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Taxes On Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Taxes On Income [Abstract] |
Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 132,908 |  |  | $ | 169,370 |
Additions for prior year tax positions |  |  | 20,616 |  |  |  | 19,679 |
Additions for current year tax position |  |  | 15,846 |  |  |  | 30,420 |
Ending balance |  | $ | 169,370 |  |  | $ | 219,469 |
Components Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Carry forward tax losses |  | $ | 266,011 |  |  | $ | 253,699 |
Deferred revenues |  |  | 3,479 |  |  |  | 3,862 |
Employee stock based compensation |  |  | 14,472 |  |  |  | 15,105 |
Accrued employees costs |  |  | 4,614 |  |  |  | 5,317 |
Reserves and allowances |  |  | 3,174 |  |  |  | 2,751 |
Fixed assets |  |  | 6,055 |  |  |  | 1,405 |
Marketable Securities amortization |  |  | 1,242 |  |  |  | 3,202 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 3,406 |  |  |  | 7,218 |
Tax credits |  |  | 10,980 |  |  |  | 12,462 |
Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance |  |  | 313,433 |  |  |  | 305,021 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (273,481 | ) |  |  | (262,456 | )
Deferred tax asset |  |  | 39,952 |  |  |  | 42,565 |
Intangible assets |  |  | (16,842 | ) |  |  | (7,878 | )
Unrealized gains on marketable securities, net |  |  | (4,909 | ) |  |  | (3,876 | )
Other |  |  | (603 | ) |  |  | (509 | )
Deferred tax liability |  |  | (22,354 | ) |  |  | (12,263 | )
Deferred tax asset, net |  | $ | 17,598 |  |  | $ | 30,302 |
Domestic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current deferred tax asset, net |  | $ | 524 |  |  | $ | 3,198 |
Non-current deferred tax asset, net |  |  | 10,974 |  |  |  | 14,616 |
Current deferred tax liability, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,452 | )
|  |  | 11,498 |  |  |  | 16,362 |
Foreign: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current deferred tax asset, net |  |  | 9,352 |  |  |  | 9,444 |
Current deferred tax liability, net |  |  | (8,679 | ) |  |  | (4,910 | )
Non-current deferred tax asset, net |  |  | 7,148 |  |  |  | 10,680 |
Non-current deferred tax liability |  |  | (1,721 | ) |  |  | (1,274 | )
|  |  | 6,100 |  |  |  | 13,940 |
|  | $ | 17,598 |  |  | $ | 30,302 |
Schedule Of Income Before Taxes |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2009 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Domestic |  | $ | 421,471 |  |  | $ | 540,402 |  |  | $ | 655,486 |
Foreign |  |  | 24,327 |  |  |  | 23,991 |  |  |  | 27,728 |
|  | $ | 445,798 |  |  | $ | 564,393 |  |  | $ | 683,214 |
Components Of Income Tax Expense |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2009 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Current |  | $ | 99,661 |  |  | $ | 123,241 |  |  | $ | 150,800 |
Deferred |  |  | (11,386 | ) |  |  | (11,674 | ) |  |  | (11,552 | )
|  | $ | 88,275 |  |  | $ | 111,567 |  |  | $ | 139,248 |
Domestic |  | $ | 85,626 |  |  | $ | 110,318 |  |  | $ | 134,242 |
Foreign |  |  | 2,649 |  |  |  | 1,249 |  |  |  | 5,006 |
|  | $ | 88,275 |  |  | $ | 111,567 |  |  | $ | 139,248 |
Domestic taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | $ | 88,398 |  |  | $ | 112,475 |  |  | $ | 138,686 |
Deferred |  |  | (2,772 | ) |  |  | (2,157 | ) |  |  | (4,444 | )
|  |  | 85,626 |  |  |  | 110,318 |  |  |  | 134,242 |
Foreign taxes - US: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  | 7,166 |  |  |  | 6,608 |  |  |  | 7,809 |
Deferred |  |  | 1,281 |  |  |  | (792 | ) |  |  | 748 |
|  |  | 8,447 |  |  |  | 5,816 |  |  |  | 8,557 |
State taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  | 977 |  |  |  | 1,243 |  |  |  | 1,061 |
Deferred |  |  | 423 |  |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  | 819 |
|  |  | 1,400 |  |  |  | 1,191 |  |  |  | 1,880 |
Other international locations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  | 3,120 |  |  |  | 2,915 |  |  |  | 3,245 |
Deferred |  |  | (10,318 | ) |  |  | (8,673 | ) |  |  | (8,676 | )
|  |  | (7,198 | ) |  |  | (5,758 | ) |  |  | (5,431 | )
Total foreign taxes |  |  | 2,649 |  |  |  | 1,249 |  |  |  | 5,006 |
Taxes on income |  | $ | 88,275 |  |  | $ | 111,567 |  |  | $ | 139,248 |
Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Reconciliation |
|  |  |  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2009 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |
Income before taxes as reported in the statements of income |  | $ | 445,798 |  |  | $ | 564,393 |  |  | $ | 683,214 |
Statutory tax rate in Israel |  |  | 26% |  |  |  | 25% |  |  |  | 24% |
Decrease in taxes resulting from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effect of "Approved and Privileged Enterprise" status (*) |  |  | (13%) |  |  |  | (8%) |  |  |  | (6%) |
Foreign exchange (see note h below) |  |  | 1% |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Stock based compensation - nondeductible expense |  |  | 1% |  |  |  | 1% |  |  |  |  |
Others, net |  |  | 5% |  |  |  | 2% |  |  |  | 2% |
Effective tax rate |  |  | 20% |  |  |  | 20% |  |  |  | 20% |
(*) |  | Basic earnings per share amounts of the benefit resulting from the "Approved and Privileged Enterprise" status |  | $ | 0.27 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 0.21 |
|  | Diluted earnings per share amounts of the benefit resulting from the "Approved and Privileged Enterprise" status |  | $ | 0.27 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |

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