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| Network | 169 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Differs from U.S. Federal Statutory Rate (Detail) (http://affiniongroup.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureIncomeTaxesScheduleOfEffectiveIncomeTaxRateDiffersFromUSFederalStatutoryRate) |
| Table | Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001361394 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Legal Entity [Axis] | Entity [Domain] |
| Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31 | 2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31 | 2010-01-01 - 2010-12-31 | |
Federal statutory rate | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
State and local income taxes, net of federal expense | .003 | .094 | .016 |
Change in valuation allowance and other | (.415) | (.553) | (.447) |
Taxes on foreign operations at rates different than U.S. federal rates | (.003) | .032 | (.023) |
Foreign tax credits | .077 | .040 | .031 |
Non-deductible expenses | (.127) | (.013) | (.026) |
Effective income tax rate | (.115) | (.050) | (.099) |