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Mar. 31, 2012
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Apr. 30, 2012
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| Document And Entity Information [Abstract] | ||
| Document Type | 10-Q | |
| Amendment Flag | false | |
| Document Period End Date | Mar. 31, 2012 | |
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2012 | |
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q1 | |
| Trading Symbol | yhoo | |
| Entity Registrant Name | YAHOO INC | |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001011006 | |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | |
| Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | |
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 1,218,696,911 |
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If the value is true, then the document as an amendment to previously-filed/accepted document. No definition available.
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End date of current fiscal year in the format --MM-DD. No definition available.
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This is focus fiscal period of the document report. For a first quarter 2006 quarterly report, which may also provide financial information from prior periods, the first fiscal quarter should be given as the fiscal period focus. Values: FY, Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, H1, H2, M9, T1, T2, T3, M8, CY. No definition available.
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This is focus fiscal year of the document report in CCYY format. For a 2006 annual report, which may also provide financial information from prior periods, fiscal 2006 should be given as the fiscal year focus. Example: 2006. No definition available.
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The end date of the period reflected on the cover page if a periodic report. For all other reports and registration statements containing historical data, it is the date up through which that historical data is presented. If there is no historical data in the report, use the filing date. The format of the date is CCYY-MM-DD. No definition available.
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The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, N-1A, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, minus any "/A" suffix. The acceptable values are as follows: S-1, S-3, S-4, S-11, F-1, F-3, F-4, F-9, F-10, 6-K, 8-K, 10, 10-K, 10-Q, 20-F, 40-F, N-1A, 485BPOS, 497, NCSR, N-CSR, N-CSRS, N-Q, 10-KT, 10-QT, 20-FT, POS AM and Other. No definition available.
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A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Indicate number of shares outstanding of each of registrant's classes of common stock, as of latest practicable date. Where multiple classes exist define each class by adding class of stock items such as Common Class A [Member], Common Class B [Member] onto the Instrument [Domain] of the Entity Listings, Instrument No definition available.
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Indicate whether the registrant is one of the following: (1) Large Accelerated Filer, (2) Accelerated Filer, (3) Non-accelerated Filer, or (4) Smaller Reporting Company. Definitions of these categories are stated in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. This information should be based on the registrant's current or most recent filing containing the related disclosure. No definition available.
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The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Trading symbol of an instrument as listed on an exchange. No definition available.
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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of net Income or Loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest (if any) deducted in order to derive the portion attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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The net amount of other income and expense amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business) also known as other nonoperating income (expense) recognized for the period. Such amounts may include: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) net gains or losses on securities, (d) unusual costs, (e) gains or losses on foreign exchange transactions, and (f) miscellaneous other income and expense items. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount charged against earnings in the period for incurred and estimated costs associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding asset retirement obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate revenue recognized during the period (derived from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an entity's earning process). For financial services companies, also includes investment and interest income, and sales and trading gains. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate total amount of expenses directly related to the marketing or selling of products or services. No definition available.
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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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All cost of revenues incurred during the period excluding Traffic Acquisition Costs. No definition available.
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The cost of revenue during the period related to Traffic Acquisition Costs. No definition available.
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Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations. Includes cost of revenue related to TAC, cost of revenue - other, sales and marketing, product development, general and administrative, amortization of intangibles and net restructuring charges. No definition available.
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Stock-based compensation expense associated with cost of sales No definition available.
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Stock-based compensation expense associated with general and administrative expense. No definition available.
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Stock-based compensation expense associated with research and development expense No definition available.
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Stock-based compensation expense reversals associated with restructuring activity. No definition available.
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Stock-based compensation expense associated with sales and marketing expense. No definition available.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract] | ||
| Net Income | $ 287,478 | $ 224,832 |
| Other comprehensive income: | ||
| Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of $563 and $100 for March 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively | (463) | 3,692 |
| Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net income, net of taxes of $1,291 and $(4,425) for March 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively | 7,728 | (2,213) |
| Net change in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes | 7,265 | 1,479 |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 10,234 | 129,385 |
| Total other comprehensive income, net of tax | 17,499 | 130,864 |
| Comprehensive income | 304,977 | 355,696 |
| Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1,135) | (1,840) |
| Comprehensive income attributable to Yahoo! Inc. | $ 303,842 | $ 353,856 |
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The change in equity [net assets] of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources which are attributable to the reporting entity. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, but excludes any and all transactions which are directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The change in equity [net assets] of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources which are attributable to noncontrolling interests, if any. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, which are directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The change in equity [net assets] of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources which are attributable to the economic entity, including both controlling (parent) and noncontrolling interests. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, including any and all transactions which are directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Gross appreciation or the gross loss in value of the total unsold securities. While for technical reasons this element has no balance attribute, the default assumption is a credit balance consistent with its label. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Adjustment that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency of the reporting entity, net of tax. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This element represents Other Comprehensive Income or Loss, Net of Tax, for the period. Includes deferred gains or losses on qualifying hedges, unrealized holding gains or losses on available-for-sale securities, minimum pension liability, and cumulative translation adjustment. While for technical reasons this element has no balance attribute, the default assumption is a credit balance consistent with its label. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Reclassification adjustment for unrealized gains or losses realized upon the sale of securities, after tax. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Appreciation or loss in value (before reclassification adjustment) of the total of unsold securities during the period being reported on, net of tax. Reclassification adjustments include: (1) the unrealized holding gain (loss), net of tax, at the date of the transfer for a debt security from the held-to-maturity category transferred into the available-for-sale category. Also includes the unrealized gain (loss) at the date of transfer for a debt security from the available-for-sale category transferred into the held-to-maturity category; (2) the unrealized gains (losses) realized upon the sale of securities, after tax; and (3) the unrealized gains (losses) realized upon the write-down of securities, after tax. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (USD $)
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| Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, taxes | $ 100 | $ 563 |
| Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net income, taxes | $ (4,425) | $ 1,291 |
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Tax effect of the gross appreciation or the gross loss, net of reclassification adjustment, in the value of the total unsold available-for-sale securities at the end of an accounting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tax effect on the reclassification adjustment for gains or losses realized upon the sale of securities during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Excess of issue price over par or stated value of the entity's capital stock and amounts received from other transactions involving the entity's stock or stockholders. Includes adjustments to additional paid in capital. Some examples of such adjustments include recording the issuance of debt with a beneficial conversion feature and certain tax consequences of equity instruments awarded to employees. Use this element for the aggregate amount of additional paid-in capital associated with common and preferred stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only common stock, use the element additional paid in capital, common stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only preferred stock, use the element additional paid in capital, preferred stock. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of debt securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading which are intended be sold or mature within one year from the balance sheet date or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of debt securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading which are intended be sold or mature more than one year from the balance sheet date or operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the Entity may deposit additional funds at any time and also effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months. Compensating balance arrangements that do not legally restrict the withdrawal or usage of cash amounts may be reported as Cash and Cash Equivalents, while legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or company statements of intention with regard to particular deposits are not generally reported as cash and cash equivalents. Includes cash and cash equivalents associated with the entity's continuing operations. Excludes cash and cash equivalents associated with the disposal group (and discontinued operation). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Represents the caption on the face of the balance sheet to indicate that the entity has entered into (1) purchase or supply arrangements that will require expending a portion of its resources to meet the terms thereof, and (2) is exposed to potential losses or, less frequently, gains, arising from (a) possible claims against a company's resources due to future performance under contract terms, and (b) possible losses or likely gains from uncertainties that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events that are deemed likely to occur do occur or fail to occur. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable common stock (or common stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable common shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with GAAP, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, including sales, license fees, and royalties, but excluding interest income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The noncurrent portion of deferred revenue amount as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue is a liability related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized, and is not expected to be recognized in the next twelve months. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Represents the noncurrent portion of deferred tax liabilities, which result from applying the applicable tax rate to net taxable temporary differences pertaining to each jurisdiction to which the entity is obligated to pay income tax and the aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent liabilities are expected to be paid after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). No definition available.
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, which is the cumulative amount paid and (if applicable) the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, adjusted for any amortization recognized prior to the adoption of any changes in generally accepted accounting principles (as applicable) and for any impairment charges, in excess of the fair value of net assets acquired in one or more business combination transactions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total investments in (A) an entity in which the entity has significant influence, but does not have control, (B) subsidiaries that are not required to be consolidated and are accounted for using the equity and or cost method, and (C) an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group. Includes long-term advances receivable from a party that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of all Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity items (or Partners' Capital, as applicable), including the portion of equity attributable to noncontrolling interests, if any. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which is directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent assets are expected to be realized or consumed after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The total of the amounts paid in advance for capitalized costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event, and will be charged against earnings within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, and the aggregate carrying amount of current assets, as of the balance sheet date, not separately presented elsewhere in the balance sheet. Current assets are expected to be realized or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tangible assets that are held by an entity for use in the production or supply of goods and services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes and that are expected to provide economic benefit for more than one year; net of accumulated depreciation. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of Stockholders' Equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity including portions attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interest), if any. The entity including portions attributable to the parent and noncontrolling interests is sometimes referred to as the economic entity. This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount allocated to treasury stock. Treasury stock is common and preferred shares of an entity that were issued, repurchased by the entity, and are held in its treasury. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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(1) Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). (2) Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of current obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet due to materiality considerations. Current liabilities are expected to be paid within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). No definition available.
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(1) Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal, through the balance sheet date and due to be paid more than one year (or one operating cycle, if longer) after the balance sheet date. (2) Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet due to materiality considerations. Noncurrent liabilities are expected to be paid after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). No definition available.
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| Common stock, par value | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 5,000,000,000 | 5,000,000,000 |
| Common stock, shares issued | 1,217,629,000 | 1,217,481,000 |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 1,185,598,000 | 1,190,006,000 |
| Treasury stock at cost, shares | 32,031,000 | 27,475,000 |
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Face amount or stated value of common stock per share; generally not indicative of the fair market value per share. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total number of shares of common stock held by shareholders. May be all or portion of the number of common shares authorized. These shares represent the ownership interest of the common shareholders. Shares outstanding equals shares issued minus shares held in treasury and other adjustments, if any. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of common and preferred shares that were previously issued and that were repurchased by the issuing entity and held in treasury on the financial statement date. This stock has no voting rights and receives no dividends. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate amount of recurring noncash expense charged against earnings in the period to allocate the cost of assets over their estimated remaining economic lives. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the Entity may deposit additional funds at any time and also effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months. Compensating balance arrangements that do not legally restrict the withdrawal or usage of cash amounts may be reported as Cash and Cash Equivalents, while legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or company statements of intention with regard to particular deposits are not generally reported as cash and cash equivalents. Includes cash and cash equivalents associated with the entity's continuing operations. Excludes cash and cash equivalents associated with the disposal group (and discontinued operation). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in cash and cash equivalents. While for technical reasons this element has no balance attribute, the default assumption is a debit balance consistent with its label. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The component of income tax expense for the period representing the increase (decrease) in the entity's deferred tax assets and liabilities pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The effect of exchange rate changes on cash balances held in foreign currencies. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Reductions in the entity's income taxes that arise when compensation cost (from non-qualified share-based compensation) recognized on the entity's tax return exceeds compensation cost from equity-based compensation recognized in financial statements. This element represents the cash inflow reported in the enterprise's financing activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Reductions in the entity's income taxes that arise when compensation cost (from non-qualified equity-based compensation) recognized on the entity's tax return exceeds compensation cost from equity-based compensation recognized in financial statements. This element reduces net cash provided by operating activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the aggregate amount of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in amount due within one year (or one business cycle) from customers for the credit sale of goods and services. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the aggregate amount of expenses incurred but not yet paid. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period, excluding the portion taken into income, in the liability reflecting revenue yet to be earned for which cash or other forms of consideration was received or recorded as a receivable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the value of prepaid expenses and other assets not separately disclosed in the statement of cash flows, for example, deferred expenses, intangible assets,or income taxes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash inflow or outflow from financing activity for the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash inflow or outflow from investing activity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash from (used in) all of the entity's operating activities, including those of discontinued operations, of the reporting entity. Operating activities generally involve producing and delivering goods and providing services. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value that are not defined as investing or financing activities. While for technical reasons this element has no balance attribute, the default assumption is a debit balance consistent with its label. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash outflow or inflow from other investing activities. This element is used when there is not a more specific and appropriate element in the taxonomy. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow paid by the company to cover an employee's income tax withholding obligation as part of a net-share settlement of a share-based award. No definition available.
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The cash outflow to acquire debt securities classified as available-for-sale securities, because they are not classified as either held-to-maturity securities or trading securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow to acquire asset without physical form usually arising from contractual or other legal rights, excluding goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow associated with maturities (principal being due), prepayments and calls (requests of early payments) on securities not classified as either held-to-maturity securities or trading securities which are classified as available-for-sale securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net cash inflow or outflow from other financing activities. This element is used when there is not a more specific and appropriate element in the taxonomy. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow associated with the sale of debt securities classified as available-for-sale securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Reductions in the entity's income taxes that arise when compensation cost (from non-qualified stock options) recognized on the entity's tax return exceeds compensation cost from non-qualified stock options recognized on the income statement. This element increases net cash provided by operating activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Cash payments to acquire companies, net of cash acquired and other. No definition available.
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The net realized gain (loss) from sales of investments, assets, and other. No definition available.
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| The Company And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies | Note 1 THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Company. Yahoo! Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries ("Yahoo!," or the "Company"), is a premier digital media company. Through its proprietary technology and insights, Yahoo! delivers personalized digital content and experiences, across devices and around the globe, to vast audiences. The Company provides engaging and innovative canvases for advertisers to connect with their target audiences using its unique blend of Science + Art + Scale. The Company provides online properties and services ("Yahoo! Properties") to users as well as a range of marketing services designed to reach and connect with those users on Yahoo! Properties and through a distribution network of third-party entities ("Affiliates"). These Affiliates integrate the Company's advertising offerings into their Websites or other offerings (those Websites and other offerings, "Affiliate sites"). Basis of Presentation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Yahoo! Inc. and its majority-owned or otherwise controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Investments in entities in which the Company can exercise significant influence, but does not own a majority equity interest or otherwise control, are accounted for using the equity method and are included as investments in equity interests on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company has included the results of operations of acquired companies from the date of the acquisition. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company corrected the classification of $22 million of costs principally included in product development expenses to cost of revenue—other to conform to current period presentation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring items, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the periods shown. The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year or for any future periods. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United States ("U.S.") requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to revenue, the useful lives of long-lived assets including property and equipment and intangible assets, investment fair values, stock-based compensation, goodwill, income taxes, contingencies, and restructuring charges. The Company bases its estimates of the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, when these carrying values are not readily available from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 was derived from the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. However, the Company believes the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. |
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| Basic And Diluted Net Income Attributable To Yahoo! Inc. Common Stockholders Per Share | Note 2 BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO YAHOO! INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS PER SHARE Basic and diluted net income attributable to Yahoo! common stockholders per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding net income attributable to participating securities (restricted stock awards granted under the Company's 1995 Stock Plan and restricted stock units granted under the 1996 Directors' Stock Plan (the "Directors' Plan")). Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares are calculated using the treasury stock method and consist of unvested restricted stock and shares underlying unvested restricted stock units, the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, and shares to be purchased under the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated in June 2009 (the "Employee Stock Purchase Plan"). The Company calculates potential tax windfalls and shortfalls by including the impact of pro forma deferred tax assets. The Company takes into account the effect on consolidated net income per share of dilutive securities of entities in which the Company holds equity interests that are accounted for using the equity method.
Potentially dilutive securities representing approximately 58 million shares of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 49 million shares of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2012 were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for these periods because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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| Acquisition | Note 3 ACQUISITION During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company acquired one company, which was accounted for as a business combination. The total purchase price of $34 million consisted entirely of cash consideration. Of the purchase price, $22 million was allocated to goodwill, $13 million to amortizable intangible assets, and $1 million to net assumed liabilities. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and is not deductible for tax purposes. The Company's business combination completed during the three months ended March 31, 2011 did not have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements, and therefore pro forma disclosures have not been presented. The Company did not make any acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2012. |
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| Investments In Equity Interests | Note 4 INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY INTERESTS The following table summarizes the Company's investments in equity interests (dollars in thousands):
Equity Investment in Alibaba Group. The investment in Alibaba Group Holding Limited ("Alibaba Group") is being accounted for using the equity method, and the total investment, including net tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill, is classified as part of the investments in equity interests balance on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company records its share of the results of Alibaba Group, and any related amortization expense, one quarter in arrears within earnings in equity interests in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
As of March 31, 2012, the difference between the Company's carrying value of its investment in Alibaba Group and its proportionate share of the net assets of Alibaba Group is summarized as follows (in thousands):
The amortizable intangible assets included in the excess carrying value have useful lives not exceeding seven years and a weighted average useful life of approximately five years. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. The following tables present Alibaba Group's U.S. GAAP summarized financial information, as derived from the Alibaba Group consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
The Company also has commercial arrangements with Alibaba Group to provide technical, development, and advertising services. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012, these transactions were not material. Framework Agreement with Alibaba Group regarding Alipay. Alibaba Group restructured the ownership of Alipay.com Co., Ltd. ("Alipay") and deconsolidated Alipay in the first quarter of 2011. The impact of the deconsolidation of Alipay was not material to the Company's financial statements. On July 29, 2011, the Company entered into a Framework Agreement (the "Framework Agreement"), with Alibaba Group, Softbank Corp., a Japanese corporation, ("Softbank"), Alipay, APN Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands ("IPCo"), Zhejiang Alibaba E-Commerce Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the People's Republic of China ("HoldCo"), Jack Ma Yun, Joseph C. Tsai and certain security holders of Alipay or HoldCo as joinder parties. The Framework Agreement establishes the ongoing financial and other arrangements between Alibaba Group and Alipay. Alipay, formerly a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, is a subsidiary of HoldCo, which is majority owned by Mr. Ma. IPCo is a special purpose entity formed in connection with the Framework Agreement, which at the time of consummation of the transactions under the Framework Agreement was owned by Mr. Ma and Mr. Tsai. The transactions under the Framework Agreement closed on December 14, 2011. Pursuant to the terms of the Framework Agreement the parties have agreed, among other things, that: (1) Upon a Liquidity Event (as defined below), HoldCo will pay to Alibaba Group 37.5 percent of the equity value of Alipay (the "Liquidity Event Payment"), less $500 million (i.e., the principal amount of the IPCo Promissory Note as described below). The Liquidity Event Payment plus $500 million must in the aggregate not be less than $2 billion and may not exceed $6 billion, subject to certain increases and additional payments if no Liquidity Event has occurred by the sixth anniversary of the consummation of the transactions (the "closing"). "Liquidity Event" means the earlier to occur of (a) a qualified initial public offering of Alipay, (b) a transfer of 37.5 percent or more of the securities of Alipay; or (c) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Alipay. If a Liquidity Event has not occurred by the tenth anniversary of the closing, Alibaba Group will have the right to cause HoldCo to effect a Liquidity Event, provided that the equity value or enterprise value of Alipay at such time exceeds $1 billion, and in such case, the $2 billion minimum amount described above will not apply to a Liquidity Event effected by means of a qualified initial public offering, a sale of all of the securities of Alipay, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Alipay. Upon payment in full of the Liquidity Event Payment, Alibaba Group will transfer to Alipay certain assets used in the Alipay business that were retained by Alibaba Group. (2) Alibaba Group and Alipay have entered into a long-term agreement pursuant to which Alibaba Group will receive payment processing services on preferential terms from Alipay and its subsidiaries. The fees to be paid by Alibaba Group and its subsidiaries to Alipay for the services provided under such agreement take into account Alibaba Group and its subsidiaries' status as large volume customers and will be approved on an annual basis by the directors of Alibaba Group designated by Yahoo! and Softbank. (3) Alibaba Group has licensed to Alipay certain intellectual property and technology and performs certain software technology services for Alipay and in return Alipay pays to Alibaba Group a royalty and software technology services fee, which consists of an expense reimbursement and a 49.9 percent share of the consolidated pre-tax income of Alipay and its subsidiaries. This percentage will decrease upon certain dilutive equity issuances by Alipay and HoldCo; provided, however, such percentage will not be reduced below 30 percent. This agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) such time as it may be required to be terminated by applicable regulatory authorities in connection with a qualified initial public offering by Alipay constituting a Liquidity Event and (b) the date the Liquidity Event Payment, the IPCo Promissory Note (as defined below) and certain related payments have been paid in full. Upon termination of this agreement, the intellectual property and technology licensed under the agreement will be transferred to Alipay. (4) IPCo has issued to Alibaba Group a non-interest bearing promissory note in the principal amount of $500 million with a seven year maturity (the "IPCo Promissory Note"). (5) The IPCo Promissory Note, the Liquidity Event Payment and certain other payments are secured by a pledge of 50,000,000 ordinary shares of Alibaba Group which have been contributed to IPCo by Mr. Ma and Mr. Tsai, as well as certain other collateral which may be pledged in the future. (6) Yahoo!, Softbank, Alibaba Group, HoldCo, Mr. Ma and Mr. Tsai have entered into an agreement pursuant to which (a) the Alibaba Group board of directors ratified the actions taken by Alibaba Group in connection with the restructuring of the ownership of Alipay and the termination of certain control agreements which resulted in the deconsolidation of Alipay; and (b) the Company, Softbank and Alibaba Group released claims against Alibaba Group, Alipay, HoldCo, Mr. Ma, Mr. Tsai and certain of their related parties (including Alibaba Group's directors in their capacity as such) from any and all claims and liabilities, subject to certain limitations, arising out of or based upon such actions. The royalty and software technology services fee and the payment processing services fees discussed above approximate the estimated fair values of such services and are recognized in Alibaba Group's financial statements as income or expense, as applicable, as the services are rendered. Yahoo! Inc. will record its share, if any, of the results of these transactions as they are recorded by Alibaba within the Company's earnings in equity interests in the consolidated statements of income. Alibaba Group will recognize the Liquidity Event Payment, the payment of the IPCo Promissory Note, and any impact from the transfer of assets, described above, if and when such payments or transfers occur. Yahoo! Inc. will record its share, if any, of the results of these transactions as they are recorded by Alibaba Group within the Company's earnings in equity interests in the consolidated statements of income. Equity Investment in Yahoo Japan. The investment in Yahoo Japan Corporation ("Yahoo Japan") is being accounted for using the equity method and the total investment, including net tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill, is classified as part of the investments in equity interests balance on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company records its share of the results of Yahoo Japan, and any related amortization expense, one quarter in arrears within earnings in equity interests in the condensed consolidated statements of income. The Company makes adjustments to the earnings in equity interests line in the condensed consolidated statements of income for any differences between U.S. GAAP and accounting principles generally accepted in Japan ("Japanese GAAP"), the standards by which Yahoo Japan's financial statements are prepared. In the first quarter of 2011, the Company recorded a U.S. GAAP adjustment to Yahoo Japan's net income to reflect an other-than-temporary impairment of a cost method investment of Yahoo Japan, of which the Company's 35 percent share was $26 million, net of tax. The impairment of the investment resulted primarily from reductions in the projected operating results of the Yahoo Japan cost method investment. The fair value of the Company's ownership interest in the common stock of Yahoo Japan, based on the quoted stock price, was approximately $7 billion as of March 31, 2012. The following tables present summarized financial information derived from Yahoo Japan's consolidated financial statements, which are prepared on the basis of Japanese GAAP. The Company has made adjustments to the Yahoo Japan financial information to address differences between Japanese GAAP and U.S. GAAP that materially impact the summarized financial information below. Due to these adjustments, the Yahoo Japan summarized financial information presented below is not materially different than such information presented on the basis of U.S. GAAP.
Under technology and trademark license and other commercial arrangements with Yahoo Japan, the Company records revenue from Yahoo Japan based on a percentage of advertising revenue earned by Yahoo Japan. The Company recorded revenue from Yahoo Japan of approximately $70 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012. As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, the Company had net receivable balances from Yahoo Japan of approximately $42 million and $45 million, respectively. |
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Available-for-sale securities included in cash and cash equivalents on the condensed consolidated balance sheets are not included in the table above as the gross unrealized gains and losses were immaterial as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 as the carrying value approximates fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. Realized gains and losses from sales of marketable securities were not material for both the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012. The contractual maturities of available-for-sale marketable debt securities were as follows (in thousands):
The following tables show all investments in an unrealized loss position for which an other-than-temporary impairment has not been recognized and the related gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):
The Company's investment portfolio consists of liquid high-quality fixed income government, agency, and corporate debt securities, money market funds, and time deposits with financial institutions. Investments in both fixed rate and floating rate interest earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. Fixed rate securities may have their fair market value adversely impacted due to a rise in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. Fixed income securities may have their fair market value adversely impacted due to a deterioration of the credit quality of the issuer. The longer the term of the securities, the more susceptible they are to changes in market rates. Investments are reviewed periodically to identify possible other-than-temporary impairment. The Company has no current requirement or intent to sell these securities. The Company expects to recover up to (or beyond) the initial cost of investment for securities held. The following table sets forth the financial assets and liabilities, measured at fair value, by level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
The amount of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2011 includes $1.1 billion in cash deposited with commercial banks, of which $217 million are time deposits. The following table sets forth the financial assets and liabilities, measured at fair value, by level within the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
The amount of cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2012 includes $990 million in cash deposited with commercial banks, of which $228 million are time deposits. The fair values of the Company's Level 1 financial assets and liabilities are based on quoted market prices of the identical underlying security. The fair values of the Company's Level 2 financial assets and liabilities are obtained from readily-available pricing sources for the identical underlying security that may not be actively traded. The Company utilizes a pricing service to assist in obtaining fair value pricing for the majority of this investment portfolio. The Company conducts reviews on a quarterly basis to verify pricing, assess liquidity, and determine if significant inputs have changed that would impact the fair value hierarchy disclosure. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company did not make any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets or liabilities. As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, the Company did not have any significant Level 3 financial assets or liabilities. |
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| Stockholders' Equity And Employee Benefits | Note 9 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Employee Stock Purchase Plan. As of March 31, 2012, there was $31 million of unamortized stock-based compensation expense related to the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.1 years. Stock Options. The Company's 1995 Stock Plan, the Directors' Plan, and other stock-based award plans assumed through acquisitions are collectively referred to as the "Plans." Stock option activity under the Company's Plans for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is summarized as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
As of March 31, 2012, there was $86 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.3 years. The Company determines the grant-date fair value of stock options, including the options granted under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan, using a Black-Scholes model. The following weighted average assumptions were used in determining the fair value of option grants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model:
Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units activity for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is summarized as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
As of March 31, 2012, there was $367 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years. During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, 4.3 million shares and 5.7 million shares, respectively, that were subject to previously granted restricted stock awards and restricted stock units vested. These vested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units were net share settled. During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, the Company withheld 1.6 million shares and 2.1 million shares, respectively, based upon the Company's closing stock price on the vesting date to settle the employees' minimum statutory obligation for the applicable income and other employment taxes. The Company then remitted cash to the appropriate taxing authorities. Total payments for the employees' tax obligations to the relevant taxing authorities were $26 million and $32 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 and are reflected as a financing activity within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The payments were used for tax withholdings related to the net share settlements of restricted stock units and tax withholding related to the reacquisition of shares of restricted stock awards. The payments had the effect of share repurchases by the Company as they reduced the number of shares that would have otherwise been issued on the vesting date and were recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital. CEO Inducement and Make-Up Equity. On January 27, 2012, Mr. Scott Thompson, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, was granted an award of restricted stock units under the 1995 Stock Plan with an aggregate value of $6.5 million on the date of grant (the "Make-Whole RSUs"). The Make-Whole RSUs vested as to a number of stock units with a grant date value of $5.5 million on March 15, 2012 and the remaining stock units subject to the grant are scheduled to vest on March 15, 2013. On February 10, 2012, Mr. Thompson received a make-whole cash bonus of $1.5 million (the "Make-Whole Cash Bonus"). The Make-Whole RSUs and the Make-Whole Cash Bonus are intended to compensate Mr. Thompson for the forfeiture of the value of his cash bonus and equity awards from his previous employer. The Make-Whole Cash Bonus and the Make-Whole RSUs that vested in 2012 are subject to certain clawback provisions in the event that Mr. Thompson terminates his employment without good reason during the first year of his employment with the Company.
Pursuant to his employment letter agreement with the Company, on February 27, 2012, Mr. Thompson was granted stock options and restricted stock units with an aggregate value of $16 million on the date of grant, including inducement awards with a value of $5 million and annual grants with a value of $11 million. Half of the value was awarded in the form of stock options and half in the form of restricted stock units, with the award values converted into options or units, respectively, based on customary Company equity award conversion policies. Each of these equity awards is scheduled to vest in equal annual installments over three years and was granted on the same terms as the annual grants for 2012 made to the Company's senior executives generally. In addition, Mr. Thompson's restricted stock unit awards as well as the Make-Whole RSUs carry specified dividend equivalent rights, and any shares of Company common stock acquired by Mr. Thompson upon vesting of his inducement restricted stock units generally must be held by him for at least two years following his acquisition of the shares. The Company recorded total stock-based compensation expense of $6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012 in connection with the equity grants made to Mr. Thompson pursuant to the terms of the employment letter agreement as described above. Stock Repurchases. In June 2010, the Board authorized a stock repurchase program allowing the Company to repurchase up to $3.0 billion of its outstanding shares of common stock from time to time. The repurchase program expires in June 2013. Repurchases under this program may take place in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, including derivative transactions, and may be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company repurchased approximately 4.6 million shares of its common stock under this stock repurchase program at an average price of $15.47 per share for a total of $71 million. |
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| Commitments And Contingencies | Note 10 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Lease Commitments. The Company leases office space and data centers under operating and capital lease agreements with original lease periods of up to 13 years which expire between 2012 and 2022. A summary of gross and net lease commitments as of March 31, 2012 is as follows (in millions):
Affiliate Commitments. In connection with contracts to provide advertising services to Affiliates, the Company is obligated to make payments, which represent traffic acquisition costs ("TAC"), to its Affiliates. As of March 31, 2012, these commitments totaled $133 million, of which $60 million will be payable in the remainder of 2012 and $73 million will be payable in 2013. Intellectual Property Rights. The Company is committed to make certain payments under various intellectual property arrangements of up to $33 million through 2023. Other Commitments. In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, joint ventures and business partners, purchasers of assets or subsidiaries and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the Company's breach of agreements or representations and warranties made by the Company, services to be provided by the Company, intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties or, with respect to the sale of assets or a subsidiary, matters related to the Company's conduct of the business and tax matters prior to the sale. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain of its officers that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. The Company has also agreed to indemnify certain former officers, directors, and employees of acquired companies in connection with the acquisition of such companies. The Company maintains director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from its obligation to indemnify its directors and officers, and former directors and officers of acquired companies, in certain circumstances. It is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, the Company has not incurred material costs as a result of obligations under these agreements and it has not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements. As of March 31, 2012, the Company did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, the Company is not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market, or credit risk that could arise if the Company had engaged in such relationships. In addition, the Company identified no variable interests currently held in entities for which it is the primary beneficiary. See Note 14 — "Search Agreement with Microsoft Corporation" for a description of the Company's Search and Advertising Services and Sales Agreement (the "Search Agreement") and License Agreement with Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft"). Contingencies. From time to time, third parties assert patent infringement claims against Yahoo!. Currently, the Company is engaged in lawsuits regarding patent issues and has been notified of other potential patent disputes. In addition, from time to time, the Company is subject to other legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business, including claims of alleged infringement of trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights, claims related to employment matters, and a variety of other claims, including claims alleging defamation, invasion of privacy, or similar claims arising in connection with the Company's e-mail, message boards, photo and video sites, auction sites, shopping services, and other communications and community features. On June 14, 2007, a stockholder derivative action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California by Jill Watkins against members of the Board and selected officers. The complaint filed by the plaintiff alleged breaches of fiduciary duties and corporate waste, similar to the allegations in a former class action relating to stock price declines during the period April 2004 to July 2006, and alleged violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). On July 16, 2009, the plaintiff Watkins voluntarily dismissed the action against all defendants without prejudice. On July 17, 2009, plaintiff Miguel Leyte-Vidal, who had substituted in as plaintiff prior to the dismissal of the federal Watkins action, re-filed a stockholder derivative action in Santa Clara County Superior Court against members of the Board and selected officers. The Santa Clara County Superior Court derivative action purports to assert causes of action on behalf of the Company for violation of specified provisions of the California Corporations Code, for breaches of fiduciary duty regarding financial accounting and insider selling and for unjust enrichment. On September 19, 2011, the Court sustained Yahoo!'s demurrer to plaintiff's third amended complaint without leave to amend. On December 21, 2011, plaintiff filed a notice of appeal. Since May 31, 2011, a total of eight stockholder derivative suits were filed either in the Santa Clara County Superior Court or the United States District Court for the Northern District of California purportedly on behalf of Yahoo! stockholders against certain officers and directors of the Company and third parties. The actions allege breaches of fiduciary duties, corporate waste, mismanagement, abuse of control, unjust enrichment, misappropriation of corporate assets, or contribution and seek damages, equitable relief, disgorgement and corporate governance changes in connection with Alibaba Group's restructuring of its subsidiary Alipay and related disclosures. The Santa Clara County actions filed by plaintiffs Cinnoto, Lassoff, Zucker, and Koo were consolidated under the caption In re Yahoo! Inc. Derivative Shareholder Litigation on June 24, 2011 and September 12, 2011 ("California Derivative Litigation"). On February 1, 2012, the court approved a stipulation to stay the California Derivative Litigation for 180 days. The federal actions filed in the Northern District of California by plaintiffs Salzman, Tawila, and Iron Workers Mid-South Pension Fund were consolidated under the caption In re Yahoo! Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation on October 3, 2011 ("Federal Derivative Litigation"), and a consolidated shareholder derivative complaint was filed on March 5, 2012.
Since June 6, 2011, two purported stockholder class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company and certain officers and directors by plaintiffs Bonato and the Twin Cities Pipe Trades Pension Trust. In October 2011, the District Court consolidated the two actions under the caption In re Yahoo! Inc. Securities Litigation and appointed the Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers as lead plaintiff. In a consolidated amended complaint filed December 15, 2011, the lead plaintiff purports to represent a class of investors who purchased the Company's common stock between April 19, 2011 and July 29, 2011, and alleges that during that class period, defendants issued statements that were materially false or misleading because they did not disclose information relating to the restructuring of Alipay. The complaint purports to assert claims for relief for violation of Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and for violation of Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and seeks unspecified damages, injunctive and equitable relief, fees and costs. Defendants have moved to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint. On December 1, 2011 and December 7, 2011, purported class action complaints were filed in the Delaware Chancery Court by M & C Partners, III and Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, respectively, against the Company and the members of the Company's Board of Directors at that time. On December 14, 2011, the Delaware Chancery Court consolidated the two actions under the caption In re Yahoo! Shareholders Litig. and appointed lead plaintiffs. On December 29, 2011, the lead plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended class action complaint purportedly on behalf of all of the Company's stockholders alleging that the Board of Directors breached its fiduciary duties by failing to maximize the Company's value in connection with the strategic review process. Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief, rescission, fees and costs. With respect to the legal proceedings and claims described above, the Company has determined, based on current knowledge, that the amount or range of reasonably possible losses, including reasonably possible losses in excess of amounts already accrued, is not reasonably estimable with respect to certain matters and that the aggregate amount or range of such losses that are estimable would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Amounts accrued as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 were not material. The ultimate outcome of legal proceedings involves judgments, estimates and inherent uncertainties, and cannot be predicted with certainty. In the event of a determination adverse to Yahoo!, its subsidiaries, directors, or officers in these matters, however, the Company may incur substantial monetary liability, and be required to change its business practices. Either of these events could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company may also incur substantial legal fees, which are expensed as incurred, in defending against these claims. |
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| Segments | Note 11 SEGMENTS The Company manages its business geographically. The primary areas of measurement and decision-making are currently Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), and Asia Pacific. Management relies on an internal reporting process that provides revenue ex-TAC, which is defined as revenue less TAC, direct costs excluding TAC by segment, and consolidated income from operations for making decisions related to the evaluation of the financial performance of, and allocating resources to, the Company's segments. In April 2012, the Company announced changes to its organizational structure. The Company is currently assessing the impact of these changes, if any, on the Company's segment reporting. The following tables present summarized information by segment (in thousands):
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| Income Taxes | Note 12 INCOME TAXES The Company's effective tax rate is the result of the mix of income earned in various tax jurisdictions that apply a broad range of income tax rates. Historically, the Company's provision for income taxes has differed from the tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate due to state taxes, the effect of non-U.S. operations, non-deductible stock-based compensation expense and adjustments to unrecognized tax benefits. The effective tax rate reported for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was 33 percent compared to 27 percent for the same period in 2011. The rates in both periods were lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to the reductions of tax reserves that were recorded as tax audits were favorably settled. In addition, in the three months ended March 31, 2011, the shift of the geographic mix of earnings impacted the effective tax rate. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was higher than in 2011 primarily due to the expiration of the U.S. federal research and development tax credit and more earnings expected to be realized in countries that have higher statutory tax rates. The Company is in various stages of examination and appeal in connection with all of its tax audits worldwide, which generally span tax years 2005 through 2010. It is difficult to determine when these examinations will be settled or what their final outcomes will be. The Company believes that it has adequately provided for any reasonably foreseeable adjustment and that any settlement will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations. The Company's gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2012 is $530 million, of which $413 million is recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The gross unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2012 decreased by $3 million from the recorded balance as of December 31, 2011. Since there can be no assurance as to the outcome of tax audits currently in progress, it is reasonably possible that over the next twelve-month period the Company may experience an increase or decrease in its unrecognized tax benefits. It is not possible to determine either the magnitude or the range of any increase or decrease at this time. |
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Although the Company does not allocate restructuring charges to its segments, the amounts of the restructuring charges relating to each segment are presented below. Q4'08 Restructuring Plan. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company implemented certain cost reduction initiatives, including a workforce reduction and consolidation of certain real estate facilities. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company incurred total pre-tax cash charges of approximately $2 million in facility and other restructuring costs related to the Q4'08 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company incurred total pre-tax cash charges of approximately $1 million in facility and other restructuring costs related to the Q4'08 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment. Q4'10 Restructuring Plan. During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company began implementation of a worldwide workforce reduction to align resources with its product strategy. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $2 million in severance and other costs related to the Q4'10 restructuring plan, consisting of $1 million in charges related to the Americas segment and $1 million related to the EMEA segment. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded a reversal of less than $1 million for adjustments to original estimates in severance and other restructuring costs related to the Q4'10 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment. Q1'11 Restructuring Plan. During the first quarter of 2011, the Company began implementation of a workforce realignment and consolidation of certain data centers to further reduce its cost structure and improve efficiency. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $9 million in severance and other costs related to the Q1'11 restructuring plan. The pre-tax cash charges were offset by a $1 million credit related to non-cash stock-based compensation expense reversals for unvested stock awards that were forfeited. Of the $8 million in restructuring charges, net recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2011, $7 million related to the Americas segment and $1 million related to the EMEA segment. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $2 million in severance, facility, and other restructuring costs related to the Q1'11 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment. Q4'11 Restructuring Plan. During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company implemented a further workforce realignment and consolidation of certain real estate facilities to focus resources as a result of the ongoing strategic review. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $3 million in severance, facility, and other restructuring costs related to the Q4'11 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment. Restructuring Accruals. The $42 million restructuring liability as of March 31, 2012 consists of $7 million for employee severance pay expenses, which the Company expects to substantially pay by the end of the fourth quarter of 2012, and $35 million relates to non-cancelable lease costs that the Company expects to pay over the terms of the related obligations which extend to the second quarter of 2017. The Company's restructuring accrual activity for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is summarized as follows (in thousands):
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| Search Agreement With Microsoft Corporation | Note 14 SEARCH AGREEMENT WITH MICROSOFT CORPORATION On December 4, 2009, the Company entered into the Search Agreement with Microsoft, which provides for Microsoft to be the exclusive algorithmic and paid search services provider on Yahoo! Properties and non-exclusive provider of such services on Affiliate sites. The Company also entered into a License Agreement with Microsoft. Under the License Agreement, Microsoft acquired an exclusive 10-year license to the Company's core search technology and will have the ability to integrate this technology into its existing Web search platforms. The Company received regulatory clearance from both the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission on February 18, 2010 and commenced implementation of the Search Agreement on February 23, 2010. Under the Search Agreement, the Company will be the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies' premium search advertisers, which include advertisers meeting certain spending or other criteria, advertising agencies that specialize in or offer search engine marketing services and their clients, and resellers and their clients seeking assistance with their paid search accounts. The term of the Search Agreement is 10 years from February 23, 2010, subject to earlier termination as provided in the Search Agreement. During the first five years of the term of the Search Agreement, in the transitioned markets, the Company is entitled to receive 88 percent of the revenue generated from Microsoft's services on Yahoo! Properties (the "Revenue Share Rate") and the Company is also entitled to receive 88 percent of the revenue generated from Microsoft's services on Affiliate sites after the Affiliate's share of revenue. For new Affiliates during the term of the Search Agreement, and for all Affiliates after the first five years of such term, the Company will receive 88 percent of the revenue generated from Microsoft's services on Affiliate sites after the Affiliate's share of revenue and certain Microsoft costs are deducted. On the fifth anniversary of the date of implementation of the Search Agreement, Microsoft will have the option to terminate the Company's sales exclusivity for premium search advertisers. If Microsoft exercises its option, the Revenue Share Rate will increase to 93 percent for the remainder of the term of the Search Agreement, unless the Company exercises its option to retain the Company's sales exclusivity, in which case the Revenue Share Rate would be reduced to 83 percent for the remainder of the term. If Microsoft does not exercise such option, the Revenue Share Rate will be 90 percent for the remainder of the term of the Search Agreement. In the transitioned markets, the Company reports as revenue the 88 percent revenue share as the Company is not the primary obligor in the arrangement with the advertisers and publishers. The underlying search advertising services are provided by Microsoft. As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, the Company had collected a total amount of $66 million and $71 million, respectively, on behalf of Microsoft and Affiliates, which was included in cash and cash equivalents with a corresponding liability in accrued expenses and other current liabilities. The Company's uncollected 88 percent share in connection with the Search Agreement was $203 million and $194 million, which is included in accounts receivable, net, as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, respectively. The Company completed the transition of its algorithmic and paid search platforms to the Microsoft platform in the U.S. and Canada in the fourth quarter of 2010. In 2011, the Company completed the transition of algorithmic search in all other markets and the transition of paid search in India. The market-by-market transition of the Company's paid search platform to Microsoft's platform and the migration of paid search advertisers and publishers to Microsoft's platform are expected to continue through the first half of 2013. Under the Search Agreement, for each market, Microsoft generally guarantees Yahoo!'s revenue per search ("RPS Guarantee") on Yahoo! Properties only for 18 months after the transition of paid search services to Microsoft's platform in that market. In the fourth quarter of 2011, Microsoft agreed to extend the RPS Guarantee in the U.S. and Canada through March 2013. The RPS Guarantee is calculated based on the difference in revenue per search between the pre-transition and post-transition periods. The Company records the RPS Guarantee as search revenue in the quarter the amount becomes fixed, which would typically be the quarter in which the associated shortfall in revenue per search occurred. From February 23, 2010 until the applicable services are fully transitioned to Microsoft in all markets, Microsoft will also reimburse the Company for the costs of operating algorithmic and paid search services subject to specified exclusions and limitations. The Company's results for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 reflect $56 million and $17 million, respectively, in search operating cost reimbursements from Microsoft under the Search Agreement. Search operating cost reimbursements began during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and will, subject to specified exclusions and limitations, continue until the Company has fully transitioned to Microsoft's platform. The Company's results for the three months ended March 31, 2011 reflect transition cost reimbursements from Microsoft under the Search Agreement that were equal to the transition costs of $11 million incurred by Yahoo! related to the Search Agreement in the three months ended March 31, 2011. During the third quarter of 2011, the Company's cumulative transition costs exceeded Microsoft's $150 million reimbursement cap under the Search Agreement. Transition costs the Company incurs in excess of the $150 million reimbursement cap are not subject to reimbursement. Reimbursement receivables are recorded as the reimbursable costs are incurred and are applied against the operating expense categories in which the costs were incurred. As of December 31, 2011, a total of $238 million of reimbursable expenses related to 2011 had been incurred by the Company related to the Search Agreement. Of that amount, $16 million had not been received from Microsoft and was classified as part of prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, a total of $17 million of reimbursable expenses related to 2012 had been incurred by the Company related to the Search Agreement. Of that amount, $6 million had not been received from Microsoft and was classified as part of prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2012. |
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| Subsequent Events | Note 15 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Q2'12 Restructuring Plan. On April 4, 2012, the Company began notifying approximately 2,000 employees whose employment will be terminated as part of an overall plan to reshape the Company for the future. The Company currently estimates it will incur pre-tax cash charges of $125 million to $145 million for severance pay expenses and related cash expenditures in conjunction with this action. The Company expects to recognize the majority of these pre-tax charges in the quarter ended June 30, 2012, with the remaining costs to be recognized through June 30, 2013. The pre-tax cash charge estimate does not include facilities, lease or other charges the Company may incur as part of this action and the overall plan to reshape the Company. |
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| Basis Of Presentation | Basis of Presentation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Yahoo! Inc. and its majority-owned or otherwise controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Investments in entities in which the Company can exercise significant influence, but does not own a majority equity interest or otherwise control, are accounted for using the equity method and are included as investments in equity interests on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company has included the results of operations of acquired companies from the date of the acquisition. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company corrected the classification of $22 million of costs principally included in product development expenses to cost of revenue—other to conform to current period presentation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring items, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the periods shown. The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year or for any future periods. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United States ("U.S.") requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to revenue, the useful lives of long-lived assets including property and equipment and intangible assets, investment fair values, stock-based compensation, goodwill, income taxes, contingencies, and restructuring charges. The Company bases its estimates of the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, when these carrying values are not readily available from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 was derived from the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. However, the Company believes the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. |
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Disclosure of the carrying value of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of the company. No definition available.
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Tabular disclosure of available-for-sale securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For all investments in an unrealized loss position, including those for which other-than-temporary impairments have not been recognized in earnings (including investments for which a portion of an other-than-temporary impairment has been recognized in other comprehensive income), a tabular disclosure of the aggregate related fair value of investments with unrealized losses and the aggregate amount of unrealized losses (that is, the amount by which amortized cost basis exceeds fair value). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of the number and weighted-average exercise prices (or conversion ratios) for share options (or share units) that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, vested and expected to vest, exercisable or convertible at the end of the year, and the number of share options or share units that were granted, exercised or converted, forfeited, and expired during the year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of the significant assumptions used during the year to estimate the fair value of stock options, including, but not limited to: (a) expected term of share options and similar instruments, (b) expected volatility of the entity's shares, (c) expected dividends, (d) risk-free rate(s), and (e) discount for post-vesting restrictions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The entire disclosure for capital leasing arrangements including, but not limited to, the following: a) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined; (b) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses; (c) restrictions imposed by lease agreements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of entity-wide revenues from external customers for each product or service or each group of similar products or services if the information is not provided as part of the reportable operating segment information. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Schedule of capital expenditures by segment. No definition available.
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Schedule of property, plant and equipment, net by segment. No definition available.
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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Restructuring Accruals By Segment No definition available.
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The Company And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| The Company And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
| Classification of product development expenses to cost of revenue-other | $ 22 |
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Reclassification Of Product Development To Other Cost Of Operating Revenue Other No definition available.
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Basic And Diluted Net Income Attributable To Yahoo! Inc. Common Stockholders Per Share (Narrative) (Details)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Basic And Diluted Net Income Attributable To Yahoo! Inc. Common Stockholders Per Share [Abstract] | ||
| Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share | 49 | 58 |
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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Net income after adjustments for dividends on preferred stock (declared in the period) and/or cumulative preferred stock (accumulated for the period). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Net Income or Loss Available to Common Stockholders plus adjustments resulting from the assumption that dilutive convertible securities were converted, options or warrants were exercised, or that other shares were issued upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Earnings allocated (not distributed) to participating securities under the two-class method to the extent that participating securities may share in earnings as if all of the earnings for the period had been distributed. No definition available.
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The earnings that is allocated to common stock and participating securities to the extent that each security may share in earnings as if all of the earnings for the period had been distributed. Includes the adjustments resulting from the assumption that dilutive securities were converted, options or warrants were exercised, or that other shares were issued upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. No definition available.
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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of Dilutive Securities Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. No definition available.
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Amount of dilutive stock options and employee stock purchase plan. No definition available.
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Portion of net income that is related to equity investees. No definition available.
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Acquisition (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Acquisition [Abstract] | |
| Number of entities acquired | 1 |
| Total purchase price | $ 34 |
| Goodwill | 22 |
| Amortizable intangible assets | 13 |
| Liabilities assumed | $ 1 |
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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to an identifiable intangible asset that will be amortized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to liabilities assumed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period. No definition available.
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This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value subject to the equity accounting method. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the aggregate value of each identified investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting based on the quoted market price for those investments in common stock for which a quoted market price is available. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The maximum useful life of a major finite-lived intangible asset class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The calculated weighted-average useful life of all finite-lived intangible assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Value of the investment at close of period. For schedules of investments that are categorized, the value would be aggregated by category. For investment in and advances to affiliates, if operations of any controlled companies are different in character from those of the company, group such affiliates within divisions and by type of activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Receivables to be collected from (obligations owed to) related parties, net as of the balance sheet date where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Revenues arising from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's' management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of shares pledged No definition available.
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Debt Instrument Maturity Period No definition available.
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IPCo Promissory Note. No definition available.
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Liquidity event payment No definition available.
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Percent Of Equity Value Payable Upon Liquidity Event. No definition available.
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Percent of shared pre-tax income No definition available.
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Investments In Equity Interests (Investments In Equity Interests) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | |||
| Investment in equity interests | $ 4,950,807 | $ 4,749,044 | |
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Alibaba Group [Member]
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| Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | |||
| Investment in equity interests | 2,657,622 | 2,521,825 | |
| Percent ownership of common stock as of balance sheet date | 42.00% | ||
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Yahoo Japan [Member]
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| Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | |||
| Investment in equity interests | 2,281,795 | 2,219,946 | |
| Percent ownership of common stock as of balance sheet date | 35.00% | 35.00% | |
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Other [Member]
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| Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | |||
| Investment in equity interests | $ 11,390 | $ 7,273 | |
| Percent ownership of common stock as of balance sheet date | 27.00% |
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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Investments In Equity Interests (Difference Between The Company's Carrying Value Of Its Investment In Alibaba Group And Its Proportionate Share Of Alibaba Group Stockholder's Equity) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | |||||
| Investment in equity interests | $ 4,950,807 | $ 4,749,044 | |||
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Alibaba Group [Member]
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| Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | |||||
| Investment in equity interests | 2,657,622 | 2,521,825 | |||
| Proportionate share of Alibaba Group stockholders' equity | 1,985,687 | ||||
| Excess of carrying value of investment over proportionate share of Alibaba Group's stockholders' equity | $ 671,935 | [1] | |||
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The item represents the difference, if any, between the amount at which an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting is carried (reported) on the balance sheet and the amount of underlying equity in net assets the reporting Entity has in the investee. A difference can arise between the carrying value of the equity method investment and the value of the Entity's amount of underlying equity in net assets of the investee, for example, from appreciation of certain assets which is not recognized in earnings, but is recognized in other comprehensive income (a separate component of shareholders' equity) by the investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the entity's ownership percentage in the investee multiplied by the investee's total equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Investments In Equity Interests (Alibaba Group Condensed Financial Information) (Details) (Alibaba Group [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Alibaba Group [Member]
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| Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | |||
| Revenue | $ 1,022,807 | $ 544,999 | |
| Gross profit | 696,839 | 363,452 | |
| Income from operations | 276,659 | 27,905 | |
| Net income | 253,565 | 45,777 | |
| Net income attributable to Alibaba Group | 236,912 | 32,855 | |
| Current assets | 4,085,163 | 3,491,753 | |
| Long-term assets | 3,126,384 | 2,993,329 | |
| Current liabilities | 1,885,185 | 1,562,840 | |
| Long-term liabilities | 173,745 | 134,160 | |
| Non-voting participating redeemable securities | 1,369 | 1,415 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | $ 429,051 | $ 406,805 | |
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The amount of current assets reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of current liabilities reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of gross profit (loss) reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary items reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of equity (capital) attributable to noncontrolling interests of an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income (loss) reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of noncurrent assets reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of noncurrent liabilities reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of redeemable preferred stock reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of revenue from sale of goods and services reduced by sales returns, allowances, and discounts reported by an equity method investment of the entity. No definition available.
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Net income (loss) attributable to investee. No definition available.
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Investments In Equity Interests (Yahoo Japan Summarized Financial Information) (Details) (Yahoo Japan [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Yahoo Japan [Member]
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| Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] | |||
| Revenue | $ 1,069,327 | $ 993,831 | |
| Gross profit | 897,708 | 824,265 | |
| Income from operations | 542,498 | 498,271 | |
| Net income | 302,604 | 226,775 | |
| Net income attributable to Yahoo Japan | 301,193 | 224,706 | |
| Current assets | 3,756,107 | 3,622,833 | |
| Long-term assets | 2,820,067 | 2,907,062 | |
| Current liabilities | 969,724 | 1,117,773 | |
| Long-term liabilities | 35,489 | 36,009 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | $ 31,896 | $ 31,102 | |
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The amount of current assets reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of current liabilities reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of gross profit (loss) reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary items reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of equity (capital) attributable to noncontrolling interests of an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income (loss) reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of noncurrent assets reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of noncurrent liabilities reported by an equity method investment of the entity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of revenue from sale of goods and services reduced by sales returns, allowances, and discounts reported by an equity method investment of the entity. No definition available.
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Net income (loss) attributable to investee. No definition available.
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Goodwill (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | ||
| Goodwill | $ 3,910,932,000 | $ 3,900,752,000 |
| Change in carrying amount of goodwill | 10,000,000 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | 8,000,000 | |
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Americas [Member]
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | ||
| Goodwill | 2,900,000,000 | 2,900,000,000 |
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EMEA [Member]
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | ||
| Goodwill | 600,000,000 | 600,000,000 |
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Asia Pacific [Member]
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| Goodwill [Line Items] | ||
| Goodwill | $ 400,000,000 | $ 400,000,000 |
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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, which is the cumulative amount paid and (if applicable) the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, adjusted for any amortization recognized prior to the adoption of any changes in generally accepted accounting principles (as applicable) and for any impairment charges, in excess of the fair value of net assets acquired in one or more business combination transactions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The change during the reporting period in the carrying value of goodwill. The change could be the result of new goodwill acquired, goodwill impairment during the period, goodwill written off related to the sale of a business or other adjustments to goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase (decrease) in the recorded value of goodwill for foreign currency translation adjustments and purchase accounting adjustments needed to revise the carrying amount of goodwill to fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Intangible Assets, Net (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract] | ||
| Amortization expense for intangible assets | $ 31 | $ 30 |
| Amortization expense in cost of revenue - other | 21 | 22 |
| Estimated amortization expense, remainder of 2012 | 73 | |
| Estimated amortization expense 2013 | 62 | |
| Estimated amortization expense 2014 | 43 | |
| Estimated amortization expense 2015 | 22 | |
| Estimated amortization expense 2016 | 5 | |
| Estimated amortization expense 2017 | $ 5 | |
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Aggregate amount of intangible asset amortization recognized as expense during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during the remainder of the current fiscal year. No definition available.
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The amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during year five of the five succeeding fiscal years. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during year four of the five succeeding fiscal years. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during year one of the five succeeding fiscal years. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during year three of the five succeeding fiscal years. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during year two of the five succeeding fiscal years. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Cost of Revenue - Other Amortization. No definition available.
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Intangible Assets, Net (Intangible Assets, Net) (Details) (USD $)
|
Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||||
| Gross Carrying Amount | $ 599,951,000 | ||||
| Accumulated Amortization | (373,749,000) | [1] | |||
| Net | 226,202,000 | 254,600,000 | |||
| Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments | 19,000,000 | ||||
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Customer And Advertiser Related Relationships [Member]
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|||||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||||
| Gross Carrying Amount | 178,489,000 | ||||
| Accumulated Amortization | (92,735,000) | [1] | |||
| Net | 85,754,000 | 93,683,000 | |||
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Developed Technology And Patents [Member]
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| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||||
| Gross Carrying Amount | 349,777,000 | ||||
| Accumulated Amortization | (231,468,000) | [1] | |||
| Net | 118,309,000 | 137,668,000 | |||
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Trade Names, Trademarks, And Domain Names [Member]
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|||||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||||
| Gross Carrying Amount | 71,685,000 | ||||
| Accumulated Amortization | (49,546,000) | [1] | |||
| Net | $ 22,139,000 | $ 23,249,000 | |||
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The accumulated amount of amortization of a major finite-lived intangible asset class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Reflects cumulative changes to the recorded value of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, for foreign currency translation adjustments needed to revise the carrying amount to fair value. No definition available.
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Sum of the gross carrying amounts before accumulated amortization as of the balance sheet date of all intangible assets excluding goodwill. The aggregate gross carrying amount (including any previously recognized impairment charges) of a major intangible asset class, excluding goodwill. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company. No definition available.
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Summary Of The Components Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] | ||
| Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities, net of tax | $ (273) | $ (7,538) |
| Foreign currency translation, net of tax | 715,641 | 705,407 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | $ 715,368 | $ 697,869 |
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Accumulated appreciation or loss, net of tax, in value of the total of available-for-sale securities at the end of an accounting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accumulated adjustment, net of tax, that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency from the functional currency of the reporting entity, net of reclassification of realized foreign currency translation gains or losses. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Investments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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|---|---|---|
| Investments [Abstract] | ||
| Cash deposited with commercial banks | $ 990 | $ 1,100 |
| Time deposits | $ 228 | $ 217 |
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Any certificate of deposit or savings account held by a bank or other financial institution for a short-term specified period of time. Because of their short-term, time deposits are considered highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three-years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Cash and cash Equivalents Deposited With Commercial Banks No definition available.
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For an unclassified balance sheet, this item represents investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the cost of debt and equity securities, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading, net of adjustments including accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments recognized, as defined), and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, if any. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the gross unrealized gains for securities, at a point in time, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the gross unrealized losses for securities, at a point in time, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. No definition available.
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Investments (Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities By Balance Sheet Location) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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|---|---|---|
| Investments [Abstract] | ||
| Short-term marketable debt securities | $ 489,912 | $ 493,189 |
| Long-term marketable debt securities | 441,688 | 474,338 |
| Other assets | 469 | 783 |
| Estimated Fair Value, Total investments in available-for-sale securities | $ 932,069 | $ 968,310 |
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For an unclassified balance sheet, this item represents investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of debt securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading which are intended be sold or mature within one year from the balance sheet date or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total of debt securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading which are intended be sold or mature more than one year from the balance sheet date or operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Other investments not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Investments (Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities By Contractual Maturities) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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|---|---|---|
| Investments [Abstract] | ||
| Due within one year | $ 489,912 | $ 493,189 |
| Due after one year through five years | 441,688 | 474,338 |
| Total available-for-sale marketable debt securities | $ 931,600 | $ 967,527 |
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This item represents the fair value of debt securities which are expected to mature after one year and through five years from the balance sheet date and which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the fair value of debt securities which are expected to mature within one year of the balance sheet date and which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For an unclassified balance sheet, total of debt securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the excess of amortized cost basis over fair value of securities that have been in a loss position for twelve months or longer for those securities which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. No definition available.
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This item represents the excess of amortized cost basis over fair value of securities in a loss position and which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the aggregate fair value of investments in debt and equity securities in an unrealized loss position which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the excess of amortized cost basis over fair value of securities that have been in a loss position for less than twelve months for those securities which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the aggregate fair value of investments in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the aggregate fair value of investments in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Investments (Schedule Of Fair Value Of Financial Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Level 1 [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | $ 675,708 | $ 419,121 | ||||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Level 1 [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 675,239 | [1] | 418,338 | [1] | ||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Level 1 [Member] | Available-For-Sale Securities At Fair Value [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 675,239 | 418,338 | ||||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Equity Securities [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 469 | [2] | 783 | [2] | ||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Level 2 [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 983,675 | 981,208 | ||||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Level 2 [Member] | Government And Agency Securities [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 644,205 | [1] | 617,316 | [1] | ||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Level 2 [Member] | Commercial Paper And Bank Certificates Of Deposit [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 43,139 | [1] | 47,904 | [1] | ||||||
|
Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 299,828 | [1] | 318,805 | [1] | ||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Level 2 [Member] | Available-For-Sale Securities At Fair Value [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 987,172 | 984,025 | ||||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Currency Derivative Contract [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency derivative contracts | (3,497) | [3] | (2,817) | [3] | ||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Total [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 1,659,383 | 1,400,329 | ||||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Total [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 675,239 | [1] | 418,338 | [1] | ||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Total [Member] | Government And Agency Securities [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 644,205 | [1] | 617,316 | [1] | ||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Total [Member] | Commercial Paper And Bank Certificates Of Deposit [Member]
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||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 43,139 | [1] | 47,904 | [1] | ||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Total [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 299,828 | [1] | 318,805 | [1] | ||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Total [Member] | Available-For-Sale Securities At Fair Value [Member]
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||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 1,662,411 | 1,402,363 | ||||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Total [Member] | Corporate Equity Securities [Member]
|
||||||||||
| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Total assets and liabilities at fair value | 469 | [2] | 783 | [2] | ||||||
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Fair Value Measurements At Reporting Date Using Total [Member] | Foreign Currency Derivative Contract [Member]
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| Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency derivative contracts | $ (3,497) | [3] | $ (2,817) | [3] | ||||||
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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents contracts related to the exchange of different currencies, including foreign currency options, forward (delivery or nondelivery) contracts, and swaps entered into and existing as of the balance sheet date. No definition available.
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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents investment securities as of the balance sheet date which may include marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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As of the balance sheet date, the aggregate unrecognized cost of equity-based awards made to employees under equity-based compensation awards that have yet to vest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, using a decimal to express in number of years. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow paid by the company to cover an employee's income tax withholding obligation as part of a net-share settlement of a share-based award. No definition available.
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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Description of the period of time over which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, which may be expressed in a variety of ways (for example, in years, month and year). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For net-share settlement of share-based awards when the employer settles employees' income tax withholding obligations, this element represents the number of shares the employees use to repay the employer. No definition available.
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The amount authorized by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan. No definition available.
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Total cost of shares repurchased divided by the total number of shares repurchased. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Equity impact of the cost of common and preferred stock that were repurchased during the period. Recorded using the cost method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate value of restricted stock units granted No definition available.
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Aggregate value of stock options and restricted stock units granted No definition available.
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Cash Bonus No definition available.
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Restricted stock units minimum holding period upon vesting No definition available.
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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award vest date. No definition available.
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Stock Repurchase Program Expiration Date No definition available.
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The weighted average price at which option holders acquired shares when converting their stock options into shares under the plan during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The decrease in the number of shares that could be issued attributable to the lapse of rights to exercise previously issued stock options under the terms of the option agreements under the plan during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The weighted average price at which grantees could have acquired the underlying shares with respect to stock options of the plan that lapsed during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The number of shares under options that were cancelled during the reporting period as a result of occurrence of a terminating event specified in contractual agreements pertaining to the stock option plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The weighted average price at which grantees could have acquired the underlying shares with respect to stock options that were terminated during the reporting period due to noncompliance with plan terms during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Net number of share options (or share units) granted during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The weighted average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance on stock options awarded under the plan during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The number of shares reserved for issuance under stock option agreements awarded under the plan that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including vested options. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The weighted average price as of the beginning of the year at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance under the stock option plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of share options (or share units) exercised during the current period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Stockholders' Equity And Employee Benefits (Schedule Of Weighted Average Assumptions Used To Calculate Fair Value Of Options Granted) (Details)
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3 Months Ended | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mar. 31, 2012
Y
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Mar. 31, 2011
Y
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Stock Options [Member]
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| Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Expected dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||||
| Risk-free interest rate | 0.60% | 1.70% | ||||
| Expected volatility | 32.40% | 34.60% | ||||
| Expected life (in years) | 4.08 | 4.25 | ||||
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
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| Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | ||||||
| Expected dividend yield | 0.00% | [1] | 0.00% | [1] | ||
| Risk-free interest rate | 1.20% | [1] | 1.40% | [1] | ||
| Expected volatility | 34.20% | [1] | 36.10% | [1] | ||
| Expected life (in years) | 1.14 | [1] | 1.09 | [1] | ||
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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The period of time an equity-based award is expected to be outstanding. An equity-based award's expected term is generally determined based on, among other factors, the instrument's contractual term and the effects of employees' expected exercise and post-vesting employment termination behavior. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Stockholders' Equity And Employee Benefits (Summary Of Restricted Stock Awards And Restricted Stock Units Activity) (Details) (Restricted Stock Awards And Units [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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Restricted Stock Awards And Units [Member]
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| Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||||
| Awarded and unvested, beginning balance | 38,775 | [1] | |||
| Granted | 10,406 | [1] | |||
| Vested | (5,712) | (4,300) | |||
| Forfeited | (4,404) | ||||
| Awarded and unvested, ending balance | 39,065 | [1] | |||
| Weighted-average grant date fair value, beginning balance | $ 17.28 | [1] | |||
| Weighted-average grant date fair value, granted shares | $ 14.95 | [1] | |||
| Weighted-average grant date fair value, vested shares | $ 15.03 | ||||
| Weighted-average grant date fair value, forfeited shares | $ 15.45 | ||||
| Weighted-average grant date fair value, ending balance | $ 17.19 | [1] | |||
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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The weighted average fair value as of the grant date of equity-based award plans other than stock (unit) option plans that were not exercised or put into effect during the reporting period as a result of the occurrence of a terminating event specified in the contractual agreement of the plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The weighted average fair value of nonvested awards on equity-based plans excluding option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, revenue or profit achievement stock award plan) for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The weighted average fair value as of grant date pertaining to an equity-based award plan other than a stock (or unit) option plan for which the grantee gained the right during the reporting period, by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash in accordance with the terms of the arrangement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| X | ||||||||||
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Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended |
|---|---|
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Mar. 31, 2012
D
Y
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| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | |
| Lease periods (years) | 13 |
| Affiliate commitments | $ 133 |
| Intellectual property arrangements through 2023 | 33 |
| California Derivative Litigation, stay period (in days) | 180 |
| Number of purported stockholder class action suits filed | 2 |
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Payable In 2012 [Member]
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| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | |
| Affiliate commitments | 60 |
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Payable In 2013 [Member]
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| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | |
| Affiliate commitments | $ 73 |
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Maximum [Member]
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| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | |
| Lease expiration period | 2022 |
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Minimum [Member]
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| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | |
| Lease expiration period | 2012 |
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The date upon which a lease or a group of leases is set to expire. No definition available.
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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment. No definition available.
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Contractual commitment to third-party entities who offer Yahoo! advertising on their websites/offerings. No definition available.
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Range of original lease periods years for leases which the company has entered into No definition available.
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Number of stockholder class action suits filed. No definition available.
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Period Of Stay For Suit Filed No definition available.
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Commitments And Contingencies (Lease Commitments) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
|
|---|---|
| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | |
| Nine months ending December 31, 2012 | $ (9) |
| 2013 | (13) |
| 2014 | (11) |
| 2015 | (7) |
| 2016 | (1) |
| Total sublease income | (41) |
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Gross Operating Lease Commitments [Member]
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| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | |
| Nine months ending December 31, 2012 | 117 |
| 2013 | 136 |
| 2014 | 106 |
| 2015 | 81 |
| 2016 | 45 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| Due after 5 years | 38 |
| Total gross and net lease commitments | 554 |
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Net Operating Lease Commitments [Member]
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| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | |
| Nine months ending December 31, 2012 | 108 |
| 2013 | 123 |
| 2014 | 95 |
| 2015 | 74 |
| 2016 | 44 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| Due after 5 years | 38 |
| Total gross and net lease commitments | $ 513 |
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The total of future contractually required payments on leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due within one year of the balance sheet date relating to leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Contractually required future rental payments receivable on noncancelable subleasing arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due within the fifth year of the balance sheet date relating to leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due within the fourth year of the balance sheet date relating to leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due within the third year of the balance sheet date relating to leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due within the second year of the balance sheet date relating to leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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For leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year, required rental payments due after the fifth year from the balance sheet date on leases defined as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Future sublease income during the fourth fiscal year after the balance sheet date. No definition available.
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Future sublease income during the first fiscal year after the balance sheet date. No definition available.
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Future sublease income during the third fiscal year after the balance sheet date. No definition available.
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Future sublease income during the second fiscal year after the balance sheet date. No definition available.
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Future sublease income remainder of fiscal year. No definition available.
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Amount of required minimum rental payments maturing in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year ended for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. No definition available.
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Commitments And Contingencies (Capital Lease Commitment) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
|
|---|---|
| Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract] | |
| Nine months ending December 31, 2012 | $ 6 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| Due after 5 years | 14 |
| Gross lease commitment | 62 |
| Less: interest | (22) |
| Net lease commitment | $ 40 |
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The total of contractually required rental payments on leases meeting the criteria for capitalization. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Contractually required rental payments on leases meeting the criteria for capitalization, due within one year of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Contractually required rental payments on leases meeting the criteria for capitalization, due within the fifth year from the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Contractually required rental payments on leases meeting the criteria for capitalization, due within the fourth year from the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Contractually required rental payments on leases meeting the criteria for capitalization, due within the third year from the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Contractually required rental payments on leases meeting the criteria for capitalization, due within the second year from the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Contractually required rental payments due on leases meeting the criteria for capitalization, after the fifth year from the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount necessary to reduce net minimum lease payments to present value calculated at the lesser of the interest rate implicit in the lease (if known) or the entity's incremental borrowing rate (as defined) at inception of the lease. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The discounted value of future cash flows under leases meeting the criteria for capitalization. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of minimum lease payments maturing in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year ended for capital leases. No definition available.
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Segments (Segment Information) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $ 1,221,233 | $ 1,214,357 | ||||||||
| TAC | 144,091 | 150,031 | ||||||||
| Revenue ex-TAC | 1,077,142 | 1,064,326 | ||||||||
| Global operating costs | 421,898 | [1],[2] | 415,626 | [1],[2] | ||||||
| Restructuring charges, net | 5,717 | 10,575 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 153,248 | 160,438 | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 55,966 | 35,116 | ||||||||
| Income from operations | 169,376 | 189,745 | ||||||||
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Americas [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 836,033 | 818,931 | ||||||||
| TAC | 42,955 | 38,141 | ||||||||
| Revenue ex-TAC | 793,078 | 780,790 | ||||||||
| Direct costs by segment | 179,225 | [3] | 162,898 | [3] | ||||||
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EMEA [Member]
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||||||||||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 133,962 | 154,050 | ||||||||
| TAC | 45,662 | 57,512 | ||||||||
| Revenue ex-TAC | 88,300 | 96,538 | ||||||||
| Direct costs by segment | 40,221 | [3] | 38,606 | [3] | ||||||
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Asia Pacific [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 251,238 | 241,376 | ||||||||
| TAC | 55,474 | 54,378 | ||||||||
| Revenue ex-TAC | 195,764 | 186,998 | ||||||||
| Direct costs by segment | $ 51,491 | [3] | $ 51,322 | [3] | ||||||
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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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Amount charged against earnings in the period for incurred and estimated costs associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding asset retirement obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate revenue recognized during the period (derived from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an entity's earning process). For financial services companies, also includes investment and interest income, and sales and trading gains. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Direct costs for each segment include cost of revenue (adjusted to exclude traffic acquisition costs), and other operating expenses that are directly attributable to the segment such as employee compensation expense (excluding stock-based compensation expense), local sales and marketing expenses, and facilities expenses. No definition available.
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Global operating costs include product development, service engineering and operations, general and administrative, and other corporate expenses that are managed on a global basis and that are not directly attributable to any segment. No definition available.
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Revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs. No definition available.
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Traffic Acquisition Costs No definition available.
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Segments (Capital Expenditures By Segment) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2011
|
|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Total capital expenditures, net | $ 109,791 | $ 167,549 |
|
Americas [Member]
|
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Total capital expenditures, net | 82,884 | 127,370 |
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EMEA [Member]
|
||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Total capital expenditures, net | 9,283 | 13,259 |
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Asia Pacific [Member]
|
||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Total capital expenditures, net | $ 17,624 | $ 26,920 |
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Segments (Property And Equipment, Net) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Dec. 31, 2011
|
|---|---|---|
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Total property and equipment, net | $ 1,726,858 | $ 1,730,888 |
|
Americas [Member]
|
||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Total property and equipment, net | 1,475,275 | 1,489,096 |
|
EMEA [Member]
|
||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Total property and equipment, net | 84,610 | 79,955 |
|
Asia Pacific [Member]
|
||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Total property and equipment, net | $ 166,973 | $ 161,837 |
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Tangible assets that are held by an entity for use in the production or supply of goods and services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes and that are expected to provide economic benefit for more than one year; net of accumulated depreciation. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Segments (Enterprise Wide Disclosures, Revenues For Groups Of Similar Services) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2011
|
|
| Revenues From External Customers And Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] | ||
| Display | $ 511,217 | $ 522,623 |
| Search | 470,397 | 455,121 |
| Other | 239,619 | 236,613 |
| Total revenue | 1,221,233 | 1,214,357 |
|
U.S. [Member]
|
||
| Revenues From External Customers And Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] | ||
| Total revenue | 799,650 | 778,969 |
|
International [Member]
|
||
| Revenues From External Customers And Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] | ||
| Total revenue | $ 421,583 | $ 435,388 |
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Revenues from the sale of other goods or rendering of other services, not elsewhere specified in the taxonomy; net of (reduced by) sales adjustments, returns, allowances, and discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate revenue recognized during the period (derived from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an entity's earning process). For financial services companies, also includes investment and interest income, and sales and trading gains. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Revenue earned during the period arising from the display of graphical advertisements and content match. No definition available.
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Revenue earned during the period arising from the display of other text-based links to advertisers' Websites. No definition available.
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Segments (Enterprise Wide Disclosures, Property And Equipment, Net) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Dec. 31, 2011
|
|---|---|---|
| Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items] | ||
| Total property and equipment, net | $ 1,726,858 | $ 1,730,888 |
|
U.S. [Member]
|
||
| Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items] | ||
| Total property and equipment, net | 1,472,869 | 1,486,596 |
|
International [Member]
|
||
| Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items] | ||
| Total property and equipment, net | $ 253,989 | $ 244,292 |
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Tangible assets that are held by an entity for use in the production or supply of goods and services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes and that are expected to provide economic benefit for more than one year; net of accumulated depreciation. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2011
|
|
| Income Taxes [Abstract] | ||
| Effective tax rate | 33.00% | 27.00% |
| Tax years under examination | 2005 through 2010 | |
| Unrecognized tax benefits | $ 530 | |
| Unrecognized tax benefits recorded on condensed consolidated balance sheets | 413 | |
| Decrease in gross unrecognized tax benefit | $ 3 | |
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A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The tax year(s) being audited in connection with the income tax examination. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net amount of all increases and decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Recorded Unrecognized Tax Benefits on condensed consolidated balance sheets. No definition available.
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Restructuring Charges, Net (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
|
3 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2011
|
Dec. 31, 2011
|
|
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Sub-total before reversal of stock-based compensation expense | $ 5,717,000 | $ 11,327,000 | |
| Restructuring charges, net | 5,717,000 | 10,575,000 | |
| Reversals of previous charges | (931,000) | ||
| Restructuring liability | 41,713,000 | 49,127,000 | |
| Employee severance pay and related costs | 2,991,000 | 9,335,000 | |
|
Americas [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Restructuring liability | 35,769,000 | 41,199,000 | |
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EMEA [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Restructuring liability | 5,559,000 | 6,948,000 | |
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Asia Pacific [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Restructuring liability | 385,000 | 980,000 | |
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Q4'08 Restructuring Plan [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Restructuring charges, net | 1,400,000 | ||
| Reversals of previous charges | (69,000) | ||
| Restructuring liability | 30,486,000 | 33,469,000 | |
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Q4'08 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Americas [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Sub-total before reversal of stock-based compensation expense | 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 | |
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Q4'10 Restructuring Plan [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Sub-total before reversal of stock-based compensation expense | 2,000,000 | ||
| Restructuring charges, net | (508,000) | ||
| Reversals of previous charges | (520,000) | ||
| Restructuring liability | 3,468,000 | 3,831,000 | |
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Q4'10 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Americas [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Sub-total before reversal of stock-based compensation expense | 1,000,000 | ||
| Reversals of previous charges | 1,000,000 | ||
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Q4'10 Restructuring Plan [Member] | EMEA [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Sub-total before reversal of stock-based compensation expense | 1,000,000 | ||
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Q1'11 Restructuring Plan [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Sub-total before reversal of stock-based compensation expense | 9,000,000 | ||
| Restructuring charges, net | 1,768,000 | 8,000,000 | |
| Reversals of previous charges | (342,000) | ||
| Restructuring liability | 1,386,000 | 2,975,000 | |
| Pre-tax cash charges offset related to non-cash stock-based compensation expense reversals for unvested stock awards that were forfeited | 1,000,000 | ||
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Q1'11 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Americas [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Sub-total before reversal of stock-based compensation expense | 2,000,000 | ||
| Restructuring charges, net | 7,000,000 | ||
|
Q1'11 Restructuring Plan [Member] | EMEA [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Restructuring charges, net | 1,000,000 | ||
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Q4'11 Restructuring Plan [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Restructuring charges, net | 3,057,000 | ||
| Restructuring liability | 6,373,000 | 8,852,000 | |
|
Q4'11 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Americas [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Sub-total before reversal of stock-based compensation expense | 3,000,000 | ||
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Severance Costs Non-Cancelable Lease Costs [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Restructuring liability | 35,000,000 | ||
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Employee Severance Pay And Related Costs [Member]
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | |||
| Restructuring liability | $ 7,000,000 | ||
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Amount charged against earnings in the period for incurred and estimated costs associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding asset retirement obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions of the accrual) as of the balance sheet date pertaining to a specified type of cost associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructuring pursuant to a duly authorized plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of a previously accrued liability for a specified type of restructuring cost, excluding adjustments for costs incurred during the period, costs settled during the period, and foreign currency translation adjustments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The charge against earnings in the period for known and estimated costs of termination benefits provided to current employees that are involuntarily terminated under a benefit arrangement associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding costs or losses pertaining to an entity newly acquired in a business combination or a discontinued operation as defined by generally accepted accounting principles and costs associated with one-time termination benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Pre tax cash charges offset related to non cash stock based compensation expense reversals for unvested stock awards that were forfeited. No definition available.
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| X | ||||||||||
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- Definition
Sub-total before reversals and accelerations of stock-based compensation expense. No definition available.
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Restructuring Charges, Net (Restructuring Charges, Net) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2011
|
|
| Restructuring Charges, Net [Abstract] | ||
| Employee severance pay and related costs | $ 2,991 | $ 9,335 |
| Non-cancelable lease, contract termination, and other charges | 2,726 | 1,992 |
| Sub-total before reversal of stock-based compensation expense | 5,717 | 11,327 |
| Reversals of stock-based compensation expense | (752) | |
| Restructuring charges, net | $ 5,717 | $ 10,575 |
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- Definition
Amount charged against earnings in the period for incurred and estimated costs associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding asset retirement obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The charge against earnings in the period for known and estimated costs of termination benefits provided to current employees that are involuntarily terminated under a benefit arrangement associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding costs or losses pertaining to an entity newly acquired in a business combination or a discontinued operation as defined by generally accepted accounting principles and costs associated with one-time termination benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Non-cancelable lease, contract termination, and other charges incurred associated with an exit or disposal activity other than for a discontinued operations as defined under generally accepted accounting principles. No definition available.
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- Definition
Shared-based compensation for reversals and accelerations. No definition available.
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- Definition
Sub-total before reversals and accelerations of stock-based compensation expense. No definition available.
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Restructuring Charges, Net (Restructuring Accrual Activity) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2011
|
|
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Beginning balance | $ 49,127 | |
| Reversals of previous charges | (931) | |
| Restructuring charges, net for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 | 5,717 | 10,575 |
| Cash paid | (12,903) | |
| Non-cash adjustments | (228) | |
| Ending balance | 41,713 | |
|
Employee Severance Pay And Related Costs [Member]
|
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Restructuring accrual, period expenses | 3,809 | |
| Ending balance | 7,000 | |
|
Non-Cancelable Lease, Contract Termination, And Other Charges [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Restructuring accrual, period expenses | 2,839 | |
|
Q4'08 Restructuring Plan [Member]
|
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| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Beginning balance | 33,469 | |
| Reversals of previous charges | (69) | |
| Restructuring charges, net for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 | 1,400 | |
| Cash paid | (4,169) | |
| Non-cash adjustments | (214) | |
| Ending balance | 30,486 | |
|
Q4'08 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Non-Cancelable Lease, Contract Termination, And Other Charges [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Restructuring accrual, period expenses | 1,469 | |
|
Q4'10 Restructuring Plan [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Beginning balance | 3,831 | |
| Reversals of previous charges | (520) | |
| Restructuring charges, net for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 | (508) | |
| Cash paid | (69) | |
| Non-cash adjustments | 214 | |
| Ending balance | 3,468 | |
|
Q4'10 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Employee Severance Pay And Related Costs [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Restructuring accrual, period expenses | 12 | |
|
Q1'11 Restructuring Plan [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Beginning balance | 2,975 | |
| Reversals of previous charges | (342) | |
| Restructuring charges, net for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 | 1,768 | 8,000 |
| Cash paid | (3,101) | |
| Non-cash adjustments | (256) | |
| Ending balance | 1,386 | |
|
Q1'11 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Employee Severance Pay And Related Costs [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Restructuring accrual, period expenses | 791 | |
|
Q1'11 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Non-Cancelable Lease, Contract Termination, And Other Charges [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Restructuring accrual, period expenses | 1,319 | |
|
Q4'11 Restructuring Plan [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Beginning balance | 8,852 | |
| Restructuring charges, net for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 | 3,057 | |
| Cash paid | (5,564) | |
| Non-cash adjustments | 28 | |
| Ending balance | 6,373 | |
|
Q4'11 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Employee Severance Pay And Related Costs [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Restructuring accrual, period expenses | 3,006 | |
|
Q4'11 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Non-Cancelable Lease, Contract Termination, And Other Charges [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Restructuring accrual, period expenses | $ 51 | |
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- Definition
Amount charged against earnings in the period for incurred and estimated costs associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding asset retirement obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Details
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- Definition
Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions of the accrual) as of the balance sheet date pertaining to a specified type of cost associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructuring pursuant to a duly authorized plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| X | ||||||||||
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- Definition
Amount of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of a previously accrued liability for a specified type of restructuring cost, excluding adjustments for costs incurred during the period, costs settled during the period, and foreign currency translation adjustments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Reserve increase representing the amount charged against earnings in the period for a specified incurred and estimated type of cost associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructuring pursuant to a duly authorized plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of cash paid in the period to fully or partially settle a specified, previously accrued type of restructuring cost. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of consideration other than cash paid in the period to fully or partially settle a specified, previously accrued type of restructuring cost. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Restructuring Charges, Net (Restructuring Accruals By Segment) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Dec. 31, 2011
|
|---|---|---|
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Total restructuring accruals | $ 41,713 | $ 49,127 |
|
Americas [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Total restructuring accruals | 35,769 | 41,199 |
|
EMEA [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Total restructuring accruals | 5,559 | 6,948 |
|
Asia Pacific [Member]
|
||
| Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items] | ||
| Total restructuring accruals | $ 385 | $ 980 |
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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions of the accrual) as of the balance sheet date pertaining to a specified type of cost associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructuring pursuant to a duly authorized plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
|
Search Agreement With Microsoft Corporation (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2012
M
Y
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Sep. 30, 2011
|
Mar. 31, 2011
|
Dec. 31, 2011
|
|
| Search Agreement With Microsoft Corporation [Line Items] | ||||
| Term of license of core search technology with Microsoft, years | 10 | |||
| Term of search agreement with Microsoft, years | 10 | |||
| Revenue share rate from Microsoft's services under the Search Agreement, to be received in first five years | 88.00% | |||
| Revenue share rate from Microsoft's services under the Search Agreement, if Microsoft exercises sales exclusivity | 93.00% | |||
| Revenue share rate from Microsoft's services under the Search Agreement, if the Company exercises its option to retain sales exclusivity | 83.00% | |||
| Revenue share rate from Microsoft's services under the Search Agreement, no exercise of options regarding sales exclusivity | 90.00% | |||
| Reimbursements for costs | $ 11 | |||
| Reimbursable expenses related to Search Agreement | 17 | 238 | ||
| Collected revenue | 71 | 66 | ||
| Uncollected Search Agreement revenue | 194 | 203 | ||
| Term after transition of paid services for which revenue guaranteed by Microsoft under Search Agreement (in months) | 18 | |||
| Classified as part of prepaid expenses and other current assets | 6 | 16 | ||
| Cumulative transition costs exceeded Microsoft's reimbursement cap | 150 | |||
|
Search Operating Costs [Member]
|
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| Search Agreement With Microsoft Corporation [Line Items] | ||||
| Reimbursements for costs | $ 17 | $ 56 | ||
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Repayment received or receivable for expenses incurred on behalf of a client or customer, other than those reimbursements received by landlords from tenants. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Classified As Part Of Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets No definition available.
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- Definition
Cumulative Reimbursable Expenses Related To Search Agreement No definition available.
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Cumulative transition costs exceeded Microsoft's reimbursement cap No definition available.
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Revenue collected on behalf of Microsoft and affiliates No definition available.
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Revenue share rate from Microsoft's services under the Search Agreement, no exercise of options regarding sales exclusivity No definition available.
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Revenue share rate from Microsoft's services under the Search Agreement, to be received in first five years No definition available.
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- Definition
Revenue share rate from Microsoft's services under the Search Agreement, if the Company exercises its option to retain sales exclusivity No definition available.
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Revenue share rate from Microsoft's services under the Search Agreement, if Microsoft terminates sales exclusivity. No definition available.
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Term after transition of paid services for which revenue guaranteed. No definition available.
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- Definition
Term of license of core search technology with Microsoft No definition available.
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| X | ||||||||||
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- Definition
Term of search agreement with Microsoft No definition available.
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| X | ||||||||||
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- Definition
Uncollected Revenue From Search Agreement No definition available.
|
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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar. 31, 2012
|
Mar. 31, 2011
|
Apr. 04, 2012
Q2'12 Restructuring Plan [Member]
employee
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Mar. 31, 2012
Q2'12 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Minimum [Member]
|
Mar. 31, 2012
Q2'12 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Maximum [Member]
|
|
| Subsequent Event [Line Items] | |||||
| Number of employees terminated | 2,000 | ||||
| Severance pay expenses and related cash expenditures | $ 2,991 | $ 9,335 | $ 125,000 | $ 145,000 | |
| Sub-total before reversal of stock-based compensation expense | $ 5,717 | $ 11,327 | |||
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- Definition
The number of positions eliminated during the period as a result of restructuring activities. No definition available.
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- Definition
The charge against earnings in the period for known and estimated costs of termination benefits provided to current employees that are involuntarily terminated under a benefit arrangement associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding costs or losses pertaining to an entity newly acquired in a business combination or a discontinued operation as defined by generally accepted accounting principles and costs associated with one-time termination benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Sub-total before reversals and accelerations of stock-based compensation expense. No definition available.
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