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Taxes On Income - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2010
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Corporate tax rate	26.50%chkp_CorporateIncomeTaxRate	25.00%chkp_CorporateIncomeTaxRate	25.00%chkp_CorporateIncomeTaxRate
Minimum obligation to invest during five years period	$ 111,000chkp_InvestmentCommitments
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	134,976us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries
Unrecognized deferred tax liability on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	24,543us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilityNotRecognizedAmountOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries
Uncertain tax positions interest expense	6,214chkp_InterestExpenseUncertainTaxPositions	20,857chkp_InterestExpenseUncertainTaxPositions	15,032chkp_InterestExpenseUncertainTaxPositions
Uncertain tax positions accrued interest	9,879chkp_AccruedInterestOnUncertainTaxPositions	4,578chkp_AccruedInterestOnUncertainTaxPositions
Minimum
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Dividend income tax rate		15.00%chkp_TaxRateOnDividends / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
Maximum
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Dividend income tax rate		20.00%chkp_TaxRateOnDividends / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember
U S Federal
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
U.S. federal loss carry forward	581,351us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = chkp_USFederalMember
Operating loss carry forward expiration years	2018
U S State
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
U.S. federal loss carry forward	135,816us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = chkp_USStateMember
U S State | Minimum
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carry forward expiration years	2015
U S State | Maximum
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carry forward expiration years	2024
Research And Development Tax Credit
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
U.S. federal loss carry forward	$ 15,916us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = chkp_ResearchAndDevelopmentTaxCreditMember
Research And Development Tax Credit | Minimum
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carry forward expiration years	2019
Research And Development Tax Credit | Maximum
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carry forward expiration years	2034
January 1, 2014 thereafter
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Enacted effective income tax rate				16.00%chkp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRate / us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis = chkp_TwoThousandFourteenAndThereafterMember
Two Thousand Twelve
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Enacted effective income tax rate				15.00%chkp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRate / us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis = chkp_TwoThousandTwelveMember
2013
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Enacted effective income tax rate				12.50%chkp_EffectiveIncomeTaxRate / us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis = chkp_TwoThousandThirteenMember

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This element represents the amount of interest expense accrued as of the date of the statement of financial position for an underpayment of income taxes computed by applying the applicable statutory rate of interest to the difference between a tax position recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amount that might be imposed under tax return audit of the entity.

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The portion of the difference between the domestic federal statutory income tax rate and the expected income tax expense or benefit that is attributable to reduced tax rates (resulting from the effect of "Approved, Privileged or Preferred Enterprise" status).

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