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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Number of Reserved and Authorized Shares Under the Equity Incentive Plans | As of December 31, 2017, the number of Reserved and Authorized Shares under the Equity Incentive Plans is as detailed below:
|  | 2017 |
|  | Number in thousands |
Stock Options outstanding |  |  | 13,142 |
RSU outstanding |  |  | 893 |
PSU outstanding |  |  | 175 |
Ordinary shares available for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plans |  |  | 1,693 |
Total Reserved and Authorized Shares as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | 15,903 |
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 |
|  | 2017 |
Outstanding at beginning of year |  |  | 12,578 |  |  | $ | 66.54 |  |  | $ | 225,384 |
Granted |  |  | 2,465 |  |  | $ | 109.36 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  |  | (1,901) |  |  | $ | 56.87 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2017 |  |  | 13,142 |  |  | $ | 75.97 |  |  | $ | 381,022 |
Exercisable at December 31, 2017 |  |  | 7,932 |  |  | $ | 66.45 |  |  | $ | 299,045 |
Summary of Restricted Stock Units Activity | A summary of the Company’s RSUs activity is as follows:
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2017 |
|  | Number in thousands |
Unvested at beginning of year |  |  | 937 |
Granted |  |  | 397 |
Vested |  |  | (340 | )
Forfeited |  |  | (101 | )
Unvested the end of the year |  |  | 893 |
Summary of Performance Stock Units Activity | A summary of the Company’s PSUs activity is as follows:
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2017 |
|  | Number in thousands |
Unvested at beginning of year |  |  | 195 |
Granted |  |  | 87 |
Vested |  |  | (59 | )
Forfeited |  |  | (48 | )
Unvested the end of the year |  |  | 175 |
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, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Cost of revenues |  | $ | 2,741 |  |  | $ | 2,153 |  |  | $ | 1,585 |
Research and development |  |  | 16,233 |  |  |  | 12,718 |  |  |  | 11,544 |
Selling and marketing |  |  | 18,278 |  |  |  | 19,168 |  |  |  | 16,351 |
General and administrative |  |  | 50,207 |  |  |  | 48,693 |  |  |  | 46,822 |
|  | $ | 87,459 |  |  | $ | 82,732 |  |  | $ | 76,302 |

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