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Taxes On Income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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