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Components of Income Tax Expense (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Expense Benefit [Line Items]
Current	$ 182,537us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 143,008us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 168,320us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred	(12,292)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	28us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(1,453)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Taxes on income	170,245us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	143,036us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	166,867us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Domestic	154,921us-gaap_StateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	130,109us-gaap_StateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	152,040us-gaap_StateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations
Foreign	15,324us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	12,927us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	14,827us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations
Taxes on income	170,245us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	143,036us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	166,867us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Domestic Tax Authority
Income Tax Expense Benefit [Line Items]
Current	165,476us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	124,522us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	152,453us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Deferred	(10,555)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	5,587us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	(413)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Taxes on income	154,921us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	130,109us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	152,040us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Taxes on income	154,921us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	130,109us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember	152,040us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
U.S.
Income Tax Expense Benefit [Line Items]
Foreign taxes, Current	12,672us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_US	14,965us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_US	12,720us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_US
Foreign taxes, Deferred	(1,925)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_US	(4,813)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_US	(355)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_US
Foreign	10,747us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_US	10,152us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_US	12,365us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_US
Other international locations
Income Tax Expense Benefit [Line Items]
Foreign taxes, Current	4,389us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = chkp_OtherInternationalCountriesMember	3,521us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = chkp_OtherInternationalCountriesMember	3,149us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = chkp_OtherInternationalCountriesMember
Foreign taxes, Deferred	188us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = chkp_OtherInternationalCountriesMember	(746)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = chkp_OtherInternationalCountriesMember	(687)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = chkp_OtherInternationalCountriesMember
Foreign	$ 4,577us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = chkp_OtherInternationalCountriesMember	$ 2,775us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = chkp_OtherInternationalCountriesMember	$ 2,462us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = chkp_OtherInternationalCountriesMember

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