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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets, Net | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract] |
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets, Net | NOTE 7:- GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
| a. | Goodwill:
Changes in goodwill as of December 31, 2010 and 2011 are as follows:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Goodwill, beginning of year |  | $ | 708,458 |  |  | $ | 717,052 |
Acquisitions |  |  | 8,594 |  |  |  | 10,823 |
Goodwill, end of year |  | $ | 717,052 |  |  | $ | 727,875 |
| b. | Other intangible assets, net
Net other intangible assets consisted of the following:
|  | Useful life |  | December 31, |
|  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Original amount: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core technology |  | 2 - 8 |  | $ | 141,819 |  |  | $ | 43,748 |
Trademarks and Trade names |  | 3 - 20 |  |  | 26,476 |  |  |  | 26,476 |
Customer relationship |  | 2 - 6 |  |  | 67,127 |  |  |  | 68,597 |
|  |  |  |  | 235,422 |  |  |  | 238,821 |
Accumulated amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core technology |  |  |  |  | 106,565 |  |  |  | 137,736 |
Trademarks |  |  |  |  | 7,175 |  |  |  | 9,070 |
Customer relationship |  |  |  |  | 54,917 |  |  |  | 65,776 |
|  |  |  |  | 168,657 |  |  |  | 212,582 |
Other intangible assets, net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Core technology |  |  |  |  | 35,254 |  |  |  | 6,012 |
Trademarks |  |  |  |  | 19,301 |  |  |  | 17,406 |
Customer relationship |  |  |  |  | 12,210 |  |  |  | 2,821 |
|  |  |  | $ | 66,765 |  |  | $ | 26,239 |
The estimated future amortization expense of other intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 is as follows:
2012 |  | $ | 7,029 |
2013 |  |  | 3,020 |
2014 |  |  | 2,142 |
2015 |  |  | 2,023 |
Thereafter |  |  | 12,025 |
|  | $ | 26,239 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period. It also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for goodwill, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period due to goodwill acquired. + References No definition available. + Details
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