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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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Number of Reserved and Authorized Shares Under the Equity Incentive Plans

As of December 31, 2016, the number of Reserved and Authorized Shares under the Equity Incentive Plans is as detailed below:

		2016
Stock Options outstanding			12,578
RSU outstanding			937
PSU outstanding			195
Ordinary shares available for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plans			2,887
Total Reserved and Authorized Shares as of December 31, 2016			16,597

Summary of Stock Option Activity and Related Information

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information is as follows:

		Options in thousands				Weighted average exercise price				Aggregate intrinsic value
		2016
Outstanding at beginning of year			12,739			$	57.69			$	305,810
Granted			2,710			$	80.74
Exercised			(2,781)			$	40.16
Forfeited			(90)			$	57.15
Outstanding at December 31, 2016			*)12,578			$	66.54			$	225,384
Exercisable at December 31, 2016			7,326			$	60.27			$	177,235

*) As of December 31, 2016, approximately 12.5 million options are vested and expected to vest. Options expected to vest reflect an estimated forfeiture rate for purposes of determining related compensation expense.

Summary of Options Outstanding by Exercise Price Range

The options outstanding as of December 31, 2016, have been separated into ranges of exercise price, as follows:

		Outstanding												Exercisable
Exercise price		Number of options (in thousands)				Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)				Weighted average exercise price				Number of options (in thousands)				Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)				Weighted average exercise price
$										$												$
29.49			84				0.49				29.49				84				0.49				29.49
43.95-49.50			1,799				3.44				49.40				1,469				3.43				49.39
51.98-55.95			3,219				2.11				53.82				3,048				2.09				53.71
64.03-74.51			3,180				4.76				67.18				1,371				4.35				65.35
80.67-84.77			4,295				5.83				83.50				1,353				5.66				83.60
29.49-84.77			12,577				4.23				66.54				7,325				3.42				60.27

Summary of Restricted Stock Units Activity

A summary of the Company’s RSUs activity is as follows:

		Year ended December 31,
		2016
		Number in thousands
Outstanding at beginning of year			812
Granted			528
Vested			(280	)
Forfeited			(123	)
Outstanding as of December 31,			937

Summary of Performance Stock Units Activity

A summary of the Company’s PSUs activity is as follows:

		Year ended December 31,
		2016
		Number in thousands
Outstanding at beginning of year			156
Granted			102
Vested			(37	)
Forfeited			(26	)
Outstanding as of December 31,			195

Stock-based Compensation Expense Related to Stock Options, RSUs and PSUs

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options, RSUs and PSUs is included in the consolidated statements of operations as follows (in thousands):

		Year ended December 31,
		2016				2015				2014
Cost of revenues		$	2,153			$	1,585			$	1,090
Research and development			12,718				11,544				9,284
Selling and marketing			19,168				16,351				13,339
General and administrative			48,693				46,822				39,456
		$	82,732			$	76,302			$	63,169

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