,038
Unrealized gain in marketable securities			-			6,833
Net operating losses			1,107,594			917,078
Bad debt reserves			8,418			10,767
Deferred Income			553			590
Other			35,693			33,931
Total gross deferred tax assets			1,234,808			1,061,237
Less: Valuation allowance			12,312			14,177
Total deferred tax assets			1,222,496			1,047,060
Net deferred tax liabilities	$		1,670,626	$		1,922,027

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

		Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)		2012					2011					2010
		Amount		Percent			Amount		Percent			Amount		Percent
Income tax benefit at statutory rates	$		251,814		35%	$		137,903		35%	$		217,991		35	%
State income taxes, net of Federal tax benefit			6,218		1%			18,877		5%			(1,376)		(0	%)
Foreign taxes			8,782		2%			(4,683)		(1%)			(30,967)		(5	%)
Nondeductible items			(4,617)		(1%)			(3,154)		(1%)			(3,165)		(0	%)
Changes in valuation allowance and other estimates			50,697		7%			(15,816)		(4%)			(16,263)		(3	%)
Impairment charge			-		0%			-		0%			-		0	%
Other, net			(4,615)		(1%)			(7,149)		(2%)			(6,240)		(1	%)
Income tax benefit	$		308,279		43%	$		125,978		32%	$		159,980		26	%

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

(In thousands)		Years Ended December 31,
Unrecognized Tax Benefits		2012			2011
Balance at beginning of period	$		175,782	$		225,469
Increases for tax position taken in the current year			10,575			5,373
Increases for tax positions taken in previous years			14,774			12,115
Decreases for tax position taken in previous years			(55,113)			(37,677)
Decreases due to settlements with tax authorities			(7,581)			(29,443)
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitations			-			(55)
Balance at end of period	$		138,437	$		175,782