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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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