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Significant Accounting Policies (Summary Of Annual Rate Of Depreciation On Property And Equipment) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Leasehold improvements	The shorter of term of the lease or the useful life of the asset
Computers And Peripheral Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Annual rate of depreciation on property and equipment	33.00%
Computers And Peripheral Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Annual rate of depreciation on property and equipment	50.00%
Office Furniture And Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Annual rate of depreciation on property and equipment	10.00%
Office Furniture And Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Annual rate of depreciation on property and equipment	20.00%
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Annual rate of depreciation on property and equipment	4.00%

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- Definition

Annual rate of depreciation on property and equipment.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Describes the periods of time over which an entity anticipates to receive utility from its property, plant and equipment (that is, the periods of time over which an entity allocates the initial cost of its property, plant and equipment).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367646&loc=d3e18780-107790



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2155824

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