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TAXES ON INCOME (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company’s deferred taxes were in respect of the following:

		December 31,
		2014				2013
Carry forward tax losses		$	213,880			$	235,942
Employee stock based compensation			23,950				19,846
Other			46,356				33,992
Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance			284,186				289,780
Valuation allowance			(213,690	)			(234,600	)
Deferred tax asset			70,496				55,180
Intangible assets			(7,901	)			(7,773	)
Undistributed earnings of subsidiary			(11,435	)			(10,788	)
Other			(3,121	)			(1,638	)
Deferred tax liability			(22,457	)			(20,199	)
Deferred tax asset, net		$	48,039			$	34,981

		December 31,
		2014				2013
Current deferred tax asset, net		$	34,175			$	21,732
Non-current deferred tax asset, net			14,368				13,557
Non-current deferred tax liability, net			(504	)			(308	)
		$	48,039			$	34,981

Schedule of Income Before Taxes

Income before taxes on income is comprised as follows:

		Year ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2012
Domestic		$	784,710			$	743,125			$	725,651
Foreign			45,106				52,711				61,216
		$	829,816			$	795,836			$	786,867

Components of Income Tax Expense

Taxes on income are comprised of the following:

		Year ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2012
Current		$	182,537			$	143,008			$	168,320
Deferred			(12,292	)			28				(1,453	)
		$	170,245			$	143,036			$	166,867
Domestic		$	154,921			$	130,109			$	152,040
Foreign			15,324				12,927				14,827
		$	170,245			$	143,036			$	166,867

		Year ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2012
Domestic taxes:
Current		$	165,476			$	124,522			$	152,453
Deferred			(10,555	)			5,587				(413	)
			154,921				130,109				152,040
Foreign taxes - US:
Current			12,672				14,965				12,720
Deferred			(1,925	)			(4,813	)			(355	)
			10,747				10,152				12,365
Other international locations:
Current			4,389				3,521				3,149
Deferred			188				(746	)			(687	)
			4,577				2,775				2,462
Total foreign taxes			15,324				12,927				14,827
Taxes on income		$	170,245			$	143,036			$	166,867

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions is as follows:

		December 31,
		2014				2013
Beginning balance		$	205,420			$	259,547
Increases (decreases) related to tax positions taken during prior years			(14,550	)			91,202
Increases related to tax positions taken during the current year			44,835				142,875
Decrease related to settlement with the ITA			—				(288,204	)
Ending balance		$	235,705			$	205,420

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Reconciliation

Reconciliation between the theoretical tax expenses, assuming all income is taxed at the statutory rate in Israel and the actual income tax as reported in the statements of income is as follows:

		Year ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2012
Income before taxes as reported in the statements of income		$	829,816			$	795,836			$	786,867
Statutory tax rate in Israel			26.5%				25%				25%
Decrease in taxes resulting from:
Effect of “Preferred Enterprise” status *)			(5%)				(6%)				(7%)
Others, net			(1%)				(1%)				3%
Effective tax rate			20.5%				18%				21%
*)      Basic earnings per share amounts of the benefit resulting from the “Preferred Enterprise” status		$	0.22			$	0.24			$	0.24
Diluted earnings per share amounts of the benefit resulting from the “Preferred Enterprise” status		$	0.22			$	0.24			$	0.23

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