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TAXES ON INCOME (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s deferred taxes were in respect of the following:

		December 31,
		2015				2014
Carry forward tax losses		$	191,561			$	213,880
Employee stock based compensation			27,517				23,950
Other			60,887				46,356
Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance			279,965				284,186
Valuation allowance			(192,332	)			(213,690	)
Deferred tax asset			87,633				70,496
Intangible assets			(8,045	)			(7,901	)
Undistributed earnings of subsidiary			(11,435	)			(11,435	)
Other			(2,682	)			(3,121	)
Deferred tax liability			(22,162	)			(22,457	)
Deferred tax asset, net		$	65,471			$	48,039

Schedule of Income Before Taxes

d. Income before taxes on income is comprised as follows:

		Year ended December 31,
		2015				2014				2013
Domestic		$	817,164			$	784,710			$	743,125
Foreign			56,626				45,106				52,711
		$	873,790			$	829,816			$	795,836

Components of Income Tax Expense

e. Taxes on income are comprised of the following:

		Year ended December 31,
		2015				2014				2013
Current		$	203,771			$	182,537			$	143,008
Deferred			(15,847	)			(12,292	)			28
		$	187,924			$	170,245			$	143,036
Domestic		$	170,883			$	154,921			$	130,109
Foreign			17,041				15,324				12,927
		$	187,924			$	170,245			$	143,036
		Year ended December 31,
		2015				2014				2013
Domestic taxes:
Current		$	175,828			$	165,476			$	124,522
Deferred			(4,945	)			(10,555	)			5,587
			170,883				154,921				130,109
Foreign taxes:
Current			27,943				17,061				18,486
Deferred			(10,902	)			(1,737	)			(5,559	)
			17,041				15,324				12,927
Taxes on income		$	187,924			$	170,245			$	143,036

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

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

		December 31,
		2015				2014
Beginning balance		$	235,705			$	205,420
Increases (decreases) related to tax positions taken during prior years			12,051				(14,550	)
Increases related to tax positions taken during the current year			36,352				44,835
Ending balance		$	284,108	*)		$	235,705

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,
		2015				2014				2013
Income before taxes as reported in the statements of income		$	873,790			$	829,816			$	795,836
Statutory tax rate in Israel			26.5%				26.5%				25%
Decrease in taxes resulting from:
Effect of “Preferred Enterprise” status *)			(7%)				(5%)				(6%)
Others, net			2%				(1%)				(1%)
Effective tax rate			21.5%				20.5%				18%
*)      Basic earnings per share amounts of the benefit resulting from the “Preferred Enterprise” status		$	0.31			$	0.22			$	0.24
Diluted earnings per share amounts of the benefit resulting from the “Preferred Enterprise” status		$	0.30			$	0.22			$	0.24

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